ayor Elorza’s Community Gallery Welcomes an Exhibition by RHD-RI Artists
Providence – City of Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, the Department of Art,
Culture + Tourism
Development Rhode Island (RHD-RI) invite you to visit Mayor Elorza’s Community
Gallery for its newest exhibition Birds of a Feather. The exhibit is on view in the
Community Gallery at Providence City Hall, Room 203, from February 24th – March
31st, 2016. A reception will be held on March 8th from 2pm – 4pm. The exhibition
and reception are free and open to the public.
For the past two years, RHD artists have been sketching birds with instructor Amy
Rostkowski at Rhode Island School of Design’s Nature Lab. In 2016, RHD programs in
Rhode Island & Massachusetts will be collaborating on a bird themed art project that
will “migrate” to each of the states. Featured in Mayor Elorza’s Community Gallery
are some dynamic examples of the artwork that will be flying south (and north) in
the coming months.
About RHD-RI: Founded in 2004, Resources for Human Development Rhode Island (RHD-RI)
is a non-profit arts-based studio program that serves adults with a range of
disabilities. They provide opportunities for people to create, express, discover and
have fun. They believe the people they support possess their own unique artistic
vision. Their purpose is to find the means to turn that vision into reality and,
ultimately, to share it with the rest of the world. Their daily philosophy is
centered upon the concept of freedom and the personal responsibility that comes with
it. http://rhd.org/
Mayor Elorza’s Community Gallery is a space within City Hall dedicated to Providence
community groups and nonprofit organizations using arts and cultural programming as
a an expression of their core values. Mayor Elorza’s Community Gallery will showcase
artwork created as a way to deepen the public’s understanding of important social
issues and as expressions of community healing as well as works created by students
of all ages. https://www.providenceri.com/ArtCultureTourism/gallery-at-city-hall
Mayor Elorza’s Community Gallery is open to the public during City Hall business
hours: weekdays 8:30am to 4:30pm. The Community Gallery is located at 25 Dorrance
Street, Tax Collector’s Office (Room 203), Providence, RI 02903.
Directions: Via car: http://www.providenceri.com/directions
Via bus: http://www.providenceri.com/transit-providence