Posts Tagged ‘exhibit’
To Do in RI: Fashion and Longing: Gilded Age Dress in New England – Salve Regina University
Fashion and Longing: Gilded Age Dress in New England Exhibition at Salve open Oct 10 – Nov 24 The Dorrance H. Hamilton Gallery and Salve Regina University’s Department of Art and Art History are pleased to announce the opening of Fashion and Longing: Gilded Age Dress in New England, an exhibition that explores a transformative…
Read MoreART! A Beacon of Resilience: Arts and Humanities Month
Arts Agency and Humanities Council usher in October’s Arts and Humanities Month RI’s Arts and Humanities Month is themed Culture: A Beacon of Resilience The R.I. State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and Rhode Island Humanities (RI Humanities) have partnered to celebrate national Arts and Humanities Month in October. The Councils will host programs, webinars and celebrations,…
Read MorePreservation Society symposium for 50th Anniversary of “Monumenta” scupture exhibition
Photos courtesy William and Gael Crimmins. Photo, top: Windtotem by David Smith at The Elms. On August 17 in 1974, the opening of a groundbreaking exhibition called Monumenta showcased 54 outdoor sculptures across the Newport landscape by 40 artists, including Willem de Kooning, Louise Nevelson, Henry Moore, Barnett Newman, Richard Fleischner, David Smith and Christo. In celebration…
Read MoreWickford Art presents Re-Composed Classics exhibit
NOT a forgeries show…instead Wickford Art presents Re-COMPOSED CLASSICS This June, the Wickford Art Association (WAA) will introduce a NEW exhibit through Re-Composed Classics where member and non-member artists exhibit works based on classic pieces but re-invent them through modifications to media, subject, and more. By encouraging artists to deconstruct known works by others in…
Read MoreTiffany Glass in Newport: Painting with Color & Light
An Exhibition at Rosecliff, ending February 29th, 2020 As a painter, Louis C. Tiffany was captivated by the interplay of light and color, and this fascination found its most spectacular expression in his glass “paintings.” Through the medium of opalescent glass, Tiffany could actually capture light in color and manipulate it to achieve impressionistic effects.…
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