WaterFire is pleased to be partnered with Dr. Joseph Chazan in continuing his original project with Bert Crenca of AS220, in creating a new, permanent online resource for NetWorks Rhode Island. For the first time, the 113 NetWorks Rhode Island video portraits, most directed by Richard Goulis, are aggregated and presented… Read More »Introducing the new NetWorks Rhode Island Website
Take a walking tour through the WaterFire Arts Center! Click and drag on the video in order to change the angle of view! The tour begins on the aerial bridge connecting the North and South second floors, before exploring the office spaces, a between floor mezzanine, and the work spaces… Read More »360˚ Tour of the WaterFire Arts Center
Sponsored by Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation and Lifetime Medical [one_half] [/one_half] [one_half_last] [/one_half_last] Saturday, October 1st, 2016 Weather update: There is rain in the forecast for Saturday. The WaterFire lighting and Flames of Hope events are going ahead as planned. Some onshore programming may be curtailed, updates will be posted… Read More »October 1st, 2016 – Full Lighting
One of The WaterFire Arts Center’s defining characteristics is the elevated sky bridge spanning the width of the building. It has just received its new concrete floor, and in a few days, we will be using it to access our space! The west facing wall has received nearly all of… Read More »Building for the Future Episode 16 | Sky Bridge Concrete Pour and Window Install
One largely unknown fact about WaterFire: everything we use for the event, except for the braziers, is set up in the morning before most people have risen, and taken down after the final visitors leave. Sometimes it takes until 2:30 or 3:00 in the morning before the last WaterFire truck… Read More »Volunteer Spotlight: Josh Jefferis
Sponsored by the Confucius Institute & US-China Institute at Bryant University and Nortek [one_half] [/one_half] [one_half_last] [/one_half_last] Saturday, September 24th, 2016 [one_half] Sunset: 6:38 p.m. Lighting time: 6:53 p.m. The fires will remain lit until 12:30 a.m. Music Program [/one_half] [one_half_last] Join us a volunteer for this event! [/one_half_last]… Read More »September 24th, 2016 – Full Lighting
Both the interior and the exterior of the WaterFire Arts Center are coming together quickly! The north face of the building has received its new windows and on the interior, the wall studs for the new rooms and cubicles are being installed. Building for the Future is supported by TRAC… Read More »Building for the Future Episode 15 | Wall Studs and Window Install
The second floor of the WaterFire Arts Center was poured a few days ago. The material sets quickly so the work is done in as little time as possible. With the new floor in place, workers are able to begin work constructing the walls that will shape the space into… Read More »Building for the Future Episode 14 | Second Floor Cement Pour
[one_half] Sponsored by the Providence Tourism Council. [/one_half] [one_half_last] [/one_half_last] Sunday, September 4th, 2016 WEATHER UPDATE: Weather looks great, clear, no rain, perhaps some breeze. Please come join us. All events are proceeding as planned. Updates will be posted here if needed. We look forward to seeing you tonight. Updated: 9/4/2016 4:45… Read More »September 4th, 2016 – Full Lighting
Check out this spectacular aerial footage of the WaterFire Arts Center! The scale of the building becomes clear when you take a lap of the building from roof height. Be on the lookout for Providence landmarks the Rhode Island State House and Biltmore Hotel for a sense of location. And keep… Read More »Building for the Future Episode 13 | Bird’s Eye View
