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Galleries
Project Related Exhibitions
The Arts & Business Council of RI supports site specific exhibitions, providing operational support on a project to project basis in various sites in Downtown Providence.
Providence Preservation Society Presents:
Most Endangered Properties
Opens Thursday,
September 18, 2008
6-9 PM
Butterfield
232 Westminster Street, Providence
The Providence Preservation Society(PPS) with the Arts and Business Council of RI( A&BC/RI) presents a unique exhibit which present preservation advocacy through fine art. The show features the work of ten professional photographers and will open with a Gallery Night Providence reception on Thursday, September 18, 6:00–9:00 p.m at Butterfield. A closing reception will be held on Saturday, October 18, 6:00–8:00 p.m. Refreshments for both of these receptions will be provided by the North End Café of North Providence. New this year is The Future of the Past: A Preservation Panel Discussion on Wednesday, October 1 at 6:00 p.m. and an artists’ talk on Thursday, October 16 at 7:00 p.m. (Gallery Night Providence).
Since it was first shown in 1994, the exhibit has earned a reputation as a showcase of striking photography from some of the most talented professional photographers in the state of Rhode Island. This year’s participating artists are Kristin Carlson, Michael Cevoli, Stephanie Ewens, Kryzstyna Harber-Caldarone, Adam Hall, Scott Lapham, Brian McDonald, Frank Mullin and David Simione. Each endangered property represents its own unique characteristics and particular challenges. The photographers are given free rein to artistically interpret the sites as they wish. The work produced captures the distinctive character of each property, the richness of these historic resources and the threats surrounding them. Using both black and white and color prints, and a variety of photographic formats, the photographers discover the unique details of the buildings–highlighting architectural features and portraying the buildings in their overall context.
All work is available for purchase. Exhibit runs through October 18th.
Exhibit gallery hours are:
Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., and Sunday 1:00- 5:00 p.m.
Call for Artists, Poets and Writers
Context, a digital media installation curated by artist/composer
Tim O'Keefe
The Arts & Business Council of RI and Indie Arts RI are sponsoring an ongoing digital poetry, prose and art installation, curated by artist/composer Tim O’Keefe, that will be displayed on donated cell phones. The concept utilizes a common means of communication (the cell phone) and liberates it as an artful, interactive tool that individuals can use to create, interact, express and connect. Submissions of poetry and writing must be no longer than 160 characters in length including letters, numbers, symbols and spacing. The 160 character guideline is based on the capacity allowed for modern text messaging, and transforms text messages into an artistic medium. The challenge to the writer or artist is to stick within these guidelines. ASCII art will also be accepted and does not need to conform to the above guidelines. Submissions accepted will be seen on cell phones mounted in a public exhibition space in Downtown Providence in July 2008 and possibly other spaces within Rhode Island through 2009.
Submission, contact information and bio are due July 1 by e-mail to :
indieartsri@artsandbusinessri.org
Please put the word "Con- text" in the subject line.
About the Exhibition
con·text
Pronunciation: \kän-tekst\
Function: noun
1: the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs: environment, setting 2: the parts of a discourse that
surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning.
The Installation Cell phones mounted in the installation space will receive artist created text messages every 30 seconds from a hidden computer. The relationship between art, poetry and prose works will change with the random selection by the computer, but the overall environment will be cohesive. A donation basket for old cell phone(s) from visiting patrons will be on the premises to make donations to a selected charity.
The Curator Tim O’Keefe is a composer, sound and graphic artist living in Providence, RI. He has created music for the Sony Playstation 2 music game Frequency and licensed music for the MTV 2001 Video Music Awards. He has worked as a sound designer while in collaboration with a variety of artists including puppeteer Heather Henson, Art Context artist Ernesto Pujol and AS220 visiting artist Jay Critchley. He is currently an AS220 resident artist and is developing music for his own label Cozy Music. For more information about Tim, go to www.cozymusic.org
Queen of Hearts
A boutique of original apparel and home fashions run by Karen Beebe and Devon King.
186 Union St - Providence, RI
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11-7
Ph: 401.421.1471
ArtTix Visitors Center in the
Providence Renaissance Hotel
The Arts and Business Council of RI, in cooperation with the Providence Renaissance Hotel, is providing an opportunity for local artists to exhibit and sell their work within the ArtTix Visitor’s Center at the newly renovated hotel. Exhibitions of work will go up on a quarterly basis and will reflect the region.
David J. Delay is a Providence based artist who draws from everyday life and creates pastel and graphite illustrations. David originally trained as an industrial designer at RISD, but left his major to practice his first love-art. David re-entered RISD through the Continuing Education Department and obtained a certificate in Scientific Illustration. David owns his own card business and sells cards and art from his Pawtucket studio and on
his web site, www.davidjdelay.com.
Featured in the hotel gallery is David’s Porcelain series. It will be on view until Ausgust 15 on gallery wall.
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