Artists' Exchange is a nonprofit arts collaborative whose mission is to create an atmosphere in which creativity, learning and discovery converge and individuality is celebrated. Artists' Exchange houses The Black Box Theatre and multiple art studios, as well as a gallery, art boutique and cafe. Join us for enriching classes and weekly events in art, theater and music.
Classes & Summer Camps Now Enrolling Classes in art and theater for kids, teens and adults! Summer camps for ages 5 - teen!
Upcoming sessions:
January 30th - March 31st April 2nd - May 20th June 3rd - June 30th*
*Try a mini session! Only four weeks with reduced pricing.
CURRENT & UPCOMING EVENTS
Rob Velella presents Edgar Allan Poe: Love and Death Saturday, February 11th 6 and 8 pm
Celebrate Valentine's Day — by burying it alive!
Edgar Allan Poe once wrote that the death of a beautiful woman is the most poetical topic in the world. See if he was right as Poe himself returns to life to read from the works that best display that thin line between love and death — including Annabel Lee and The Raven. Recommended for ages 13 and up.
Admission is $6 per person, or $10 for couples. Space is limited. Call 401.490.9475 to book.
Sidecar Theater Company presents Scared of Sarah by Laura Brienza
February 17-26 Fri, Sat, Sun at 7pm
Directed by Rich Morra
Lily and Sam are expecting their first child, and neither one feels ready: Sam worries about what this means for their bank account, while Lily's troubled relationship with her autistic sister, Sarah, causes her to question their parenting abilities. When a fire at Sarah's apartment ruins her 30th birthday and brings her into their home, Lily, 28, and Sam, 26, are forced to confront the very real possibility that their child might be autistic. Splitting its focus between the challenges of parenting a child on the spectrum and Generation Y's complicated love affair with selfishness, ScaredofSarahinvestigates the fear that sets in when two people make a third.
Tickets $15. Call 401.490.9475 to book.
Gallery Opening: Beth Plante Alexus Cruz Howard Bander Thursday, March 1st 6pm - 8pm
Featuring paintings by Beth Plante, Alexus Cruz and Howard Bander. Plante's collection is called "Black, White and the Seven Girls" and features female figures in a series of black and white paintings. Cruz, a young painter, will showcase a series of paintings of pop culture icons such as Marilyn Monroe, Jimi Hendrix and Audrey Hepburn. Bander's paintings are abstract works layering shape and color.
Light refreshments will be served. Free!
Weekly Events
Mondays: Open Studio, 6-9pm
Participants
must have previous experience in a clay studio, as no instruction will
be offered during this time. Includes use of all Artists' Exchange
equipment including pottery wheels, canvas covered tables, extruder and
clay tools as well as a bisque fire. Glazing fees charged separately.
Supplies can also be purchased separately through Artists' Exchange.
Call Karen to sign up: 401.490.9475. $10 per session.
Thursdays: Art Guild, 2:15-3:45pm
Are you a high school student who is interested in art and in completing community service hours? Join us for this weekly gathering of artsy teens who help out with arts-based projects around Artists' Exchange such as painting and creating and installing window displays, along with doing occasional fun personal projects. Interested in joining? Email Shannon to sign up!
Saturdays: Open Studio, 1-3pm
Participants
must have previous experience in a clay studio, as no instruction will
be offered during this time. Includes use of all Artists' Exchange
equipment including pottery wheels, canvas covered tables, extruder and
clay tools as well as a bisque fire. Glazing fees charged separately.
Supplies can also be purchased separately through Artists' Exchange.
Call Karen to sign up: 401.490.9475. $10 per session.
