WaterFire Arts Center Calendar
MAIN HALL EXHIBITIONS
Thursday, July 13 through Sunday, August 20, 2023
[Providence Biennial for Contemporary Arts] Concurrent Exhibitions Poiesis and Remedy at the WaterFire Arts Center
In 2021, the Providence Biennial of Contemporary Arts launched Providence Curates, an initiative that focuses specifically on recruiting emerging curators and assisting them in developing exhibitions of contemporary art. Through a creative partnership between the Providence Biennial and the WaterFire Arts Center, concurrent exhibitions curated by two Providence curators, POIESIS and REMEDY will be on view at the WaterFire Arts Center in the Main Hall and gallery from Thursday, July 13 through Sunday, August 20, 2023.
POIESIS: Street Culture & The Art of the City curated by Melaine Ferdinand-King and REMEDY curated by Joel Rosario Tapia explore the theme Commemoration.
There will be an opening reception on Thursday, July 13 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. More details to be announced soon, as well as additional dates and times for exhibit-related programming and events.
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IN THE GALLERY
Thursday, June 1 through Sunday, July 9, 2023
If These Walls Could Talk, a group exhibition by the 2022-2023 WaterFire Accelerate Artist Cohort
If These Walls Could Talk, a group exhibition by the 2022-2023 WaterFire Accelerate Artist Cohort: Denzel Amoah, Justin DeGraide, Savaree “Sav” Hazard-Chaney, Hannah Nahas, Rhue Nobre, and Elijah Trice. Learn more about the artists.
The month-long exhibition is on view in the WaterFire Arts Center gallery from Thursday, June 1 through Sunday, July 9, 2023 with an opening reception on Thursday, June 1 from 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. The third Thursday of the month, June 15, is Gallery Night Providence, the WFAC gallery as well as other galleries in the city are open late and trolley tours are available. An artist panel will take place within the month, date soon to be announced.
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