A Full WaterFire Lighting is Now Scheduled for October 24 We have some difficult news to share about this Saturday’s WaterFire. Due to the potential for a significant nor’easter to bring heavy rainfall and powerful winds to Rhode Island this weekend, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the… Read More »September 26 WaterFire Cancelled Due to Nor’easter Forecast
The WaterFire Arts Center is thrilled to celebrate the wonderful artists in America, Unfinished?! with our summer program series. Please join us every Thursday from 6 to 9 PM during July and August to meet the creative voices behind the exhibition, experience a special performance, or learn a new skill… Read More »Join the America, Unfinished?! Summer Program Series!
We are proud to announce the fifth cohort of WaterFire Accelerate, a year-long professional development program supporting artists under 30 as they build sustainable creative careers while living and working in Rhode Island. Supported by the U.S. Department of Labor, WaterFire Accelerate provides emerging artists with mentorship, professional training, and… Read More »Announcing the 2026 WaterFire Accelerate Cohort!
Are you an emerging artist ready to take the next step in your creative journey? WaterFire Providence is now accepting applications for the 2025–2026 WaterFire Accelerate cohort, a year-long professional development program designed to empower artists under 30. Each year, a cohort of 5–6 artists from diverse disciplines is selected… Read More »Applications Open for the 2025-2026 WaterFire Accelerate Cohort
As WaterFire Providence celebrates our 9th Annual FireBall Gala, we are excited to recognize the following exceptional Rhode Islanders with WaterFire Impact Awards in gratitude for their service and leadership that have shaped our community in so many ways. Valerie Tutson – Creative Impact Award Valerie Tutson is a nationally… Read More »Honoring this Year’s WaterFire Impact FireBall Honorees at our 9th Annual FireBall Gala!
We’re excited to announce the next chapter of exhibitions at the WaterFire Arts Center—an inspiring lineup of Rhode Island artists, bold ideas, and community-focused creativity. This summer and fall, we’re featuring five unique exhibitions that invite audiences to experience the work of both emerging and established artists from across the… Read More »2025 Summer + Fall Exhibitions at the WaterFire Arts Center
All of us will remember Michael at WaterFire and while we will miss his presence, we will work to continue his mission. Michael reached out to us all to share his gift of a red carnation to encourage each of us to reach forth and to grab the beauty of… Read More »Remembering Michael Grando
PORTALES: Reimagining the Future is an art exhibit presenting the variety of ways that artists and organizers in Rhode Island have strengthened our communities during the COVID-19 pandemic and the movement against racial injustice. In moments of difficulty, we can see how art can turn into ‘community portals’ that help… Read More »“PORTALES: Reimagining the Future” in the gallery at the WaterFire Arts Center, September 1 – October 9, 2022
Sunset, art, drinks, music = the ‘Troop’Top vibes at the WaterFire Arts Center on Thursdays, June 16, July 21, and August 18, this summer. Valley neighborhood favorite, Troop PVD, is bringing the drinks (+ snacks!) to the WFAC for these three summer nights, you can check them out down the… Read More »The Third Thursdays of Summer on the ‘Troop’Top at the WaterFire Arts Center
Faded, the gallery is a month-long exhibition at the WaterFire Arts Center exploring the lineage of graphic t-shirts from their earliest adaptations as a new medium for creative self expression in the 1930s to present day.
