Dead Gowns
"Her voice brings Lucinda Williams’ to mind — that Southern timbre and boozy drawl — yet Beaudoin’s range is wider. At times as delicate as glass, it can swell and swoop into high-lonesome yodel range with ease, fall back and land flat on a dime... " -The Bollard
"Fresh off the release of a new EP, this indie-folk-rock quartet is subtle and good. Have an ear out for our favorite track, “Kansas” — Genevieve Beaudoin’s vocals shine the most here, and the melancholic guitar work pleasantly builds up across the five-minute runtime." -Portland Phoenix
Kate Mick
...there’s something about this album that’s sort of timeworn and yet timeless. That’s largely down to her lovely vocal style, but it’s more than that: there’s an honesty to the material and an immediacy in the recording itself..." - Lee Real (Real Gone Music Reviews, England)
Just in time for the holidays:
Photo-transfer workshop with Deb Hickey
Learn the transfer method and take home a handmade gift!
$40 for the class includes an easel and your image transferred to paper/board.
Make 2 for $60 or 3 for $75.
Images will need to be emailed to dmhickey@mac.com by December 14th so they can be adjusted for the transfer process.
Or just stop in and create an easel piece from pre-selected images for $25 each.
Contact Deb at dmhickey@mac.com if interested and for more info.
Holiday Story Night
at The Collaborative!
Join us for a fun & entertaining night of Holiday-themed storytelling from 6 of RI’s premier writers! Reading will be: Jeff Danielian, Guy Benoit, Elwood Donnelly, Aubrey Atwater Donnelly, Cynthia Holt & Bobby Forand.
Doors at 7:30.
This is a FREE event!
Light refreshments will be provided (we hear rumors of a Snowman wine dispenser?!?!)
Artist Reception:
Ariel Bordeaux + Rick Altergott
Ariel Bordeaux is a cartoonist, painter and writer. She is the creator of the 1990s self-published minicomic series Deep Girl, the graphic novella No Love Lost, and co-author of the comic book series Raisin Pie, with Rick Altergott. She currently works at the RISD Library, where she curates the zine collection. Ariel lives in Pawtucket with husband, Rick Altergott and their son, Eddie. Ariel posts diary comics on Instagram @arielbordeaux.
Rick Altergott is a cartoonist/ Illustrator/ Painter best known as the creator of the fictional comic character, “Doofus", who lives in “Flowertown, U.S.A." with his best friend, "Henry Hotchkiss". He has almost completed a long awaited Graphic Novel featuring these characters to be published by Fantagraphics Books.
The stand alone images featured in the December Collaborative show are representative of his tastes in popular culture and are drawn using traditional pen and ink rendering techniques, influenced by many of his favorite comic book artists.
Brainstorming
an interactive stage mind-reading show
Doors open at 7 and show starts at 8pm.
This is a FREE event but we will pass the hat for the performer.
Bank of Ireland
Wednesday November 21st
Doors at 7pm
FREE
Trained as a fine artist, decorative painter, and painting contractor, Kimberly's passion for painting is now being expressed in the genre of fluid acrylic painting.
Come down to the Fort for a night of poetry readings, the first of what we hope to be many more. Whether you write or simply want to listen in and enjoy the poets, we hope to see you.
The doors will open at 6:30 and there will be a sign-up sheet.
(3 poem limit, 10 minute time limit)
Join us at the gallery in celebrating the work of student artist Ben Bartoszuk on Saturday, November 10 from 4-6pm. Light refreshments will be provided.
More about Mr. Schaff:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/samsa1973
https://www.patreon.com/williamschaff
Karen Miller
Karen is a self-taught welder and wood worker, whose focus is primarily small wall relief sculpture/collage made from entirely found objects.
“I like that the things I find have an unknown history and that I can revive that history by giving it a new life.”
Tales of Fright and Horror!! Five celebrated locals read some of their favorite scary stories. Booze, too. Free, but donations are always welcomed!
Readers:
Guy Benoit
Cynthia Holt
Paul Di Filippo
Christopher Braiotta
Michael Kelley
Gallery opens at 7pm readings start at 8. Be there!
Come down to the Fort for a night of poetry readings, the first of what we hope to be many more. Whether you write or simply want to listen in and enjoy the poets, we hope to see you.
The doors will open at 6:30 and there will be a sign-up sheet.
(3 poem limit, 10 minute time limit)
Come on out for an intimate show with Party of the Sun + Kate Mick on Monday, October 15th. Doors at 7pm. FREE! Donations appreciated.
Party of the Sun is an indie folk band from New Hampshire led by songwriter Ethan McBrien and producer/multi-instrumentalist RoryHurley.
Since 2006, both McBrien and Hurley have recorded and performed with funk/rock fusion outfit The Youngest Sun. Throughout his career, McBrien has had an interest in folk music as well, writing many songs influenced by the Americana tradition.
Kate Mick is a Rhode Island musician who has played most venues in the state within the past two years and is now making her way throughout New England. Her 2016 album "Undertow" debuts her original banjo songs with intimate, slightly sweet, dark and evocative banjo songs. Kate Mick is also a member of the Providence-based band, The Swampbirds.
Come on out for a special evening of music featuring the incredible talents of Tracie Potochnik, Jane Hesser, & Lynny Bryan! You don't want to miss this lineup. As always, event is free but donations for the artists are suggested. Feel free to bring your own refreshments too!
Kristin Divona
David Everett
"Since early childhood I’ve had a deep connection to nature, spending a great deal of time outdoors. I’ve also been sketching and drawing for as long as I can remember. I painted as a young child and later in college to some extent, but it didn’t become my primary medium until the early 2000s. Apart from nature itself, the primary source of my initial inspiration was early 20th century Canadian painters Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven and their depictions of unadorned nature in places they knew intimately. I decided to take a similar approach, painting places in New England that I know very well, generally absent the direct imprint of humankind.
Many of my early paintings include rotting docks, old stone foundations, and other coastal infrastructure overgrown with seaweed and other plant life, weathered by the elements, against backdrops of sea, sky and trees, going back to nature. More recent subject matter has tended to be more wild and remote. Whereas earlier work was often based on sketches or photographs, I now usually paint from my mind’s eye, a combination of the memory of places and natural, gestural spontaneity. I often focus on the sky as much as the land and sea, on the interplay and occasionally interchangeable characteristics of the sky
and water, expressing mood, distance, the play of light, and changing colors, ultimately seeking a sense of the spirit of a place, both realistic and abstract. In smaller panel paintings (“tinyscapes”), gesture and abstraction tend to come to the fore, capturing a lot of information in a little space.
Join The Collaborative in celebrating the life of one of Warren's most prolific artists and writers. Chris' work covered most genres, but he had spent the past twenty years capturing the beauty and wonder of Ireland. He was also a published poet with thirty-eight books to his credit. In early July, he passed away. His wit and talent will be missed.
All proceeds from the sales of Chris' work will be put into a scholarship fund, which will be awarded to student artists from Warren, RI.
Light refreshments will be provided.
SPONSORED by:
About Matt...
Matt Roza • Design | Studio hand-crafts light fixtures, furniture, and other home-decor statement pieces. His art focus is blurring the lines between form and function of home-objects. Through sculptural light fixtures, furniture, and his current series of abstract wall clocks, he intends to create objects that have presence in a room through a striking form while serving practical functionality.
The Collaborative is excited to welcome, from Nashville, Rusty Clanton and Riley Moore to entertain at the gallery space on Tuesday June 12th at 7pm.
This is a free event. Donations for the artist always appreciated! BYOB.
Rusty Clanton is from Nashville, TN. He started uploading his songs to YouTube in 2011 and since then he has consistently attracted a dedicated audience. He began playing in living rooms around the US in 2014 and discovered that touring was his truest love. He has performed in venues and 70+ houses across the United States and has toured twice in the UK opening for Dodie Clark and Emma Blackery respectively. His newest EP, Big Bear, Little Bear, was released everywhere on January 4th, 2018.
Riley Moore was born in Dallas, Texas. He relocated to Birmingham, Alabama at 2 and to Nashville, Tennessee at 3 and a half. He hiked up a mountain backwards when he was 11 years old. At the ripe age of 18, Riley moved from Nashville to Sydney, Australia where he grew his first beard and wrote his first song. Since then, his beard, his travels and his songwriting have continued to blossom and he now lives on a Sailboat in Nashville.
His latest musical adventure is to become one of the first modern musicians to walk an entire tour. He and the rest of The Walking Guys completed an entire 1600 mile tour from Portland, Maine to Nashville, Tennessee on foot. Riley wants the lyrics of his songs to share stories that bring people together over common struggles and triumphs.
This workshop is an introduction to the alternative photographic process of Cyanotype. In this session, we will discuss different methods for creating a contact print and the versatility of working with Cyanotype. You will be able to choose from a variety of pre-coated papers to create and develop your own prints. All supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring objects or leaves/flowers with interesting silhouettes to use in your print. Keep in mind that the flatter the object, the clearer the resulting image will be.
Emily Rodrigues is a native Rhode Islander who now resides in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts. She obtained her BFA from Rhode Island School of Design in 2009. Although her degree is in glass, she enjoys working in a variety of mediums from photography to woodworking. Recently her focus has been on making memorial jewelry by melting the ashes of pets or loved ones who have passed away into glass beads. She is very passionate about creating these keepsakes and helping people keep a physical reminder of the ones they have lost.
Join us in celebrating the work of illustrator Michael Brousseau at the gallery space on Friday June 8 from 6-9pm.
Light refreshments provided. Donations always appreciated!
Michael says:
"I'm a tattooer, illustrator who is influenced by graphic art, graffiti art, tattooing, cartooning and architectural design. I draw by creating layers with different colored markers, and lately I'm leaving the layers on the finished work because I find the look it creates pleasing. I own Hope Street Tattoo, and have been tattooing for 19 years."
Join us at the gallery in celebrated the work of student artist Bella Patterson on Saturday, June 2 from 6-8pm. Light refreshments will be provided.
Bella Patterson is a sophomore at Seekonk High School. She has been interested in art her whole life. After her mom passed away from breast cancer in 2016, Bella uses her art to express her feelings about pain and loss.
Her mediums include pencils, sharpies and a tissue. She will be celebrating her Sweet Sixteen on June 28th.
