Third Thursday

Experience art in new ways through performances, snippets of conversation, hands-on art-making, and encounters with contemporary artists. Bring your work buddy, your studio neighbor, an old friend or a new date and start your evening with Third Thursday.
The Third Thursday of the month is also Providence’s Gallery Night! Join free tours of numerous galleries across the city, including the Museum. Learn more at gallerynight.org.
Free, all are welcome!
 
THIS MONTH'S SCHEDULE:
Work in Process5:30-7:30 pmChat with student artists about the processes and techniques they use to create art and maintain a studio practice.
The Art of Race: Costume and Textiles6-7:30 pmJoin Elon Cook Lee, Center for Reconciliation Program Director, and Curator of Costumes and Textiles Kate Irvin for a special opportunity to explore and discuss the racial history of costumes and textiles in the RISD Museum collection. Register now.
Ways of Looking: Frank Bowling 6:30 and 7:30 pmThrough guided conversation, discover your own perspective on a contemporary painting by a Guyana-born British artist whose work explores the personal and political.
SORRY, A Live Listening Party7-8 pmListen to stories about apologies, regret, and reconciliation produced by members of Now Here This, Brown University’s audio storytelling collective.
Community MusicWorks Sonata Series 7-8:30 pmThe Sonata Series showcases guest pianist Andrei Baumann and CMW musicians Luke Fatora, violin, and Adrienne Taylor, cello, performing Prokofiev’s second violin sonata — an intoxicating blend of tender lyricism and macabre virtuosity — and Chopin’s cello sonata, a beloved masterpiece from the composer’s final days.
Screening: Partners7-8:45 pmPartners, a documentary directed by Henry Horenstein, Professor in RISD's Photography Department, shows clips from 15 interviews with couples discussing their relationships together. At its heart, Partners is about acceptance and a celebration of choice. Horenstein's work is on view in the exhibition Collective Recollection.