Musician Jon Batiste, violinist Itzhak Perlman and countless creators from Brown will take part in a day of performances, discussion, tours and a parade to celebrate the unique performing arts center in Providence.
“What I Know About Magic,” now on display on the first floor of Friedman Hall, shows books about magic and the occult artfully arranged in clever, humorous and thought-provoking ways.
“Infinite Composition,” an engaging LED light sculpture designed by artist Leo Villareal, will illuminate the Diana Nelson and John Atwater Lobby inside The Lindemann, which will open at Brown in Fall 2023.
Taught by Laura Colella, a writer and director, the course gave eight undergraduates a rare opportunity to bring their own screenwriting to life in collaboration with professional actors.
With expanded Brown Arts Institute programming, the opening of the donor-funded Lindemann Performing Arts Center, and the multi-semester IGNITE series, Brown Arts is about to command the spotlight on campus.
Exhibition presents three portraits of subversive French actress Maria Schneider with a multi-channel sound and video installation exploring cinematic history, trauma, and subjectivity
“The Listening Takes,” opening Feb. 9 at the Bell Gallery, exposes the film industry’s decades-long tendency to silence women who speak up about sexism and sexual assault on set.
In recent years, BAI has cultivated close, long-term relationships with Providence-area creators through financial assistance, workshops and residencies — enriching the art scene and bolstering learning at Brown.
Two dozen Brown community members and Providence-area residents recently had the rare chance to perform in “What Problem?,” directed and choreographed by Bill T. Jones, at the VETS Auditorium.
A podcast series featuring conversations with arts luminaries, hosted by performing artist Helga Davis. Guests include Glenn Ligon, Claudia Rankine, Carrie Mae Weems, Arthur Jafa, and Tricia Rose, among others.
FirstWorks and Brown Arts Institute co-present ambitious artist residency exploring the themes two-time Tony winner’s newest performance “What Problem?”
Called “Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration,” the exhibition features paintings, sculptures and other works by prisoners, loved ones and advocates.
Groundbreaking residency with Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company features local community members, spoken text, and sound score in capstone performance of “What Problem?” on November 4, 2022
Nina Fletcher, Kate Hao, Rai Mckinley Terry, MC Vigilante, and Florence Wallis are this year's recipients of The David Dornstein ’85 Artist Grant that will help fund their respective creative projects.
By merging themes in dance and computer science, the course Choreorobotics 0101 is teaching the next generation of engineers how to create technology that minimizes harm and makes a positive impact on society.
The name for the center, set to open in 2023, honors Brown Corporation member Frayda Lindemann and her late husband, George Lindemann Sr., a longtime University supporter, business executive and art collector.
Kleinman, who currently serves as provost at Rhode Island School of Design, will lead the development and implementation of academic programs within Brown University’s Arts Institute.
The Brown Arts Institute and Creature Conserve are pleased to present Re-Examining Conservation: Questions at the Intersection of the Arts & Sciences, an exhibition and symposium inviting viewers to consider what successful conservation looks like.
The Brown Arts Institute has partnered with Creature Conserve, a Rhode Island nonprofit, to host an exhibition and symposium focused on wildlife conservation and human-animal relationships.
Created by Maōri artist Lisa Reihana, the video installation “In Pursuit of Venus [infected]” adds nuance and Indigenous perspective to the first encounters between South Pacific islanders and European seafarers.
The Brown Arts Institute’s free and open-to-the-public Songwriting Workshop provides a welcoming space for musicians from all walks of life to perform for one another and receive feedback on songs in progress.
The Brown Arts Institute launches an "Interrogating the Classics Series" with Uprooting Medea, a new exploration of Euripides’ Medea by the all-global majority U.K.-based Khameleon Productions.
Paul Myoda, co-designer of the installation that lights up New York City skies every year on Sept. 11 and now a Brown associate professor of visual art, vividly remembers the day the piece debuted nearly 20 years ago.
“Arrows of Desire” features the work of two local artists who bonded over a shared love of nature and the poet William Blake during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leaders at the Brown Arts Institute, which transitioned from the Brown Arts Initiative in July, are planning for a return to in-person performances, exhibitions, film screenings and more.
The Brown Arts Institute (BAI) announced today that grants totaling $10,000 were awarded to five Rhode Island-resident practicing artists in support of project development.
A collaboration between the Brown Arts Initiative, Providence Student Union, and artists Erik DeLuca, Jazzmen Lee-Johnson, and Umi Hsu highlights the Student Bill of Rights, which aims to secure a safe, healthy, and engaging school environment for all students.
The Brown Arts Initiative teamed up with members of the student organization Brown Esports and a local artist-producer to create a virtual concert venue replete with whimsical details.
The annual staff art exhibition, curated by the Brown Arts Initiative, is an eye-opening reminder that Brown’s employees are as innovative, thoughtful and bold in their free time as they are at work.
The grant provides $50,000 annually to graduating seniors and graduate students who will be eligible for awards of up to $25,000 to aid exceptional creative experiences and research opportunities that might not be available elsewhere on campus.
To celebrate the topping-off of its future hub for performing arts scholarship, University leaders joined construction workers and key project partners for a live-streamed virtual ceremony complete with on-site drone footage.
As artistic director, Hoffman will curate arts programming, including work by students, faculty and external artists and organizations, building the visibility and quality of arts programming at the University.
The three-year series enters year one and addresses the issues of artistic connections and corrections to historical records and archives, and constructing personae as strategies of artistic, authorial, and performative creation.