Providence Preservation's Most Endangered...

Providence Preservation Society's Annual "Most Endangered Properties" is a project to help raise awareness of historic buildings in Providence that are most at risk of being lost.

The large exhibition ran from October-November 2007...but now, a scaled down version is on the move around town. It features work from 11 local photographers...Michael Cevoli, David Ellis, Stephanie Ewens, Peter Goldberg, Erik Gould, Matt Kierstead, Scott Lapham, Brian McDonald, Frank Mullin, David Simione & Olivia Sauerwien Winter.

Having already visited the Downtown & College Hill areas, "Most Endangered" is currently in the Wayland Square area, and soon to be on the move to the Elmwood Ave area.

The show will run at Twist on Angell St. until January 31st. After that, it's on the move to The Liberty Elm Diner, located at 777 Elmwood Avenue from February 5 through March 2, 2008. The Sunrise Opening reception will take place on February 7 from 8a-10a and is open to the Public.

The Liberty Elm Diner is a restored 1947 Worcester Lunch car and the exhibit will be open for viewing Tuesdays through Fridays from 8a-3p; Saturdays from 8a-4p and Sundays from 8a-2p.

More info at www.ppsri.org.

Welcome to Providence.

Providence.

I never really appreciated her until I moved away. I went to art school in Portland, Maine and then to another one in Boston...and while I loved both cities, I always felt myself longing for my real home.

The great thing about Providence right now is the emergence of the "grassroots gallery." There are so many new galleries popping up because people realized that the traditional galleries in Rhode Island want pretty art and it's hard to get your foot in the door anywhere here. These new galleries & mindset are what's really pushing the art community in Providence right now, it's showing people that there's more to art than paintings of lighthouses and the cityscape of Providence. It's a good time to be here.

So what does Providence have to offer?

Artists & Galleries...new galleries are showing up all the time and there are innumerable new & established artists here.
Music...there's always good music somewhere in Providence.
Architecture...streets are lined with buildings both old & new.
Coffee Shops & Microbreweries...Providence has the most coffee shops per capita than anywhere else in the country. She is also home to several microbreweries. We take our brews seriously here...they are an art form in themselves.
Theater...we have two major theater companies & countless college theater programs.

Street Art...it's all over the place.

That's the bulk of it. I'm sure I'll go on tangents here and there, but hopefully you'll soon learn to love this place as much as I do.