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.