We will leave at 5:15 pm from the Graduate Hotel at 11 Dorrance Street, and return to the Graduate around 7:15 pm. September tours include exclusive spaces showcased in partnership with DESIGNxRI.
This tour will be led by Gallery Night Guide Bradly VanDerStad and will be via trolley or mini coach. We will visit the following locations and exhibits:
AS220 Project Space - At AS220 Project Space, experience Contemplative Remains, an exhibit by Jamie Murphy Hlynsky. Pieces from across different mediums are selected to reflect on current or historical American icons and the issues they represent. In the Reading Room, To The Letter by Emily Coxe pairs early obsessive hand-lettered phrases in gouache work with more recent work that re-investigates the gestures of layering and warping.
Asterfields (with DESIGNxRI) - Asterfields is an independent design house where art meets life, celebrating the intersection of craft, color, and creativity. The studio designs products to be lived in, treasured, and worn out, and strives to inspire self-expression and celebrate the individuality of their customers. This month, they are thrilled to present Garden of Delights, an exhibit of mixed media paintings by Nicole Deponte.
Galerie le Domaine - Galerie le Domaine presents a solo exhibition of the works of Neal Walsh. Walsh’s work is primarily abstract, playing with the subtleties of light & variations of forms, evoking the urban mill he began his painting career in & the rural community where he now lives and paints.
RISD Museum - The RISD Museum has a variety of different exhibits on view. On the Gallery Night tour, you can get a taste of the many amazing exhibits that the museum has to offer! This month, explore their newest exhibition Listen!, curated by the RISD art circle, a group of teens from RI and MA.
REGISTER IN ADVANCE OR SHOW UP THE NIGHT OF!
Half of the seats on the trolley or mini coach will always be available (first-come, first-served), completely free, to anyone who shows up on Gallery Night! The other half of the seats are available to reserve in advance via Eventbrite. We ask that you donate $1 when you check out, for the convenience of guaranteeing your spot on the tour of your choice ahead of time.
Accessibility notes:
Many of the Gallery Night art spaces are wheelchair accessible. However, the trolleys we hire for Gallery Night cannot accommodate wheelchairs.
All tours involve some walking and some stops may include stairs.
We invite wheelchair users to enjoy self-guided tours on Gallery Night, and have created some suggestions (Make Your Own Tour tab page) where we note which galleries are wheelchair accessible.
Some notes to help you out the night of the event!
We recommend arriving to the Graduate 5 to 10 minutes before your tour time. One of our volunteers will be at a podium with a Gallery Night banner, near the main entrance, and will check you in and answer any questions!
If your plans change, please remember to cancel your Eventbrite reservation so that someone else can enjoy the tour.
Tours occasionally run late. We recommend allowing buffer time if you're planning on attending another event after ours.
