January 15 - March 5, 2022

Perspectives from Our Young Artists

A community exhibition of student artwork created by artists in grades Pre-K through fourth grade at the Melrose School in Jamestown.

Friday, December 10, 5:30 - 7:30 pm & Saturday, December 11, 10 am - 4 pm

Fifteen artists and artisans display their work over this two-day holiday arts market.

October 30 - December 15, 2021

A solo exhibition of new work by Seamus O. Hames.

August 21 - October 9, 2021

Scaling the Wall features the colorful, abstract work of Allison Paschke and Jacqueline Ott. The vast wall space at the Jamestown Arts Center present an opportunity for the artists to explore ambitious, component based possibilities. Smaller pieces placed throughout the gallery will amplify the shift in scale from very large to very small.

July 2 - August 14, 2021

This exhibition unites art that blurs the boundary between two- and three- dimensions. Spacing Out contextualizes the work of contemporary artists who challenge the limitations of space among historical works that also play with dimensionality.

An outdoor mural of by Aimee Hofmann

October 30 - December 15, 2021

The annual Members’ Show features artwork created by the diverse and talented artists in our community and beyond.

May 8 - June 26, 2021

Aboudia and Bouabré are the most significant and innovative artists that have come from the Ivory Coast, spanning six generations. While they come from different generational and educational backgrounds, Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, born in 1923, went through a formal training by the colonial government, and Aboudia, born in 1983, and grew up on the streets as a graffiti artist, both of their works carry a similarity: their global universal approach.

March 26 - May 1, 2021

New Impressions is an exhibition focused on printmaking. It explores the idea of new methods in printmaking and expands the medium's definition.

Featuring Kate Aitchison, Lisa Barsumian, Allison Bianco, Edwige Charlot, Annie DeBethune, Nancy Friese, Joan Hall, Mary Jameson, Peter Marcus, Kelsey Miller, Barbara Pagh, Serena Perrone, Andrew Raftery, Laurie Sloan, Casey Weibust, + Josy Wright.

Curated by Michael Dym.

A monoprint mural using crowd-sourced shoes by Kelsey Miller on view outside of the JAC on Valley Street.

January 8 - March 13, 2021

Four organizations supporting artists with disabilities are weaving together to exhibit work at the Jamestown Arts Center in January 2021. Entwining fabric, yarn, paper, branches and more, the four groups including, Outsider Collective, Artists' Exchange, Flying Shuttles and Looking Upwards will encourage people from the community to not only view the works, but collaborate on multiple outdoor installations.

A mural with Guerra paint by artist Sun Quest is on view outside at the JAC through February.

An Outdoor Sculpture at the JAC

Peruko Ccopacatty is an international artist known for dramatic and monumental works in metal and wall murals.

Spacing Out(side) features the outdoor sculptures Vasanzio ‘Troy’ by Steve Buduo, Fear and Wonder of the Unknown by Sean Harrington, Lost to the Wind by Martin Keen and Spacing Out Together, a collaborative installation by the students at the Melrose School in Jamestown, RI and their art teacher Erica Connolly.

An outdoor mural of stainless steel zip ties by artist Bradley Wester.

An Outdoor Rotating Art Space

The Community Mural Wall invites Jamestown residents and beyond to create something together as a community. Projects change on a regular basis. Materials and instructions are available onsite. Located behind the JAC on Douglas Street and available during daylight hours.

Work by Gillian Stoneburner

November 14 - December 12, 2020

Siphoning from observations of past travels and excursions, this body of work explores the relationship of color and form in relation to natural and man-made landscapes with emphasis on the play of deformation, perspective, palette and ratios.