Events/Programs
Music Friday
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Groove to the Latin jazz of Carlos de Leon, a
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Sunday Family Workshop
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Boat to the Afterlife: Talk about the Egyptian philosophy of the afterlife, then use clay to make a boat, people, and possessions appropriate for the journey. These workshops, for families with children ages 5 to 12, combine gallery and studio experience. Learn about art in the Museum, then create a related artwork using a range of media. Workshop tickets required) are $15 each for adults and kids, which includes Museum admission. Members pay $5 each. Advance tickets to the Sunday Family Workshops are now available through ArtTix RI. You can book for one or all of the workshops. Purchase your tickets online at http://arttixri.com or call the Info Line at 401 621-6123. You may also buy tickets at the ArtTix box office, located at 155 Westminster Street. The ArtTix box office is open Monday through Friday from noon to 6pm. For more information, please call 401 454-6674. On the day of the workshop, please enter through the Chace Center at 20 N. Main Street.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Artist Talk: Jim Dow
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Photographer Jim Dow (BFA 1965, MFA 1968) shares his experiences as Harry Callahan’s student and discusses the influences of Callahan and Walker Evans on his own work.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Artist Conversation: Shapeliness is Always in Style
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Furniture maker Thomas J. MacDonald talks about his ambitious recent work, which was largely inspired by The RISD Museum’s rare 18th-century bombé desk and bookcase.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Sunday Family Workshop
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Design a Castle: Tour the David Macaulay exhibition and discuss his book, Castle, as you consider both castle design and book illustration. Design and draw your own medieval castle. These workshops, for families with children ages 5 to 12, combine gallery and studio experience. Learn about art in the Museum, then create a related artwork using a range of media. Workshop tickets (required) are $15 each for adults and kids, which includes Museum admission. Members pay $5 each. Advance tickets to the Sunday Family Workshops are now available through
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Lecture: Leonard Marcus
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Noted writer, critic, and historian of children’s literature Leonard Marcus speaks about his newest book, Minders of Make Believe: Idealists, Entrepreneurs, and the Shaping of American Children’s Literature, a history of children’s literature from colonial times to the Harry Potter era. Co-presented with the Providence Athenaeum.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Free-For-All Saturday: Paper Lanterns
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Celebrate the Chinese New Year by creating paper lanterns of different colors and watching an exciting performance by Maine Thunder Spirits. Free-For-All Saturday on the last Saturday of the month (except December) is for families of all ages, and admission to the Museum and all activities is absolutely free! These programs offer fun for the entire family: a variety of hands-on workshops, performances, videos, and special gallery quests throughout the day. Refreshments, too. Stay a half hour or the whole afternoon! Children must be accompanied by an adult. For information, please call 401 454-6674.
Sunday, February 01, 2009
14th Annual Langston Hughes Community Poetry Reading
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
This year, on Hughes’s actual birthday, join this inspiring gathering to celebrate his legacy. Local poet Christopher Johnson serves as guest reader, with jazz music and a reception to follow. This program is presented in coordination with Anne Edmonds Clanton.
Sunday, February 01, 2009
Sunday Family Workshop
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Japanese Figure Drawing: Look at Kunisada’s Twelve Months prints in the Japanese print gallery. Create a colorful drawing of a robed Japanese figure and place him or her on a collaged background. These workshops, for families with children ages 5 to 12, combine gallery and studio experience. Learn about art in the Museum, then create a related artwork using a range of media. Workshop tickets (required) are $15 each for adults and kids, which includes Museum admission. Members pay $5 each. Advance tickets to the Sunday Family Workshops are now available through
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Sunday Family Workshop
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Royal Portraits: Observe the full-size, full-figure portraits of the king and queen of the These workshops, for families with children ages 5 to 12, combine gallery and studio experience. Learn about art in the Museum, then create a related artwork using a range of media. Workshop tickets (required) are $15 each for adults and kids, which includes Museum admission. Members pay $5 each. Advance tickets to the Sunday Family Workshops are now available through
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Lecture: The Art of Aaron Douglas
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Learn about the Museum’s newly acquired painting by Harlem Renaissance artist Aaron Douglas. Check back for more details.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Potting for Eternity: The Terra Cotta Army of the First Emperor of China
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Maggie Bickford, professor of the history of art and architecture at Brown University, delivers this lecture, which is free with Museum admission and open to the public. Co-sponsored by the Pottery and Porcelain Club, Providence.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Music Friday
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The perfect date night, just in time for Valentine’s Day! Listen to the romantic sounds of Luna Moon Jazz Trio. Attendees must be 21 years or older. Members: $5, nonmembers, $8. Music Fridays are supported by the Providence Tourism Council. Media sponsor:
Sunday, February 15, 2009
New Member Orientation + Gallery Talk
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
New members will have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the Museum and enjoy an exclusive gallery talk by Jan Howard, curator of prints, drawings, and photographs, about the exhibition Harry Callahan: Eleanor.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Video Artists Lecture: Carlos Motta
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
In conjunction with the video exhibition Alternating Beats, featured artist Carlos Motta talks about multidisciplinary approaches in his practices, different ways he utilizes public spaces, how he engages the public as participants in his artwork, and political involvement through art.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
RISD Faculty Biennial Opening
12:00 AM - 11:55 PM
In celebration of the first Faculty Biennial in the new Chace Center galleries, join us for an opening recpetion. Meet RISD’s talented faculty and see their work in various media.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Gallery Night
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The Museum is proud to participate in this popular Providence event. Admission is always free on Gallery Night, during which you may visit a number of the city’s art galleries. Board the free Art Bus that loops continuously to all venues; free parking at One Citizens Plaza.
Join our drop-in workshop For Adults Only: a free art lesson anytime between 5:30 and 8 pm! Receive one-on-one instruction from a professional artist/educator. Materials are provided; no experience is necessary. From 6 to 8:30 pm, enjoy a drink at our cash wine bar. At 7 pm, you may take a visita guiada en Español/guided tour in Spanish. We also offer a 7 pm gallery tour for the public. Meet in the Farago lobby for either choice.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Sunday Family Workshop
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Egyptian Hippo in the Reeds: Take a gander at the blue faience hippo in the Egyptian sculpture gallery. Using tissue paper, oil pastels, and colored paper, make collage of a hippo in its natural environment.
These workshops, for families with children ages 5 to 12, combine gallery and studio experience. Learn about art in the Museum, then create a related artwork using a range of media. Workshop tickets (required) are $15 each for adults and kids, which includes Museum admission. Members pay $5 each. Advance tickets to the Sunday Family Workshops are now available through
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Lecture: Carl Ostendarp
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
For his mural installation “Pulled Up”—on view in the Lower Farago Gallery—Carl Ostendarp selected works from the Museum’s collection and juxtaposed them with his own paintings. In his lecture, Ostendarp talks about this project as well as his interest in late Modernism, including Pop Art and Minimalism.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Free-For-All Saturday: Making Musical Instruments
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
In honor of Black History Month, make musical instruments inspired by African American culture.
Free-For-All Saturday, the last Saturday of the month (except December), is for families of all ages, and admission to the Museum and all activities is absolutely free! These programs offer fun for the entire family: a variety of hands-on workshops, performances, videos, and special gallery quests throughout the day. Refreshments, too. Stay a half-hour or the whole afternoon! Children must be accompanied by an adult. For information, please call 401 454-6674.
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