AS220 Galleries

We’re coming up on the final week to view our wonderful June exhibitors!

Make sure you stop by the galleries this weekend & next week before June 29th!

The AS220 Project Space & Reading Room, Main Gallery, and Aborn Gallery will be open tomorrow and Thursday - Saturday, 12-5pm.

Hope to see you soon!

New month means a new issue of the Brooklyn Rail!

Make sure you stop by the galleries today to grab your June issue before they’re all gone!!!

Work featured: “Still Life with Window/Winter” by Ida Schmulowtiz.

Make sure you stop by the galleries this month to view these two great shows at AS220 Main Gallery.

Jessica Reyes | “Sueña Conmigo”
Callie Mulcahy | “Growing Pains”

On view through June 29th.

Galleries open 12 - 5pm, Thursday - Saturday.

Make sure you stop by the galleries today, open from 12 - 5pm.

[Slide 1] Sketchbooks from Hannah Liongoren’s “Filipinas.now”. An exhibition featuring a selection of drawings and illustrations on the artist’s personal experiences as an immigrant while navigating the challenges of aging parents, motherhood, and a new culture.

[Slide 2] “Interior with Two Windows #2” by Ida Schmulowitz, from her large scale gouache and watercolor series titled, “Studio Interior: Variations.” This collection of interior-centered compositions explore relationships of light and space through a process of layering and close observation.

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We need to make our voices heard - we want the RI Creative Futures Fund bill supported and passed! Join us next Tuesday, May 28th to Advocate for the Arts at the RI State House - we need you there to show our elected officials that this is a TOP PRIORITY! Link in bio for info / RSVP.

Make sure to stop by the galleries today, open from 12 - 5pm!

Featuring a selection of works in the Aborn Gallery by Madison Emond, titled, Field Notes from Kaiwharawhara!

Hope to see you soon!

Michael Rose review of current exhibitions at AS220 captures the heart of our mission and passion to present the multiple facets of the rich and riotous visual art being created across the state of RI with care and heart. Link to the review can be found in our bio along with a link to support the RI Creative Future Fund which aims to insure a future for our creative communities. Please consider supporting & sharing.

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It’s Wednesday which means it’s time for my weekly “Inside Art” column for GoLocalProv.com. This week, I wrote a review of May exhibitions at AS220’s galleries downtown. There is a wonderful variety of work on view, from drawings, paintings, and photographs to sculpture, mixed media, and installation work.

Read my article via the link in my Insta story or at www.golocalprov.com. These shows are on through May 25.

Field Notes from Kaiwharawhara I Madison Emond
Madison Emond presents a series of medium-format color images captured during their Fullbright Fellowship in Wellington, Aotearga New Zealand, with the Kaiwharawhara stream.

“I asked her [Kaiwharawhara] for permission and for guidance. She led me to the small breaks in the canopy of the dense, dark old-growth forest she lives beneath. In those places where the water shimmered in small patches of sunlight, I shaped stones, clay and plant detritus into light-proof structures that sat in her current. night, I sealed medium-format color film inside. Over twenty four hours, water flowed over the film at the bottom of the apparatus. By facing the aperture towards the forest canopy above the stream, the Kaiwharawhara was enabled to image the environment she sustains and share her visions with us.”

-from the artist’s exhibition statement

“Field Notes trom Kiwharthara” encourages meaningful connections through psychedelic beauty.

Madison will be giving a public artist talk on Saturday May 24th at 3pm at the AS220
Aborn Gallery located at 95 Empire St. For more information or inquires email [email protected].

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Dear Friend of the Arts,

The State of RI accepted $1.2 Billion in American Recovery Plan Act funds intended to help businesses and organizations impacted by the pandemic recover and rebuild, but hasn’t invested any of it in arts and culture yet.

State Rep. Scott Slater and State Sen. Jacob Bissaillon have sponsored bills (H8098/S2985) that propose one-time funding of $18 million, managed by the RI State Council on the Arts, to benefit arts and culture organizations in Rhode Island still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown.

Follow link in bio for more info and to a message to your local lawmakers. Takes less than five minutes!

Lost in the folds & layers at exhibition at the AS220 Project Space. Today is the last day to immerse yourself in the worlds made by & . Here till 5pm .

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SWIPE TO READ ALL SLIDES! Statement of support for beloved artist, friend, and former Artistic Director of AS220 Shey ‘Rí Acu’ Rivera Ríos regarding the cancellation of their exhibit at Providence College . From AS220 Co-Executive Director Anjel Newmann .black on behalf of the AS220 Leadership Team, Staff, and Board of Directors.

Tonight! Very soon! Link in bio!

New month means a new issues of the Brooklyn Rail!

Make sure you stop by the galleries to pick up a complimentary copy for your weekend reads!

All galleries are open 12 - 5pm this week!

Thank you so much for visiting the AS220 Galleries this weekend and uplifting all the wonderful artists exhibiting this month!

Link to Michael article in the bio.

Shout outs to & , , , and for putting together some stellar exhibitions and putting in the long hours during !

Our exhibitions continue through April 27th, gallery hours are Thursday-Saturday 12-5pm and by appointment.

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A virtual conversation with the artists, Edwige Charlot and Noél Puéllo, from the ‘Homeisland, Home is Land’ exhibition will be moderated by scholar-artist and historian George Aumoithe, PhD on Thursday, April 11th from 6-7:30pm EST.

Event Accessibility: ASL Interpretation will be available and captioning provided by Zoom. Click the link in profile to register.

‘Homeisland, Home is Land’ is on at AS220 Project Space in Providence, RI through April 27, 2024.
📍AS220 Project Space, Providence, RI 02903 / Gallery Hours: Thursday - Saturday 12-5 pm.

ID: A blue square with five lines of blue and white text. The text at the top of the poster reads “HOME” and then “ISLAND” in large green letters. Below that, there is a smaller line of text that reads, “HOME IS LAND”. The bottom half of the poster includes all-caps white text that reads “VIRTUAL ARTIST TALK” and the date and time “THU, APRIL 11. 6-7:30 PM”

✨This exhibition was made possible in part through support from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts ( ), through an appropriation by the Rhode Island General Assembly and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. ✨✨This project was made possible in part through support from the Interlace Grant Fund, a regranting partner of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

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🌊🏝️‘Homeisland, Home is Land’ features works by Edwige Charlot () and the collaborative ‘Us Naming Us’ project with artist Noél Puéllo ().

PUBLIC PROGRAMMING
✳️Opening Reception ( ) ⊳ Saturday, April 6th from 5 - 7 pm

📍AS220 Project Space Gallery at 93 Mathewson St, Providence, RI 02903.

ID: A green square with five lines of green and white text. The text at the top of the poster reads “HOME” and then “ISLAND” in large green letters. Below that, there is a smaller line of text that reads, “HOME IS LAND”. The bottom half of the poster includes all-caps white text that reads “OPENING RECEPTION” and the date and time “SAT, APRIL 6, 2024 • 5-7 PM”

Accessibility: Concrete sidewalks leading to the gallery are standard width, even with intermittent gaps. The entrance to the gallery has a 7.5″ step up into the gallery. The door to the gallery is narrow and manual. The interior space is narrow, which could make maneuvering a wheelchair or stroller tricky. There is wheelchair access at 95 Mathewson through the lobby and rear entrance into the gallery. The gallery monitor at the Project Space will assist. For any questions clarifications or to make an appointment email [email protected]

✨This exhibition was made possible in part through support from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts ( ), through an appropriation by the Rhode Island General Assembly and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
✨✨This project was made possible in part through support from the Interlace Grant Fund, a regranting partner of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

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CROSSROAD: a group printmaking exhibition at AS220’s Aborn Gallery!

April 5 - 27, 2024
Open Thurs - Sat from 12 - 5pm

SGCI Printhop 4/5 from 6:30 to 8:00pm
Gallery Reception 4/6 from 5 to 8:00pm

CROSSROAD will feature printmakers using print to address intersections of identity and experience. Prints will cross the threshold of what is traditionally considered a print, incorporating new approaches to traditional mediums.

Taken from the Beatrice Warde broadside ‘This is a Printing Office’, CROSSROAD matches the convening of the Southern Graphic Council International’s conference in Providence, a contemporary print gathering.

Curate by
Lois Harada Loisharada
Work by
Andre Lee Bassuet
Henry Felton Brown ,
Juana Estrada Hernandez
Katie Garth
Suerynn Lee
Madeleine McGarrity
Jordan Seaberry
Dan Wood
Jazzmen Lee Johnson

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Yeah, you know what time it is - time to support AS220’s work on - LINK IN BIO to donate right here on this post! We need your help to continue to have an impact on Rhode Island’s creative community - swipe to see just some of the stats that we do each and every year! Thank you for your support!

Make sure you stop by the galleries this month to see our March exhibiting artists!

AS220 MAIN GALLERY
Rhode Island School for the Deaf Celebrates Youth Art Month

ABORN GALLERY
Dear You | Ruby T. Lopez Rios

AS220 PROJECT SPACE
Representation | Recent Fe**sh Photography by Mr. M

READING ROOM
SISSY! | Photography by Scarlett Sensi

RESIDENT GALLERY
Tell me what it’s like in the future | Gabriel Richardson

All galleries are open 12 - 5pm, Thursday - Saturday.

Up through March 23rd!

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Opportunity for RI Artists!!

We are excited to announce that The Dirt Palace is working with Gather RI to commission artists to make portraits for their inaugural portrait gallery show Founders & Inventors: Women Who Created Our World. There is an application process and artist commissions will range from $500 - $2000.

Gather RI is a new, not-for-profit, women’s empowerment center being built in Providence, Rhode Island. Gather RI’s mission is to help women and gender minorities thrive in both civic and professional realms. Gather’s portrait gallery and biographical library of notable women (including trans women) will serve as an inspirational and educational resource for the public. Gather RI’s inaugural portrait show will be, Founders & Inventors - Women Who Created Our World.

The Dirt Palace has been enlisted to manage the selection process and work with artists as they create their commissions.

Have questions? We figured that you might! We’ve got a FAQ and info on our website - link to this and the official application in our bio!

Know RI artists who have a flair for portraiture and capturing the likeness of faces? Help us spread the word! Students are welcome to apply!

Image credit: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Last couple of hours to catch our February Gallery exhibitions!

1. Pamela Goldberg
2. Sabin Cannon
3. Ocean State Advocacy
4. Ashish Avikunthak
5. Brienne Brown
6. Shawn Wallace
7. Jacques Bidon

Last days to check out a multitude of worlds in the AS220 Project Space . Filmmaker and photographer shares photographs from his on going series “Syndromic Objects” along with two films made in India in the first decade of this century.
presents series of quilted forests filled with strange creatures and monsters that emerge from an intricate ecosystem.

Gallery is open 12-5pm today & tomorrow!

Final week for February shows!!!

Make sure you stop by the galleries this week to view all February exhibiting artists!

All galleries will be open today - Saturday, 12 - 5pm!

Hope to see you soon!

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📣 OPEN CALL: The Black Biennial is now accepting submissions of original artwork for our 2024 exhibition: Sonder.

This exhibition seeks to highlight the complexity of Blackness in familiar and unorthodox ways.

We welcome Black New England-based artists and RISD alumni to apply.
2-D and 3-D, and video artwork will be considered.

Deadline: Friday, March 15th, 2024.
Exhibition Dates: April 18th, 2024-June 2nd, 2024.
Location: Gelman Gallery, RISD Museum
Curators: Prophet Raines, RISD ’25 and Amadi Williams, RISD ’25’

Application Fee: Free!

Find more information and apply via the link in bio: https://blackbiennial.typeform.com/to/ivlwDNEA

DM or email [email protected] with any questions.


             

Make sure you stop by the AS220 Main Gallery this month to view Ocean State Ass, a group exhibition organized by Mer Sio showcasing the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Ocean State A$$ calendars in support of Rhode Island s*x workers.

In the winter of 2020, we released our first calendar. The idea of creating a calendar came first from a place of need during the beginning of the Covid pandemic. We wanted to raise money to support our mutual aid work in a cost effective way doing what we know how to do best: sell ass. We utilized community resources and the skillsets of Ocean State A$$ organizers, putting together a piece of art and a piece of our own history that we are enormously proud of. 

The photos in the calendars orient towards an expression of pleasure and s*xuality that feels authentic to our own desires. So often as s*x workers we transform our bodies to fit the desires of the world around us- in the pages of this calendar we find a power through s*xuality that is self determined. 

This exhibition, as well as the 2023 and 2024 Calendars, would not have been possible without the support of the Interlace grant.

Gallery hours are 12 - 5pm, Thursday - Saturday.
Ocean State Ass will be on view through Saturday, February 24th!

New Gallery Exhibitions! Opening Saturday February 3rd!

IN THE GALLERIES | FEBRUARY 3-24th, 2024
Gallery Reception Saturday February 3rd, 5-7pm

AS220 MAIN GALLERY
115 Empire St.
Ocean State Ass | OSA group exhibition

AS220 PROJECT SPACE
93 Mathewson St.
A Su***de and Syndromic Objects | Ashish Avikunthak

READING ROOM
Copse | Brienne Brown


ABORN GALLERY

95 Empire St.
Unity
Sabin Cannon, Pamela Goldberg & Jacques Bidon


RESIDENT GALLERY

131 Washington St.
The Trillionaires | Shawn Wallace


GALLERY HOURS | Thursday - Saturday, 12-5pm & by appointment | www.as220.org | [email protected]

Last day to see the exhibition at the AS220 Project Space!
We will be closed for January and return in February with new exhibitions!

Just in time for the holidays!

Make sure you stop by the AS220 Galleries today to snag your free copy of this month’s issue of the !

All galleries will be open today and tomorrow 12 - 5pm before closing for the new year!

Hope to see you soon!

Please join us in celebrating the final collection of exhibiting artists for 2023!

Galleries will be open from 12 - 5pm, Thursday - Saturday.
All shows are up through December 23rd!

AS220 MAIN GALLERY
115 Empire St.
The Con Artist Family Reunion: Where Art and Mischief Meet
A visceral art extravaganza exploring the interdisciplinary practices of The Conlin Family, featuring two parents, an eight-year-old, and three cousins. Through exhibiting various works and interactive installations, The Con Artist Family Reunion: Where Art and Mischief Meet presents these multigenerational artworks as a family portrait.

ABORN GALLERY
95 Empire St.
Jelly Side Up
Jim Chapin, Thomas Addis Emmett, Pike Powers, Karen Lee, Alison Buffum, & Hary Buffum
Formed initially as an artist support group during the pandemic, Jelly Side Up showcases the diverse works of Ali Buffum, Harry Buffum, Jim Chapin, Tom Emmet, Karen Lee, and Pike Powers. This collaborative group show celebrates the collective energy and bond of friendship, encouraging us to seek the positives in everyday life.

AS220 PROJECT SPACE 93 Mathewson St.
FROM THE CATALOGUE OF LOST PARTS
Marjorie Hellman
Focusing on the dichotomy between painting as a flat object and depicting dimensional forms, Lots Parts by local RI artist Marjorie Hellman examines contrasting colors and illusions of abstraction. A process involving close observations of the natural and artificial world, this collection of paintings and drawings applies the simplicity of line and the complexities of color usage.

RESIDENT GALLERY 131 Washington St.
As Ever | LUMUKU
AS220 Resident Artist LUMUKU presents a collection of recent works created to brighten one’s day. As Ever invites us to explore and intimately engage with a cast of characters, each portraying a unique narrative.