Exhibit explores migration, displacement
A distinctive combination of visual metaphors, color and depth underlies the “Silenced Voices” exhibition, which is currently on display at The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs.
Topic: art
University librarian finds drawings of Lincoln
Renowned cartoonist Thomas Nast’s first rough sketches of Abraham Lincoln were recently uncovered at the John Hay Library by Edward Widmer, a historian, librarian and the former director of the John Carter Brown library.
City Hall exhibit brings Irish art to Providence
The Gallery at City Hall unveiled its newest pieces from Irish artist Siobhan Cox-Carlos March 15. Cox-Carlos’ exhibit, “‘GLÁS’ (GREEN): A Contemporary View of the Emerald Isle,” is free and open to the public until May 12.
José Sejo’s ‘Mutant Tropic’ splashes Watson with color
“Mutant Tropic,” an exhibit by painter Luis José Aguasvivas Núñez (José Sejo) offers viewers a look into the beautiful yet complicated reality of the artist’s experience and relationship with his home country of the Dominican Republic.
Rosa Parks exhibition canceled
The University canceled the planned exhibition of a house connected to Rosa Parks March 8, citing a “dispute” over the house that is independent of the University, wrote Director of News and Editorial Development Brian Clark in an email to The Herald.
Art history scholar discusses photography’s beginnings
“Photography was not born a mass medium. It had to be converted into one through creative work on its technologies, as well as its formats, production, distribution processes, marketing and more.”
Queer, trans artists discuss undocumented experiences
“For me, (art) was a way to quiet the demons inside, whether it was rage or anger or feeling lost,” said Rommy Torrico, an undocumented, queer and trans visual artist, during an event hosted by the First-Generation College and Low-Income Student Center and the LGBTQ Center Thursday.
New engineering center showcases mixed-media exhibit
From the corridor floors to the restroom walls, all the world’s a gallery in the new Engineering Research Center.
New engineering lab studies physical characteristics of fluids
Set to move into its new space in the Engineering Research Center building next spring, the Harris Lab is the latest addition to the School of Engineering.
Sarah Jane Lapp ’94 brings paint, puzzles to campus
In viewing the exhibition currently housed by the Sarah Doyle Women’s Center, audiences have the opportunity to take part in the artistic process itself.
