Warren artists are displaying work for purchase in a display at 22 Child Street. Remote “window shopping” makes sales easy! The display is sponsored by the Warren Arts and Culture Commision.

A new group exhibit hosted by Imago Foundation for the Arts (IFA) opens February 2 featuring artworks by IFA exhibiting artist Mary Dondero and guest artists Seanna Poirier, Erica Robinson and Donald Shambroom along with other IFA exhibiting artists.

The exhibit will also feature an installation of 6 X 9-inch artworks donated by community artists that will be sold for $25 to benefit the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

The public is invited to a free reception for all the artists on Saturday, February 4 from 5 – 8 p.m. at the gallery located at 36 Market Street in Warren.

Dondero is presenting an installation of 31 overlapping pastel paintings which she calls, “Lush Terrain.” A founding member of IFA, professor of art at Bridgewater State University and exhibiting artist with a robust studio practice, Dondero says, “All my artwork is an urgent expression of how I experience the world. Through the use of non-objective imagery, the purpose is to evoke ideas about suspended and fleeting moments. These pastel paintings are the material results of how I understand the collision of the physical and the ephemeral.”

A jeweler, Poirier’s work is heavily influenced by the natural world and tends to focus on her obsessions with insects and gemstones as she pairs abstracted hollow beetle forms with gemstones to create a talisman of nature.

Robinson is a traveler, teacher, storyteller, documenter, and adventurer who studied under the tutelage of Dondero while an undergraduate at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, MA. She graduated in 2009. Currently, she travels around the United States as a national technical representative, and around the world with her photography as she passes along her knowledge and experiences in seminars and workshops and through the images she makes. In this exhibit, she is presenting selections from her “Under the Pencil” project. The project chronicles her journey and the journey of other women as they wrestle with the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.

“What is time? What is consciousness? What is reality?” These are questions that philosophers ponder with words and logic and that Shambroom, a philosophy major as a college student, pursues with color, form, shape, and light in three collage paintings that play off each other. Nearby, three short videos play continuously on two Chromebooks intertwining the paintings with movement and narrative.The subjects of these works are people the artist knows and cherishes: his daughter, a close friend, a neighbor’s child. Shambroom spent more than five years making paintings, cutting them apart, and reassembling them into collages. At the same time, he scoured the internet, grabbing bits and pieces of video from daily newsfeeds, and thinking about the relationship between painted surfaces and pixilated ones. As Shambroom notes in his artist statement, “There’s no heavy lifting required to appreciate the rich colors, the sensuous forms, or the light that plays across the flat surfaces of these works. But a closer look reveals that stillness is an illusion. Everything moves. And all of us live in a version of this place.”

In addition to Dondero, other IFA exhibiting artists who will be participating include Sally Barker, Eileen Siobhan Collins, Stephen Fisher, Philip Gruppuso, Carl Keitner, Eileen Mayhew, Linda Megathlin, Mercedes Nuñez, Anne Marie Rossi, Lenny Rumpler, Howard Windham and Meredith Wolf.

Regular gallery hours are Thursdays, 12 – 3 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 6 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m.

Informal gathering of book lovers to share their latest read. Available in-person at the library or via ZOOM. Please contact the library at 245-7686 or email the director, Chris Matos at director@georgehail.org for the link.

Join Imago Foundation for the Arts (IFA) as it welcomes the Catnip Junkies at 4 p.m. Sunday, February 12 at Imago Gallery, 36 Market Street, Warren, RI. Doors open at 3:30 p.m.
Catnip Junkies is a bunch of cool cats who really know how to swing! From NOLA jazz and classic swing to jazzed up modern pop songs, Catnip Junkies plays it all; bring the streets of New Orleans to the streets of New England with their energetic, interactive, hilarious and entertaining show! Come dance, sing, laugh and swing. You won’t stop smiling all the way home. Read more about them at: http://catnipjunkies.com.
Concert admission is $18. Tickets are available at the door or may be purchased in advance on EventBrite at: https://catnipjunkiesatimago.eventbrite.com or reserved by emailing MusicAtImago@gmail.com or calling 401-392-1322.
For a list of nearby eateries, check out the Imago website at: https://www.imagofoundation4art.org/music-at-imago.

Want to foster your child’s interest in STEM, while igniting their creative spark at the same time? Buildwave is a creative building program that feels like a video game! Over the course of the workshop kids create with over a dozen different building materials, including Lego®, PlusPlus®, and custom-made Buildwave materials. The workshop is structured like a video game, with an audiovisual setup featuring animations and music that guide participants through the different building waves. As your child creates with wave after wave of new objects, they build creative confidence, become better collaborators, and encounter design and engineering fundamentals in a unique and memorable context. Learn more by visiting Buildwave’s website www.buildwave.com.

For children in grades K-6. Spaces limited. Call 401-245-7686 ext. 102 or email youthservices@georgehail.org to register.

George Hail Free Library invites you to a storytime full of singing and dancing with Rhode Island based singer, songwriter, and author Greg Lato! His works, musical or written word, encourage young minds to take chances on anything they want to do and also celebrate friendship, family, togetherness, and belonging. A question and answer segment will take place at the end of the program.

Drop in event. Open to families with children of all ages.

Drop by the library between 11am-5pm for a seasonal craft to go! While supplies last. Best for ages 2-10.

Join Michaela for a sensory friendly storytime! The theme for this storytime is bears. This program is specifically designed for children with sensory needs. All participants will have access to fidget toys, visuals, and other supports throughout the session. Representatives from the Warren/Bristol Health and Equity Zone as well as The Autism Project will be available after the program to provide family resources and answer any questions. Attendees who reside in Warren or Bristol are eligible to receive a $25 gift card.

Best for children ages 2-7 and their caregivers.

Is your child wild about nature and drawing? You can register for FREE monthly colored pencil drawing sessions with Warren artist Elizabeth O’Connell at George Hail Free Library! Classes will be held on the last Saturday of each month, January-May, from 10:30am-12pm, beginning on January 28th.

The subject of the first class is foxes and will include some “foxy” children’s literature. Participants will have the opportunity to display their artwork in the library for one month, until the next class.

For children ages 5-12. Class size is limited to 8. Register by January 25th in person at the library, by email at youthservices@georgehail.org or eoconnell401@gmail.com, or by phone at 401-245-7686 ext. 102.

A new group exhibit hosted by Imago Foundation for the Arts (IFA) opens February 2 featuring artworks by IFA exhibiting artist Mary Dondero and guest artists Seanna Poirier, Erica Robinson and Donald Shambroom along with other IFA exhibiting artists.

The exhibit will also feature an installation of 6 X 9-inch artworks donated by community artists that will be sold for $25 to benefit the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

The public is invited to a free reception for all the artists on Saturday, February 4 from 5 – 8 p.m. at the gallery located at 36 Market Street in Warren.

Dondero is presenting an installation of 31 overlapping pastel paintings which she calls, “Lush Terrain.” A founding member of IFA, professor of art at Bridgewater State University and exhibiting artist with a robust studio practice, Dondero says, “All my artwork is an urgent expression of how I experience the world. Through the use of non-objective imagery, the purpose is to evoke ideas about suspended and fleeting moments. These pastel paintings are the material results of how I understand the collision of the physical and the ephemeral.”

A jeweler, Poirier’s work is heavily influenced by the natural world and tends to focus on her obsessions with insects and gemstones as she pairs abstracted hollow beetle forms with gemstones to create a talisman of nature.

Robinson is a traveler, teacher, storyteller, documenter, and adventurer who studied under the tutelage of Dondero while an undergraduate at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, MA. She graduated in 2009. Currently, she travels around the United States as a national technical representative, and around the world with her photography as she passes along her knowledge and experiences in seminars and workshops and through the images she makes. In this exhibit, she is presenting selections from her “Under the Pencil” project. The project chronicles her journey and the journey of other women as they wrestle with the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.

“What is time? What is consciousness? What is reality?” These are questions that philosophers ponder with words and logic and that Shambroom, a philosophy major as a college student, pursues with color, form, shape, and light in three collage paintings that play off each other. Nearby, three short videos play continuously on two Chromebooks intertwining the paintings with movement and narrative.The subjects of these works are people the artist knows and cherishes: his daughter, a close friend, a neighbor’s child. Shambroom spent more than five years making paintings, cutting them apart, and reassembling them into collages. At the same time, he scoured the internet, grabbing bits and pieces of video from daily newsfeeds, and thinking about the relationship between painted surfaces and pixilated ones. As Shambroom notes in his artist statement, “There’s no heavy lifting required to appreciate the rich colors, the sensuous forms, or the light that plays across the flat surfaces of these works. But a closer look reveals that stillness is an illusion. Everything moves. And all of us live in a version of this place.”

In addition to Dondero, other IFA exhibiting artists who will be participating include Sally Barker, Eileen Siobhan Collins, Stephen Fisher, Philip Gruppuso, Carl Keitner, Eileen Mayhew, Linda Megathlin, Mercedes Nuñez, Anne Marie Rossi, Lenny Rumpler, Howard Windham and Meredith Wolf.

Regular gallery hours are Thursdays, 12 – 3 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 6 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m.

Informal gathering of book lovers to share their latest read. Available in-person at the library or via ZOOM. Please contact the library at 245-7686 or email the director, Chris Matos at director@georgehail.org for the link.

Is your child wild about nature and drawing? You can register for FREE monthly colored pencil drawing sessions with Warren artist Elizabeth O’Connell at George Hail Free Library! Classes will be held on the last Saturday of each month, January-May, from 10:30am-12pm, beginning on January 28th.

The subject of the first class is foxes and will include some “foxy” children’s literature. Participants will have the opportunity to display their artwork in the library for one month, until the next class.

For children ages 5-12. Class size is limited to 8. Register by January 25th in person at the library, by email at youthservices@georgehail.org or eoconnell401@gmail.com, or by phone at 401-245-7686 ext. 102.

Informal gathering of book lovers to share their latest read. Available in-person at the library or via ZOOM. Please contact the library at 245-7686 or email the director, Chris Matos at director@georgehail.org for the link.

Is your child wild about nature and drawing? You can register for FREE monthly colored pencil drawing sessions with Warren artist Elizabeth O’Connell at George Hail Free Library! Classes will be held on the last Saturday of each month, January-May, from 10:30am-12pm, beginning on January 28th.

The subject of the first class is foxes and will include some “foxy” children’s literature. Participants will have the opportunity to display their artwork in the library for one month, until the next class.

For children ages 5-12. Class size is limited to 8. Register by January 25th in person at the library, by email at youthservices@georgehail.org or eoconnell401@gmail.com, or by phone at 401-245-7686 ext. 102.

Informal gathering of book lovers to share their latest read. Available in-person at the library or via ZOOM. Please contact the library at 245-7686 or email the director, Chris Matos at director@georgehail.org for the link.

Is your child wild about nature and drawing? You can register for FREE monthly colored pencil drawing sessions with Warren artist Elizabeth O’Connell at George Hail Free Library! Classes will be held on the last Saturday of each month, January-May, from 10:30am-12pm, beginning on January 28th.

The subject of the first class is foxes and will include some “foxy” children’s literature. Participants will have the opportunity to display their artwork in the library for one month, until the next class.

For children ages 5-12. Class size is limited to 8. Register by January 25th in person at the library, by email at youthservices@georgehail.org or eoconnell401@gmail.com, or by phone at 401-245-7686 ext. 102.

Informal gathering of book lovers to share their latest read. Available in-person at the library or via ZOOM. Please contact the library at 245-7686 or email the director, Chris Matos at director@georgehail.org for the link.