GALLERY NIGHT
PROVIDENCE IN AUGUST

WHAT:
Gallery Night Providence’s
12th Season. Join us for a
fun-filled cultural extravaganza.
Twenty-two galleries,
museums, and historic sites;
eight convenient parking lots;
live music; refreshments; art
buses; celebrity guides and it’s
all FREE!

WHEN:
The Third Thursday,
August 21, from 5 to 9pm

WHERE:
Meet at any one of the
galleries and jump on the
art bus, or park behind
Citizens Plaza and walk to
the front of the building
(Steeple Street side), where
the art buses pick up and
depart every twenty-five
minutes or so.

CELEBRITY
GUIDED TOURS:
Providence art celebrities
take time to share their
thoughts about artworks on
display. Artists Kenn Speiser
and Madolin Maxey
will each lead a tour and
Nancy Austin guides a
tour entitled “Culture
in Urban Corridors.”

Nancy Austin is a RISD
design historian. She has
published extensively on the
history of art, design, and
museums in RI. Recent work
includes three articles in the
forthcoming book “Infinite
Radius”. On September 27,
2008, Nancy Austin will
present her latest work on
the ecology of culture in RI
as part of the Cryptic
Providence Art Project. For
further information please see:
EcologyofCultureRI.com and
AustinAlchemy.com.

(Gallery at 17 Peck), 19 on
Paper (Krause Gallery),
Tracy Mahaffy and Adam
Heller ( PPL), From Durer to
Van Gogh: Gift from Elia
Greene Radeke and Helen
Metcalf Danforth (RISD
Museum).

NEW GALLERIES:
Gail Cahalan Gallery,
Chabot Fine Art Gallery,
Krause Gallery, Providence
Public Library, Royal Gallery,
Providence Art Windows.
PLEASE NOTE:
The Gallery 17 Peck has
moved to 309 Atwells Avenue
and is now accessed by the
West Side Art Buses.

CLOSED FOR AUGUST
GALLERY NIGHT:
Bannister Gallery,
Bell Gallery,
Chazan Gallery,
Providence Art Club,
Providence College Galleries

DIRECTIONS:
From 95 North or South, take
exit 22 and follow the signs
for Downtown Providence. Go
straight through the traffic
light; you are on Memorial
Boulevard. Take a left at the
next light onto Exchange
Street.Take the next right and
then right again to park
FREE in the parking lot of
Citizens Plaza. It is the Metro
Park lot with the booth at the
entrance. Check out the
MetroPark website,
metroparkltd.com (click on
P3), for further directions.
If there is an attendant on
duty, please tell him you are
attending Gallery Night.
BOOK READING
FOR THE YOUNGSTERS
WHEN:
Wednesday, August 13, 3:30pm

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BOOK READING
FOR THE YOUNGSTERS

WHEN:
Wednesday, August 13, 3:30pm

WHAT:
Discussion of “The White
Giraffe” by Lauren St. John
for ages 9 to 13.

FREE of charge.

WHERE:
Island Books
575 East Main Road,
Middletown, RI.
401.849.2665

WHO:
Hosted by Natarcia Cruz,
an early education student
at Roger Williams University

WHEN:
Wednesday,
August 27 at 3:30pm

WHAT:
Discussion of “Inkheart”
by Cornelia Funk for ages
9 to 13.

FREE of charge.

WHERE:
Island Books,
575 East Main Road,
Middletown, RI.
401.849.2665

WHO:
Hosted by Natarcia Cruz, an
early education student at
Roger Williams University.

For more information on each
book please use these links:
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen:
www.randomhouse.com/
catalog/display.pperl?
isbn=97803
75829161

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GALLERY
Gallery 17 Peck (PHOTO ABOVE)
Expression of Forms,
Shapes and Colors
Oil Paintings by José Canencia

Opening night reception:
August 15, 5–10pm

GALLERY NIGHT RECEPTION:

August 21, 5–10pm
Gallery 17 Peck is proud
host the son of José Canencia
as he presents his father’s new original oil works on canvas. “His work appears figurative at first glance, but the figures caught in motion remain as mysterious as their actions. This narrative ambiguity signals a departure from traditional representation and sets his work apart from the bulk of portraiture saturating the market. But it is Canencia’s masterful gesture that propels the paintings into the a higher realm of fine art.”

“The Inspiration comes from
the expression of forms,
shapes and colors,” reveals
Canencia. “I’m not especially
concerned with anecdotal
aspects but I do care very
much about aesthetics.”