NetWorks Rhode Island

08/31/2024

CLOSING WEEKEND!!

NetWorks Rhode Island and the Chazan Collection: A Half-Century of RI Patronage at the WaterFire Arts Center (WFAC) a large-scale exhibition featuring over 100 NetWorks Rhode Island artists. This exhibition celebrates a dynamic community of innovative artists living and working in Rhode Island and their champion, Joseph A. Chazan M.D. The exhibition is made possible by the support of BankNewport.

This is your final weekend to see this massive exhibition of over 200 artworks from Rhode Island artists.

Open Saturday and Sunday 10 am - 5 pm.

Photographs by

08/27/2024

Join us on tonight at 6 PM at the WaterFire Arts Center for the rescheCollector’s Night, as part of the “NetWorks Rhode Island and the Chazan Collection” exhibition. This event will feature Candita Clayton, Barnaby Evans, Tripp Evans, and Victoria Veh, in a conversation reflecting on the importance of art collecting, investing in artists, and nurturing our community.

In the wake of Dr. Joseph A. Chazan’s recent passing, this evening will honor his profound impact on the Rhode Island arts community. Dr. Chazan’s unwavering support for artists and his dedication to fostering creativity have left a lasting legacy. Our panelists will discuss the magnitude of his contributions, his vision for the arts, and the importance of continuing to support and invest in the cultural landscape he helped shape.

We invite you to join us in celebrating Dr. Chazan’s extraordinary life and legacy and explore the powerful connections between art, community, and patronage.

This event will take place amidst the artwork of the exhibition, NetWorks Rhode Island and the Chazan Collection: A Half-Century of RI Patronage.

05/14/2021

NetWorks artist Nicholas Benson is working on a new project at Farm Fresh Rhode Island. Check out his work next week 11am-1pm, Thurs-Sat, May 20-22.

Learn more about Nicholas' work on his NetWorks RI profile.
https://networksrhodeisland.org/nicholas-benson/

02/23/2021

Join artist and AS220 founder Umberto Crenca for a conversation on his recent series of acrylic paintings, Divine Providence, images that capture the unique personality of Rhode Island’s capital city. This program is being hosted by the Providence Art Club, live via Zoom. Divine Providence is

01/27/2021

Thanks to Beth from Providence Daily Dose for their of the the Private Visions, Public Ideals – The Legacy of Howard Ben Tré exhibition happening now at the WaterFire Arts Center.

The exhibition is open Wednesday through Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. today through March 7.

https://www.facebook.com/ProvidenceDailyD for their of the 25760

A new exhibit honoring glass sculptor Howard Ben Tré opens Wednesday at the WaterFire Arts Center (WFAC). “Private Visions, Public Ideals – The Legacy of Howard Ben Tré” runs through March 7th. Howard Ben Tré is internationally recognized for his unique sculptures and large-scale works

01/13/2021

Opening at the WaterFire Arts Center starting next Friday, January 22nd.

Coming in January 2021 to the WaterFire Arts Center. WaterFire Providence is pleased to present an exhibition in honor of the life and legacy of Howard Ben Tré at the WaterFire Arts Center (WFAC). “Private Visions, Public Ideals – The Legacy of Howard Ben Tré” show will run from January 22, ...

09/16/2020

"Dr. Joseph Chazan, like the character Billy Pilgrim in the novel Slaughterhouse-Five, is unstuck in time. The phenomenon is localized in a new graphic novel Chazan! Unfiltered, which takes a here-there-and-back-again approach to his personal and professional life story.

"Rhode Island’s own Dr. Chazan is a nephrologist (in layman’s terms, a kidney doctor), and while the “unfiltered” in the title suggests frank disclosures in its pages, it’s more of a kidney pun. The doctor’s life — at least in comic strip form — is less about shocking revelations and more about his lifetime effort to help people and, in the process, lead a rich and well-rounded life."

Great article about the new graphic novel "Chazan! Unfiltered" in Motif Magazine. Read more - https://motifri.com/chazan-unfiltered/

Chazan! Unfiltered (Never Enough Books, 2020), by Lenny Schwartz (story) and Erminio Pinque (art), will be available in October.

09/09/2020

An opening reception for Divine Providence: New paintings by Umberto Crenca will be held downtown on Westminster Street this Thursday. I can't think of anyone with more to show for the quarantine year than Mr. Crenca. (I almost learned French.) I can't remember when the first one showed up, but whenever one of these gems would appear in my feed, I would pause and smile. [ 212 more words ]

An opening reception for Divine Providence: New paintings by Umberto Crenca will be held downtown on Westminster Street this Thursday. I can’t think of anyone with more to show for the quarantine year than Mr. Crenca. (I almost learned French.) I can’t remember when the

05/21/2020

The RI Center for Photographic Arts is running a virtual exhibition of NetWorks photographers. Check it out!

Before there was the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts there was NetWorks Rhode Island.  The NetWorks Rhode Island Photography Exhibition… a showcase exhibition of fourteen Rhode Islan…