ART! A Beacon of Resilience: Arts and Humanities Month

Culture: Beacon of Resilience, 2024.

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,…

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Preservation Society symposium for 50th Anniversary of “Monumenta” scupture exhibition

Woman viewing modern sculpture near mansion.

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…

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Wickford Art presents Re-Composed Classics exhibit

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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…

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Tiffany Glass in Newport: Painting with Color & Light

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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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