Past Events
2023 MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival
Friday, September 29, 7 pm & Saturday, September 30, 7 pm
Friday, October 6, 7 pm & Saturday, October 7, 7 pm
2023
$10 General Admission
JAC Talk: In Conversation with Bob Dilworth and Algernon Miller
Sunday, September 10, 2023
4—5 pm
$10 General Admisson
$8 JAC Members, Students, Seniors
Coming and Going: New work of Algernon Miller Opening Reception
Friday, September 8, 2023
5:30-7:30 pm
Free Admission
JAC Talk: The Staying Power of Books
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
6 pm
$10 General Admission
$8 JAC Members, Students, and Seniors
Curator’s Tour—Book as Muse: Language & Image
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
10 am—12 pm
Free Admission
RSVP Required
Gallery Night with La Méchante et la Connard
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
6-8 pm
Free
La Méchante et le Connard are a Franco-American duo of ukulele, double bass and voice
Open Studios
Saturday, August 5, 2023
10 am—5 pm
Rain Date: Sunday, August 6
Free and open to all
“Revolutions on Granite” Ukraine Skate Documentary
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
7 pm
$10 General Admission
$8 JAC Members, Students, and Seniors
Runtime: 40 min.
Live Public Sand Mandala Demonstrations by David Nez
Sunday, June 11, 2023
11 am and 5 pm
In the JAC rear parking lot at 11 am and the Bandstand at North Kingstown Town Beach at 5 pm
Free Admission
Exhibiting artist, David Nez, joins the JAC and the North Kingstown Arts Council to create two temporary sand mandalas during live demonstrations.
The Mandala as Art Therapy Workshop: David Nez
Friday, June 9, 2023
6—8 pm
$35 General Admisson
$30 JAC Members
Join art therapist and exhibiting artist in the A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall exhibition, David Nez, in this experiential workshop. Participants will create their own mandala drawings on paper for the purpose of self-expression, creative exploration and centering.
Gallery Night with David Nez + Isabel McGarva
Thursday, June 8, 2023
—8 pm
Free Admission
Join David Nez, exhibiting artist of A Hard Rain’s A—Gonna Fall and basketmaker and visiting artist Isabel McGarva for an evening in the gallery!
Second Wind: The SNOEK Refit with Onne van der Wal
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
7 pm
Directed by Thomas Draudt
The film chronicles Onne's career racing large sailboats and photographing some of sailing’s most thrilling moments, and shows how he draws upon the knowledge and tenacity he has gleaned from a lifetime at sea to refit his sailboat from stem to stern.
Followed by a Q&A!
Artist Talk: Isabel McGarva
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
6 pm
Free Admission
Visiting artist and archeologist Isabel McGarva offers a glimpse into her life as a contemporary basketmaker in Burgundy, France, and discusses basketry as a dialogue between history and what is to come, nature, plants and the very makings of humanity.
Gallery Night with Fausto Palma
Thursday, July 13, 2023
6—8 pm
Free Admission
Live musical performance by Fausto Palma in the galleries alongside the current exhibition Book as Muse: Language & Image.
Kite-Making Day!
Sunday, May 28, 2023
12—3 pm
Free Drop-In, All Ages
Teaching artist Karen Dolmanisth and Out of the Box Studio artists will be hosting this drop-in kite making workshop in preparation for the annual Kite Flying Day at Historic New England’s Watson Farm the following Saturday, June 3.
JAC Talk: Saša Spačal
Thursday, May 25, 2023
6 pm
$10 General Admission, $8 JAC Members
Artist Saša Spačal joins us from Slovenia to discuss her art practice and her artwork, "Transversal is a Loop,” from the current A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall exhibition.
JAC Talk is a regular program hosted by the JAC to bring together artists and creative minds to share their stories with the Jamestown community and beyond.
Newport Live Presents: Cary Morin Duo
Friday, May 12, 2023
7:30—9 pm
$35 General Admission
This Kennedy Center Award Winner will take the stage at the JAC! Playing renowned venues including Lincoln Center and the Paris Jazz Festival, Cary Morin has shared the stage with Los Lobos, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, and Arlo Guthrie to mention a few. He’s described as “one of the best acoustic pickers on the scene today,” and is coming to Jamestown as part of Newport Live’s "Indigenous Voices series."
Imogen & The Taming of Hamlet
Brown/Trinity MFA Shakespeare Performances
The Taming of Hamlet performs Saturday, April 29, 2023
7—8:30 pm
Imogen performs Sunday, April 30, 2023
7—8:30 pm
Advance Tickets: $15 General Admission; $10 JAC Members, Seniors, and Students
Tickets at Door: $18 General Admission; $13 JAC Members, Seniors, and Students
Get ready for the return of Brown/Trinity Rep MFA’s live production of Shakespeare. A definite audience favorite and crowd stunner. Avant-garde. Inspiring and surprising. Experience the talents of tomorrow’s groundbreaking theater artists.
JAC OutLoud: Poetry Reading
Sunday, April 23, 2023
3— 5pm
Free Admission
April is National Poetry Month! Join four nationally acclaimed and published poets, including two National Endowment for the Arts Fellows, a Guggenheim Fellow, and RI’s Poet Laureate for this free JAC OutLoud Poetry Reading and interactive discussion.
Artists’ Talk: In Conservation
Saturday, April 22, 2023
3pm
$10 General Admission, $8 JAC Member
Curator Lara Pan and artists Rafael Attias, Carla Gannis, Anita Glesta, Anne Katrine Senstad, and Vargas-Suarez Universal come together for a thought-provoking discussion on the environment, art, and science.