Brown Arts Institute

Brown Arts Institute

Brown Arts Institute

Interdisciplinary Arts Research, Practice, and Scholarship

Brown Arts Institute catalyzes the pursuit of audacious interdisciplinary creative research and practice. We do this by offering unparalleled resources, cutting-edge spaces, and exceptional expertise to students, scholars, and artists.

BAI Programs

Liminal Luminance

August 17–October 4, 2026
EXHIBITION | ALUMNI
An exhibition celebrating new media practices that blur the boundaries between physical sculpture and digital reality.
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Workshops

Build your creative practice and research with Brown Arts Institute.
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Prizma Arts & Research Residency

Your favorite artists' favorite artists.
An artistic residency program that fully integrates into the pedagogical, research, and production ecosystems of Brown University.
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The Ruckus Sessions

ONGOING VISIONARY CONVERSATIONS | BROWN 2026
Live, candid conversations with artists, researchers, and cultural leaders examining the rapidly evolving landscape of contemporary culture.
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Featured Videos

A whimsical painting of a giraffe wearing large yellow glasses in the foreground and a zebra wearing green glasses in the background of a savanna landscape. Play
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Creative Horizons Mural Project⁠ at the Hasbro Children's Hospital Pediatric Eye Clinic

A person getting their head 3-D imaged. Play
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Introducing Creative Arts and Technology Spaces (CATS) — the destination for scholars and creatives at Brown who want to turn their theory into practice!

Eiden Spilker Standing on the the Main Green Play
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A solo exhibition by Eiden Spilker '24, made with wood from a historic Elm that once lived on the Main Green.

Two students work on a project in the Brown Design Workshop. Play
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The Blind Urban Subject is an interactive public art installation that seeks to inspire mutual understanding of the blind and visually impaired in urban life, created by Brown University undergraduates Daniel Solomon '26, Rishika Kartik '26, Chloe Chow '26, and Zoe Goldemberg '27 (Brown|RISD Dual Degree).

Four or five people holding a blue cyanotype cloth. Play
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Blue Moon: Lunar Orbiter Silk Cyanotype — Gathered on Pembroke Field at Brown University by an open invitation, 30 Brown University community members assisted in creating a large-scale silk cyanotype. Using the sun’s ultraviolet rays to print pictures of the Moon from archival film, and conceived and curated by artist Logan Tullai '25, this exhibition displayed photos from Lunar Orbiter 2.

A student looking in a black background with light coming over his shoulder. Play
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Student Voices in The Arts — What does it mean to be a part of the Arts at Brown? It means teaching, creating, collaborating, performing, working, experimenting, and much more.

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Brown Arts Institute Hours

Summer 2026 Schedule


Please note: According to University guidance, our buildings are open only to members of the Brown community with active IDs during the following hours.

 

Building Hours
 

Granoff Center for the Creative Arts

June 19 – August 30: 
Closed for maintenance

August 31 – September 8:
Monday – Friday: 10 AM – 3 PM

Closed on University holidays

The Lindemann Performing Arts Center

June 19 – August 30: 
Closed for maintenance

August 31 – September 8:
Monday – Friday: 10 AM – 3 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