Join us this month on November 20th! We have five guided tours traveling to so many creative spaces around Providence. Check out our tour map and visit our Upcoming Events page to reserve a spot in advance!
November 20 Gallery Night - 5:00 pm Walking Tour details announced!
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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)
Visitors enjoying photographs of 50 painted utility boxes at The Avenue Concept’s A Season of Ripples: A Public Art Infusion group showcase during October’s Gallery Night.
Thank you to all who attended our October 16th Gallery Night!
With 50 painted utility boxes on display through The Avenue Concept and artists celebrating Edward Bannister’s legacy at Bannister Gallery, Providence was alive with art during October’s Gallery Night!
Between the 5 free guided tours and people visiting galleries on their own, we had over 400 people attend. The tours attracted a variety of folks, both local and as far as Colorado!
Be sure to keep telling your friends and family about Gallery Night!
“What a unique experience that sets Providence apart from all the other art communities! I was able to learn about impressive and important art spaces by the most incredible tour guide, Larissa. She herself is a wonderful artist and made the tour so enjoyable. I plan to come to future tours and will bring groups next time. I’d love to get involved more with Gallery Night!”
Scrappy — installation by Lindsey Wallace at AS220’s Project Space
Peonies — exhibition of works by Roger Williams at AS220’s Reading Room
October’s stops included an intriguing array of showcases featuring a huge range of mediums, styles, and themes. On the 6pm tour, guests marveled at Linsey Wallace’s otherworldly installation — Scrappy — which transformed AS220’s Project Space with reused fabrics, and used, in Wallace’s words “sculpture, installation, performance and video to explore class disparity, connectivity and ecology.”
AS220’s Reading Room featured the playful figurative paintings and sculptures of Roger Williams, exploring “moments of softness and vulnerability.”
At Bannister Gallery, visitors were immersed in a group exhibition, In Bannister’s Footsteps: A Contemporary Journey, a continuation of a series of community projects initiated by The Bannister Community Art Project (BCAP). This showcase featured the work of five different artists whose work celebrates the spirit of Edward Mitchell Bannister — a renowned 19th century painter and one of the founders of the Providence Art Club.
Victoria Gao, Director of Bannister Gallery, told visitors that some of the artists in this exhibition “snuck” Edward Bannister or references to him into their pieces. The group had a great time looking for the “hidden Bannisters” as they made their way around the gallery! Thai contemporary visual artist and landscape architect, Ponnapa Prakkamakul incorporated the profiles of Bannister and his wife Christiana Carteaux Bannister into the horizon of her piece (featured above, right).
Gallery Night guests celebrated the finale of their evening at The Avenue Concept’s Ripples Artist Recognition ceremony! Every wall of the gallery’s main room was adorned with photographs for A Season of Ripples: A Public Art Infusion – a group exhibition featuring over 50 painted utility boxes located around the city.
“[A] very well organized tour!! It was really enjoyable, didn’t feel pressure to know art just able to appreciate it in its different forms. Great night and I will definitely go again!!!”
The evening also featured an artist talk by Shey “Rí Acu” Rio Rivera. Shey discussed their project, the Providence Cabinet of Curiosities (aka PVD Curio). The PVD Curio is a public art mural by located at 125-135 Washington Street that features meaningful personal possessions/objects from Providence residents. When speaking to the significance of their project, Shey said that the mural contains “things from all corners of the world” — items that tell the stories and journeys of the people who carry them.
October 16th Tour Map!
Join us this month on October 16th! We have five guided tours traveling to so many creative spaces around Providence. Check out our tour map and visit our Upcoming Events page to reserve a spot in advance!
October 16 Gallery Night - 5:00 pm tour details announced!
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
Visitors enjoying works in the Annual Faculty Exhibition at Bannister Gallery last month | Photo Credit, Victoria Gao
Thank you to all who attended our September 18th Gallery Night!
From John Bhogal’s I deserved a better goodbye at the AS220 Main Gallery to the Bannister Gallery’s Annual Faculty Showcase, September’s Gallery Night was an evening of installations, artists, and the public in conversation — full of immersive exhibitions where visitors engaged not only with the artwork but also with the curation of each space.
Between the 6 free guided tours and people visiting the gallery shows on their own, we had over 250 people participate. The tours attracted a variety of folks, both local and as far as Missouri, Florida, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and San Juan Puerto Rico!
Be sure to keep telling your friends and family about Gallery Night!
“Love seeing nooks and crannies of my city I would never know are there. ”
“We visited very interesting galleries, great art work, everything was good. ”
Installation by Paul Myoda in poly-perspectives
September’s exhibitions unfolded like self-contained worlds, each with its own story, rhythm, and sense of place. Guests on the 5:45pm tour experienced the luminescent, industrial-inspired installations by Paul Myoda at The Chazan Gallery. The entrance to the gallery became a portal to another realm – glowing walls adorned with sculptures shimmered in the dark and the space took on a life entirely of its own.
Artwork by Jazzmen Lee-Johnson at AS220 Aborn Gallery
Those on the 5pm tour got to play video games, reflect in a dining room, gather in a living room, and engage with a transformative exhibition, GO ‘HEAD, FIX YOU A PLATE at AS220’s Aborn Gallery. Curators Jazzmen Lee-Johnson and Persephone Allen put the work of four artists in conversation to evoke Black matriarchal home spaces. As visitors were invited into the gallery, they were asked to ponder: what does it mean to make a home? To create and share space? Space to celebrate, to grieve, to come together?
The vibrancy of Gallery Night continued at Angell Street Galleries where visitors on the 6pm tour explored the work of 12 different artists, creating in a variety of media, in a group Autumn Exhibition. Figurative artist Grace Tasel created an evocative charcoal piece directly on one of the gallery’s walls for the show, and artist Richard Bradly showcased his gizmos — intricate, moving and curious little sculptures, through which he shares [in his own words] "secret thoughts, personal stories, and hidden signals that can be triggered by precious inanimate possessions."
Check out more September’s highlights!
September 18 Gallery Night - Tour Map
Join us this month on September 18th! We have six guided tours traveling to so many creative spaces around Providence. Check out our tour map and visit our Upcoming Events page to reserve a spot in advance!
September 18 Gallery Night - 5:00 pm tour details announced!
Join us this month! We will leave at 5:00 pm from the Graduate Hotel, and finish our tour at that same location around 7:00 pm. The tour will be led by Gallery Night Guide Barbara Zdravesky and will visit the following locations and exhibits:
AS220 Aborn Gallery presents GO ‘HEAD, FIX YOU A PLATE, an exhibition that brings together works by Jazzmen Lee-Johnson, Becci Davis, Jordan Seaberry, and Dominique Sindayiganza. Through prints, paintings, textiles, furniture, animations, and installation, these artists transform AS220’s Aborn Gallery and evoke Black matriarchal home spaces where families gather to party, resist, mourn, organize, and seek respite.
AS220 Main Gallery presents I deserved a better goodbye, an exhibition by John Bhogal. John Bhogal’s creations show the capacity to overcome, to heal and to thrive. Although, today John Bhogal still lives under the pressure of everyday reality, he continues to tattoo and inspire others to self express, finding the light within darkness through paintings.
Rhode Island State Archives presents A Good for the Public: Public Social Welfare in Rhode Island, an exhibition examining the history of State-run institutions and the experiences of those who utilized them. Artifacts and records from these facilities, including physical objects from The Public Archaeology Lab, will accompany the exhibition.
The Avenue Concept presents, This is Us: A Taste of Culture featuring the work of artist, educator, activist, and community leader, Sara Monteiro–SimplySara. Sara’s art celebrates her African/Cape Verdean and African-American heritage through storytelling, while also engaging in important discussions about “race, identity, and purpose.”
134 Collaborative presents Exquisite Corpse, an exhibition of metal works by Calvin Hubbard and David Karoff. Both artists were inspired by the Surrealist practice of creating “Exquisite Corpses,” an exercise in which artists would each take a turn contributing an isolated design on a section of paper to create a fantastical image. Karoff and Hubbard’s metal sculptures, on display in the Black Box Theater, draw from this collaborative, process-oriented, approach to artmaking while also using the material to explore themes of “industrial production, environment, weight, and decay.”
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.
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.
September 18 Gallery Night - 5:30 pm tour details announced!
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 is a walking tour, so make sure you wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather! This tour will be led by Gallery Night Guide Jenn Wilson and will visit the following locations and exhibits:
The Gallery at City Hall presents Voices of Providence, a group exhibition featuring local artists Namoo Song, Ryan Lee, and Avery Tucker-Smith.
AS220 Project Space/Reading Room presents Then and Again, an exhibition of drawings by Michael Yefko, exploring the ways bodies of work evolve and interrelate over time and the diversity of approaches different materials offer.
Anahid Ypres, where you can get an inside look at the artist's space, & have the pleasure of seeing both in progress & finished paintings!
Rhode Island Center for the Photographic Arts presents On the Street: with Harvey Stein a Call for Street Photography. This exhibition explores the perspectives of multiple photographers, celebrating chance encounters, random incidents, and the challenge of capturing meaningful images without pre-planning.
AND there will be lots of public art and architecture along the way!
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.
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.
September 18 Gallery Night - 5:45 pm tour details announced!
Join us this month! 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 Rex Blumenthal and will visit the following locations and exhibits:
Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice presents The Unfinished Conversation Series, a collaborative, global, oral history project that examines how systems of racial slavery and European colonialism have shaped the modern world. The project, now archived in Brown University’s John Jay Library, is a “living repository” of over 150 interviews exploring collective experiences, histories, and memories of colonial oppression.
The Chazan Gallery at Wheeler presents poly-perspectives, a solo exhibition showcasing a series of luminescent, industrial-inspired installations by Paul Myoda.
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.
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.
September Gallery Night - 6:00 pm tour details announced!
Join us this month for Gallery Night! We will leave at 6:00 pm from the Graduate Hotel, and return to the Graduate around 8:00 pm. This tour will be led by Gallery Night Guide Rosemary Rocchio and will visit the following locations and exhibits:
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.
Opening celebration and performance, September 18.
Paper Nautilus presents Parallel Perspectives, featuring the work of abstract artists Jon Krasner and Brenda van der Beek.
Angell Street Galleries presents their Autumn Exhibition featuring the work of 12 artists creating in a variety of media.
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.
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.