Illuminating Rhode Island
For Nearly 30 Years
WATERFIRE ARTS CENTER’s 2024 summer Exhibition
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Starts at Sunset Returns for Second Year Supported by the Providence Tourism Council
A Community Gathering on the Michael S. Van Leesten Memorial Pedestrian Bridge on June 20, July 25, and September 12 Starts At Sunset, a community gathering on the Michael S.…
TroopTop Thursdays, a Summer Time Rooftop Bar at the WaterFire Arts Center Returns
WaterFire Providence announces the return of TroopTop Thursdays at the WaterFire Arts Center in partnership with Troop PVD and supported by Brady Sullivan Properties and the US Rubber Lofts. Beginning June 13, 2024.
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WaterFire Providence’s Earth Month Cleanups on Providence’s Rivers and In the Valley Neighborhood Are a Huge Success
Volunteers, interns, and staff staying dry at our Earth Month Cleanup at the WaterFire Arts Center. Photograph by Laura Duclos. On Saturday, April 20th WaterFire Providence hosted 2 two Earth…
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Due to declining revenue from sponsorship, the long-term financial impacts caused by the pandemic and in an effort to reduce expenses, our summer WaterFire events will now end at 11 PM instead of midnight. Thank you for understanding.
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WaterFire has literally and figuratively illuminated Rhode Island for nearly three decades. Every season, around a million visitors flock to the state to experience this incredible public art installation. One small non-profit organization has transformed our city and state in incredible ways, but we cannot do it alone.
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Video credits: Fire dancer Spogga has performed at WaterFire events for many years. He is also a talented musician living and working in New Orleans. Storyteller Len Cabral is shown during his appearance at our Rosa Parks House Project exhibition. Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon was the centerpiece of our To the Moon and Beyond: Celebrating the 50th-Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing exhibition.
