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August 15 is not only Gallery Night, but on that date Gallery Night Providence will be the highlighted at the TroopTop Thursday event at WaterFire Arts Center.
These summer Thursday evenings on the roof at WaterFire Arts Center showcase art experiences and live music as well as cocktails in support of local non-profit organizations highlighted each week.
Stay tuned - more details coming soon!
It was wonderful to see so many people show up to our Kick-Off & Fundraiser and make it a great “Leap” night! Attendees enjoyed making origami frogs (and cranes!) while listening to live music and catching up with friends new and old. People also got to have tasty desserts and snacks, get their tarot reading, enjoy artwork on the walls, and participate in the raffle drawings.
We have so many people to thank for making this a great night. We’d like to thank Sprout CoWorking for offering the physical space where we held the event, and Bottles Fine Wine for the libations of the night.
Sarah Jane Lapp / Puzlkind
Beth Barron
Anahid Ypres
Gianna Auger
Sin Bakery
Reiners
RISD Museum
Foolproof Brewing
Dark Lady
Avanti
T’s Restaurant
Anthony Tomasselli
Nathaniel’s Bistro
Jerry’s Artarama
Kreatelier
Plant City
Salon Inspirations
Rhode Island Hot Yoga
Wildflour
Ewa Rose
Stellar Art Pottery
The Jungle Personal Training
Seven Stars Bakery
Elise Fortier
Irene Yibirin
Heebe-Tee-Tse Lee
Rosemary Rocchio
Laura Lee Brady
Lorna Clause
Michelle Lee
Zack Kroeger
Cassandre Fiering
Mike Ryan
Eric Barao
Sarina Mitchel
Michelle Maynard
Can you talk a little bit about The John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage at Brown? How did it come to be and what is the mission of the Center?
Brown's M.A. degree in public humanities offers a unique program of study for those interested in public engagement and the work of cultural organizations. Founded as the John Nicholas Brown Center for the Study of American Civilization in 1979, and part of Brown University since 1995, the Public Humanities Center is the leading graduate program in the Public Humanities. In addition to its coursework in digital humanities, preservation and heritage, museum skills, public art and nonprofit management, the Center develops research initiatives, exhibitions and public programs with local and national partners in public history, culture and the arts.
How do you feel Gallery Night Providence impacts the community in Providence?
Providence has such a deep and rich arts community; without a lot of open studios events that get people into studios in Providence, GNP provides the public an easy way to be in touch with the arts and culture scene.
What is next for the JNBCPH? Do you have an off-season show?
For the first part of 2020, we have two exhibitions coming that we are very excited about. Defiant Spirits (January 31 - April 17, 2020) is an exhibition of the award-winning photo-journalist Fernando Brito's portraits of life in Sinaloa, Mexico, showing both the ravages of the drug wars and the resilience of the local community. Brito and the show's curator, Didier Aubert, will participate in a panel conversation about the work at the Public Humanities Center on Monday, April 6 at 5pm, so mark your spring calendar!
The Providence Album, Vol II: 1970-1979 will open in early May; it follows our exhibition on Providence in the 1960s in the spring of 2019 with a look at the city during another intense decade of change, featuring some never-before exhibited photographs of this city in transition.
What would you like to see from GNP moving forward?
Keep doing what you are doing -- working to make GNP a terrific learning and social experience that brings people out to some of the city's most creative spaces. Maybe expand to operate year-round?
Lola is the young woman with red hair
Lola Rael has been an intern with Gallery Night for the past 18 months. She came to us when she was half way through her junior year at School One. Her maturity, insightfulness and eagerness to participate has helped Gallery Night grow stronger and more diverse. She is reliable, with good follow through. She stepped up the organizations data collection and analytics. We are forever grateful and we wish her joy and excitement as she begins the next part of her life in NYC at The New School. Learn great things and bring them back to share. You will always be part of the Gallery Night family.