Photography Shows in Rhode Island during SPE 2004 Conference

NOTE: THREE SPECIAL RECEPTIONS FOR SPE .... Wednesday evening at URI in Kingston for three exhibitions, Thursday for Providence trip participants at RISD Museum, and Saturday night in Newport at Salve Regina's beautiful Ochre Court mansion. See below for details.

PROVIDENCE

SPE registration receipt required for free admission to RISD Museum 3/25/04

"Interior Drama: Aaron Siskind's Photographs of the 1940s" has been extended through Sunday, March 28. This loan exhibition of some 100 photographs traces Siskind's shift away from documenting social issues in New York to making abstract, metaphorical photographs: the foundation for his next four prolific decades. Organized to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Siskind's birth, the show includes many rarely seen images and explores Siskind's interest in the ideas of the surrealists. Curated by Jan Howard and accompanied by a catalogue. The RISD Museum is its only venue. RISD Museum, 224 Benefit Street, Providence, RI. Hours: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Tues-Sun. Reception for SPE tour 11:30-2:30 Thurs March 25. (401) 454-6510

Photography and Place: Contemporary Work from the Museum's Collection
Curated by Jan Howard. Many recent acquisitions, including work by Uta Barth, Joe Deal, Nan Goldin, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, Steve Smith, and Francesca Woodman. RISD Museum, 224 Benefit Street, Providence, RI. Hours: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Tues- Sun. Reception for SPE tour 11:30-2:30 Thurs March 25. (401) 454-6510

"FLASH! Seeing Through the Lens of Female Fotographerz"
The exhibit includes the work of Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, Nora Lewis, Beata
Bertoldi, Cinzia Cittadino, Elena Calderon, Michelle Clark, Keri Ducharme,
Daniela Munoz Maines, Tatiana Pina, Sabrina Scolari; featuring a stylistic
range of women photographers living and working in the area. March 1-31,
M-Th 9-9, F&S 9-4 (Closed Sundays) URI Feinstein Providence Campus Gallery (1st and 2nd floor lobby), 80 Washington St, Providence, RI 02903 401-277-5206

Second Year Photo Graduate Students Sol Koffler Gallery, RISD Mason Building,
169 Weybosset Street, Providence. Hours: 12-8 daily.

The Red Eye Gallery Photography by Seniors Mike Neff and JP Biondi, March 22-26.
30 N. Main Street, 4th floor, Providence, RI,. Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:00am -9:00pm, Fri 8:00am-6:00pm , Sat 8:00am -12:00.

risd|works featuring the work of Gary Metz, Steve Smith, and Mary Kocol. Feb 4-April 7 risd|works 10 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903 401-277-4949 www.risdworks.com

Orphans Space Photographs by Misty Keasler and historical photographs and text from St. Mary's Home For Children, Providence, RI. Metro Gallery, Roger Williams University, 150 Washington St., 3rd floor, Providence, RI. M-F 8am-9pm, Sat 8am-5pm, Sun 12-5pm 401-254-3758

6th Annual Fidelity Investments Glass & Photography Juried Exhibition Artists from Southeastern New England. Providence Art Club, 11 Thomas Street, Providence, RI 02903. Through March 26. www.providenceartclub.org

Waves: Photographers from the Ocean State Work by Rhode Island artists, curated by Paola Ferrario. Gallery Z, 17 Amherst Street, Providence, RI. Through April 9. Hours: 12-5 pm Tues-Fri and by appointment. (401) 454-8844

Beyond the Visible Photographs by Vaughn SillsLenore Gray Gallery, 15 Meeting St, Providence, RI. March 5-26 and by appointment March 27, 401-274-3900.

NEWPORT

In addition to listed hours, Newport galleries will stay open 6-9 pm Saturday March 27.

1. Inside Photographs by Sarah Malakoff. Large scale color photographs of interiors, subtly disturbed. March 6-28, Th-Fri 2-5 pm, Sat/Sun 12-5 pm Blink Gallery, 89 Thames Street, Newport, RI. (401) 847-4255

2. Unseen America Photographs by Polish asbestos removal crews, Filipino nannies, Chinese garment workers in Long Island, domestic violence victims in the Bronx, Local 32-B janitors and doormen, and students from throughout the city. Station 29 Gallery, 29 Spring Street, Newport, RI. (401) 848-0181

3. Common Places Photographs by Karen Bucher, Judy Gelles and David Husom. Three different regions, and views, of the everyday in large scale color photographs. March 13-27, 9:30-5:30 Daily, Arnold Art Gallery, 210 Thames Street, 3rd floor (next to Starbucks), Newport, RI. (401) 847-2273 www.commonplacesphoto.com

4. Nights and Weekends Photographs by Thomas Palmer. Black and white photographs taken over two decades in Newport. March 25-April 8, Fri 2-5 pm, Sat/Sun 12-5 pm, Island Art Gallery, 2 Pelham Street, Newport, RI (above One Pelham East Restaurant on Thames Street). (401) 848-2161

5. Newport Congregational Church, Thursday March 25: Frank Gohlke, Keynote Speaker, 8:00 pm. Friday March 26: Mark Sealy, Featured Speaker, 7:00 pm, and Jerome Liebling, Honored Educator, with Ken Burns, 8:45 pm.

6. On Location: Photographs by Regional Educators, March 20-28, 10-4 daily, Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI. (401) 848-8200

7. Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison, Large scale metaphorical constructed photographs, referencing contemporary issues of environmental and cultural morass. March 3-31,
M-Th 11-4, Fri 11-1, Sat/Sun-2-4 University Gallery, Salve Regina University, corner of Lawrence and Leroy Avenues. (401) 341-2254

8. Salve Regina Photography Faculty and Student Exhibition Ochre Court, Salve Regina University, 100 Ochre Point Ave, Newport, RI. March 27, 6-9 pm. (401) 847-6650
SPECIAL RECEPTION FOR SPE ATTENDEES 6-9 PM

9. Juried Regional Undergraduate Student Exhibition Juror: Jan Howard, Curator of Photographs, RISD Museum. March 20-28, Mon-Thurs 8:30am - 1 pm, Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, and Sat 11 am to 6 pm, except for the reception on Saturday, March 27, when it will be open from 6pm-9pm with the two other exhibitions on campus, and Sunday noon-1am McKillop Library, first floor, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI. (401) 847-6650.

10. To The Province Land work by Marnie Crawford Samuelson. An exhibit of toned black & white photos that explore the nature of groundlessness, of living and dying, on the outer reaches of Cape Cod. M-F 10-9pm Newport Public Library, 300 Spring Street, Newport, RI. (401) 847-8720

KINGSTON
(FINE ARTS CENTER GALLERIES, UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND)

Opening Reception for SPE Conference Attendees, Wed, March 24, 5-8 pm

Canadians at Home and Abroad: A Cross-Border Conversation Photographs by Jack MacAulay and Craig Varjabedian. Fine Arts Center Galleries, Photography Gallery, Fine Arts Center at the University of Rhode Island, 105 Upper College Rd, Kingston, RI. Tues - Fri 12-4 pm, Sat/Sun 1-4 pm. Reception: Wed, March 24, 5-8pm. (401) 874-2676

Still Photographs From the National Film Board of Canada Curated by Judith Tolnick. Projected film stills from documentaries made in the North, evoking the Canadian gaze and the live contemporary nexus between photography and cinematography. Fine Arts Center Galleries, Main Gallery, University of Rhode Island, 105 Upper College Rd. Kingston, RI. Hours: Tues-Fri 12-4 pm & 7:30-9:30 pm, Sat/Sun 1-4 pm. Reception: Wed, March 24, 5-8pm (401) 874-2676

Photography by URI Students Honoring SPE Work by advanced students of photography studying under Professor Annu Matthew in the URI Department of Art. Fine Arts Center Galleries, Corridor Gallery, University of Rhode Island, 105 Upper College Rd. Kingston, RI. Hours: Daily 9:30 am to 9:00 pm. Reception: Wed, March 24, 5-8pm (401) 874-2676

KINGSTON (near URI Galleries)

Open Juried Photography Annual Juror: Edward Brookner, South County Art Association, March 4-27, Wed-Sat 1-5 PM, Helme House, 2587 Kingstown Rd (Route 138), Kingston, RI. 401-783-2195

WAKEFIELD (near Kingston)

Sites of Memory and Honor Group show about memory, memorialization and the representation of absence. Includes work by Sylvia de Swaan, Alexandra Broches, Iris Falck Donnelly, others. Images of cemeteries, shrines, roadside memorials and monuments. March 13 - April 17, 2004. Wed- Fri 1-5 pm and Sat 10 am - 4 pm. Also open Wednesday evening March 24 for SPE. Hera Gallery, 327 Main St.,Wakefield, RI 401-789-1488

BRISTOL

Exhibit Imágenes de un México Eterno / Images of an Eternal Mexico The Photographic Works of Armando Salas-Portugal, Sponsored with Consulate of Mexico, Boston & New England Foundation for the Arts. March 25 - April 28. Roger Williams University, School of Architecture, Art & Historic Preservation, SAAHP Gallery, One Old Ferry Road, Bristol RI 02809, (401) 254-3605