Brown Arts

Brown Arts

What's On

October 16 — 18, 2024
CONFERENCE | FILM SCREENING | DURATIONAL PERFORMANCE
A three-day conference of panels, screenings, and performances exploring the force of the elemental in and beyond media studies.
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DURATIONAL PERFORMANCE
October 17, 2024
A durational performance and queer choreography of the throat by Julie Tolentino
Performance by Stosh Fila and Julie Tolentino
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October 24 — 27, 2024
MUSIC | ORCHESTRA | FESTIVAL
A Three-day Festival Highlighting Innovative New Orchestral Music
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Fall 2023 — Fall 2024
Upcoming: "Power of the Dream" on Oct. 23
FILM | PANEL
A year-long integrated media experience that illuminates the importance of our collective health and what can be done to enhance it.
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FILM SCREENING | PANEL DISCUSSION
October 28, 7 PM
Alumni in the Arts
Tony Gerber ’86 P’20: WAR GAME
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September 19 - December 8, 2024
Bursting with color, texture, and organic form, the intensely personal work of Franklin Williams (b.1940 in Ogden, UT; lives and works in Petaluma, CA) sustains a tension between figuration and abstraction.
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Recent News

In 1919, fifteen Navy sailors were arrested in Newport, RI for “Scandalous Conduct.” On view through October 6 at the Great Friends Meeting House, artists Matthew Lawrence and Jason Tranchida delve into the history with their musical film.
Review by Marcus Civin
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Current Highlights

Today at Brown

BAI Names New Faculty Director

Brown University Provost Francis J. Doyle III announces the appointment of Sydney Skybetter as Brown Arts Instistute's next Faculty Director.
A new journal from Brown Arts Institute that explores the purpose and power of art criticism, poetics, and theory today.
The Lindemann pushes the boundaries of innovation in performance space to inspire new forms of art-making and artistic collaboration. Learn more about the five radically different configurations for the Main Hall plus the three rehearsal level spaces that also double as performance venues.
The Ronald O. Perelman Arts District highlights the prominence of arts teaching, scholarship and performance at Brown.

About Brown Arts

Interdisciplinary Arts Research, Practice, and Scholarship

Brown Arts represents the fueling of the arts ecosystem on campus, in the surrounding community, nationally and globally by nurturing new voices, new work and new audiences. We believe that the arts are integral to life at Brown, and beyond, serving as a resource and inspiration for creative exploration, innovation and expression for all.

Brown Arts Institute Hours

Normal operating hours: Monday — Friday: 9 AM — 5 PM

Building Hours:

Granoff Center for the Creative Arts
Monday — Friday: 8:30 AM — 10 PM
Saturday: 12 PM — 6 PM
Sunday: 12 PM — 8 PM
Closed on University holidays

The Lindemann Performing Arts Center
Monday — Friday: 8:30 AM — 10:30 PM
Saturday: 12 PM — 6 PM
Sunday: 12 PM — 8 PM
Closed on University holidays

Contact Us

Brown Arts Institute

Mailing Address:
Brown University
Campus Box 1987
Providence, RI 02912

Physical Address:
Granoff Center for the Creative Arts
154 Angell Street
Providence, RI 02906

Phone:
401-863-1934

Email:
artsinstitute@brown.edu