Providence Biennial for Contemporary Art
[ Disrupting the Status Quo: Curatorial Agency in Rhode Island ]
The Providence Biennial has begun working with an exciting mix of contemporary art curators across the state of Rhode Island and nearby SouthCoast of Massachusetts to form a vital, first-time ever, peer-to-peer coalition of changemakers.
The initiative signals the end of our former isolating 'status quo,' or acting in siloed ways, encouraging us instead to communicate regularly and openly with one another, as we recognize and advocate for what defines our profession today.
By investigating various approaches to our practice—collectively and in diversely accessible public-facing ways—we will come to present what curatorial agency means, and offers, distinctively in our region.
The next Providence Biennial event, responding to the encouraging direction in building curatorial collaboration, will emerge in 2025. Please stop back here for more information.
Curating Commemoration: Poiesis / Remedy
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Providence Biennial for Contemporary Art
Provoking new ways of seeing,
thinking and engaging with each other.
The mission of the Providence Biennial for Contemporary Art is to develop curated exhibitions of contemporary art in Rhode Island that bring the power of expression and creativity into the lives of its communities. We value engagement with contemporary art as an experience capable of provoking new ways of seeing, thinking, and relating to the world around us. As part of our mission we aim to contribute meaningfully to curatorial and creative work by collaborating with other curators and artists to realize ambitious projects in the form of exhibitions, installations, and interventions, particularly those addressing social and environmental justice and equity.
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Cultivating a Transformative Experiment
The core program proceeds from understanding art’s capacity to disrupt and transform conventions of perception and experience. Through close mentoring, opportunities are developed for the realization of distinctive and provocative curated projects. The guided collaboration identifies a network of resources to help curators initiate creative and strategic partnerships, while aligning with the context of varied host venues—whether institutional, nascent, or alternative spaces.
A sincerest thank you to our 2023 Sponsors and Partners
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