Learn about the distinguished design history of this landscape while enjoying exquisite gardens and breathtaking views. Experience the creation of Frederick Law Olmsted who initially designed the grounds. The tour covers 250 years of this beautiful propertyโs history from farmland to premier vacation spot. Weather dependent, registration available online.
Transatlantic Legacy: Full Circle Providence premiere of works by artist Tony Ramos October 6th - 9th, 2015 The work of Tony Ramos as a pioneering performance and media artist is framed by his sojourns from Rhode Island to Cape Verde. It spans a forty year trajectory of recording, documenting, and creating a narrative that connects […]
Anthropologist are explorers. We travel to exotic locales to excavate ancient ruins or learn from indigenous communities. Many of the materials gathered in our research are now in the storerooms and laboratories of University museums. In this talk, Carla Sinopoli (University of Michigan), opens the storerooms of the remarkable Asian collections of the University of […]
Presented by Gloria O'Neill, President and CEO, Cook Inlet Tribal Council Learn how a tribal nonprofit organization in Anchorage Alaska and its partners created a new precedent for sustainability and self-determination. As told through the lens of the Inupiat people of Arctic Alaska, the global launch of the puzzle-platformer โNever Alone (Kisima Inลitchuลa)โ established a […]
We seek out fearย in movies or crazy roller coasters. We struggle to overcome and learn to live with fear & we look for ways to illustrate it, perform it, and laugh at it. Now, in time for Halloween, The Currents takes on โFearโ from many perspectives through the voices of our speakers, including: W. Zachary […]
Inupiat Eskimo of Northwest Alaska first encountered European explorers in 1816, when a Russian expedition arrived in Kotzebue Sound. But archaeological research shows that European and Asian trade goods like beads and metal tools were already present in the region. Excavations lead by Doug and Wanni Anderson, Brown University, along the Kobuk River have revealed […]