Visitors to Rhode Island will have the chance until June 29th to view the first annual State Native American Art Exhibit. The show, which features work from Eastern Woodland artists, is currently on display in the Atrium Gallery, One Capitol Hill in Providence. Painter and educator Deborah Spears Moorehead, the shows curator, was kind enough […]
At some point during his years at Rhode Island School of Design, Eric Telfort was warned, Many are called, few are chosen, or words to that effect, by one of his teachers. Painting canvases in the 21st century doesnt exactly come with job security, benefits and a pension. The financial demands of life after college […]
First an instance from my lips Then through nimble fingertips A poem I write to sum it up For you and me Yes, I linger too. Upon these keys Words flow with ease And I appease the torture that resides upon my brow. This torture of which I speak Not from a mouth weak nor […]
By Genette Nowak The galleries dedicated to the artistic sensibilities of the twentieth century at the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (the RISD Museum) now reveal a more complete story with the modern vision of Aaron Douglas (1899-1979), told through his oil painting, the cover image for this issue, Building More Stately […]
By Soren Sorensen Next time youre out walking, look around for plaques, engraved stone or other prominent signage in and around building entrances, beneath statues or on park benches. Youll run across countless names, some likely familiar to you but maybe many more that are unfamiliar. College campuses are perfect for this. At Rhode Island […]
by Chad Beauchemin August 23, 2011 will mark the five-year anniversary of my sons death, but that date too will mark the day I bring him back to life. People have said Im crazy, and I would have to agree that it may look that way, but Im notnot at all. Obsession towards a […]
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