{"id":5741,"date":"2023-08-31T14:59:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T18:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/?page_id=5741"},"modified":"2026-03-03T15:31:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T20:31:36","slug":"news-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/news-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\">\n<div id=\"localist-widget-87609744\" class=\"localist-widget\"><\/div><script defer type=\"text\/javascript\"\n\nsrc=\"https:\/\/events.uri.edu\/widget\/view?campuses=kingston&#038;types=5760%2C14897%2C37216719555700&#038;venues=pastore_hall%2Cpastore_annex%2Cfine_arts_center%2Clippitt_hall&#038;departments=college-of-arts-and-sciences&#038;days=180&#038;num=5&#038;tags=artdepartment&#038;match=or&#038;html_descriptions=1&#038;experience=inperson&#038;container=localist-widget-87609744&#038;template=card\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/commencement-2026-love-for-art-nature-guided-david-leclairs-journey-through-uri\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/davidleclair-headshot-e1778256160592-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"David LeClair Headshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/davidleclair-headshot-e1778256160592-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/davidleclair-headshot-e1778256160592-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/davidleclair-headshot-e1778256160592-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/davidleclair-headshot-e1778256160592-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/davidleclair-headshot-e1778256160592-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/davidleclair-headshot-e1778256160592-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/davidleclair-headshot-e1778256160592.jpg 642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/commencement-2026-love-for-art-nature-guided-david-leclairs-journey-through-uri\/\">Love for art, nature guided David LeClair\u2019s journey through URI<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Art and environmental education double-major created graphic novels to inform community about nature\u2019s beauty<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news\/gestures-of-spirit-exhibit-in-providence-showcases-jon-laustsens-work\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/unnamed-3-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jon Laustsen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/unnamed-3-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/unnamed-3-3-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news\/gestures-of-spirit-exhibit-in-providence-showcases-jon-laustsens-work\/\">Gestures of Spirit exhibit in Providence showcases Jon Laustsen\u2019s work<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">PROVIDENCE, R.I. \u2013 May 6 \u2013 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\u2019 new exhibition, \u201cGestures of Spirit.\u201d At the heart of [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news\/the-2026-annual-department-of-art-and-art-history-juried-student-exhibit\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Juried-SHow-26-Mason-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Juried-SHow-26-Mason-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Juried-SHow-26-Mason-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Juried-SHow-26-Mason-1022x1024.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Juried-SHow-26-Mason-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Juried-SHow-26-Mason-364x365.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Juried-SHow-26-Mason-500x501.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Juried-SHow-26-Mason-1000x1002.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Juried-SHow-26-Mason.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news\/the-2026-annual-department-of-art-and-art-history-juried-student-exhibit\/\">Juried Student Exhibit\u00a0Comes to a Close<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, RI \u2013 April 24 \u2013 Every year, the\u00a0Department of Art &amp; Art History\u00a0hosts 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&#8230;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/alumni-in-abstraction-may-5th-august-27\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Evelyn-Luppi-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Evelyn Luppi artwork\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Evelyn-Luppi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Evelyn-Luppi-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/alumni-in-abstraction-may-5th-august-27\/\">Alumni in Abstraction: May 5th &#8211; August 27<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI Department of Art &amp; Art History Presents: Alumni In Abstraction&nbsp;May 5th&nbsp;through August 27 Reception in Green Hall May 20th&nbsp;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,\u00a0Eveline Luppi, Maurice Mancini, Ian Mohan, Dale Gardner Noelte, Michael Stricklin. Alumni in [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.givecampus.com\/schools\/UniversityofRhodeIslandFoundation\/videos\/fine-arts-renovation-video\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/FAC-sneakpeek-e1776870052370-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"fac-exterior\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/FAC-sneakpeek-e1776870052370-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/FAC-sneakpeek-e1776870052370-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/FAC-sneakpeek-e1776870052370-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/FAC-sneakpeek-e1776870052370-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.givecampus.com\/schools\/UniversityofRhodeIslandFoundation\/videos\/fine-arts-renovation-video\">Fine Arts Center Sneak Peak<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Progress is visible on the 166,000 square feet of new and renovated space at URI&#8217;s Fine Arts Center! See inside the project in\u00a0this video, produced by Harrington School of Communication and Media students Leo Bovenschulte &#8217;27 and Nyjaeh Deburgo &#8217;29.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/uri-mourns-the-loss-of-teaching-professor-kathy-quick\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/kathyimage-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/kathyimage-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/kathyimage-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/kathyimage-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/kathyimage.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/uri-mourns-the-loss-of-teaching-professor-kathy-quick\/\">URI mourns the loss of teaching professor Kathy Quick<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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\u2014Kathy was a force in the lives and hearts of everyone she encountered. Her vigor, steadfastness, and reliability im[&#8230;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/2026-juried-student-exhibit\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/50Elle-Stinnette-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/50Elle-Stinnette-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/50Elle-Stinnette-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/2026-juried-student-exhibit\/\">The 2026 Annual Juried Student Exhibit\u00a0<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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. [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/nyc-trip-2026\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Art-Dept.-NYC-Bus-Trip-2-e1772476900436-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Art-Dept.-NYC-Bus-Trip-2-e1772476900436-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Art-Dept.-NYC-Bus-Trip-2-e1772476900436-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Art-Dept.-NYC-Bus-Trip-2-e1772476900436-400x400.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/nyc-trip-2026\/\">Art Dept NYC Bus Trip \ud83d\ude8c March 28<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/call-for-art-juried-student-show-26\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/callforart-sq-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/callforart-sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/callforart-sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/callforart-sq-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/callforart-sq-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/callforart-sq-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/callforart-sq.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/call-for-art-juried-student-show-26\/\">Call for Submissions: Juried Student Art Show 2026<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Attention all student artists! Here\u2019s your chance to be a part of the very first exhibit within the Department of Art &amp; Art History&#8217;s Main Gallery in the new Fine Arts Center! Whether you&#8217;re taking a class in painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, digital or print media, film or video, we want to see your creativity [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/uri-professor-presents-spirit-of-the-place-and-people-art-exhibit\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Hongbing-Tang-e1770917443696-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Hongbing-Tang-e1770917443696-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Hongbing-Tang-e1770917443696-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Hongbing-Tang-e1770917443696-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Hongbing-Tang-e1770917443696-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/uri-professor-presents-spirit-of-the-place-and-people-art-exhibit\/\">URI professor presents \u2018Spirit of the Place and People\u2019 art exhibit<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Exhibit on display in celebration of Chinese New Year and Women\u2019s History Month<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/thepublicsradio.org\/artscape\/most-people-cant-name-five-women-artists-uri-art-historian-wants-to-change-that\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Erin-scaled-e1744697166596-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Erin-scaled-e1744697166596-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Erin-scaled-e1744697166596-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Erin-scaled-e1744697166596-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Erin-scaled-e1744697166596-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Erin-scaled-e1744697166596-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Erin-scaled-e1744697166596-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Erin-scaled-e1744697166596-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Erin-scaled-e1744697166596-1000x1000.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Erin-scaled-e1744697166596-1280x1280.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Erin-scaled-e1744697166596-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Erin-scaled-e1744697166596-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/Erin-scaled-e1744697166596.jpeg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/thepublicsradio.org\/artscape\/most-people-cant-name-five-women-artists-uri-art-historian-wants-to-change-that\/\">RI PBS Radio interview with  Erin L. McCutcheon, Assistant Professor of Arts of the Americas<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upcoming Events News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4688,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-5741","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4688"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5741"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6151,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5741\/revisions\/6151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}