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Parking in Providence

Most of our “Third Thursday” tours leave from the Graduate Hotel. Each month we have at least one tour, the 6:30 pm tour, that leaves from the WaterFire Arts Center. Scroll down for more information on parking at each location.

Parking near the Graduate (11 Dorrance Street) and in downtown Providence:

  • Providence Place Mall Parking: Click here for parking information for the mall. First two hours are free and third hour is $2.

  • Downtown lots: Click here for downtown lots, parking garages, and rates from Down City Parking LLC.

  • Information about street parking in Providence: Click here for more information about street parking in downtown Providence.

  • The Following Apps may also be helpful: Parking.com, Parkwhiz, Spot Hero, Passport Parking (for Providence)

  • One Regency Plaza at the end of Green Street has metered spaces.

Parking at WaterFire Arts Center (475 Valley Street, Olneyville / Valley neighborhood):

  • Free parking available in the WaterFire Arts Center parking lot at 475 Valley Street.

Other methods of transit to enjoy Gallery Night:

  • Take the RIPTA bus downtown for $2 each way. Almost all the buses stop at Kennedy Plaza in downtown Providence, and it’s easy to walk from there to the Graduate Hotel for a tour, or to any of the many galleries that are downtown! More info on routes here.

  • Take an Uber or a Lyft to the Graduate or WaterFire Arts Center and hop on a tour. Enjoy an evening at the galleries, without having to deal with parking!

Please note: All information on parking provided here is as a resource. Gallery Night has no affiliation with any parking facility, and we recommend you double check hours and rates before you head out!

Accessibility

  • All tours involve some walking and some stops may include stairs.

  • Many of the Gallery Night art spaces are wheelchair accessible. However, the trolleys we hire for Gallery Night cannot accommodate wheelchairs.

  • We invite wheelchair users to enjoy self-guided tours on Gallery Night. Two weeks before the big night, we post suggestions for self-guided tours, including notes on which galleries are wheelchair accessible, on the Make Your Own Tour tab of this site.

  • To learn more about any of the galleries below (contact info, address, history) visit the Our Galleries page.

  • If you have any questions about accessibility, reach out to us at info@gallerynight.org!

Galleries that are accessible with staff assistance:

  • AS220 Aborn Gallery

  • AS220 Project Space

  • The Chazan Gallery at Wheeler

  • The RISD Museum

Galleries that are fully accessible:

  • AS220 Main Gallery

  • AS220 Resident Gallery

  • David Winton Bell Gallery

  • The Gallery at City Hall

  • Bannister Gallery at Rhode Island College

  • The Gallery at Sprout CoWorking PVD

  • URI Providence Campus Gallery

  • WaterFire Arts Center

  • The Gallery at 134 Collaborative / Mathewson Street Church

  • Paper Nautilus Books (ground floor and gallery wall are accessible, not basement floor)

  • Studio Hop