Gallery Night Providence
GALLERIES BY LOCATION
When : Thurs, Sept 16 - 5 to 9pm 

URI Feinstein Providence Campus Gallery
(1st and 2nd floor lobby)
80 Washington Street
Mon-Thurs 9-9, Fri &Sat 9-4
401 277-5206
Handicapped accessible
spennell@etal.uri.edu
www.uri.edu/prov/missionvision/urbanarts/currentgallery.html

CURRENT EXHIBIT INFO - click here

DESCRIPTION
URI Providence Campus Gallery presents a diverse spectrum of visual and performing arts as part of the university’s Urban Arts and Culture Program. The programs explore and raise public awareness about topical issues in the urban community setting, and also celebrate cultural diversity in order to promote understanding.

Through the work of professional artists from community, around the country and the world in themed exhibits exploring such issues as Domestic Violence, Hunger, Homelessness, Breast Cancer Awareness, Human Rights, Civil Rights Globalization, Genetic Testing HIV/AIDS and the Holocaust. The program also presents work by various racial, ethnic and representative populations including Black Community in Rhode Island, Italians in Rhode Island, Indigenous Women, Africa, South East Asia, China Then and Now, My Puerto Rico, Windows To The Sol (Latin American), Bolivia, Vietnam Veterans, Master Strokes (Older Americans), to promote understanding and appreciation of difference through the arts.

The gallery provides opportunities to focus on the value of Art Education in the public schools with The Gift of Art To The State of Rhode Island and also in the three state colleges/universities. The work includes extensive collaboration and outreach to the community and with schools and social service organizations around the region. All exhibits and events are free and open to the public.

   

By Type of Art
By Name
By Location
By Parking Lot Vicinity
Associate Galleries & Art Spots

Sept 16 CELEBRITY TOURS:
5:30 pm Bicycle tour led by New Urban Arts director Jason Yoon
5:30 pm  Contemporary/International Gallery Tour led by painter Nilton Cardenas
6 pm University Tour led by writer and jewelry designer Martina Windels
6 pm Emerging/Contemporary Tour led by Firehouse no.13 director Anna Shea
6:30 pm  Historic/Traditional Gallery Tour led by photographer Richard Benjamin
7 pm Artisan, Folk, and Craft Gallery Tour.
Special for this month: ART DEMO BY CONSTANCE ALLEN at the Regency
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INFO BOOTH LOCATION! Stop by and check out our INDOOR location for Gallery Night Providence's information center (One Regency Plaza off of Greene Street near the Providence Public Library).

Call us at 401 490-2042 for up-to-date information. [more]

CLOSEST PARKING LOT
Regency Plaza, One Regency Place
Free parking on Gallery Night as space is available

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