This July and August, join us for a special monthly tour departing from the Gateway Center at Roger Williams Park!
We will leave at 6:00 pm, and finish our tour around 8:00 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 Irene Yibirin with Guest Guide Ariel Tavares. We will visit the following locations and exhibits:
La Galería del Barrio presents Somos Rhode Island: Latino Portraits, showcasing a collection of 30 portraits created by artist René Gómez. Behind each portrait, there is a unique story from an individual from Rhode Island’s Latino community, highlighting the diversity of experiences, challenges overcome, and meaningful contributions of Latinas, Latinos, and Latinx individuals. Together, these faces form a vibrant mosaic of migration, identity, and cultural heritage – underscoring the lasting impact of Latino history in shaping the state’s present and future.
The Avenue Concept presents Local: A Group Show of Collaborators, exploring asset-based thinking within Providence’s queer and BIPOC communities—highlighting resilience, creativity, and cultural wealth through art that centers identity, place, and collective strength.
The Roger Williams Park Gateway Center presents “Blue Collar Rhody”, a collection capturing the strength, solidarity, and cultural pride of Cape Verdean longshoremen whose work helped shape the identity and history of the Fox Point neighborhood. Through powerful visuals and storytelling, the gallery celebrates their enduring legacy.
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.