Design the Night

"Join us for a special Saturday Design the Night! Engage with the elemental principles of art and nature through chance encounters, musical reverie, poetic musings, and art explorations—all incorporating elemental themes of fire, water, air, and earth.Free.

SCHEDULE

Hands-on Art: Raw Forms

4–7:30 pm, Grand Gallery, fl. 5

Play with paper, geometry, design, and your friends in this artist-led project that challenges the collaborative process.

Music and Visuals

4–7:30 pm, Porcelain Gallery, fl. 4

Reimagine baroque music in the far future as artist Blevin Blectum (a.k.a. Bevin Kelley) presents arms in the sky roll dice to determine the hard translucent future, a live electronic performance. 

Hands-on Art: Transforest

4–7:30 pm, Danforth Hall, fl. 3

Join artist Ricky Katowicz in building an imaginary landscape with simple materials. 

In Your Element

4–7:30 pm, Chace Lobby (located at 20 Main Street entrance) 

What's your true nature: fiery, grounded, fluid, rational? Take a short quiz designed to divine your primary personality trait, then embark on a gallery quest for artworks that engage your elemental inclinations. 

Artist's Lab: Earth Archive

5–7:30 pm, Radeke Garden (located off fl. 3) 

Share your memories and experiences to animate the elements of this installation by artist Danielle Vogel. 

Music and Refreshments

4:30–7:30 pm, Chace Plaza (20 North Main Street) 

Enjoy Boo City's soul, rock, and R&B tunes. Kick back with a drink from our cash bar. Purchase snacks from Fancheezical—Rhode Island's original grilled cheese food truck, or cool down with tasty treats from Tricycle Ice Cream and Like No Udder. 

Head to the river to continue your evening's elemental adventure with WaterFire. Full lighting begins at sunset."