Join us for May Gallery Night! We will leave at 6:00 pm from the Graduate Hotel, and finish our tour at that same location 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 Jenn Wilson. We will visit the following locations and exhibits:
Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts presents Bill Parker: A Matter of Influence, Collected Works by Students, Friends & Colleagues of William E. Parker. RIPCA is pleased to be able to present this exhibition to honor and reflect on Bill Parker’s influence on photography and the careers of the assembled exhibitors. Looking for a way to underscore Bill’s efforts, and the lasting effect he’s had on the included artists, this exhibition is not organized by artist, but presented to highlight some of the major themes in Parker’s teaching. The exhibition includes a small collection of work by Renee Allie, Maruro Altamura, Stephan Apicella-Hitchcock, John Back, Reenie Barrows, Stephan Brigidi, Hilary French, Wendy Gogel, Peg Harrigan, Ted Hendrickson, Bob Kelley, Mary Kocol, Dean Kotula, Bob Martin, Stephen Petegorski, David Seigel, Jim Stone, Brian Swift, and John Willis.
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!
Bannister Statue, sculpted by local artist Gage Prentiss. Stop by the bronze statue of Edward Mitchell Bannister, a pioneering Black painter and key figure in Providence’s art history. Learn how his legacy lives on through this powerful public tribute. “Sitting on a bench at Market Square, looking out at the Providence River, sketching in his sketchbook, I will capture a moment Edward Bannister repeated countless times in his life. The sculpture and plaque will create an encounter with him where people can sit and pose for pictures, whet their curiosity about his art, and enjoy the wonder and whimsy of imagining who this person was from the past. I want to help elevate him in Providence and beyond.”
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.