March 19 Gallery Night – 6:30 PM Tour Details Announced!

Join us for our first Gallery Night Providence of 2026!  Please note which tour you are registering for, as departure times vary. These are walking and bus tours, so wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather!

RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE

This 6:30PM Bus Tour departs from The WaterFire Arts Center and includes stops at:

E. M. Bannister Art Gallery presents Elena Peteva: Material and Immaterial – drawings and installations that explore presence and absence through distilled metaphors. Curated by Richard Whitten. On view February 19–March 20, 2026.

The Clubhouse Gallery – A dynamic creative hub and home of the Providence Drum Troupe. Current works include Umberto Crenca’s Divine Providence series, photographs by David Lee Black, and works by additional featured artists.

Ritual Spaces – An immersive environment exploring spiritual and communal expression through contemporary artistic practice.

WaterFire Arts Center presents TIERRA FUTURA: Boricua Land Futures – bringing together Boricua artists from Puerto Rico and its diasporas to imagine futures rooted in ancestral knowledge and cultural sovereignty. Works explore land-based memory, eco-feminisms, queer joy, and cultural ritual. On view March 5-29, 2026.

REGISTER IN ADVANCE OR SHOW UP THE NIGHT OF!

A number of seats on the bus may be available (first-come, first-served) to anyone who shows up on Gallery Night. We encourage guests to reserve spots in advance via Givebutter. We ask that you donate when you check out for the convenience of guaranteeing your spot on the tour of your choice ahead of time.

Accessibility Notes:

Many of the Gallery Night art spaces are wheelchair accessible. However, the buses we hire for Gallery Night cannot accommodate wheelchairs.

All tours involve some walking and some stops may include stairs.

We invite wheelchair users to enjoy self-guided tours on Gallery Night.

Helpful Notes for the Night of the Event:

We recommend arriving at the Graduate 15 minutes before your tour time. One of our volunteers will be at a podium with a Gallery Night banner near the main entrance to check you in and answer any questions.

If your plans change, please cancel your Givebutter reservation so that someone else can enjoy the tour.

Tours occasionally run late, so we recommend allowing buffer time if you’re planning to attend another event afterward.







March 19 Gallery Night – 6:15 PM Bus Tour Details Announced!

Join us for our first Gallery Night Providence of 2026! Tours depart from the Graduate Hotel at various times throughout the evening and return approximately two hours later. Please note which tour you are registering for, as departure times vary. These are walking and bus tours, so wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather!

RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE

6:15PM Bus Tour Includes Stops At:

Art in the Atrium, First U presents Photographic Artistic Expressions – Lisa Bergeron and Vicky McGrath blur the lines between photography and art through multiple exposure, compositing, and creative editing. Their work evokes emotion and invites new ways of seeing architecture, botanicals, and landscapes. On view March 12-April 10, 2026.

David Winton Bell Gallery presents Prisoners of Love: Until the Sun of Freedom by Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme. Through interviews with former political prisoners in Palestine, this multimedia exhibition celebrates poetry, music, and art as forms of survivance and resistance. On view February 19-May 31, 2026.

RISD Museum presents A Shared Journey – featuring objects from the Barkan Contemporary Ceramic Collection. Spanning the 1960s through the 2010s, the exhibition explores how ceramics foster connectivity, dialogue, and knowledge-sharing across generations and cultures.

REGISTER IN ADVANCE OR SHOW UP THE NIGHT OF!

A number of seats on the bus may be available (first-come, first-served) to anyone who shows up on Gallery Night. We encourage guests to reserve spots in advance via Givebutter. We ask that you donate when you check out for the convenience of guaranteeing your spot on the tour of your choice ahead of time.

Accessibility Notes:

Many of the Gallery Night art spaces are wheelchair accessible. However, the buses we hire for Gallery Night cannot accommodate wheelchairs.

All tours involve some walking and some stops may include stairs.

We invite wheelchair users to enjoy self-guided tours on Gallery Night.

Helpful Notes for the Night of the Event:

We recommend arriving at the Graduate 15 minutes before your tour time. One of our volunteers will be at a podium with a Gallery Night banner near the main entrance to check you in and answer any questions.

If your plans change, please cancel your Givebutter reservation so that someone else can enjoy the tour.

Tours occasionally run late, so we recommend allowing buffer time if you’re planning to attend another event afterward.







March 19 Gallery Night – 6:00 PM Walking Tour Details Announced!

Join us for our first Gallery Night Providence of 2026! Tours depart from the Graduate Hotel at various times throughout the evening and return approximately two hours later. Please note which tour you are registering for, as departure times vary. These are walking and bus tours, so wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather!

RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE

6:00PM Walking Tour Includes Stops At:

Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts presents Behind the Lens 2026: Women in Photography – The Imogenes – celebrating Women’s History Month with a collective of seven women photographers. Originally featured in 2020, this exhibition reunites the artists to showcase both collaborative and individual works, honoring their enduring creative partnership. On view March 19-April 10, 2026.

The Repair Atelier presents Temporal Reactions: Rupture, Memory, Algorithms — featuring Markus Berger, Derek Bernstein, and Jeffrey Boomer. The artists explore time as both material and method, examining rupture and repair, memory formation, and resistance to algorithmic velocity.

And… a Gallery Night Mystery Stop!
For our season kick-off, we’re introducing special Mystery Stops throughout the year. This month’s surprise location will only be revealed when the tour arrives.

REGISTER IN ADVANCE OR SHOW UP THE NIGHT OF!

While we encourage guests to reserve spots in advance via Givebutter, walk-ups for walking tours are always welcome! For advanced sign-ups, we ask that you donate when you check out for the convenience of guaranteeing your spot on the tour of your choice ahead of time.

Accessibility Notes:

Many of the Gallery Night art spaces are wheelchair accessible. However, the trolleys we hire for Gallery Night cannot accommodate wheelchairs.

All tours involve some walking and some stops may include stairs.

We invite wheelchair users to enjoy self-guided tours on Gallery Night.

Helpful Notes for the Night of the Event:

We recommend arriving at the Graduate 15 minutes before your tour time. One of our volunteers will be at a podium with a Gallery Night banner near the main entrance to check you in and answer any questions.

If your plans change, please cancel your Givebutter reservation so that someone else can enjoy the tour.

Tours occasionally run late, so we recommend allowing buffer time if you’re planning to attend another event afterward.







March 19 Gallery Night – 5:45 PM Bus Tour Details Announced!

Join us for our first Gallery Night Providence of 2026! Tours depart from the Graduate Hotel at various times throughout the evening and return approximately two hours later. Please note which tour you are registering for, as departure times vary. These are walking and bus tours, so wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather!

RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE

5:45PM Bus Tour Includes Stops At:

Angell Street Galleries presents their Spring Group Exhibition, featuring painter Mark Freedman and eight photographers. Freedman reflects, “The urban environment possesses a unique ability to capture and hold light. There is a story in every image I’ve rendered – no matter how minor or cryptic.” On view February 28-April 11, 2026.

Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center presents The Czech Scroll Story: From WWII to the Diaspora – a powerful presentation about a Czech Torah scroll that survived the Holocaust and now resides in Rhode Island. Visitors will learn how hundreds of Torah scrolls were rescued during WWII and later dispersed worldwide through the Memorial Scrolls Trust.

Studio Hop – A vibrant local studio and shop specializing in contemporary fine art, handcrafted goods, jewelry, ceramics, and clothing.

REGISTER IN ADVANCE OR SHOW UP THE NIGHT OF!

A number of seats on the bus may be available (first-come, first-served) to anyone who shows up on Gallery Night. We encourage guests to reserve spots in advance via Givebutter. We ask that you donate when you check out for the convenience of guaranteeing your spot on the tour of your choice ahead of time.

Accessibility Notes:

Many of the Gallery Night art spaces are wheelchair accessible. However, the buses we hire for Gallery Night cannot accommodate wheelchairs.

All tours involve some walking and some stops may include stairs.

We invite wheelchair users to enjoy self-guided tours on Gallery Night.

Helpful Notes for the Night of the Event:

We recommend arriving at the Graduate 15 minutes before your tour time. One of our volunteers will be at a podium with a Gallery Night banner near the main entrance to check you in and answer any questions.

If your plans change, please cancel your Givebutter reservation so that someone else can enjoy the tour.

Tours occasionally run late, so we recommend allowing buffer time if you’re planning to attend another event afterward.







March 19 Gallery Night – 5:30 PM Walking Tour Details Announced!

Join us for our first Gallery Night Providence of 2026! Tours depart from the Graduate Hotel at various times throughout the evening and return approximately two hours later. Please note which tour you are registering for, as departure times vary. These are walking and bus tours, so wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather!

RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE

5:30PM Walking Tour Includes Stops At:

The Gallery at City Hall presents Seeing Beauty in Transition – paintings and photographs by Karen Harris and Tom Wedell that explore themes of transition, endurance, and renewal through the life cycle of leaves. The artists invite viewers to consider time as transformation, where decay, memory, and renewal coexist. On view March 19 - May 18, 2026.

AS220 Empire Street Galleries (Main & Aborn Galleries) – Located in the heart of AS220’s Empire Street Complex, the Main Gallery shares space with the Main Stage concert venue and typically features two artists each month. Upstairs, the Aborn Gallery is a curated exhibition space centering critical issues and uplifting artists of color, emerging artists, and elder artists in Rhode Island.

AS220 Mathewson Street Galleries (Project Space & Reading Room) – At the Dreyfus building, the Project Space hosts one artist per month and accommodates both 2D and large-scale 3D work. The Reading Room is AS220’s most intimate gallery space, inviting viewers into a close, contemplative experience with the artwork.

Haus of Codec Gallery – A curated exhibition space focusing on critical issues presented by artists from our New England communities. Haus of Codec provides opportunities for participants to showcase their work while building professional skills and creative momentum.

REGISTER IN ADVANCE OR SHOW UP THE NIGHT OF!

While we encourage guests to reserve spots in advance via Givebutter, walk-ups for walking tours are always welcome! For advanced sign-ups, we ask that you donate when you check out for the convenience of guaranteeing your spot on the tour of your choice ahead of time.

Accessibility Notes:

Many of the Gallery Night art spaces are wheelchair accessible. However, the buses we hire for Gallery Night cannot accommodate wheelchairs.

All tours involve some walking and some stops may include stairs.

We invite wheelchair users to enjoy self-guided tours on Gallery Night.

Helpful Notes for the Night of the Event:

We recommend arriving at the Graduate 15 minutes before your tour time. One of our volunteers will be at a podium with a Gallery Night banner near the main entrance to check you in and answer any questions.

If your plans change, please cancel your Givebutter reservation so that someone else can enjoy the tour.

Tours occasionally run late, so we recommend allowing buffer time if you’re planning to attend another event afterward.







November 20 Gallery Night - 5:00 pm Walking Tour details announced!

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Join us this month! We will leave at 5:00 pm from the Graduate Hotel, and return to the Graduate around 7:00 pm.  This is a walking tour, so make sure you wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather! The tour will be led by Gallery Night Guide Jenn Wilson. We will visit the following locations and exhibits:

The Gallery at City Hall presents Cerca de la Cerca — a two-part community art project with students from the Mary Fogarty School, an elementary school in South Providence that is currently awaiting the construction of a new building. Tape Artists Michael Townsend and Leah Smith worked with 5th graders to create life-sized self-portraits out of tape and install those self-portraits along the fence around the construction site for what will become their new school building in the fall of 2026.

AS220 Aborn Gallery presents GOD’S PROVIDENCE | Leiyana Simone Pereira — A portrait series where subjects reflect the definition of Providence. This project serves as a cultural appreciation for the natives of the ever-changing and gentrifying Providence. It honors the spiritual power and magic that exists here.

AS220 Main Gallery presents To Every Orange Tree | RISD Students for Justice for Palestine — a powerful group exhibition centering art, memory, and resistance, bringing together artists from Rhode Island and beyond whose work speaks to love, care, and liberation. From prints, quilts, and zines to film, textiles, and mixed media, every piece carries a story — of Palestine, of community, of persistence.

AS220 Project Space/AS220 Reading Room presents New Formations | Rena Rong and OVO: A walk through the Orchard | Tonycha. Rena Rong is a New England-based Chinese-American sculptor and photographer known for her multidisciplinary work, including ceramics, photography, and functional objects. Tonycha’s work explores “the silent and twisted cycle of what it looks like to grieve, and experience learned acceptance through pain and personal development.” 

134 Collaborative presents Creatures of Light & Darkness — featuring artists Ellen Rogers and Jade Santana — whose love of nature, global perspective on environmental issues, and unwavering commitment to justice informs their artwork. This exhibition aims to inspire dialogue about nature and ignite emotional connections in viewers.

 

Please note that the AS220 Main and Aborn Galleries are in the same building, and are within a few blocks of the Project Space/Reading Room!

And there will be lots of beautiful public art to enjoy along the way!

REGISTER IN ADVANCE OR SHOW UP THE NIGHT OF!

A number of seats on the trolley or mini coach will always be available (first-come, first-served), to anyone who shows up on Gallery Night! The other seats are available to reserve in advance via Givebutter. We ask that you donate when you check out, for the convenience of guaranteeing your spot on the tour of your choice ahead of time.

save your spot on Givebutter

Accessibility notes:

  • Many of the Gallery Night art spaces are wheelchair accessible. However, the trolleys we hire for Gallery Night cannot accommodate wheelchairs.

  • All tours involve some walking and some stops may include stairs.

  • We invite wheelchair users to enjoy self-guided tours on Gallery Night, and have created some suggestions (Make Your Own Tour page) where we note which galleries are wheelchair accessible.

Some notes to help you out the night of the event!

  • We recommend arriving to the Graduate 5 to 10 minutes before your tour time. One of our volunteers will be at a podium with a Gallery Night banner, near the main entrance, and will check you in and answer any questions!

  • If your plans change, please remember to cancel your Givebutter reservation so that someone else can enjoy the tour.

  • Tours occasionally run late. We recommend allowing buffer time if you're planning on attending another event after ours.

November 20th Gallery Night - 5:15 pm Tour details announced!

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Join us this month! We will leave at 5:15 pm from the Graduate Hotel, and return to the Graduate around 7:15 pm. The tour will be led by Gallery Night Guide Frank Toti and will visit the following locations and exhibits:

David Winton Bell Gallery presents ojo|-|ólǫ́, a solo exhibition by Diné (Navajo) artist Eric-Paul Riege. Riege’s work, a combination of textile, sculpture, sound, video, and performance, is infused with traditional Diné practices and history. Through this multisensory experience, Riege incites difficult, but important conversations about Indigenous art and sovereignty and the role institutions play in collecting and disseminating Indigenous art and culture. 

The Avenue Concept presents A Season of Ripples: A Public Art Infusion — a group exhibition showcasing over 50 Rhode Island-based artists, opening on October 16 at the TAC Paintbar Gallery. The Ripples Project included the painting of 50 utility boxes and five large-scale murals throughout Providence between 2024 and 2025. The exhibit showcases all RIPPLES art pieces as part of our project-end celebration. 

... A Gallery Night Mystery Stop!! For our season finale we are excited to announce Gallery Night Mystery Stops! Stay tuned because in certain months, mysterious new stops will appear... only to be revealed on our Third Thursday tours!

REGISTER IN ADVANCE OR SHOW UP THE NIGHT OF!

A number of seats on the trolley or mini coach will always be available (first-come, first-served), to anyone who shows up on Gallery Night! The other seats are available to reserve in advance via Givebutter. We ask that you donate when you check out, for the convenience of guaranteeing your spot on the tour of your choice ahead of time.

save your spot on Givebutter

Accessibility notes:

  • Many of the Gallery Night art spaces are wheelchair accessible. However, the trolleys we hire for Gallery Night cannot accommodate wheelchairs.

  • All tours involve some walking and some stops may include stairs.

  • We invite wheelchair users to enjoy self-guided tours on Gallery Night, and have created some suggestions (Make Your Own Tour page) where we note which galleries are wheelchair accessible.

Some notes to help you out the night of the event!

  • We recommend arriving to the Graduate 5 to 10 minutes before your tour time. One of our volunteers will be at a podium with a Gallery Night banner, near the main entrance, and will check you in and answer any questions!

  • If your plans change, please remember to cancel your Givebutter reservation so that someone else can enjoy the tour.

  • Tours occasionally run late. We recommend allowing buffer time if you're planning on attending another event after ours.

November 20 Gallery Night - 5:30 pm tour details announced!

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Join us this month! We will leave at 5:30 pm from the Graduate Hotel, and return to the Graduate around 7:30 pm. This tour will be led by Gallery Night Guide Mike Camera and will visit the following locations and exhibits:

Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts presents Landscapes: Real or Imagined with Cara Weston. This juried group exhibition features photographers whose work explores, captures, and documents a broad range of landscapes, from the natural to the constructed, from the pristine to human constructs or interventions. The opening reception is on November 20th from 5-8pm during Gallery Night.

Anahid Ypres Studio, where you can get an inside look at the artist's space, & have the pleasure of seeing both in progress & finished paintings! 

Providence Art Club is proud to present its 121st Annual Little Pictures Show and Sale, the oldest and largest exhibition of small works in the country! The show features over 700 works created by over 120 local artists. 

Angell St. Galleries presents presents In/visible —  featuring ten different artists working in a variety of mediums and styles.

REGISTER IN ADVANCE OR SHOW UP THE NIGHT OF!

A number of seats on the trolley or mini coach will always be available (first-come, first-served), to anyone who shows up on Gallery Night! The other seats are available to reserve in advance via Givebutter. We ask that you donate when you check out, for the convenience of guaranteeing your spot on the tour of your choice ahead of time.

save your spot on Givebutter

Accessibility notes:

  • Please note that there is no elevator, only stairs, for Anahid Ypres Art Studio and the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts

  • Many of the Gallery Night art spaces are wheelchair accessible. However, the trolleys we hire for Gallery Night cannot accommodate wheelchairs.

  • All tours involve some walking and some stops may include stairs.

  • We invite wheelchair users to enjoy self-guided tours on Gallery Night, and have created some suggestions (Make Your Own Tour page) where we note which galleries are wheelchair accessible.

Some notes to help you out the night of the event!

  • We recommend arriving to the Graduate 5 to 10 minutes before your tour time. One of our volunteers will be at a podium with a Gallery Night banner, near the main entrance, and will check you in and answer any questions!

  • If your plans change, please remember to cancel your Givebutter reservation so that someone else can enjoy the tour.

  • Tours occasionally run late. We recommend allowing buffer time if you're planning on attending another event after ours.

November 20 Gallery Night - 6:00 pm tour details announced!

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Join us this month! We will leave at 6:00 pm from the Graduate Providence, and finish our tour at that same location around 8:00 pm. This tour will be led by Gallery Night Guide Irene Yibirin. We will visit the following locations and exhibits:

Studio Hop, a local studio and shop specializing in contemporary fine art, hand crafts, jewelry, ceramics, and clothing.

Galerie le Domaine  presents an exhibition of abstract paintings by multi-disciplinary artist  Karin Gielen. Located at the offices of Domain Properties, Galerie le Domaine is dedicated to presenting established and emerging artists from Rhode Island in an intimate venue that allows for interaction with artists on Gallery Nights.

The Chazan Gallery at Wheeler presents Elemental Forms / Broken Earth — featuring the work of  BC Crane, Denny Moers, and Jonathan Sharlin. The opening reception is on November 20th, 5-8pm during Gallery Night. 

The RISD Museum offers six exhibitions this month, including The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea — an installation that investigates the complex history of Parsi gara embroideries, THIS IS A THING: Recent Gifts to Prints, Drawings, & Photographs, 2020-2025, and LIZ COLLINS: Motherlode — an exhibition of “radical experiments with fiber” by queer, feminist artist, Liz Collins.

REGISTER IN ADVANCE OR SHOW UP THE NIGHT OF!

A number of seats on the trolley or mini coach will always be available (first-come, first-served), to anyone who shows up on Gallery Night! The other seats are available to reserve in advance via Givebutter. We ask that you donate when you check out, for the convenience of guaranteeing your spot on the tour of your choice ahead of time.

save your spot on Givebutter

Accessibility notes:

  • Many of the Gallery Night art spaces are wheelchair accessible. However, the trolleys we hire for Gallery Night cannot accommodate wheelchairs.

  • All tours involve some walking and some stops may include stairs.

  • We invite wheelchair users to enjoy self-guided tours on Gallery Night, and have created some suggestions (Make Your Own Tour page) where we note which galleries are wheelchair accessible.

Some notes to help you out the night of the event!

  • We recommend arriving to the WFAC 5 to 10 minutes before your tour time. One of our volunteers will be at a podium with a Gallery Night banner, near the main entrance, and will check you in and answer any questions!

  • If your plans change, please remember to cancel your Givebutter reservation so that someone else can enjoy the tour.

  • Tours occasionally run late. We recommend allowing buffer time if you're planning on attending another event after ours.

November 20th Gallery Night - 6:30 pm tour details announced!

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Join us this month! We will leave at 6:30 pm from the WaterFire Arts Center, and finish our tour at that same location around 8:30 pm. This tour will be led by Gallery Night Guide Danielle Wolfrum. We will visit the following locations and exhibits:

Providence College Galleries presents WOR[L]DS — exhibited in the Reilly Gallery, Smith Center for the Arts. Organized by guest curators María Fernanda Mancera and Gabriel Sosa, this group exhibition considers the possibilities and limits of language by exploring its capacity for worldbuilding. The show includes works by New England-based artists Tatiana Gómez & José R. Menéndez, Anna McNeary, Meg Rotzel, Diana Sánchez, and Gabriel Sosa.

E.M. Bannister Gallery  presents The Galileo Project. Drawing from the history and the visual language of the scientific instruments housed in the Museo Galileo, Nancy Bockbrader, Doug Bosch, and Richard Whitten have created a dialogue across media, time, and imagination — one that links contemporary art to centuries-old scientific inquiry. Bockbrader’s hand-bound catalogue, with essays by curator Dr. Victoria Gao and Dr. Natasha Seaman, provides a satisfyingly unique companion for the exhibition. | A special thank you to Victoria Gao for the exhibition description.

Sprout CoWorking Gallery presents whaddya have 4 breakfast today –  an exhibition by Liam Nickerson and Kai Bee Studios that explores identity, place, and perspective through distinct yet complementary practices. Nickerson’s large-scale spray paint portraits are highly emotive and technically informed, capturing the faces that shape his world. Kai Bee’s mixed-media works explore queerness, belonging, and daily life on Cape Cod through intimate, imaginative scenes. Together, their work illuminates how we see through portrait, place, and texture.

The WaterFire Arts Center presents BuyArt — Back for the holiday season, BuyArt offers visitors a chance to support local artists by purchasing affordable small works. Featuring hundreds of original artworks by Rhode Island-based artists across a variety of media, this curated sale is perfect for holiday gifting. BuyArt also coincides with several weekend markets held in the Main Hall, including the Providence Artisans Holiday Shows, The Good Trade Makers Market, and the Holiday Arts Market.

REGISTER IN ADVANCE OR SHOW UP THE NIGHT OF!

A number of seats on the trolley or mini coach will always be available (first-come, first-served), to anyone who shows up on Gallery Night! The other seats are available to reserve in advance via Givebutter. We ask that you donate when you check out, for the convenience of guaranteeing your spot on the tour of your choice ahead of time.

save your spot on Givebutter

Accessibility notes:

  • Many of the Gallery Night art spaces are wheelchair accessible. However, the trolleys we hire for Gallery Night cannot accommodate wheelchairs.

  • All tours involve some walking and some stops may include stairs.

  • We invite wheelchair users to enjoy self-guided tours on Gallery Night, and have created some suggestions (Make Your Own Tour page) where we note which galleries are wheelchair accessible.

Some notes to help you out the night of the event!

  • We recommend arriving to the WFAC 5 to 10 minutes before your tour time. One of our volunteers will be at a podium with a Gallery Night banner, near the main entrance, and will check you in and answer any questions!

  • If your plans change, please remember to cancel your Givebutter reservation so that someone else can enjoy the tour.

  • Tours occasionally run late. We recommend allowing buffer time if you're planning on attending another event after ours.

November Exhibition Spotlight!

This November, Bannister Gallery presents The Galileo Project. We reached out to Director Victoria Gao to talk more about this exciting exhibition.

Can you tell us a bit about the exhibition that will featured on November Gallery Night's 6:30pm tour?

Gao: In The Galileo Project, Nancy Bockbrader, Doug Bosch, and Richard Whitten have created a dialogue across media, time, and imagination—one that links contemporary art to centuries-old scientific inquiry. Drawing from the history and the visual language of the scientific instruments housed in the Museo Galileo, each artist interprets and reimagines these objects through the lens of their own practice. Bosch’s sculptures, tactile and purposefully imperfect, suggest objects suspended between function and fiction. Whitten’s intricate paintings create a catalogue of invented devices, each that inhabits a specific if unidentifiable place. Bockbrader’s hand-bound catalogue, with essays by curator Dr. Victoria Gao and Dr. Natasha Seaman, provides a satisfyingly unique companion for the exhibition.

Richard Whitten, Frontispiece I: Johannes Motter Astronomical Ring, 2025, oil on wood panel, 15.5" x 12.25"

What do you hope Gallery Night visitors will take away after experiencing this exhibition?

Gao: I hope that Gallery Night visitors feel transported into new worlds with this exhibition. Richard Whitten’s paintings invite the viewers to “play” the machines that he has created with their minds. Similarly, Doug Bosch’s sculptures feel like three-dimensional puzzles that are up to the viewer to put back together with their own imagination. 

What prompted you to explore the blurring of boundaries between art, science, and history?

Gao: This exhibition began out of a shared common interest that Whitten and Bosch had in historic scientific instruments, specifically from the Museo Galileo. They invited Nancy Bockbrader to create a hand-bound exhibition catalogue to further expand the analog nature of these instruments. Having a science background myself (an undergraduate degree in physics) and a career working in the art world, I was also immediately drawn to the connections created by the artworks in this exhibition.

 Artists Doug Bosch (above left) and Richard Whitten (above right)

October 16 Gallery Night - 5:00 pm tour details announced!

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Join us this month! We will leave at 5:00 pm from the Graduate Hotel, and return to the Graduate around 7:00 pm. The tour will be led by Gallery Night Guide Frank Toti. We will visit the following locations and exhibits:

AS220 Aborn Gallery presents Idioms of Distress: Being Khmer Elsewhere | curated by Savonnara Sok — an exhibition that brings together a new generation of post–Khmer Rouge Khmer artists. In a culture shaped by survival and diaspora, this show insists on visibility—honoring our elders while making space for those who have never seen themselves reflected on a gallery wall. With current tensions along the Thai–Cambodian border, the work’s urgency is unmistakable: we cannot and will not be erased.

AS220 Main Gallery presents Mello Art, an exhibition of paintings by Steve Mello in a variety of themes and subject matter, and Bedouin Dreamscapes by Eman Abdalla. Abdalla’s paintings are where ritual meets deconstruction—where fragments of memory and emotion transform into an inward world of reflection and resilience. 

134 Collaborative presents Inception: Emerging Artists. Curated by Kylee Hong and Karen Gager, this group exhibition showcases a diverse range of mediums and themes by students and recent graduates of colleges in the Providence-metro area. This show highlights the creative voices, evolving perspectives, and practices of the next generation of artists.


Art in the Atrium, First U presents Light Writes the Story, an exhibition curated by Gillett Nicholson Graseck, featuring artwork by Ann-Marie Gillett, Karole Nicholson and Susan Graseck. Through cyanotypes, cityscapes, and landscapes this exhibition explores the shifting language of light across natural and built environments.

Please note that the AS220 Main and Aborn Galleries are in the same building, and are within a few blocks of the Project Space/Reading Room!

REGISTER IN ADVANCE OR SHOW UP THE NIGHT OF!

Half of the seats on the trolley or mini coach will always be available (first-come, first-served), completely free, to anyone who shows up on Gallery Night! The other half of the seats are available to reserve in advance via Eventbrite. We ask that you donate $1 when you check out, for the convenience of guaranteeing your spot on the tour of your choice ahead of time.

save your spot on Eventbrite

Accessibility notes:

  • Many of the Gallery Night art spaces are wheelchair accessible. However, the trolleys we hire for Gallery Night cannot accommodate wheelchairs.

  • All tours involve some walking and some stops may include stairs.

  • We invite wheelchair users to enjoy self-guided tours on Gallery Night, and have created some suggestions (Make Your Own Tour page) where we note which galleries are wheelchair accessible.

Some notes to help you out the night of the event!

  • We recommend arriving to the Graduate 5 to 10 minutes before your tour time. One of our volunteers will be at a podium with a Gallery Night banner, near the main entrance, and will check you in and answer any questions!

  • If your plans change, please remember to cancel your Eventbrite reservation so that someone else can enjoy the tour.

  • Tours occasionally run late. We recommend allowing buffer time if you're planning on attending another event after ours.

October 16 Gallery Night - 5:15 pm Walking Tour details announced!

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Join us this month! We will leave at 5:15 pm from the Graduate Hotel, and return to the Graduate around 7:15 pm. This is a walking tour, so make sure you wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather! The tour will be led by Gallery Night Guide Rex Blumenthal and will visit the following locations and exhibits:

The Gallery at City Hall presents Cerca de la Cerca — a two-part community art project with students from the Mary Fogarty School, an elementary school in South Providence that is currently awaiting the construction of a new building. Tape Artists Michael Townsend and Leah Smith worked with 5th graders to create life-sized self-portraits out of tape and install those self-portraits along the fence around the construction site for what will become their new school building in the fall of 2026.

David Winton Bell Gallery presents ojo|-|ólǫ́, a solo exhibition by Diné (Navajo) artist Eric-Paul Riege. Riege’s work, a combination of textile, sculpture, sound, video, and performance, is infused with traditional Diné practices and history. Through this multisensory experience, Riege incites difficult, but important conversations about Indigenous art and sovereignty and the role institutions play in collecting and disseminating Indigenous art and culture.

RISD Museum presents The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea. Through historical and contemporary textiles and images, this installation investigates the complex history of Parsi gara embroideries, which richly combine Indian, Persian, Chinese, and European influences.

And there will be lots of beautiful public art to enjoy along the way!

REGISTER IN ADVANCE OR SHOW UP THE NIGHT OF!

Half of the seats on the trolley or mini coach will always be available (first-come, first-served), completely free, to anyone who shows up on Gallery Night! The other half of the seats are available to reserve in advance via Eventbrite. We ask that you donate $1 when you check out, for the convenience of guaranteeing your spot on the tour of your choice ahead of time.

save your spot on Eventbrite

Accessibility notes:

  • Many of the Gallery Night art spaces are wheelchair accessible. However, the trolleys we hire for Gallery Night cannot accommodate wheelchairs.

  • All tours involve some walking and some stops may include stairs.

  • We invite wheelchair users to enjoy self-guided tours on Gallery Night, and have created some suggestions (Make Your Own Tour page) where we note which galleries are wheelchair accessible.

Some notes to help you out the night of the event!

  • We recommend arriving to the Graduate 5 to 10 minutes before your tour time. One of our volunteers will be at a podium with a Gallery Night banner, near the main entrance, and will check you in and answer any questions!

  • If your plans change, please remember to cancel your Eventbrite reservation so that someone else can enjoy the tour.

  • Tours occasionally run late. We recommend allowing buffer time if you're planning on attending another event after ours.

October 16 Gallery Night - 5:30 pm tour details announced!

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Join us this month! We will leave at 5:30 pm from the Graduate Hotel, and return to the Graduate around 7:30 pm. This tour will be led by Gallery Night Guide Larisa Martino and will visit the following locations and exhibits:

Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts presents its Sixth Annual Spotlight Member Exhibition, a juried show featuring a collection of work by RICPA members. Also on view this month is Unearthing an Insane Past, a solo exhibition of new work by RICPA member Martha Wakefield. Wakfield’s body of work poignantly explores the complicated histories of asylums and carceral institutions.   

Anahid Ypres Studio, where you can get an inside look at the artist's space, & have the pleasure of seeing both in progress & finished paintings! 

The Repair Atelier presents In the Making: Open Studio, featuring Jeffrey Boomer, Derek Bernstein, and Markus Berger. Opening reception October 16, 5-9pm, during Gallery Night.

The Chazan Gallery at Wheeler presents Past Tense / Present Visions: A Wheeler Alumni Exhibition—a celebration of creativity across generations of the Wheeler School

alumni community. This special exhibition showcases works by alumni artists spanning a wide range of class years and artistic practices.

REGISTER IN ADVANCE OR SHOW UP THE NIGHT OF!

Half of the spots on the tour will always be available (first-come, first-served), completely free, to anyone who shows up on Gallery Night! The other half of the seats are available to reserve in advance via Eventbrite. We ask that you donate $1 when you check out, for the convenience of guaranteeing your spot on the tour of your choice ahead of time.

save your spot on Eventbrite

Accessibility notes:

  • Please note that there is no elevator, only stairs, for Anahid Ypres Art Studio and the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts

  • Many of the Gallery Night art spaces are wheelchair accessible. However, the trolleys we hire for Gallery Night cannot accommodate wheelchairs.

  • All tours involve some walking and some stops may include stairs.

  • We invite wheelchair users to enjoy self-guided tours on Gallery Night, and have created some suggestions (Make Your Own Tour page) where we note which galleries are wheelchair accessible.

Some notes to help you out the night of the event!

  • We recommend arriving to the Graduate 5 to 10 minutes before your tour time. One of our volunteers will be at a podium with a Gallery Night banner, near the main entrance, and will check you in and answer any questions!

  • If your plans change, please remember to cancel your Eventbrite reservation so that someone else can enjoy the tour.

  • Tours occasionally run late. We recommend allowing buffer time if you're planning on attending another event after ours.

October 16 Gallery Night - 5:45 pm tour details announced!

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Join us this month for Gallery Night! We will leave at 5:45 pm from the Graduate Hotel, and return to the Graduate around 7:45 pm. This tour will be led by Gallery Night Guide Jenn Wilson and will visit the following locations and exhibits:

Galerie le Domaine presents an exhibition of abstract paintings by multi-disciplinary artist  Karin Gielen. Located at the offices of Domain Properties, Galerie le Domaine is dedicated to presenting established and emerging artists from Rhode Island in an intimate venue that allows for interaction with artists on Gallery Nights.

Angell Street Galleries presents their Autumn Exhibition featuring the work of 12 artists creating in a variety of media. 

Kreatelier,  a fabric concept store and interior decor studio, will celebrate 150 years of Liberty London by showcasing iconic textile and wallpaper designs.

Studio Hop a local studio and shop specializing in contemporary fine art, hand crafts, jewelry, ceramics, and clothing.

REGISTER IN ADVANCE OR SHOW UP THE NIGHT OF!

Half of the seats on the trolley or mini coach will always be available (first-come, first-served), completely free, to anyone who shows up on Gallery Night! The other half of the seats are available to reserve in advance via Eventbrite. We ask that you donate $1 when you check out, for the convenience of guaranteeing your spot on the tour of your choice ahead of time.

save your spot on Eventbrite

Accessibility notes:

  • Many of the Gallery Night art spaces are wheelchair accessible. However, the trolleys we hire for Gallery Night cannot accommodate wheelchairs.

  • All tours involve some walking and some stops may include stairs.

  • We invite wheelchair users to enjoy self-guided tours on Gallery Night, and have created some suggestions (Make Your Own Tour tab page) where we note which galleries are wheelchair accessible.

Some notes to help you out the night of the event!

  • We recommend arriving to the Graduate 5 to 10 minutes before your tour time. One of our volunteers will be at a podium with a Gallery Night banner, near the main entrance, and will check you in and answer any questions!

  • If your plans change, please remember to cancel your Eventbrite reservation so that someone else can enjoy the tour.

  • Tours occasionally run late. We recommend allowing buffer time if you're planning on attending another event after ours.

October 16 Gallery Night - 6:00 pm tour details announced!

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Join us this month! We will leave at 6:00 pm from the Graduate Providence, and finish our tour at that same location around 8:00 pm. This tour will be led by Gallery Night Guide Danielle Wolfrum. We will visit the following locations and exhibits:

AS220 Project Space presents Scrappy, an exhibition by Linsey Wallace that incorporates sculpture, installation, performance and video to explore class disparity, connectivity and ecology. The artist’s use of personal storytelling and somatic gestures seeks to activate the liminal space between physicality, impression, collective memory and imagination.

AS220 Reading Room presents Peonies by Roger Williams — a series of acrylic paintings and sculptures that explore moments of softness and vulnerability.

The Avenue Concept presents A Season of Ripples: A Public Art Infusion — a group exhibition showcasing over 50 Rhode Island-based artists, opening on October 16 at the TAC Paintbar Gallery. The Ripples Project included the painting of 50 utility boxes and five large-scale murals throughout Providence between 2024 and 2025. The exhibit showcases all RIPPLES art pieces as part of our project-end celebration.

E.M. Bannister Gallery  presents In Bannister’s Footsteps: A Contemporary Journey, a continuation of a series of community projects initiated by The Bannister Community Art Project (BCAP). Since 2021, BCAP has worked to engage with communities and foster cross-cultural relationships and conversations. This exhibition highlights five contemporary artists, Shawndavid Berry, Doug Cowan, Darrel Perkins, Ponnapa Prakkamakul, and Michael Talbot, whose work reimagines and celebrates the life and legacy of prominent nineteenth-century Providence artist (and the gallery’s namesake) Edward Mitchell Bannister.

REGISTER IN ADVANCE OR SHOW UP THE NIGHT OF!

Half of the seats on the trolley or mini coach will always be available (first-come, first-served), completely free, to anyone who shows up on Gallery Night! The other half of the seats are available to reserve in advance via Eventbrite. We ask that you donate $1 when you check out, for the convenience of guaranteeing your spot on the tour of your choice ahead of time.

save your spot on Eventbrite

Accessibility notes:

  • Many of the Gallery Night art spaces are wheelchair accessible. However, the trolleys we hire for Gallery Night cannot accommodate wheelchairs.

  • All tours involve some walking and some stops may include stairs.

  • We invite wheelchair users to enjoy self-guided tours on Gallery Night, and have created some suggestions (Make Your Own Tour page) where we note which galleries are wheelchair accessible.

Some notes to help you out the night of the event!

  • We recommend arriving to the WFAC 5 to 10 minutes before your tour time. One of our volunteers will be at a podium with a Gallery Night banner, near the main entrance, and will check you in and answer any questions!

  • If your plans change, please remember to cancel your Eventbrite reservation so that someone else can enjoy the tour.

  • Tours occasionally run late. We recommend allowing buffer time if you're planning on attending another event after ours.