I've worked at WaterFire Providence since 2003. For the first 9 years of my career, I worked in the Production Shop learning all of the details that go into the physical production of the event. In 2012 transitioned to the role of managing WaterFire's social media and web presence. I now head up WaterFire Providence's digital projects including, web, social, databases, and our physical IT infrastructure.
Have you ever wondered where those exposed steel beams come from? Follow along with the whole process of the build from paper plans to steel parts to installing structural elements! And it turns out that the fabricators who made them up for the WaterFire Arts Center are just down the street… Read More »Building for the Future Episode 4 | Steel Fabrication and Installation
[one_half] Sponsored by Bank of America [/one_half] [one_half_last] [/one_half_last] May 28th, 2016 Event Info: [one_half] Sunset: 8:11 p.m. Lighting time: 8:31 p.m. The fires will remain lit until 12:30 a.m. Music Program [/one_half] [one_half_last] Tonight’s lighting is dedicated to our friend and former board member Michael Obel-Omia. Get well soon! [/one_half_last] All Full WaterFire installations light… Read More »May 28th, 2016 – Full Lighting
This event is being sponsored by The MET High School, Celebrating 20 Years [one_half] May 21st, 2016 Event Info: Sunset: 8:05 p.m. Lighting time: 8:25 p.m. The fires will remain lit until 11:30 p.m. Music Program [/one_half] [one_half_last] [/one_half_last] A pre show performance on the basin stage will kick off the event… Read More »May 21st, 2016 – Basin Lighting
Over the past couple of weeks, The WaterFire Arts Center has had its roof replaced! Earlier we posted this video as the materials were being delivered up to the roof by crane. At this time the roofing on the main section of the building is nearly complete. It is pretty clear just how vast an improvement the new roof is over the old.
Read More »Building for the Future Bonus Content | Roofing the WaterFire Arts Center
The noise and action taking place at the WaterFire Art Center during selective demolition were intense. Hulking machines filled the cavernous space and shifted great piles of soil and cement, while men on lifts with acetylene torches brought down pipes a child could crawl through from thirty feet in the air. All in all, it was a very exciting time to be working inside of the space!
Read More »Building for the Future Episode 3 | Selective Demolition
Very exciting to see the roofing materials be delivered to the roof of the WaterFire Arts Center! A crew with a crane came in to help us get project materials to the roof of the WaterFire Arts Center. Jeff and Gary, the guys working on the ground, explained to me… Read More »Air Mail
Laura Duclos, the graphic designer at WaterFire Providence, has put together some amazing banners that showcase the future of the WaterFire arts center. They were printed by local business Hall of GraFX, headed by Gary Wallace, who graciously allowed us to film inside his studio.Read More »Building for the Future: Episode 2 | Construction Banner Installation
WaterFire Providence announces the first episode of Building for the Future: The Story of the WaterFire Arts Center web series! With the generous support of TRAC Builders Inc., it premieres April 18th, 2016. We encourage you to tune in and experience this revolutionary time with us!
Building Our Future is a web series that will share the development of The WaterFire Arts Center every other Monday. We will be investigating the construction process and interviewing the architects, contractors and WaterFire staff and volunteers who are making the project possible.Read More »Building for the Future: Episode 1
I have been covering the construction of the WaterFire Arts Center for months, and today one of the first tasks of construction is taking place that really makes me feel like the project is starting to come together: the tear down of the exterior wall space for the new main… Read More »A Door to the Future!
The West End of The WaterFire Arts Center is receiving a facade lift! Many of the bricks laid in 1929 during the building’s construction have been damaged by time and New England’s harsh winters. As part of the historic restoration, all bricks with scaled faces, cracks, or damaged mortar are… Read More »Brick by Brick
