art installations Archives - WaterFire Providence

Woonasquatucket River Greenway Arts (WRGA)

by Tim Blankenship
July 17, 2019February 6, 2020
4 min read

WRGA is a series of site-specific performances and temporary works demonstrating the potential for a public art park along the banks of Providence’s historic urban waterway. This initiative is being produced by the City of Providence’s Department of Art, Culture + Tourism in partnership with WaterFire, The Steel Yard, The… Read More »Woonasquatucket River Greenway Arts (WRGA)

The Rosa Parks House Project at the WaterFire Arts Center

by Tim Blankenship
August 14, 2018September 8, 2020
4 min read

Ryan Mendoza’s The Rosa Parks House Project is an art installation that honors Rosa Parks and the struggles she faced due to her courageous leadership in the civil rights movement. The house speaks to issues of the centrality of family connection in the African American experience, of the Great Migration, of segregation, of redlining of faulty mortgages and… Read More »The Rosa Parks House Project at the WaterFire Arts Center