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ARTS AROUND THE FIRE
Come meet Curtis Speer, owner of CUSP Gallery, and learn about the newly formed Newport Artist Collective
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Wednesday, January 17
6pm - 8pm
PLEASE NOTE: Our regular venue, Parlor, is closed the month of January. Our venue for this evening is:
STONEACRE BRASSERIE
28 Washington Square
in their Chart Room, the space in the back of the restaurant
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The Alliance’s guest will be photographer and owner of CUSP Gallery Curtis Speer,
who has created the newly formed Newport Artists Collective supporting galleries and independent artists in the area.
The Collective's first project, The Salon Series, will host a different artist each week, bringing awareness to the Newport community as to what the art scene is comprised of, be it a gallery owner who represents several artists or an individual artist with a studio that potential clients can visit.
"For 2024, my vision for the Newport Artists Collective is to have a confirmed gallery night again and potentially an Art Weekend. I really believe Newport can be a fine art destination."
Arts Around the Fire is an opportunity for artists, writers, performers and audiences to engage with colleagues about events affecting the cultural community and learn about new ideas and good work being done. Sign up for an artist membership or become a supporting member of the Alliance, a coalition of individuals and non-profits committed to the advancement of arts and culture in Newport County.
Please join us, free, utterly informal, no reservations needed.
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SPRING BULL GALLERY
Call for Artists
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Submission Deadline:
Wednesday, January 10th, 2024, 11:59 PM ET
Entries submitted online via Smarter Entry
OPEN SHOW – All work accepted
JURIED FOR AWARDS ONLY – Juror: Nancy Grinnell
Best in Show $500
Most Authentic $250
Most Original $150
Most Whimsical $150
Honorable Mention $75
Read the complete prospectus on their website
for all submission requirements.
Submission Deadline: Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
Spring Bull Gallery
55 Belleview Ave., Newport, RI 02840
Across from the Redwood Library and The Newport Art Museum
springbullgallery.com
401-849-9166
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CUSP GALLERY
"Still, I Rise" by Curtis Speer
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on exhibit
Jameson & Thompson
18 Bartlett Square, Jamaica Plain, MA
January 8 - February 29
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It was an offer he couldn’t refuse. A group of optometrists from Portland, Oregon, who were fans of Curtis Speer’s photography were going on a trip to Vienna, Prague and towns nearby to teach continuing education courses to the U.S. military stationed in Germany. They proposed to Speer that he come with them, on their tab, to shoot anything he wanted, just so they could enjoy his take on the area. They probably didn’t expect him to focus on what he did, but that was OK — it was part of the deal.
https://www.cuspgallery.com
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PORTSMOUTH ARTS GUILD
PAG Members Shows, Workshops and Classes
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Draw – Paint – Dessert
Join us for a delightful evening of creativity, connection, and cupcakes at our Draw, Paint, Dessert Art Workshops designed for mothers and daughters, grandmothers and granddaughters, aunties and nieces and daughters and the significant women who shape their lives. This enjoyable art workshop blends the fun of creation with the delight of shared moments – all over delectable desserts.
Date: Fridays, January 12, February 9 and March 8
Time: 6 – 7:30PM
Tuition: $20 per couple
Location: Portsmouth Arts Guild, 2679 East Main Road, Portsmouth
For more details on this class please visit our website
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DEBLOIS GALLERY
"Art for the Park" FUNdraiser for Friends of Newport Skatepark
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January 26, 2024
6:40 to 9:30 PM
The DeBlois Gallery (in association with Rejects Beer Company)
134 Aquidneck Avenue
Middletown, RI
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Please join us at DeBlois Gallery and Rejects Beer Company on January 26th from 6:30 to 9:30 pm for "Art for the Park", a gala event to benefit Friends of Newport Skatepark.
Skateboard decks hand-painted by over 30 local artists will be on display at DeBlois Gallery and will be sold to the highest bidder in a silent auction.
There will be live music starting at 8 PM, beer, and other events at Rejects Beer Company.
$5 donation (suggested) to enter.
All proceeds go to Friends of Newport Skatepark
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THE CHOIR SCHOOL OF NEWPORT COUNTY
"Tea, Tunes, and Royal Chat"
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February 4, 2024
3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
324 East Main Road,
Portsmouth RI.
The Choir School of Newport County is delighted to announce the return to Newport of Dr. Barry Rose OBE, former Director of Music at St. Paul's Cathedral, London, for an afternoon of "Tea, Tunes, and Royal Chat" as an endowment fundraiser for the Choir School.
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There is no charge for this event. Seating is limited, however, and reservations are required.
Reserve your place(s) by calling (401) 239-9713 between January 10 & January 30.
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The Arts & Cultural Alliance of Newport County’s (ACA) is now accepting applications for the 2024 Artist Award.
The award is presented annually to a Newport County artist to support artistic endeavors that benefit the community. The application deadline is March 1, 2024.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE ARTS AND CULTURAL ALLIANCE.
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The Visitors
Ragnar Kjartansson
2012
| Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson’s The Visitors unites poetry, music, theatre and cinema in a magnificent nine-screen installation shot in one take, in a crumbling mansion in upstate New York. Each screen shows a musician performing alone (visible to us, but significantly not to each other) in this celebrated multipart elegy for Kjartansson’s failed marriage. | |
Two Peaches
Adriaen Coorte
1696
| Two peaches glow in deep darkness, side-lit on a stone ledge. The 17th-century Dutchman Adriaen Coorte notices every dip and cleft of their planetary strangeness. The artist himself is still just coming to light, like the fruit in his tiny still lifes, mostly painted on paper. His peaches are like two phases of the moon in outer space. | |  |
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Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura)
Artemisia Gentileschi
c: 1638
| Back to work with Artemisia Gentileschi, body kiltering, head tilting towards the mark she’s urgently making, sleeve falling away to expose her strong forearm. Whatever she’s painting could be any size, shape or subject. The first self-portrait by a woman to become internationally famous, this is painting as live performance. | |
Spiral Jetty
Robert Smithson
1970
| Smithson’s Spiral Jetty is a legend of land art, a 1,500ft promontory of rocks, crystals and mud way out in the Great Salt Lake of Utah. Like the road to Lindisfarne, it is sometimes entirely submerged. For many years, pilgrims had to search, and wait, but higher temperatures have made it more visible, a symbol of the lake’s own health. | | |
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ARTS AND CULTURAL ALLIANCE
MEMBERSHIP AND SUPPORT
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Your generous support helps advance the arts in Newport County. Supporters receive benefits that include the opportunity to have the ACA as a fiscal sponsor, opportunity to apply for the ACA Artist Award, opportunity to be featured on the ACA’s e-newsletter SPLASH! ; networking opportunities at Arts Around the Fire; annual meeting and annual mixer invitations; referrals, networking and outreach; discounted participation in Arts Behind the Scenes | |
- $25: Artist
- $50: Individual
- $75: Supporting Artist
- $100: Non-Profits, Businesses & Galleries
- $250: Partners in Arts & Culture
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About the Arts & Cultural Alliance of Newport County:
Since 1994, the Arts & Cultural Alliance of Newport County,
a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, has promoted and advanced arts and culture in Newport County for the benefit of the community.
A member-supported organization, the ACA offers events, networking opportunities, support for artist members, and hosts arts and cultural events for the greater community. The ACA aims to help guide the interconnection between creative and cultural contributors, and the people of Newport County.
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