Past Events
JamestownHarp Festival Closing Concert
Sunday, July 24, 2022
2:30 - 5 pm
Join JamestownHarp for a closing concert and reception of their 2023 Festival. Get tickets.
Poppy Patterns and More with Eileen Travis
Drop-in crochet workshop at this Historic Windmill
July 23, 2022
11 am - 2 pm
All levels welcome
Part of Jamestown Historical Society's Windmill Day. Artist Eileen Travis’ The Poppy Field is one of 13 installations across Jamestown for the 2022 Biennial: Passages, an outdoor arts experience.
Surf Photography in the Digital Age (CANCELLED)
CANCELLED
July 22, 6 - 7:30 pm
This event has been cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to see you at a future event.
JamestownHarp Festival Opening Concert
Thursday, July 21, 2022
7 - 9:30 pm
An Opening Concert and Reception with JamestownHarp, as part of the JamestownHarp Festival. Get tickets
Gallery Night with Curator Jon Baylor
Thursday, July 14, 2022
5:30-6:30 pm
Join curator Jon Baylor for an evening in the gallery with an informal talk on the exhibition Rising Tide. Free.
“Moonrise Kingdom” Film Screening
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
7 pm
$10 general admission, $8 for JAC Members
Moonrise Kingdom was filmed on location across Jamestown and Rhode Island in 2011, and was the inspiration for Amelia Wilson’s participatory installation Look Out and Letters at Godena Farm for the 2022 Biennial: Passages, an outdoor arts experience.
2022 Biennial: Passages, an Outdoor Arts Experience
July - October
The 2022 Biennial: Passages, an Outdoor Arts Experience brings 13 installations of outdoor public art to Conanicut Island July-October and related events, programs, artist-led workshops and anytime activities!
Summer Soirée
Friday, June 30
Opening the Exhibition Book as Muse: Language & Image
Curated by Danielle Ogden & Jeff Foye
Cocktails + Summer Savories, Live Auction, and Dancing
Summer Soirée
Friday, July 1, 2022
6 pm
An evening to celebrate the arts in Jamestown. Opening the exhibition Rising Tide: Reflections of Surf Art and Culture. Get tickets.
Gallery Night with Musician Fausto Palma
Thursday, June 9, 2022
6-8 pm (Drop-in)
Live musical performance by Fausto Palma in the galleries alongside the current exhibition Entang Wiharso: Meta Landscape.
All that Glitters: Form, Meaning, and Materials
A Masterclass with Entang Wiharso
Monday, May 23, 2022, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
$90 Registration ($75 JAC Members)
JAC-on-the-Go: Harvard University Asia Center with Entang Wiharso
Tuesday, May 17
10 am - 1 pm
Join the JAC for a private tour with the artist Entang Wiharso at the Harvard University Asia Center.
CANCELLED
Opening Reception for Entang Wiharso: Meta Landscape
Saturday, May 14, 5-7 pm
Join artist Entang Wiharso for an opening reception of his solo-exhibition Meta Landscape.
Free; open to all
Artists in Conversation: The Art of Changing Course
Friday, May 6 , 2022
6 - 7 pm
ON ZOOM
Join RAW: Reassessment and Wonder exhibiting artists, Linda Behar, Ana Flores, Noah Fox, Madeleine Lord, Donna Bassin, and Dena Haden for an intimate panel discussion, now held virtually on Zoom. RSVP for Zoom link.
To Which We Belong
Friday, April 29, 2022
7 pm at the JAC
Film screening of To Which We Belong followed by a Q+A with Lindsay Richardson, Jim Turenne, Bob Sutton, and the Neale family members
Tickets: $10 general admission, $8 JAC Members, Seniors + Students
Newport Gallery Night
Thursday, April 14
Extended Gallery Hours until 8 pm
Join RAW: Reassessment and Wonder Curator Danielle Ogden for an evening in the galleries
to be near you.
Thursday, April 7, 2022
7:30 pm
A dance film presentation and artist's talk with Ali Kenner Brodsky
Image: Still from to be near you. Photo Credit: Rich Ferri.
Newport String Project Performance
Save the Date: Newport String Project Performance at the JAC
March 20, 2022
3 - 4 pm
A program featuring the music of Chevalier de St Georges, Caroline Shaw and Prokofiev. Get tickets.
Opening Reception for RAW
Friday, March 18, 2022
5-8 pm
Join the artists and curator of the exhibition RAW: Reassessment and Wonder for an Opening Reception at the JAC.
Free. Reservations required.
Image: Donna Bassin