Interconnected, is a month-long exhibition in the WaterFire Arts Center gallery created in celebration of Earth Month through a creative partnership between Gather Farm, Gather Glass, and WaterFire Providence. The exhibition is on view from Wednesday, March 29 through Thursday, April 27, 2023, with an opening reception on Wednesday, March 29 from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The opening coincides with a PechaKucha PVD event in the Main Hall.

This exhibition reflects, honors, and celebrates our interconnection with nature as a source of awe, inspiration, creativity, and wisdom. Animals, trees, plants, and fungi learned to coexist – to thrive, repair, and evolve – long before humans made their mark. We now look to nature as a guide and teacher. We plant seeds that give us food to sustain us. We cultivate herbs and plants that heal us. We watch the animals and learn from their teachings. As we share in gratitude for all that this extraordinary planet provides, let us be conscious about protecting the many interconnected ecosystems that nourish and give us life.

A Gather Farm Ice Cream Social will be held on Sunday, April 16 starting at 2:00 p.m. The third Thursday of the month, April 20, is Gallery Night Providence, the WFAC gallery as well as other galleries in the city are open late and trolley tours are available. See the full list of additional exhibition-related activities below.

The WaterFire Arts Center store + gallery hours are Wednesday – Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., and Thursday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. 

Exhibition Related Events

• Wednesday, March 29 Opening Reception, 5 – 8 pm
  PechaKucha PVD, presentations start at 8:20 pm in the Main Hall
• Thursday, March 30 Sitting with Each Other: An Introduction to Social Meditation, 6 – 7:30 pm
  Space is limited, please register here.
• Saturday, April 8 Worm Composting Workshop, three sessions, 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm
  Space is limited, please register here.
• Saturday, April 8 Gather Herbs for your Health, two sessions, 2 pm and 3:30 pm
  Space is limited, please register here.
• Saturday, April 15 Shiitake Mushroom Log Workshop, two sessions, 10 am, and 11:30 am
  Space is limited, please register here. SOLD OUT, visit gatherfarm.com/classes for more!
• Sunday, April 16 Gather Farm Ice Cream Social, 2 – 4 pm
• Thursday, April 20, Gallery Night Providence
• Sunday, April 23  Root Down Yoga, 9 am
  Space is limited, please register here.

About Gather

Gather is a community of growers, creators, and community builders in Rhode Island with a mission to nurture people through food, experiences, and connections. 

Gather Farm is a small-scale, chemical-free, regenerative farm situated on ten acres in Johnston, Rhode Island that has a deep history of farming for the community for over 100 years. Gather believes in caretaking the land in a way that cultivates the health and vitality of the soil ecology, the living things that grow in it and on it, the people that engage with it and are nourished by it, and its intersection with the greater community. gatherfarm.com | Instagram: @gather.farm

Gather Glass offers glass-blowing lessons at their studio and gallery located on Atwells Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island. The teachers at Gather are master glassblowers with a love and passion for glass. Gather’s hope is to create an experience that inspires others. gatherglass.com | Instagram: @gatherglass