The Annual Summer Soirée celebrates the Jamestown Arts Center and opens the exhibition Canaries in the Coal Mine: Where have all the birds gone? with a gala fundraising event on Saturday, June 28 from 6-10pm. The 13th annual Summer Soirée is the Jamestown Arts Center’s signature event, providing an unforgettable evening of art, culinary delights, and community. Attendees are invited to […]
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Jamestown Arts Center to host film screening, panel discussion centered around ‘Best Judgment: Ladd School Lessons’
The Jamestown Arts Center (JAC) has announced that it has received funding from Rhode Island Humanities for its upcoming film screening and panel discussion, Perspectives in Progress: Disability Advocacy 32 Years After the Ladd School. The event will take place on Thursday, February 13, at 6:30 pm and is free and open to all. Perspectives in Progress will feature a screening […]
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Jamestown Arts Center to host Autumn Arts Open House on Oct. 20
Celebrate Fall with the Jamestown Arts Center during the annual Autumn Arts Open House on Sunday, October 20, from 1 to 4 p.m. Participate in make-and-take art activities for all ages, check out artist demonstrations in the studios, enjoy seasonal refreshments, and more. “This free, all ages event is a great way to explore the JAC […]
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‘Material Matters’ opens at the Jamestown Arts Center on Sept. 20
The Jamestown Arts Center presents Material Matters, a multimedia exhibition featuring four nationally recognized artists—Michael Cochran, Lloyd Martin, Suzan Shutan, and Jason Travers—who explore how cross-cultural narratives and materiality reshape meaning. Drawing inspiration from influences as diverse as ancient Buddhist architecture, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Bauhaus movement, the work in Material Matters challenges traditional abstractionism and invites […]
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Artists explore new frontiers in PIVOT Exhibition at Jamestown Arts Center
The Jamestown Arts Center is set to host a virtual conversation with internationally acclaimed artists Lesley Dill and Joan Hall on Aug. 14, offering insights into their creative processes and recent artistic transformations. The online event, scheduled from 1-2 pm, will feature Dill and Hall discussing their artistic practices and the pivotal shifts in media […]
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Newport String Project will bring Latin American music to the Jamestown Arts Center
The Jamestown Arts Center and the Newport String Project warm the Winter months with a concert performance on February 3 from 3-4:30 pm. The resident ensemble, Newport String Quartet, will feature vibrant chamber music from Spanish-speaking regions of the globe. From a musical homage to Don Quixote to a rarely heard Mexican masterpiece, to dances […]
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Sweetback Sisters ‘Country Christmas Spectacular’ coming to the Jamestown Arts Center on Saturday, December 16
Get your holidays on when Newport Live presents The Sweetback Sisters “Country Christmas Sing-along Spectacular” at the Jamestown Arts Center on Saturday, December 16th at 7 PM at the Jamestown Arts Center; 18 Valley Street, Jamestown, RI. Tickets are available on EventBrite or at the Newport Live website. Technically speaking, The Sweetback Sisters come from Brooklyn, NY but philosophically, they hail from a […]
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Top ten+ holiday concerts in Rhode Island for 2023
‘Tis the season … for holiday concerts. From classical to classic rock, here’s our list of some of the best in Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts this holiday season. November 30: Gary Hoey’s “Ho Ho Hoey Rockin’ Holiday Tour” makes a stop at the Narrows Center in Fall River. Hoey is known for his crunchy […]
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Concert Photos: Cary Morin Duo warms hearts and minds at Jamestown Arts Center
A friendly audience welcomed the Cary Morin Duo to the Jamestown Arts Center on May 12 for a night of great music. The duo, Morin on guitar/vocals, and his life partner, Celeste Di Iorio on vocals, played songs from Morin’s catalog along with a couple of popular covers. The Friday evening show was part of […]
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Ticket Giveaway: Cary Morin Duo at Jamestown Arts Center Friday May 12
A Kennedy Center-recognized duo is coming to town this weekend, and we’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to the concert thanks to Newport Live. To win tickets to see the Cary Morin Duo, e-mail Ken Abrams at mrabrams11@gmail.com. Please put “Cary Morin tickets” in the subject line and leave a phone number […]
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Jamestown Arts Center to celebrate National Poetry Month with free JAC OutLoud Poetry Reading on April 23
In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Jamestown Arts Center will host a free JAC OutLoud Poetry Reading on Sunday, April 23, at 3 pm. Four highly acclaimed, nationally-recognized poets will read from their selected works. An open discussion will follow. “Award-winning, published, renowned academics – these poets bring it all, from Chicago, New York, […]
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What’s Up Interview: Singer Mark Erelli, playing the Jamestown Arts Center Thursday, March 23
Creating and listening to live music is a sacred endeavor, something to be appreciated on many levels. That idea, that the concert experience is holy, is something that Mark Erelli certainly understands. The singer-songwriter is coming to the Jamestown Arts Center on Thursday, March 23 for a show produced by Newport Live. Erelli returns to […]
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Mark Erelli to perform at Jamestown Arts Center on March 23
On Thursday, March 23, at 7 pm, the Jamestown Arts Center will host the Newport Live event: Mark Erelli’s concert and record release party, with opener, Americana singer/songwriter, Jobi Riccio. “Newport Live’s summer concert with Mark Erelli was sold out and was met with such enthusiasm that we had to bring him back. We recommend […]
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Jamestown Arts Center to host screening of ‘No Time to Fail’
The Jamestown Arts Center will host the screening of No Time to Fail, a timely documentary based on Rhode Island’s local election administrators who worked around the clock to secure the vote. No Time to Fail screens on Thursday, March 9 at 7 pm; a Q+A with Co-Director and Cranston, RI native Sara Archambault will […]
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Artist & Researcher to reveal the inspiration behind ‘Six of the First’ sculpture in Jamestown
Artwork told a powerful story in Jamestown in 2022. The sculpture “Six of the First,” installed at East Ferry during the Outdoor Arts Biennial (July-October), paid tribute to some of the earliest recorded Africans brought to Newport County shores. Depicted are six women who were among the human cargo aboard the slave ship Jolly Bachelor […]
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‘Six Picks’ Music: The best in local music this weekend (Dec. 2-4)
Another busy weekend on local music scene. We’ll focus our attention on a few area shows helping us get into the holiday spirit. Happy December! Saturday: “A Very, Very Cassie and Maggie Christmas” features Nova Scotia-based artists Cassie and Maggie MacDonald at the venerable Blackstone River Theatre in Cumberland. The sisters are described as “haunting […]
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‘Six Picks’ Music: The best in local music this weekend (Nov. 18-20)
Is it me, or does there seem to be more live music than ever before? I’m sensing it’s a sign of the times, as Covid wanes, and folks want to get back out there and socialize. Maybe we just appreciate it more. So it’s tough to just pick six, but here are a few ideas […]
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TICKET GIVEAWAY: Catching up with Erin McKeown, playing Jamestown Arts Center Nov. 19
The “Women’s Voices” concert series returns to the Jamestown Arts Center with singer-songwriter Erin McKeown taking the stage on Saturday, November 19. (Thanks to Newport Live, we’ve got two pairs of tickets to give away to the show. To enter, e-mail Ken Abrams at mrabrams11@gmail.com by 5PM Wednesday November 16. Please put “Erin McKeown tickets” […]
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What’s Up Interview: Dick Lynn of Newport Live on ‘Women’s Voices’ series coming to Jamestown Arts Center
A unique concert series is coming to the Jamestown Arts Center this Fall. “Women’s Voices” is a program curated by Dick Lynn, Executive Director of Newport Live (formerly Common Fence Music). The series begins with singer-songwriter Dori Freeman who will be playing Saturday, November 5 at 6:30PM. (Tickets are available here.) Shows run every other […]
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Fiber Artists Kate Barber and Wendy Mueller to Exhibit at the Jamestown Arts Center
By Jamestown Arts Center The work of artists Kate Barber and Wendy Mueller tell a love story with materiality, texture, shape, and color in a new exhibition opening September 8 at the Jamestown Arts Center. Resurfacing, curated by Brooke Erin Goldstein, explores how the two artists use fiber art in unexpected ways; working intuitively and […]
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Jamestown Arts Center to host a film screening of ‘To Which We Belong’
With quiet courage, the farmers and ranchers featured in the award-winning documentary To Which We Belong are improving the health of our soil and sea to save their livelihoods—and our planet. On Friday, April 29 at 7 pm, the film’s Co-director, Producer, and Jamestown, RI, resident Lindsay Richardson will be joined by Jamestown farmers Bob […]
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Six Picks Events: What’s Up in RI this weekend – March 18-20
Welcome to the March Madness edition of “Six Picks Events.” As always, it’s a busy weekend around RI, with theater, music, art, and of course, basketball taking center stage for many. Have a great weekend! Friday: The Jamestown Arts Center has an Opening Night reception for RAW, a new exhibition from curator Danielle Ogden. Learn […]
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Jamestown Arts Center announces artists selected for upcoming exhibition RAW: Reassessment and Wonder
Jamestown, R.I. February 8, 2022—In times of turmoil, art and artists facilitate the process of individual and collective healing. This catharsis is reflected in the work of ten artists selected for the upcoming exhibition RAW: Reassessment and Wonder at the Jamestown Arts Center (JAC). Tyler Arment, Donna Bassin, Linda Behar, Ana Flores, Noah Fox, Dena […]
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Annual Holiday Arts Market returns to the Jamestown Arts Center December 10 – 11
The Jamestown Arts Center is getting festive with the return of the annual Holiday Arts Market and a new community project on the interactive outdoor mural wall. Celebrate the holidays and support the work of artists and artisans during the two-day annual Holiday Arts Market at the JAC (18 Valley Street in Jamestown) on Friday, […]
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Casual and Connected: Live dance and music performance coming to Jamestown Arts Center
Live dance and music will light up the Jamestown Arts Center on December 4 as dancer Katie Moorhead and bassist Ian Banno present a series of improvised dances that respond to the current exhibitions and the visitors to the gallery that afternoon. These free, drop-in performances will take place during the Jamestown Holiday Stroll on […]