Queering the Collection

As a verb, to “queer” is to challenge or subvert normative ideas of gender and sexuality. Join museum educator Sam Nehila to “queer” an object on view in our galleries. The discussion will focus on how artists and makers of the past and present explore their identities in ways that are meaningful to our own experiences today.

Registration required. Space is limited.

Free with admission. Museum members and artists members, along with college & university member institutions’ students, faculty, and staff always receive free admission. Check for your college here. Learn more about Museum membership options here.

Admission is paid day-of at a Visitor Services desk prior to the start time of the program.

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Upcoming Queering the Collection sessions Saturday May 10, 3:00-4:15 pm and Thursday, June 12, 6:30-7:45 pm.

Sam Nehila wears many hats in the art world of Providence, RI. He is a tour guide for Gallery Night Providence, a museum educator for K-12 student visits at the RISD Museum, and working on his personal practice of printing stone lithographs in his Providence studio. He received a BA in Art History and a minor in Printmaking from Rhode Island College, and a MA in the History of Art and Architecture from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is a co-organizer of PVDPrintmakers (@pvdprintmakers), an online and in-person community group working to support and connect printmakers across Rhode Island.