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  • David LeClair Headshot Love for art, nature guided David LeClair’s journey through URI - Art and environmental education double-major created graphic novels to inform community about nature’s beauty
  • Jon Laustsen Gestures of Spirit exhibit in Providence showcases Jon Laustsen’s work - PROVIDENCE, R.I. – May 6 – The material world is more than just atoms; it is shaped by the space between them. In the same way, time and its perceived effects are not fixed, but continually changing. These ideas set the stage for Angell Street Galleries’ new exhibition, “Gestures of Spirit.” At the heart of […]
  • Juried Student Exhibit Comes to a Close - KINGSTON, RI – April 24 – Every year, the Department of Art & Art History hosts the Juried Student Exhibition that offers students the opportunity to experience the process of submitting their work and having it evaluated professionally. Each year, an external juror is invited to curate the exhibition, bringing a professional perspective to th…
  • Evelyn Luppi artwork Alumni in Abstraction: May 5th – August 27 - URI Department of Art & Art History Presents: Alumni In Abstraction May 5th through August 27 Reception in Green Hall May 20th 4:30-7pm The exhibit features URI Art and Art History Alumni abstract works in all media including work by Jenny Hope Antes, Alexander (Alex) Caserta, Eveline Luppi, Maurice Mancini, Ian Mohan, Dale Gardner Noelte, Michael Stricklin. Alumni in […]
  • fac-exterior Fine Arts Center Sneak Peak - Progress is visible on the 166,000 square feet of new and renovated space at URI’s Fine Arts Center! See inside the project in this video, produced by Harrington School of Communication and Media students Leo Bovenschulte ’27 and Nyjaeh Deburgo ’29.
  • URI mourns the loss of teaching professor Kathy Quick - The University of Rhode Island mourns the death of professor Kathy Anne Quick, who died Sunday, March 29, at the age of 59. Her passing was sudden and unexpected. Mother, partner, daughter, sister, friend, and educator—Kathy was a force in the lives and hearts of everyone she encountered. Her vigor, steadfastness, and reliability im[…]
  • The 2026 Annual Juried Student Exhibit  - Celebrate the creativity and achievements of URI student artists at the Reception and Awards Ceremony for the 2026 Annual Juried Student Art Exhibit. Exhibition Details The exhibition features more than 50 works of art across a range of media, created by students enrolled in Art and Art History courses at the University of Rhode Island. […]
  • Art Dept NYC Bus Trip 🚌 March 28 - Our New York City field trip is happening Saturday, March 28! A bus will pick up and drop off from the Kingston campus at the Fine Arts Lot. Guarantee a spot by filling out a contact form and bringing $20 cash to the Art Admin office in Pastore 231. Students currently enrolled in an art […]
  • Call for Submissions: Juried Student Art Show 2026 - Attention all student artists! Here’s your chance to be a part of the very first exhibit within the Department of Art & Art History’s Main Gallery in the new Fine Arts Center! Whether you’re taking a class in painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, digital or print media, film or video, we want to see your creativity […]
  • URI professor presents ‘Spirit of the Place and People’ art exhibit - Exhibit on display in celebration of Chinese New Year and Women’s History Month
  • RI PBS Radio interview with Erin L. McCutcheon, Assistant Professor of Arts of the Americas