6:30 pm Trolley or Mini Coach Art Tour! with Gallery Night Providence

We will leave at 6:30 pm from the WaterFire Arts Center, and finish our tour at that same location around 8:30 pm. This tour will be led by Guest Guide Michael Rose, Gallery Manager at Providence Art Club. We will visit the following locations and exhibits:

is pleased to present their 2025 Graduating Art Students’ Exhibition, an annual exhibit of work by graduating seniors in the Rhode Island College Art Department. Various studio concentrations represented include ceramics, metalsmithing, painting, printmaking, digital media, graphic design, photography and sculpture. The exhibition also celebrates Mike Kays, recipient of this year's Graduating Senior Award in Studio Art and the Harriet Brisson Award in Ceramics.

At the Alex and Ani Gallery, URI Main Gallery presents “PS2025 & Gift of Art to the State of Rhode Island”, featuring more than 250 artworks from K-12 students throughout the state. This mixed media exhibit gathers work from public and charter schools, with the honored selection of North Kingstown Public Schools, adding 9 works to the permanent collection due to their extraordinary work integrating the arts into the curriculum across disciplines.

is proud to present “Heavy Metal”! A show about illustrating what heavy metal, or high fantasy means to each artist. Featuring the works of Alfie Purcell, Kaitie Devlin, Sarah Belanger, David Steigerwald, and others!

brings to you Mays Boyz Makin’ NOIZE: A Father and Sons Exhibition. Timed with the five-year anniversary of George Floyd’s M**der, this exhibition by Don Mays, presented in collaboration with his sons Zachary and Nicolas, confronts systemic racism, displacement, and the fight for justice through video, photography, and mixed media.

Half of the seats on the trolley or mini coach will always be available (first-come, first-served), completely free, to anyone who shows up on Gallery Night!

The other half of the seats are available to reserve in advance via Eventbrite. We ask that you donate $1 when you check out, for the convenience of guaranteeing your spot on the tour of your choice ahead of time.

Reserving Multiple Tickets? Eventbrite requires you to make a separate reservation for each ticket. Each time you put in an order, it's only for one ticket (even if you choose to donate more than $1). For example, tickets for 3 people would be 3 separate orders, each with a $1 donation.

Accessibility notes:

• Many of the Gallery Night art spaces are wheelchair accessible. However, the trolleys we hire for Gallery Night cannot accommodate wheelchairs.
• All tours involve some walking and some stops may include stairs.
• We invite wheelchair users to enjoy self-guided tours on Gallery Night, and have created some suggestions (make your own tour tab on our website) where we note which galleries are wheelchair accessible.

Some notes to help you out the night of the event!

• We recommend arriving to WaterFire Arts Center 5 to 10 minutes before your tour time. One of our volunteers will be inside with a Gallery Night banner, near the main entrance, and will check you in and answer any questions!
• We do have a limited number of seats on the tour! If your plans change, please remember to cancel your Eventbrite reservation so that someone else can enjoy the tour.
• Tours occasionally run late depending on traffic. We recommend allowing buffer time if you're planning on attending another event after ours.

We have other guided tours the same night! Go to our Eventbrite Organizer Page and scroll down, the other tours will be listed under "Upcoming Events."

You can also discover more about Gallery Night Providence on our website.

And before you go...

We are a non-profit organization, and we depend on the generosity of individuals and businesses in the community to continue to present Gallery Night as a FREE event!

If you want to support us, you can donate at this link. Donate at least $10, mention it at check in on Gallery Night, and we'll offer you a Gallery Night tote bag as a token of our appreciation. Every little bit helps us invest in the creative community here in Providence and show people some of the incredible art that Providence has to offer!

THANK YOU!

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