An exhibition of design proposals for a new school on Broad Street, developed by RISD Architecture students. A public conversation led by Ben Pell, RISD faculty, will explore how design can both nurture a sense of community within the school and foster connections to the surrounding neighborhood.
Living in a world of constant change requires ever-recurring adjustments in forms of repair as things break, decay, or fall into pieces. The Adaptive Reuse and Exhibition design studio by the Department of Interior Architecture, RISD, under guidance of Prof. Markus Berger investigated creative and generative topics of repair by engaging the 200-year-old Cathedral of […]
Exhibition Dates: Mar 7, 2019 - May 31, 2019 The confluence of the Woonasquatucket and Moshassuck Rivers provided a gathering place for Rhode Island’s earliest inhabitants. Since then, these and other waterways have been central to the development of our capital city. This exhibition will explore the waterways’ evolution from colonial thoroughfares, to critical lines […]
Exhibition: April 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019 Providence Public Library's annual exhibition and program series kicks off on April 1st, examining themes of permanence and impermanence through an examination of the evolving urban landscape and the imprints left by human activity. The exhibition will focus on the histories of vacant places and open space […]
Aaron Forest and Richardson Olgdan speak at the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities about the design and collaboration in creating the Southlight space. This event is part of Year of the City. Learn more at www.yearofthecity.com.
In 2019, as a part of the Sites and Stories Explored Through Scholarship, Art and Community Engagement project, the Providence Preservation Society (PPS) will unveil five original artistic works that explore hidden and layered narratives of several endangered historic sites in Providence. Five artists and artist teams were selected to create new works related to […]
January 10 – April 30, 2019 The exhibit showcases the rich history of art and science in Providence and provokes you to consider the consequences of environmental change on local biodiversity. Premiering original watercolors of plants by Edward Peckham together with matching specimens from the Brown University Herbarium, collected by William Bailey and others, explore […]
Be among the first to experience the special exhibition, Gorham Silver: Designing Brilliance 1850-1970. View the exhibition, enjoy wine from Bottles Fine Wine, and light snacks. Gorham Silver: Designing Brilliance 1850-1970 casts new light on the legacy of this distinctive company, established in 1831 in Providence, Rhode Island. Home to the largest collection of […]
An arduous 2-day, 20-mile walk through all of Providence. Level: Moderate / Strenuous / Very Strenuous. Join us on a two-day collaborative walk through Providence. We are ditching the guide books and traditional walking tour format to create a make-as-we-go experience that will take us through every single one of Providence’s twenty-five neighborhoods over two […]
Exhibition on view from May 9 - 23. The Community Development practice of building and preserving Affordable Housing is complex, and takes committed partnerships across local government agencies, nonprofit developers, for profit developers, and financial institutions. "Housing Providence: Making Room for Everyone" will showcase Affordable Housing developments throughout the city in architectural renderings, development photographs, […]
