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This Week from the Providence Dept. of Art, Culture + Tourism - January 21, 2009
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 |
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Vote for your favorite Providence Artists and Galleries in the 2008 Boston Art Awards.
Hurry! The polls close on Friday, January 23 @ 6pm.
Click here to see the long list of local nominees and cast your vote!
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Hall Of Fame Induction |
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Mayor David N. Cicilline's 6th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will honor M. Charles Bakst, Chace Baptista and Michael S. Van Leesten. |
January 22, 7pm
Rotunda - RI Convention Center
One Sabin Street
Free To The Public
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NetWorks Discussion |
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Join AS220 and the Providence Public Library for a panel discussion on a collaborative art project called NetWorks 2008. The discussion will be moderated by Sara Agniel. |
February 1, 2pm - 4:30pm
Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street
Free To The Public
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PPS Annual Meeting |
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The Providence Preservation Society (PPS) is proud to announce its Annual Meeting featuring Donovan D. Rypkema, author of Economics of Historical Preservation. |
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January 22, 5:30pm
Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street
Free To The Public
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Where Do Children Play? |
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This thought-provoking documentary examines how more and more children are growing up today with little or no opportunity for unstructured play, especially outdoors. |
January 28, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Lincoln's School
301 Bulter Avenue
Free To The Public
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French Film Festival |
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The 2009 French Film Festival, presented by Brown University, will be hosted at the Cable Car Cinema. Discounts are available for attending multiple screenings. |
February 19 - March 1
Cable Car Cinema
204 South Main Street
$8 Per Screening
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You Be The Judge |
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This RI International Film Festival presentation returns for a new season as they reveal some of the entries under consideration for the 2009 RI International Film Festival. |
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February 19, 7pm
Brooklyn Coffee & Tea House
209 Douglas Avenue
$5 Suggested Donation
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Royal Gallery |
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Classical Realism characterizes a love for the visible world and an outstanding level of artistic skill featuring selected work by Brian MacNeil & Jane Puerini. |
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Through February 13
Royal Gallery
298 Atwells Avenue
Free To The Public
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Providence Art Club |
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The Dodge House Gallery will feature Allen Russell Halle and Rev. Bill Comeau while Maxwell Mays will feature Members Exhibition 2009. |
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January 25 - February 13
Providence Art Club
11 Thomas Street
Free To The Public
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Bert Gallery |
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The featured exhibit at Bert Gallery to kick off the new year will be Old World Charm: Watercolors by Hezekiah A. Dyer. |
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Through March 6
Bert Gallery
540 South Water Street
Free To The Public
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Chazan Gallery |
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The Chazan Gallery at Wheeler is presenting Tangles and Snarls, an exhibition featuring new work by artists Kim Salerno and Jane Hesser. |
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Through February 5
Chazan Gallery At Wheeler
228 Angell Street
Free To The Public
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Celebrating their Red Heart selection, each work in the collection will have a touch of red to signify the romantic season of love. |
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Through February 16
Chabot Gallery
379 Atwells Avenue
Free To The Public
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The Gallery at City Hall will be featuring photographs of artists by aritsts as part of the NetWorks 2008 series of exhibitons throughout the State. |
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Through Mid-February
Providence City Hall
25 Dorrance Street
Free To The Public
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Gallery Z |
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This exhibit, Musical Instruments, highlights the skill of Lutherie, individuals who practice the art of building stringed instruments. |
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Through January 31
Gallery Z
259 Atwells Avenue
Free To The Public
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Common Threads |
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A four-week series to raise awareness of the parallels among displaced populations during and after wartime through storytelling using various audio/visual methods. |
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January 22, 6:30pm
Center For Intergrative Tech
169 Weybosset Street
Donations Welcome
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BankRI Gallery |
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The BankRI Turks Head Gallery's exhibit for the new year is titled Italian Tree: Watercolors by Susan Kaspari and runs through February 4. |
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Through February 4
BankRI Turks Head Gallery
One Turks Head Place
Free To The Public
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Gallery 17 Peck |
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Daniel Kelley's gift is capturing the feeling, spirit and emotion of women on canvas as exemplified in this new exhibit She's My Valentine. |
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Through February 14
Gallery 17 Peck
303 Atwells Avenue
Free To The Public
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This exhibit in the Fleet Library
at RISD, Bedazzled, examines the questions surrounding
the relationship of art and camouflage. |
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January 26 - March 29
Fleet Library @ RISD
15 Westminster Street
Free To The Public
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The David Winton Bell Gallery at Brown University presents Knot, a three-part solo exhibition by Lebanese-born and New York-based artist Annabel Daou. |
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January 24 - March 8
Bell Gallery
64 College Street
Free To The Public
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New Urban Arts |
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New Urban Arts will be exhibiting Mid Year Makings: an exhibition of works in progress that celebrates imagination, curiosity and collaboration. |
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Opening January 30, 5pm - 8pm
New Urban Arts
743 Westminster Street
Free To The Public
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Firehouse 13 is pleased to announce their February show Roil and Flush featuring new works by Anna Shapiro and Will Machin. |
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February 4 - 28
Firehouse 13
41 Central Street
Free To The Public
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Following a popular showing of the exhibition Chihuly at RISD, one chandelier will permanently become a part of the RISD Museum collection. |
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Ongoing
RISD Museum
20 North Main Street
Museum Admission $10
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AS220 |
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AS220's Galleries will be displaying paintings by Claudia DePina, new works from the AS220 Cottage Industries and much more. |
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February 1 - 21
AS220
115 Empire Street
Free To The Public
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The Providence Public Library will be featuring Recent Acquisitions by PPL Special Collections: Nicholson Whaling Collection on the 3rd floor. |
Through February
Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street
Free To The Public
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An exhibit of oil and watercolor painting, mixed media and printmaking representing the life long career of RI artist and teacher Daniel Walker. |
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Through February 26
URI Feinstein Campus Gallery
80 Washington Street
Free To The Public
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The Hot L Baltimore |
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Set in the lobby of the Hotel Baltimore, the play focuses on the residents of the decaying property. |
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February 5 - 8
Pell Chafee Performance Ctr.
87 Empire Street
Pay What You Can
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The RI Black Storytellers invite you to join them for some of the best cultural arts programming across the city. |
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Through January 25
Various Locations Downtown
Ticket Prices Vary By Event
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There Are A Couple'a Ways This Could End is written by kids, for everyone. Call 331-7007 for reservations. |
January 23 - 25
Media & Arts Center
Met Public - 325 Public St.
Free - Reservations Suggested
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Waiting For Lefty |
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A group of taxi drivers debate a labor strike while they wait for their most respected member, Lefty, to arrive. |
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February 6 - 8
Angell Blackfriars Theatre
549 River Avenue
Tickets Are $11
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"What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up, like a raisin in the sun? Or does it explode?" |
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January 30 - March 8
Trinity Repertory Company
201 Washington Street
Tickets Are $20 - $60
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An unnamed African country. A civil war. A student, a thief and a soldier. Who would you trust with your life? |
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February 5 - March 8
Providence Black Rep
276 Westminster Street
Tickets Are $20
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deca*go*go |
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Elemental Theatre is thrilled to present the World Premiere of Avide Robinatt's deca*go*go: The Exquisite Corpse Plays. |
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January 22 - February 1
Perishable Theatre
95 Empire Street
Tickets Are $15
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LA VOCE: Theatre That Speaks, a new theatre company, presents The Most Massive Woman Wins by Madeleine George. |
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January 30, 7:30pm
URI Paff Auditorium
80 Washington Street
Free To The Public
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Set in the tumultuous city of Berlin just before Hitler's rise to power and based on Berlin Stories and I Am a Camera. |
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February 26 - March 1
Stuart Theatre
77 Waterman Street
Tickets Are $17
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A Thousand & One Nights |
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The fantastical tale of a woman who each night wins her life and the heart of the powerful Persian sultan with 1001 stories. |
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February 6 - 8
VMA Arts & Cultural Center
1 Avenue Of The Arts
Tickets Are $20 - $65
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Happy Days |
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Reintroduces one of America's best loved families, the Cunninghams, and the days of 1959 Milwaukee. |
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January 23 - 25
Prov Performing Arts Center
220 Weybosset Street
Tickets Are $33 - $60
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Fiddler On The Roof |
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No other musical has so magically woven music, dance, poignancy and laughter into such an unforgettable experience. |
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February 10 - 15
Prov Performing Arts Center
220 Weybosset Street
Tickets Are $43 - $70
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Toddler Time |
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Bring your toddler or preschooler to the Zoo to beat cabin fever and learn more about our wild world together! |
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Select Fridays In January
Roger Williams Park Zoo
1000 Elmwood Avenue
Free With Zoo Admission
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Free-For-All Saturday |
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Celebrate the Chinese New Year by creating paper lanterns of and watching a performance by Maine Thunder Spirits. |
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January 31, 11am - 4pm
RISD Museum
20 North Main Street
Free To The Public
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Play Power |
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Engages kids and grown-ups in imaginative activities that vividly illustrate the importance of open-ended play. |
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Ongoing
Providence Children's Museum
100 South Street
Museum Admission $7.50
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Heart & Soul |
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Bringing together some of the most celebrated Soul artists performing all of their most memorable hits on one stage! |
February 5, 7:30pm
Prov Performing Arts Center
220 Weybosset Street
Tickets Are $38 - $78
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Choro Democrático plays the lively style of Brazilian choro music, one that began in
Rio nearly a century ago. |
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February 8, 5pm
Perishable Theatre
95 Empire Street
Tickets Are $8
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In this RI Philharmonic rehearsal, the conductor's miked so that the audience can hear his remarks to the orchestra. |
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January 23, 5:30pm
VMA Arts + Cultural Center
1 Avenue Of The Arts
Tickets Are $27
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RI Philharmonic |
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Virtuosic violinist Jennifer Koh graces the Philharmonic stage with Music Director Larry Rachleff and the Orchestra. |
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January 24, 8pm
VMA Arts + Cultural Center
1 Avenue Of The Arts
Tickets Are $36 - $67
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Providence Public Library |
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Joe's Backyard Band plays their unique blend of rootsy kid music for grown-ups and grown-up music for kids. |
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January 22, 7pm - 8:45pm
Providence Public Library
708 Hope Street
Free To The Public
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Providence String Quartet |
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The Providence String Quartet and the Community MusicWorks Players perform music by Dmitri Shostakovich. |
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January 25, 4pm - 5:30pm
Temple Beth-El
70 Orchard Avenue
Free To The Public
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Trinity Repertory Company |
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Trinity Repertory Company is pleased to announce that it has made 5,000 $20 tickets available for the rest of its 2008-2009 season. |
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Performance Dates Vary
Trinity Repertory Company
201 Washington Street
Available In Person/Online
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Bringing RI middle school students, teachers and artists together in the true spirit of a community arts program. Open to RI middle schools only. |
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Performance Dates Vary
Prov Performing Arts Center
220 Weybosset Street
Tickets Are Free
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Festival Ballet is offering special three-show subscriptions for their current season starting at only $36. Please call 353-1129 for more information. |
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Performance Dates Vary
VMA Arts + Cultural Center
1 Avenue Of The Arts
Package Prices Vary
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Celebrate Providence! 2009 Neighborhood Performing Arts Initiative Proposals Now Being Accepted
The Neighborhood Performing Arts Initiative awards funds to non-profit organizations to create and perform high quality programs designed to respond to the unique characteristics of neighborhoods and foster a sense of community pride. Organizations interested in participating must be located in Providence to be eligible for the grants and the programming must take place in the neighborhoods and public spaces of Providence between July 1 and September 1, 2009. Funding will range from $500 to $4000 per project and only one proposal will be accepted from an organization. Applications must be sent to the Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Providence City Hall, 25 Dorrance Street, Room 111, by January 30 at 4 p.m. To download an application please click here.
Call For Providence Based Artists
Providence's new BUY ART campaign is designed to thank all shoppers who buy art and to help promote Providence based art merchants + artists. If you are based in Providence, sell art and wish to participate please email Michael Christofaro with your name, website address, brief description of the work you produce, address (internal use only), phone number (internal use only) and email address (internal use only).
Call For Entries
The Providence Public Library will hold its first annual Rhode Island Self-published Author Fair on March 1 from 2pm - 4:30pm at the Central Library on 150 Empire Street. Rhode Island authors who have self published a fiction or non-fiction novel within the last three years are encouraged to apply by mailing or hand-delivering a review copy of their most recent book along with reviews, letters of reference and publicity for that book by February 6. Applications must also contain a cover letter, which includes the author's contact information and library card number. Review copies will not be returned. Please mail to RI Self-Published Author Fair, c/o Lisa Miller, Program Coordinator, Providence Public Library, 150 Empire Street, Providence , RI 02903. For a complete list of guidelines please click here.
Call For Artists
New England artists are encouraged to submit recent and original works for the 11th Annual Fidelity Investments Green Works Juried Art Exhibition by Friday, January 23, 2009. The exhibit will feature selected works constructed of renewable, repurposed or recycled materials on display at the Providence Art Club, the nation's second oldest art institution, from March 8 to March 27. There is a $20 entry fee and all work must be available for sale. For more information and an entry form please call 331-1114 or click here.
Call For Photographs & Drawings
Photographs and drawings are sought from kids and professional artists alike across the Ocean State to support June's Year of Science theme: Oceans & Water. They are seeking artistic works that show us what a day without the ocean would be like. Selected photos will appear on a rotating basis on June's Year of Science Ocean and Water website. Please send a digital image (photograph or scanned drawing) and caption explaining your thoughts, and include a caption no longer than 80 words, your name, and your grade or occupation with your submission. Submissions can be emailed Michael Lombardi by clicking here. Deadline for submission is May 1. Call For Female Filmmakers
The LunaFest Film Festival is looking for one local female filmmaker to fill the final short film slot of the reel of this year's LunaFest films. From amateur filmmakers, to film students, to aspiring indie stars, they look for filmmakers and producers with unique films by...for...about women. Deadline for submission is January 30. Films accepted can be shorts, documentaries, fiction or narratives, films should not exceed 20 minutes, each entry must be submitted on its own DVD with a label, with each submission please include your name/address/telephone number/film title/completed entry forum/$20 application fee made out to the Breast Cancer Fund (no fee for international applicants and the student fee is $15) Please mail submissions to: LunaFest, c/o Michele Chaudhry, 12 Opal Street, Cranston, RI, 02905.
For more information please call 419-0363.
Call For Improv
January 23 @ 9pm, The Spot On Thayer, 286 Thayer Street
Bring You Own Improv (BYOI), a short-form improv troupe now in its second season, will be holding auditions. Auditioneers are encouraged to come to one or both of the auditions. Please bring water and wear comfortable clothing. Any auditioneers who attend will get into the January 23 show @ 11pm for free. If you want to audition, please click here to contact BYOI through their website with your name, email address and phone number so they know you will be attending and to accommodate seating.
Trinity Repertory Company's Young Actors Summer Institute Now Enrolling
For the fifth summer, Trinity Rep will open its doors for boys and girls in grades 5-12 to explore a world of creativity and theater under the instruction of RI's most knowledgeable theater professionals with the Young Actors Summer Institute. The Summer Institute offers students a challenging five weeks of study in the fields of acting, playwriting, dance and much more. The Summer Institute runs from June 29 to August 1 in the Pell Chafee Performance Center. For more information please call 521-1100 X230 or click here.
Perishable Theatre Classes Now Enrolling
Perishable Theatre Arts School announces classes for the 2008 Winter Quarter, Starting dates from January 26 - February 4. All classes meet at Perishable Theatre on 95 Empire Street in Downtown Providence. For more information call Perishable Theatre Arts School, 331-2695 X102. For full class descriptions and course tuition please click here.
Draw & Paint With Munir Muhammed
February 7 - April 11, 134 Matthewson Street, Tuition Is $220
Study line, shape, light, shade, human figures, attire, landscapes, color, blending and murals with artist Munir Mohammed in ten 3-hour Saturday classes. Please click here to email for more information or to register. PPAC ARTS Scholarships 2009
Twenty-Five scholarships valued at up to $500 each will be awarded to qualified RI students ages 11 - 14 to attend local, summer arts education programs. Applications are available here and must be submitted by March 6. For more information please call 421-2997.
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To submit an Arts event for the Newsletter, please email Michael Christofaro at least two weeks prior to the event.
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City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism / 25 Dorrance Street / Room 111 / Providence / RI / 02903 / 401.421.2489 | |
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