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One Turks Head Place
May 1 - June 4, 2008
Paintings by Patrick Malin
Gallery Night Providence reception May 15 - 5 to 8:30 pm.
Music by guitarist Mark Armstrong & light refreshments.
MEET THE ARTIST - PATRICK MALIN
"Nature itself is worthy of our awe," so says Providence
painter Patrick
Malin. If it's a beautiful day and the light is just right, you
might catch sight of Patrick Malin on River Road in Providence as
he sets up his easel and begins to paint. Malin is a "plein
air" painter, an artist who works outdoors, directly in front
of and immersed in nature. For this former abstract painter, nature
is an almost religious source of inspiration.
Born and brought up outside of Philadelphia in Cherry Hill, New
Jersey, Malin always had an interest in the arts. He was, and is,
a voracious reader with particular interests in physics, philosophy
and art. "I believed to be a good artist," Malin says,
"I needed to know everything."
He attended a liberal arts college with the intention of studying
physics, but "quickly learned that art was it for me."
Malin transferred to the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia where
he spent his time "exclusively focused on painting 24 hours
a day." Painting was his saving grace, a meaningful activity
that kept him whole. After a two-year hiatus, he attended graduate
school at Pennsylvania State University where he began to work on
a series of large-scale geometric paintings. After some soul-searching
on the difficulty of making a living as a fine artist, Malin decided
to apply to Seton Hall University to study Museum Administration.
At Seton Hall, Malin co-curated an exhibition entitled "Current
Perspectives on the Urban and Industrial Landscape." The exhibit
garnered regional attention and earned a review in the New York
Times. It also started Malin thinking about nature and the landscape.
His heavy school and work schedule cut into his painting time and
he decided to leave the museum studies program and the field. He
was working far too many hours and not making enough money to justify
all the time spent away from his studio.
After several years in upstate New York, he and his then-partner
Lise Holst decided to move to Providence. It was a good city, both
for an artist and two people looking for change. Malin was evolving
in his painting as well. Then 9-11 happened.
His large-scale geometric abstractions were labor intensive and
took many months to complete. "It was an untenable situation,"
Malin explains. "How do you sell a painting for $1000 when
you spend four or five months on it?" "My crisis was essential,"
Malin continued. Not only was he completing no more than two paintings
a year, he felt the work appealed to only a handful of people. He
wanted to make paintings that "were deeply meaningful and relevant
to someone who knows a lot about painting," but also attracted
people on a gut level.
The transformation took about two years. Now Malin paints small
works on paper that are quick, gestural in nature and deceptively
simple. Malin works exclusively outdoors in the nature he reveres.
"I am really in the moment when I am painting, really in touch
with something, and striving to capture something beyond myself."
Malin's work brings to mind the paintings of English romantic painter
John Constable and the pre-impressionistic French painter Jean-Baptiste
Camille Corot.
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Chapel
Gallery & Labyrinth
Mathewson Street United Methodist Church
134 Mathewson Street
May 2-30
“Israel : One Land, Three Religions”
Photographs by Fred De Gregorio
May 15 : 5-9pm - Gallery Night Reception, Labyrinth, & Organ
Concert
Having photographed extensively in New England, in the American
Southwest, and in the Canadian Rockies, Mr. DeGregorio in April
of 2007 was commissioned for a photography assignment,resulting
in a tour of Israel. Numerous photos of the faces and places of
Israel are on permanent display at The Miriam Hospital in Providence.
Mr. DeGregorio's previous exhibits and awards include the following:
in 2003, his photo of downtown buildings reflected in the windows
of Providence's Hemenway's restaurant was awarded Best of Show in
the Providence Journal's Sixth Annual Photo Contest; in 2006, his
photos of performing musicians were published in Living Blues, America's
oldest and most authoritative blues magazine; in 2007, his Jamestown
photo, entitled "On a Golden Autumn Day," received a First
Place award in the Places of New England category of the Providence
Journal Annual Photo Contest; during March of 2008, his winter scenes
were featured in Gallery LRI, a changing exhibit of local artists
in the Leadership Rhode Island offices. His other Gallery Night
Providence exhibit, "Landscapes and Abstracts in Nature,"
occurred in August of 2006--also in the Chapel Gallery of Mathewson
Street Church.
On Gallery Night, visitors to Mathewson Street Church can also
walk the meditative labyrinth on the fourth floor, and can hear
an organ concert by David Clyle Morse (at 7 and 7:45 p.m.) on the
second floor. For additional info, contact the Church office at
401-331-8900.
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 Copacetic
Rudely Elegant Jewelry
65 Weybosset Street
Ongoing: Copacetic Rudely Elegant Jewelry opened
in 1985 and is still located in the oldest mall in the United States,
the Arcade, in downtown Providence. Carrying jewelry and clocks
from over 120 artists, including 30 of which are local. Copacetic
also carries a variety of unique gadgets and repairs are done not
only on fine jewelry, but also on sterling silver, antique, and
costume jewelry.
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The
Gallery at 17 Peck
17 Peck Street
Mon-Fri 10am-6 pm
Sat 11am-5pm, or by appointment
May 15-June 14
Gallery Anniversary Show
May 15 from 5-9pm : Gallery Night Artist reception
A group show featuring 17 Peck's resident artists:
Malcolm Furlow, Nocona Burgess, David Michael Kennedy, Caroline
Lucero-Carpio, Ed NoiseCat, Glen Nipshank, Daniel Kelley, Jody Naranjo,
Paul Clancy, José Canencia, Quanah Parker Burgess, Shari
Weschler Rubeck, Ryan Benally, Strong Eagle Daly, Luz Maria Charlita
de Sanz, Melanie Kirk-Lente, Christian Rubeck, Timothy Reilly, and
Edmond Nevaquaya
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 Providence
Public Library
150 Empire Street
Mon 12-8pm; Tue 10am-6pm; Fri & Sat 9am-5:30pm
Sun from October 14 through May 18 1-5pm
Gallery Night May 15 6:30 pm- Slideshow/Talk by artist Ben
Fino-Radin
April 15-May 17:Miniature Books – (3rd fl)
PPL will display its collection of miniature books (less than three
inches tall), which will include thumb Bibles, ancient Babylonian
temple records, and tiny illustrated books for children. On
April 26, a related lecture will be given by Anne Bromer
(Boston author and Antiquarian book dealer), whose title MINIATURE
BOOKS: 4,000 YEARS OF TINY TREASURES recently won first prize at
the New York Book Show for the best gift book of the year.
Miniature Books in Rhode Island
The enormous field of miniature book collecting is topic for Rhode
Island Center for the Book’s Spring Art of the Book Partnering
Program. Anne Bromer, author, librarian and antiquarian book store
owner, will present an illustrated lecture entitled Tiny Books,
Tiny State: An Illustrated Lecture on Miniature Books and Accompanying
Exhibits–on the history and design of miniature books atProvidence
Public Library on Saturday, April 26 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm.
Miniature Books: 4000 Years of Tiny Treasures, co-authored by Anne
Bromer and Julian I. Edison, was published in the spring of 2007
by Abrams in association with The Grolier Club of New York. Miniature
Books is a lavishly illustrated, authoritative book on the subject
of books no larger than three inches in any given direction.
These tiny books charm by their size while their subject matter
is as diverse as that of full-sized books. They give insight into
literature, art, history, and religion from the fifteenth century
to the present. Ms. Bromer’s publication, Miniature
Books, is the first popularized history on the subject of miniature
books, with over 260 full-page illustrations. Voted first
place as the best-designed gift book at the 2008 New York Book Show,
the book was published in conjunction with last year’s miniature
book exhibition, curated by Bromer, at the Boston Public Library.
April 10-May 23: Benjamin Franklin – (3rd fl)
A selection of books related to the life and career of
one of our most famous national heroes will be on display outside
the Special Collections department of the PPL from April 15 to May
14. Featured items include eighteenth-century books printed
by Franklin.
April 10-May 23: Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World–
panel exhibit (Lippitt Hall,1st fl)
The Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary of Philadelphia and the American
Library Association organized this exhibit with support from the
National Endowment for the Humanities. The result is an unique 1,000
square-foot collection of panels that explore one of the most extraordinary
human beings the world has ever known. Depictions of papers come
from organizations that Franklin himself helped to create, like
the American philosophic society and the Library Company of Philadelphia.
Reproduced maps, painting, drawings, and objects owned by Franklin
give insight into this prolific writer, scientist, humorist, diplomat,
civic leader and international celebrity.
Also featured: International Kite Exhibit by Tom Casselman!
(Lippitt Hall and Atrium, 1st fl)
Tom Casselman is a renowned international kite maker and designer.
As the founder of the Black Ships Kite Festival, he brought teams
of kite-flyers from Japan to Newport, RI. He serves as vice-chair
of the International Kite Federation based in Weifang, China. Tom
has flown the world's largest kite measuring 60 feet wide, 180 feet
long and 40 feet tall out of the parking lot of Epcot Center in
Orlando, Florida. He will provide us with a colorful and educational
complement to the Ben Franklin exhibit!
6:30 pm, Barnard Room, 3rd Floor: Visual Literacy Series
Artist Slide Show Featuring Artist Ben Fino-Radin
Artist Ben Fino-Radin morphs hobbyist culture and technology
to create playful, thought-provoking installations, wearable items,
and sculpture. He creates another dimension, a new culture, where
psychedelic needlepoint hackers thrive and propagate their mystical
symbolism. See more of his work at: http://www.benjaminter.net/
or http://www.flickr.com/photos/bfinoradin/
About Ben Fino-Radin: Ben grew up in rural Ontario,
NY surrounded by action figures, comic books, and an awesome family.
The son of a former art educator, Ben has been creating art since
childhood, attending Memorial Art gallery in Rochester, NY, and
later, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University.
He moved to Providence upon graduating and has shown in the Current
Gallery in Baltimore, the Kathleen Cullen Gallery in Chelsea, and
the Stairwell Gallery in Providence. His work has recently received
press on Rhizome.org [http://rhizome.org/editorial/fp/blog.php/297]
and extremecraft.typepad.com [http://extremecraft.typepad.com/extreme_craft/2007/12/index.html]
Ben’s Artist Statement
“The media I work in is traditionally found in hobbyist cultures.
From needle arts to custom electronics and audio, it is all rooted
in the open-source sharing communities such as knitting circles,
crafts groups, do-it-yourself electronics kits and “how to”
homepages.
I manipulate crafts with the mentality of a hacker, freely appropriating,
cutting, and pasting disparate elements to form new configurations
and forms. I use needlepoint as a vehicle for the realization of
intangible digital ephemera; making icons, symbols and code palpable.
The idea of three-dimensional digital ephemera is inherently fictitious
and carries and element of fantasy. I am interested in the idea
of a hidden dimension where common computing symbols are mystic
objects. The environments I create with these objects are a space
for the vernacular of two seemingly different cultures (crafts and
computers) to rub up against each other and create a new culture/tribe
with psychedelic/spiritual depth. At times, the reference to computer
culture becomes heavily abstracted or disappears completely. In
these moments the work deals more exclusively with the fictitious
culture that is created.”
7:00 pm, Trustees Room, 3rd Floor: Special Collections
Talk
Each month Special Collections Librarian Richard Ring will
present a different selection of rare and interesting items drawn
from PPL's Special Collections and discuss the informational and
inspirational aspects of this under-utilized resource of the Library.
Providence Public Library (PPL) is a 130-year-old private, nonprofit
library serving as the public library for the City of Providence
and the Statewide Reference Resource Center. Exhibits will be presented
by professional librarians and drawn from PPL's Special Collections,
which contain a total of 30,000 non-circulating books, pamphlets,
maps, broadsides, and other
items dating from about 2,000 B.C. (a few clay tablets written in
cuneiform) to the present.
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Sol
Koffler Graduate Student Gallery
RISD
169 Weybosset Street
open daily 12-8
Closed for May Gallery Night
Sol Koffler Graduate Student Gallery is the primary exhibition space
for graduate students at Rhode Island School of Design.
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URI
Feinstein Providence Campus Gallery 
(1st and 2nd floor lobby) 80 Washington Street
May 5-30 - PS2008
The 2nd Annual Richard W. & Ronald S. Buteau Memorial Exhibit
with Rhode Island Alliance For Art Education
May 8 at 7:00 pm Gift Of Art Reception Awards Ceremony and
Performance
May 15 from 5:00 - 9:00pm Gallery Night Reception and Musical Performance
The Exhibit will feature more than 300 works of art created by K-12
students
from the Public Schools throughout the State in a non-juried exhibit.
The
works will include oil, acrylic and water color paintings, drawings,
printmaking, photography, mixed media, pottery and ceramics, sculpture,
collage and construction. Many of the works are by multitalented
students who
are also accomplished scholars and athletes. The exhibit also clearly
illustrates the integration of the arts into the curriculum and
the dynamic
educational impact of the arts on learning other subject areas.
There will be a Rhode Island Alliance for Arts Education Awards
Ceremony &
Reception featuring the West Warwick School System 2008 Gift of
Art to the
State of Rhode Island which will be permanently displayed at URI
Providence
Campus. The event will also include live music by the West Warwick
choral
ensemble, a dance performance by SleeQue FeeT, and a multimedia
presentation
on May 8 at 7:00 pm
The Gallery Night Reception and Performances will take place on
May 15 from
5:00 – 9:00 pm with performances by two musical ensembles
from West Warwick
High School.
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PARKING LOTS
Parking is free from 5 to 9 pm on Gallery Night only.
Free parking lots will be designated with Gallery Night signs.
Visitors do not need to show a voucher or ticket when parking.
Gallery Night Providence and lot owners are not responsible for
damage, theft or injury.
Downtown
MetroPark
One Citizens Plaza
Behind Citizens Plaza as space is available
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