Calendar

June 2026 - December 2027

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Gallery Closed for Summer Recess

June 27, 2026 - September 9, 2026

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Exhibition 1: 20th Year Celebration – Show with Social/Environmental Justice Theme called Call and Response: Collective Art Making – Memory, History, Science and Social Change with Holly Ewald

September 10 - October 9, 2026

Opening Reception in First U's Atrium: September 17, 2026. 5:30 – 7:30 PM. In Partnership with Gallery Night Providence

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Two Events on October 1, 2026 (6 to 8 PM)

6 to 7 PM

Blessing and Land Acknowledgement by Loren Spears

Gather at the Intersection of Planet Street and South Water Street, Providence. Following the Land Acknowledgement and Blessing, participants will proceed to the Atrium

 

7 to 8 PM

Stories Behind the Artwork - Conversation with Holly Ewald

Following the procession, in First U’s Atrium. ​

 

​​​Exhibition 2: 20th Year Celebration – Creative Spirit Member Show

October 15 – December 4, 2026

Opening Reception: October 15, 2026. 5:30 – 7:30 PM. In Partnership with Gallery Night Providence

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Special event: 20th Year Party honoring members, exhibiting artists and supporters. A special cocktail - The Michaelangelinni, desserts, and live music with Cathy Clasper-Torch and Mary King.

Friday October 23, 2026, 7 - 9 PM

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Exhibition 3: Home and Away – Joyce Greenberg and Jill Rossi

Watercolor, mixed media, and photography

December 10, 2026 - January 22, 2027

Opening Reception: December 10, 2026. 5:30 – 7:30 PM

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Exhibition 4: Relationships: Four Artists Define Relationships Through Their Art – Cathy Chin, Victoria Guerina, Betsy Ritz, and Beverly Silva

Photography, charcoal drawing, acrylic painting, book linen collage, bronze sculpture

January 28 - March 4, 2027      

Opening Reception: January 28, 2027. 5:30 – 7:30 PM

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Exhibition 5: Thresholds – 4th Annual Poetry and Art Exhibition

Featuring 15 poets and 15 artists

March 11 - April 9, 2027

Poetry Reading with Reception TBD

Opening Reception: March 18, 2027. 5:30 – 7:30 PM. In Partnership with Gallery Night Providence

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Exhibition 6: Fantastical Earth – Jillian Barber, Ewa Rose, and Lisa May Tobin

Watercolor, cast paper, ceramic

April 15 - May 14, 2027

Opening Reception: April 15, 2027. 5:30 – 7:30 PM. In Partnership with Gallery Night Providence

 

Exhibition 7: “Layers Revealed” – Themed Member Show

May 20 - July 2, 2027 

Opening Reception: May 20, 2027. 5:30 – 7:30 PM. In Partnership with Gallery Night Providence

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July and August 2027 – Gallery Closed for Summer Recess

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Exhibition 8: Social Justice Show

September 9 - October 8, 2027

Opening Reception: September 16, 2027. 5:30 – 7:30 PM. In Partnership with Gallery Night Providence

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Exhibition 9: Traveling Light – Marcy Cohen, Susie Dorr, Greg Kniseley, and Keith Prue

Photography

October 14 – December 3, 2027

Opening Reception: October 21, 2027. 5:30 – 7:30 PM. In Partnership with Gallery Night Providence

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Exhibition 10: Small Works Member Show

December 9, 2027 - January 21, 2028

Opening Reception: December 9, 2027. 5:30 – 7:30 PM