Community Events

ART ALL ‘ROUND CHAMBER SERIES – Once a month, Sunday at 4pm POSTPONED – The James Himmelmann Jazz Trio; new date TBD

WAA’s Sunday afternoon chamber series continues with the Himmelmann Jazz TRIO.  Live performances by area musicians and ensembles, come enjoy an afternoon of music from our Beach Street Gallery, surrounded by terrific fine art!  Classical, folk, jazz, and more…a diverse sampling of music for all audiences!

An event limited to 50 guests, each concert will feature a different small musical ensemble.

Featuring pianist James HIMMELMANN and his Trio, our next performance will include jazz standards by Chet Baker and Nat King Cole.  Guests 21+ are treated to complementary wine samples by Gooseneck Vineyards.

Admission is $25 per person for a wonderful afternoon where guests are encouraged to wander, sit, listen, and enjoy both the music and the amazing artwork on display all ‘ round the gallery.

To attend, purchase tickets through BROWN PAPER TICKETS – upon rescheduling, a link will be provided.

NORTH KINGSTOWN K to 12 Art Exhibit 2021

Wickford Art Association will host an exhibit of work from the students of the North Kingstown Public School from May 26 – June 6, 2021.  With amazing 2D and 3D work from the youngest emerging artists from out home-town, all NK schools will be representing including: North Kingstown High School, Davisville Middle School, Wickford Middle School, Davisville Academy, Fishing Cove Elementary, Hamilton Elementary, Quidnessett Elementary, Forest Park Elementary, Stoney Lane Elementary

Coordinated annually with Janice Strain – Curriculum Director for the Art Department, WAA visitors are ALWAYS amazed by the fantastic work created by the children of our community under the watchful guidance and thoughtful instruction by their educators.

CELEBRITY ART Show & Auction 2021 – benefitting WAA and other Area Charities

Wickford Art Association will launch our VERY FIRST Celebrity Art Auction featuring works created by well-known and perhaps slightly infamous Rhode Island figures in business, politics, the creative community, and more!  Additionally, several works from nationally recognized figures will also join the PARTY with live-streamed events to kick-off and close the auction hosted by Rhode Island’s own Charlie HALL.

The silent auction will involve bidding through our website, e-mail, phone, and through Facebook LIVE events at the start and end of the auction run from July 16 to August 1, 2021.  All proceeds will benefit both education and scholarship programming at the Wickford Art Association as well as individual charities of the celebrity-participants’ choosing.

PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO PHOTOGRAPHY

By appointment only, call 401-294-6840

Michael Masi will professionally photograph your artwork, post process the file(s) and email you the file.  Use these digital files to update your website, promote your work on social media, build your portfolio, archive your work or prepare entries for online exhibits. Please contact the gallery to make your appointment, then bring your artwork to the gallery at your designated day/time.

Cost – Inquire for Quote.
Cash or checks accepted only – no credit cards.

AN INTRODUCTION TO ABSTRACT PAINTING with Artist Eveline LUPPI – Conversation & Interactive

POSTPONED – New Date to be Announced

Exploring the arrival and establishment of Abstract Art in America, Artist Eveline LUPPI will lead this event– a conversation and interactive painting activity with all attendees.  To JOIN the Introduction to Abstract Painting with Eveline LUPPI, call 401-294-6840 or e-mail: WAACommunityEvents@gmail.com; a minimum of 6 participants will be required, maximum attendance is 15. $50 to participate plus $15 materials fee.

Years of exploration with paint have led Eveline Luppi’s journey to create work that is technically challenging and visually inspiring to the viewer. Her work draws from the tradition of the Russian Constructivist Movement and Dutch Neoplasticism; her vocabulary is based on geometric techniques, where memory and experience are rendered as deeply structured space, full of passionate transitions and juxtapositions. The use of color is central to her work, evoking emotional states and bringing the viewer to a unified perception of the symbolic content.

Ms. Luppi’s dynamic is all about structure and form. It relates to architecture and design, drawing from history and from elements of today’s multi-media world. Luppi employs the methodology of constructivism, utilizing both hard-edged and soft-edged line-work—sometimes alone, sometimes in tandem—to create works that readily relate to each other while awakening different sensitivities in the viewer. Her work is inspired by universal experiences: childhood, the deep emotional spirit and psyche, and the meditative, reflective state.  More about Eveline Luppi HERE.