The exhibition Ruffles, Repair & Ritual: The Fine Art of Fixing will mount 150 works for the opening of the Wedding Cake House Project in celebration of bringing the historic house back on line 150 years after its initial completion. Join us at the Wedding Cake House for an opening unveiling these artworks. This event […]
Exhibition on view from May 24 - October 31. Torn from their homelands, families, and traditions enslaved people and free Blacks reimagined their culinary landscape in the “New World” by blending traditional recipes with indigenous and European staples. In personal gardens, plantation kitchens, urban markets, taverns, and over open-fire hearths, free and enslaved Black people […]
May 4, 2019 - July 18, 2019 The Providence Album, Vol 1 revisits Providence in the 1960s through the photographs of Carmel Vitullo and Harry Callahan, whose powerful images capture the city during this time of tremendous change. This exhibition will be on view at the Carriage House Gallery, John Nicholas Brown Center for Public […]
A screening of a short film, followed by a panel and public conversation about evictions and policy solutions. "Providence Lost," a short nonfiction film, follows a family undergoing an eviction and their subsequent search for a new home. In 2018, the Trottiers were one of more than 13,000 households to be evicted in Rhode Island. […]
Sip the afternoon away by the fountain in Lippitt House’s secret garden. The flowers will have just begun to bloom, and the early grass will be the freshest green. At this vintage-inspired garden party, guests will enjoy a rosé tasting and small bites, live music, and croquet! What a perfect way to usher in the […]
October 5, 2018 - June 30, 2019 A humble act first born of necessity, repair is an expression of resistance to the unmaking of our world and the environment. Repair and Design Futures is a multidisciplinary exhibition and programming series that investigates mending as material intervention, metaphor, and as a call to action. In this […]
A celebration of Providence’s Latino culture with Mambo Pa Ti Dance Company. Join us in one of the most anticipated events of the summer. There will be great live music, DJs and dance shows from all over New England and beyond. Free beginners salsa lesson starting at 6pm. Live Music by Robertico Arias y Su […]
Join us to preview the new website OldPVD.com for crowdsourcing local history. OldPVD.com, an historical, architectural, and genealogical research site featuring a collection of photos and images of buildings and places in Providence dating from 1636 to the present day. The website is interactive, enabling visitors to upload their own images or to share a […]
As part of Write Rhode Island Summer Institute, young writers from across Rhode Island come together for an intensive week of creative writing in Providence. Students will share their poems, short stories and flash fiction on Saturday, July 27th as part of the PVD Fringe Festival. Hit this event at 4pm at Donigian Park; bring […]
Presented by the Wilbury Theatre Group, The Olneyville Expo is a theatrical event celebrating the history, culture and community of the Olneyville neighborhood of Providence. Borrowing both the variety format and the ethics of education and uplift from 19th Expositions, Chautauquas, and Worlds Fairs, The Olneyville Expo brings together community groups, historians, ecologists, storytellers, artists, […]
