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Evening Under the Trees
Celebrating 97 Years of our Members Exhibit Saturday, July 20 at 5pm
Tickets $40 per person $60 includes bowl for our Ice Cream Fundraiser $20 bowl only 97th Annual Members Exhibition Private Preview | 5pm Cocktails, Hors D’oeuvres & Ice Cream Fundraiser | 5 - 6pm Live Award Selections & Juror Talk | 6pm This year we're having an ice cream fundraiser!
For an extra $20 you can select a handmade bowl when you arrive. We'll fill it with ice cream for your dessert and you'll be able to take the bowl home. Many thanks to all the potters who created and donated bowls for this fundraiser. If you can't make it to the event but would still like to support us, you can purchase a bowl and we'll keep it here until you pick it up during our open hours. About the Event
You'll be able to preview this year’s Members Exhibit, gather in our backyard garden to enjoy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, and celebrate fellow artists as our guest Juror of Awards, Deborah Baronas, announces the 10 award winners and shares insights on her selections. Let's celebrate our creative community and reflect on our rich history. It all began back in 1927 with a small group of artists who came together one summer to exhibit their work. Now we are 470 members strong representing a diverse range of artistic expression. |
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Awards to be Presented
Ann Lewis Parker Award (best watercolor) $100 Lorenzo and Elizabeth Kinney Award (best floral any media) $100 Dorcas Toney Award (best functional pottery) $100 Visconti Sculpture Award (best sculpture) $100 Mary Ann Carney Award (pottery) $100 Best Abstract Award $100 Best Photograph $100 Best Oil/Acrylic $100 Best Drawing, Print or Pastel $100 Best Mixed Media, Collage or Assemblage $100 Three Honorable Mention Awards |
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Deborah Baronas, Juror of Awards
Deborah Baronas has documented the cultural histories and lives of Rhode Island’s textile mill workers and mill sites through paintings, textiles, archival materials and installations. Her work is held in numerous collections including Fidelity Investments and she has shown at the Slater Mill Gallery, The Museum of Work & Culture, American Textile History Museum, Fuller Craft Museum, Museum of Art at RISD and the Providence Art Club. Raised on a dairy farm in Western MA, Deborah attended RISD and graduated with a degree in Textile Design. Upon graduation, Deborah embarked upon a career as a textile designer for over 20 years, which took her from NYC to Europe and Los Angeles before she settled in RI. Wanting to slow down the fast pace and focus on raising her family, she opened her own studio becoming a design consultant and a freelance artist, designing fabrics, dinnerware, wallpaper, and stationary. |
