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.
The next Queering the Collection session is on Saturday, November 15, 3:00-4:15 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 and public programs at the RISD Museum, and teaches art history at Rhode Island College. Sam’s artistic practice includes 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.