Elizabeth Fisher is a renowned photographer known for capturing the essence of local, regional, and New England scenes through her unique perspective. Her work invites viewers to see familiar landscapes and everyday moments in a new light, revealing hidden beauty and stories often overlooked. Fisher’s keen eye and innovative approach encourage a deeper appreciation and understanding of the world around us, transforming ordinary sights into extraordinary visual experiences.

Thomas Lyon Mills writes, “John Udvardy’s sculptures, drawings, and collages invite us into one of the most rarified of experiences – an unforgettable vehicle for contemplation. His work is masterfully crafted and imbued with secrets, like our own elusive memories and dreams that we forget at our peril. John’s work is one of the strangest and most satisfying visual experiences one can have: it is as if his work transports all the senses, giving sight, smell, proportion, and silence a raw, unpolluted collective power, like wisps of the seemingly lost yet re-discovered essential. Things appear as never before, where forms go transparent, disappear, then seem wholly re-born.”

Come see his work during the Warren Walkabout.

American non objective painter, Chelsea Kosta, has been enamored with the effects of color and scale in artwork since 2016. As the daughter of an Impressionist painter, she became infatuated by tonalism which strongly influenced her use of color.

Her experience working as a commercial artist in San Francisco instilled a fascination with large scale work, and as an artists’ assistant she mastered the use of large palette knives, preparing her to establish her own unique style.

A minimalist in practice, Chelsea values the act of seeing, and invites the viewer to remain in the moment and form a relationship with each individual painting.

UNCANNY VALLEY
3 PART CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
W/ EVE KERRIGAN

Wednesday 10/9/24 6-8 PM
Wednesday 10/16/24 6-8 PM
Wednesday 10/23/24 6-8 PM

In this workshop, you’ll explore writing stories where something isn’t quite right. You will use prompts and exercises to mine your own fears and anxieties and build narratives that breed discomfort and suspense but keep the reader gripped by a need to know what’s next. Classes will include writing time and some workshopping of works in progress.

$100

Sliding Scale

Apply LAB25 at checkout for 25% discount
Apply LAB15 at checkout for 15% discount

Imago Foundation for the Arts (IFA) is featuring mixed media studies of chromatics and deconstructed landscapes created by IFA exhibiting artist Rina Naik along with artwork by guest artists Phillip Beauchemin and Carson Jackson and other IFA exhibiting artists October 10 – November 17 at Imago Gallery, 36 Market Street, Warren, Rhode Island.

Naik has invited interior decorator Melanie Pellegrini of Pellegrini Design in Lincoln, MA, to join her as she gives a presentation on her work in the exhibit and both discuss color and its impact on spaces and the way we live at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 12 in the gallery. Their talk will be followed by a public reception for all the artists in the exhibit that will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. on October 12. Music at the reception will be provided by David Hansson and Carl Dennis. All are invited to attend one or both events.

Naik is an interdisciplinary artist who explores tangible and intangible human experiences in the landscape. In her artwork in this exhibit, she explores the dissolution of boundaries between painting, sculpture, and immersive installation through the interplay of translucent planes, reflective surfaces, and manipulated light. She says, “By translating the vibrant color and rich textures from my oil paintings into three-dimensional assemblages, I aim to expand the role of color, allowing it to function as a spatial force rather than a surface-bound element. In this transformation, color and texture take on physical form, inviting the viewer to experience them as dynamic and mutable, rather than static.”
Naik is a full-time faculty member in the Architecture and Design Studies Department at Endicott College in Beverly, MA. She has taught art and design courses and workshops at the Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Education Program and the Attleboro Arts Museum in Attleboro, MA. She has a B.SC and MFA in Interior Design from Endicott and holds a certificate in Drawing and Painting from Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Education Program.

Photographer Phil Beauchemin, a native Rhode Islander, has a passion for capturing the natural and built world from vantage points that might otherwise be overlooked. Phil is well traveled and has immersed himself in the global landscape to capture nature in its raw, yet beautiful form. Whether stopped along the ring road of Iceland, atop a cliff in Scotland, or out exploring all corners of the United States, Phil remains focused on highlighting the tranquility of Mother Earth.

His journey with photography began in 1970 while he studied at the University of Rhode Island and continued after moving to Los Angeles in 1975. A few years later, he returned to Rhode Island to focus on woodworking. In 2010, after a long hiatus, he picked up the camera (now digital) again, inspired by his deep love for nature and animals.

Imago Foundation for the Arts (IFA) will host a presentation by IFA Exhibiting Artist Rina Naik and interior decorator Melanie Pellegrini of Pellegrini Design, at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 12 at Imago Gallery, 36 Market Street, Warren, in conjunction with its exhibit, Chromatics: Deconstructed Landscapes.”

All are welcome to attend this free event.

The two women will discuss Naik’s multi-media studies of chromatics and deconstructed landscapes which are featured in the gallery and lead a discussion on color and its impact on spaces and its influence on the way we live and experience our lives.

Naik is an interdisciplinary artist who explores tangible and intangible human experiences in the landscape. In her artwork in this exhibit, she explores the dissolution of boundaries between painting, sculpture, and immersive installation through the interplay of translucent planes, reflective surfaces, and manipulated light.

Based in Lincoln, Massachusetts, with 17 years of professional experience in both commercial and residential design, Pellegrini holds a BFA in Graphic Design from MassArt and an MA in Interior Design from Suffolk University. She has a passion for breathing new life into historic New England homes, harmoniously blending the character and craftsmanship of original architecture with a curated mix of timeless antiques and contemporary pieces suited for modern living.

Join Imago Foundation for the Arts as it welcomes Rhode Island Black Storytellers Rachel Briggs and Marlon Carey as part of its Music at Imago series at 4 p.m. Sunday, October 13 at Imago Gallery, 36 Market Street, Warren. Doors open at 3:30 p.m.
Rachel Briggs is an emerging writer and spoken word poet, a member of the Rhode Island Black Storytellers and dedicated to promoting the awareness, appreciation, and application of Black storytelling. As a “culture keeper,” she adheres to the African tradition of oral storytelling to pass on wisdom, history, and cultural information to nurture a sense of community.
Marlon Carey is a multitalented artist, community builder and inspiration, working to make positive changes to the world. As a storyteller, he weaves an intricate tapestry with words, using a variety of methods with respect to the Storyteller traditions of old. For information, visit https://ribsfest.org/tellers/ .

Admission is $20. Tickets will be available at the door or may be purchased in advance on EventBrite at: https://blackstorytellersatimago.eventbrite.com or reserved by emailing MusicAtImago@gmail.com or calling 401-392-1322.

Check out and read a frequently banned book, then join us at the library for an all ages book club! Share what you loved, what you didn’t, and most importantly share the freedom to read with your community. No registration required.

UNCANNY VALLEY
3 PART CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
W/ EVE KERRIGAN

Wednesday 10/9/24 6-8 PM
Wednesday 10/16/24 6-8 PM
Wednesday 10/23/24 6-8 PM

In this workshop, you’ll explore writing stories where something isn’t quite right. You will use prompts and exercises to mine your own fears and anxieties and build narratives that breed discomfort and suspense but keep the reader gripped by a need to know what’s next. Classes will include writing time and some workshopping of works in progress.

$100

Sliding Scale

Apply LAB25 at checkout for 25% discount
Apply LAB15 at checkout for 15% discount

Imago Foundation for the Arts will host poet Tina Cane and poet and essayist Elisa Gabbert as part of its Poets in Conversation series at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 17 at Imago Gallery, 36 Market Street in Warren, RI. All are welcome to this free event.
The event, “Look Deeper: Where Poetry and The Essay Meet,” will be facilitated by Vivian Eyre,
a poet and IFA community member, with the goal of creating an informal dialogue between the featured poets and attendees.

Tina Cane is the founder/director of Writers-in-the-Schools, RI, and, from 2016-2024, served as the Poet Laureate of Rhode Island where she lives with her husband and three children. In her capacity as poet laureate, Cane established her state’s first youth poetry ambassador program in partnership with Rhode Island Center for the Book, and brought the Poetry-in-Motion program from the New York City Transit System to Rhode Island’s state-wide buses.

Cane is the author of The Fifth Thought, Dear Elena: Letters for Elena Ferrante, poems with art by Esther Solondz (Skillman Books, 2016), Once More With Feeling (Veliz Books 2017), Body of Work (Veliz Books, 2019), and Year of the Murder Hornet (Veliz Books, 2022). In 2016, Tina received the Fellowship Merit Award in Poetry from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. She was also a 2020 Poet Laureate Fellow with the Academy of American Poets. Her debut novel-in-verse for young adults, Alma Presses Play (Penguin/Random House) was released in September 2021. Cane is also the creator/ curator of the distance reading series, Poetry is Bread, and the editor of Poetry is Bread: The Anthology (forthcoming from Nirala Press, 2024). Her second verse novel for young readers, Are You Nobody Too? (Penguin/ Random House) was released in August 2024.
Elisa Gabbert is the author of seven collections of poetry, essays, and criticism, most recently Any Person Is the Only Self (published in June 2024 by FSG). Her other books include Normal Distance, The Unreality of Memory & Other Essays, and The Word Pretty. She writes the On Poetry column for the New York Times, and her work has appeared in Harper’s, The Atlantic, The Paris Review, The New York Review of Books, The Believer, The Yale Review, and elsewhere. She lives in Providence.
IFA is a non-profit organization run by artists for artists whose mission is to inspire creativity and promote art-making that enriches our communities.

Have yourself a Spooky Saturday and make a monster sock puppet with the Creative Wanderings traveling art truck! This event will be held outside in the parking area behind La Pinata. For ages 6-11. Registration opens one week before the event.

Everything (everything!) in the shop will be 20% OFF!

We will be featuring a cut flower bar, therapeutic yoga table, ear seeding and chair massage! We’ll also be offering samples of functional beverages, calming tinctures, samples of our award winning skincare and our BIGGEST skincare sale of the year!!

Our Studio & Shop will be open during the Walkabout!

Come visit our converted church on Main Street during the Warren Walkabout. We will have a sidewalk sale, plus all of the hand made and one of a kind treasures you can imagine!

Join us in celebrating the changing of the seasons in our sweet little town of Warren. As the harvest ends and hunters moon draws near, we will be concocting seasonal drinks and snacks to fill you up on your journey.

We’ll be offering our usual array of naturally leavened sourdough and milk breads, as well as our full inventory of sourdough-based croissants, turmeric-ginger scones, cardamom spice buns and more.

We’ll also be slaying the espresso bar, offering cozy drinks with optional house-made flavors.

Arcwood Jewelry & Company is a Rhode Island based jeweler, dedicated to handcrafting the highest quality rings for weddings, special gifts, and everything in between. We make our rings to order using responsibly sourced materials and packaging to reduce the impact on the environment. We like circles but we don’t cut corners.

This year, the Warren Walkabout will happen the last two Sundays in October, the 20th and 27th. Stroll, bike, and walkabout Downtown Warren and enjoy a celebration of Fall in the smallest town, in the smallest county, in the smallest state.
On the 20th: shops, galleries, pop-ups, restaurants and food vendors, music, historic sites and fun surprises all over town. Plus you will find “Artists in the Wild” at the annual Mudstone Ugly Sale in the courtyard at 30 Cutler Street where you may find many local artists (they are wild!) set up selling their art, seconds, second hand art supplies, failed experiments, and any other random studio curiosities they might be ready to part with (tempted?). There will also be a Poetry Stage and open mic event.
On the 27th: MORE shops with sidewalk sales, galleries, pop-ups, restaurants and food vendors, music, historic sites and fun surprises all over town.
Stay tuned for more event details and go to the Walkabout tab for more info soon!

We’ve accumulated some awesome art over the years, but we have to make room, so we’d love to pass it on to you at super low prices! Prints will be just $5 and framed artwork will be $10-$20.

Book signing with Christine Chitnis from 1-3 PM, Food popup with Empanada Assassin from 12-5 PM, giveaways, & more.

Local author Christine Chitnis will appear at Ink Fish Books on Sunday, October 20 from 1 to 3 PM for a book signing during the Warren Walkabout, to share her newest book “East Coasting: The Ultimate Roadtripper’s Guide to New England,” and her ready-for-the-season 1,000 piece heirloom pumpkin puzzle.

Discover the ultimate illustrated guide to roadtripping through historic New England, and the must-visit spots along the way, in this beautiful and useful travel book about our beloved region which is also one of the most visited areas in the country. A “USA Today” bestseller! Books will be available for purchase at the event and in store.

Also on this day, Ink Fish Books, a woman-owned independent bookstore, celebrates its sixth anniversary with book giveaways, a food pop-up with Empanada Assassin, and of course—cake! Come visit, and celebrate your neighborhood bookstore! Ink Fish Books will be open from 12 to 5 PM.

Studio Jewelry, Blacksmithing, Textiles, Painting, and a Marine yard sale! Seven artists are setting up at the bottom of Church Street, in between Water Street and the water. It should be an interesting and fun time.

Just returning from Italy with Paintings!

Come visit my studio at 64 Church Street

You will love it!

Join Elin Antonelli at her open studio on Church Street in Warren, RI and explore the ins and outs of handmade leather bags and accessories. All handmade by Elin in her studio, she creates luxury briefcases, bags, wallets, and more with full-grain leather sourced ethically. There will be light snacks and refreshments available as Elin works actively on one of her current projects. Guests will be free to ask questions as she works and shop the items that are on display in the studio.

Stop by Jim’s studio on 10/20 to see his new works of art.

Marrow + Meadow will be popping up at 1001 Troubles Tattoo for the Walkabout, and will be at the shop moving forward. Shop beautiful bugs, bones and more; Adopt a Ghost Jars and magnets! Lovingly and meticulously handcrafted, so that these amazing specimens can have a second life with you.

Come visit the newest Water Street studio, a work in progress! We will be selling original paintings, offering a special, Walkabout only,10% discount on note cards printed from artist originals.

All visitors get a free note card from my overstock! While they last…

Adèle Saint-Pierre calls both Providence and Québec City her home. Her exhibit, “Bubblegum Bros. Circus” is inspired by the splattering of tar or patches of bubblegum which make up the fabric of Québec City sidewalks. Adrienne Wooster a Collaborative artist member is exhibiting several visual free-verses — collage “sketches.” Each piece represents her observations, daydreams, ruminations, and afterthoughts. “Oh, the Horror” annual Art Show is back throughout the month of October. . .swing by if you dare!

Come visit DISH during the Warren Walkabout and shop our 50%-80% OFF sidewalk SALE rack, then come inside to see what new treasures hang on the reDISH (previously loved styles) rack, and browse the new Fall collection.

Join us at Rhody Roots during the Walkabout and Shop locally made art and carefully selected vintage clothing right outside! Come on in and have meal and enjoy one of our new fall cocktails.

The restaurant will be open until 6

Come join us at Salt of the Earth Hair Studio in celebration of 5 years in business! Enjoy small pop up shops and music by local singer Lilly Rhodes

50%-75% sale merchandise
apple cider & snacks
Treats for the kids!

Join Imago artist and community members and try your hand at gesture drawing, an artist’s method for loosening up, warming up and honing visual acuity.

The gesture drawing is a quick sketch intended to capture the essence of a situation observed. Gesture drawing is a technique that develops eye/hand coordination, sharpens observation, and removes the focus from the object drawn on a piece of paper to the energetic experience of drawing. It also develops better mark making and sensitivity to materials. And it’s fun!

You don’t have to know how to draw. The end product is not the point. You won’t even be looking at the paper!

Imago will provide drawing materials, instruction, and models. “Artists’ models?” you say, eyebrow raised. No worries, our models will be fully clothed. It’s an all-ages family event and all are welcome!

Swing in for some fun & free activities!

Chili contest

Face painting

Kid’s activities

Black Leaf Tea and Crazy Uncle Red’s will be setting up on our patio!

The collab you didn’t know you needed is here!

@trooppvd will be heading to the East Bay to serve up some signature eats, beats and drinks!

@jltchef76 will be doing what he does best…cooking up unique and delicious food. @thesima with be on the ones and twos with music that will be sure to get you moving. And yes, you read that right, there will be a baby rave from 3:30-4pm. What’s a baby rave you ask…it’s a family friendly dance party where the kiddos take center stage! To top it all off, one of Troops talented bartenders will be serving up Del’s inspired cocktails.

We’ve also invited some of our favorite local makers for a mini vendor market. Come out and support these amazing small businesses, dance the day away and delight your taste buds. We’re looking forward to partying with you all!

It’s all going down at Del’s Depotin Warren on Sunday October 20th from 12-5!

Imperfectly good pottery sale with items priced as low as $1

Misfits, seconds, leftovers, abandoned works!

Amy Zygmont will be demonstrating how to make cork wallets and, weather permitting, Wayne Fuerst will be demonstrating wheel throwing outside

Stop by the library to tour our local historical collection and buy some treats to support our upcoming programs.

During the Walkabout, come in and try our October special: the Green Goblin smoothie! We make all our cold pressed juices, smoothies and smoothie bowls with fresh ingredients and they’re all made to order with love! No artificial anything, all of your fruit and vegetable needs 🙂 Get your health and wellness on with Bevvies!

Check us out @bevviesbar on Instagram and Facebook!

Join us during the Walkabout for our house made gelato served in a warm Italian filled raised donut (bombolone).

Local author Christine Chitnis will appear at Ink Fish Books on Sunday, October 20 from 1 to 3 PM for a book signing during the Warren Walkabout, to share her newest book “East Coasting: The Ultimate Roadtripper’s Guide to New England,” and her ready-for-the-season 1,000 piece heirloom pumpkin puzzle.

Discover the ultimate illustrated guide to roadtripping through historic New England, and the must-visit spots along the way, in this beautiful and useful travel book about our beloved region which is also one of the most visited areas in the country. A “USA Today” bestseller! Books will be available for purchase at the event and in store.

Also on this day, Ink Fish Books, a woman-owned independent bookstore, celebrates its sixth anniversary with book giveaways, a food pop-up with Empanada Assassin, and of course—cake! Come visit, and celebrate your neighborhood bookstore! Ink Fish Books will be open from 12 to 5 PM.

Blue Skies RI will be painting a pop-up walking meditation labyrinth on the parking lot at 31 Railroad Ave, Warren at Thrive Behavioral Health and The East Bay Recovery Center. Anyone interested in participating in painting this more durable version of the chalked pop-up labyrinth we created in August is invited to join us on Sun. Oct. 20th (rain date Sun. Oct. 27th) during the Warren Walkabout.

This labyrinth is part of the broader Warren Walking Meditation Labyrinth project. A labyrinth can help relieve anxiety, through meditation, calm walking, and grounding (feeling the earth through your feet). The painting and the walking will provide a hint of how we, as a community, can take steps to reduce anxiety. Sponsored by www.BlueSkiesRI.org.

The Collaborative Lab will be featuring new works of Warren’s own Adam Tracy while sharing their studio space with the Warren Health Equity Zone. Learn about ongoing efforts in town and across the state around Safety for Walkers & Bikers, Emergency Prep and Managing Climate Anxiety. Stop by to chat about our changing environment and take home an essential for your emergency kit.

Massasoit Historical Association hosts Roy Najecki, an exemplary 18th century leatherworker, as he makes and displays military accoutrement. Roy is making cartridge boxes typical of what was carried by local militias. In the kitchen, volunteers will be cooking on the hearth.

UNCANNY VALLEY
3 PART CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
W/ EVE KERRIGAN

Wednesday 10/9/24 6-8 PM
Wednesday 10/16/24 6-8 PM
Wednesday 10/23/24 6-8 PM

In this workshop, you’ll explore writing stories where something isn’t quite right. You will use prompts and exercises to mine your own fears and anxieties and build narratives that breed discomfort and suspense but keep the reader gripped by a need to know what’s next. Classes will include writing time and some workshopping of works in progress.

$100

Sliding Scale

Apply LAB25 at checkout for 25% discount
Apply LAB15 at checkout for 15% discount

The ghouls and ghosts of Halloween will descend upon {arc}hive and The Collaborative on October 26th. Eerie art will haunt you as spine tingling stories creep into your mind. Mournful moans of music wend their way through the air. . .you are enveloped by horror. . there’s no escape. . .you have just entered the Oh, The Horror Story Night and Art Show.

ARC{HIVE} WILL BE OPEN FOR SNACKS AND DRINKS & THE STORIES START AT 7PM. COME EARLY TO GRAB YOUR CHOICE OF POISON, SNACK AND A GOOD SEAT.

Everything (everything!) in the shop will be 20% OFF!

We will be featuring a cut flower bar, live poetry and chair massage! We’ll also be offering samples of functional beverages, calming tinctures, samples of our award winning skincare and our BIGGEST skincare sale of the year!!

Thomas Lyon Mills writes, “John Udvardy’s sculptures, drawings, and collages invite us into one of the most rarified of experiences – an unforgettable vehicle for contemplation. His work is masterfully crafted and imbued with secrets, like our own elusive memories and dreams that we forget at our peril. John’s work is one of the strangest and most satisfying visual experiences one can have: it is as if his work transports all the senses, giving sight, smell, proportion, and silence a raw, unpolluted collective power, like wisps of the seemingly lost yet re-discovered essential. Things appear as never before, where forms go transparent, disappear, then seem wholly re-born.”

Come see his work during the Warren Walkabout.

American non objective painter, Chelsea Kosta, has been enamored with the effects of color and scale in artwork since 2016. As the daughter of an Impressionist painter, she became infatuated by tonalism which strongly influenced her use of color.

Her experience working as a commercial artist in San Francisco instilled a fascination with large scale work, and as an artists’ assistant she mastered the use of large palette knives, preparing her to establish her own unique style.

A minimalist in practice, Chelsea values the act of seeing, and invites the viewer to remain in the moment and form a relationship with each individual painting.

Imago Foundation for the Arts (IFA) is featuring mixed media studies of chromatics and deconstructed landscapes created by IFA exhibiting artist Rina Naik along with artwork by guest artists Phillip Beauchemin and Carson Jackson and other IFA exhibiting artists October 10 – November 17 at Imago Gallery, 36 Market Street, Warren, Rhode Island.

Naik has invited interior decorator Melanie Pellegrini of Pellegrini Design in Lincoln, MA, to join her as she gives a presentation on her work in the exhibit and both discuss color and its impact on spaces and the way we live at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 12 in the gallery. Their talk will be followed by a public reception for all the artists in the exhibit that will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. on October 12. Music at the reception will be provided by David Hansson and Carl Dennis. All are invited to attend one or both events.

Naik is an interdisciplinary artist who explores tangible and intangible human experiences in the landscape. In her artwork in this exhibit, she explores the dissolution of boundaries between painting, sculpture, and immersive installation through the interplay of translucent planes, reflective surfaces, and manipulated light. She says, “By translating the vibrant color and rich textures from my oil paintings into three-dimensional assemblages, I aim to expand the role of color, allowing it to function as a spatial force rather than a surface-bound element. In this transformation, color and texture take on physical form, inviting the viewer to experience them as dynamic and mutable, rather than static.”
Naik is a full-time faculty member in the Architecture and Design Studies Department at Endicott College in Beverly, MA. She has taught art and design courses and workshops at the Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Education Program and the Attleboro Arts Museum in Attleboro, MA. She has a B.SC and MFA in Interior Design from Endicott and holds a certificate in Drawing and Painting from Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Education Program.

Photographer Phil Beauchemin, a native Rhode Islander, has a passion for capturing the natural and built world from vantage points that might otherwise be overlooked. Phil is well traveled and has immersed himself in the global landscape to capture nature in its raw, yet beautiful form. Whether stopped along the ring road of Iceland, atop a cliff in Scotland, or out exploring all corners of the United States, Phil remains focused on highlighting the tranquility of Mother Earth.

His journey with photography began in 1970 while he studied at the University of Rhode Island and continued after moving to Los Angeles in 1975. A few years later, he returned to Rhode Island to focus on woodworking. In 2010, after a long hiatus, he picked up the camera (now digital) again, inspired by his deep love for nature and animals.

American non objective painter, Chelsea Kosta, has been enamored with the effects of color and scale in artwork since 2016. As the daughter of an Impressionist painter, she became infatuated by tonalism which strongly influenced her use of color.

Her experience working as a commercial artist in San Francisco instilled a fascination with large scale work, and as an artists’ assistant she mastered the use of large palette knives, preparing her to establish her own unique style.

A minimalist in practice, Chelsea values the act of seeing, and invites the viewer to remain in the moment and form a relationship with each individual painting.