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To the Moon and back: How artists at Brown are repurposing decades-old film of the Moon

December 5, 2023

Multimedia Labs encourages students to create projects using film negatives from NASA Lunar Orbiter 4 Mission

Observer

Carrie Mae Weems On Reimagining Campus as Canvas

November 20, 2023

The influential American artist discusses her new activation at Brown, her long-standing interest in history and future plans for a project on courts.

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The Brown Daily Herald

‘Precarity of the African Spectacle’ film series explores ecological effects of capitalism, colonialism

November 8, 2023

Racial Ecologies Collective highlights short, feature films at series events

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School of Public Health

“Our Storied Health” Examines Public Health Communications, Anti-Vax Movement

November 8, 2023

The Pandemic Center kicks off Brown Arts IGNITE film and media series with pre-release screening of Scott Hamilton Kennedy’s “Shot in the Arm,” followed by panel discussion.

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Brown Daily Herald

MOVEMENTS journal seeks to create culture of collaboration, bridge theory, art

October 29, 2023

Arts journal launched first volume Friday with ‘Community Jam’ event

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News from Brown

With alumni gathered for Black Alumni Reunion, Brown dedicates transformed Churchill House

October 29, 2023

Alumni and community members celebrated the newly transformed home of Africana Studies and Rites and Reason Theatre as part of a weekend of lectures and events focused on the Black experience at Brown.

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Brown Daily Herald

Lindemann Performing Arts Center hosts opening celebration

October 22, 2023

Festivities include ribbon-cutting ceremony, inaugural public performance.

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News from Brown

Celebrating the arts at Brown: Sights, sounds and stories from The Lindemann’s opening weekend

October 20, 2023

Packed with building tours, family activities, a ribbon-cutting and the center’s inaugural public performance, the weekend offered countless opportunities for community members to celebrate the arts at Brown.

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Architectural Record

A Performance Venue at Brown University Gives the Arts Top Billing

October 20, 2023

The reconfigurable hall—five spaces in one—is designed to be used by all the performing arts.

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The New York Times

Profile of The Lindemann Performing Arts Center Architect, Joshua Ramus

October 17, 2023

Architecture’s ‘Young Savior’ Rebooted After the Bottom Fell Out
It took 17 years, but Joshua Ramus is lifting off. “He’s really inflexible,” said Rem Koolhaas, “which in certain conditions is extremely useful.”

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News from Brown

Collaboration in concert: Brown composer and poet pen piece for The Lindemann’s opening

October 16, 2023

“Open again a turn of light,” written by Brown faculty members Eric Nathan and Sawako Nakayasu, will premiere on Saturday, Oct. 21, part of the inaugural public performance at The Lindemann Performing Arts Center.

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Brown Daily Herald

Brown Arts Institute presents Carrie Mae Weems’s ‘Varying Shades of Brown’

October 11, 2023

This semester, the Brown Arts Institute is presenting Carrie Mae Weems’s “Varying Shades of Brown,” a campus-wide exhibition which grapples with questions of race, violence and history.

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News from Brown

Brown to kick off yearlong celebration of the arts with Oct. 21 public opening of The Lindemann

October 4, 2023

Student, faculty and community artists, violinist Itzhak Perlman and countless other creators will take part in a day of performances, discussion and tours to celebrate the opening of the unique performing arts center in Providence.

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News from Brown

Brown honors skilled workers who brought the Lindemann Performing Arts Center to life

September 23, 2023

University leaders hosted a special celebration to recognize key project partners, skilled craft workers who dedicated hundreds of thousands of hours to the planning, design and construction of the state-of-the-art venue.

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Brown Daily Herald

Lindemann looks forward to jam-packed fall season after busy summer

September 21, 2023

Performing center’s public opening to take place Oct. 21

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News from Brown

New public art at Brown showcases the magic and humor of books

July 27, 2023

“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.

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News from Brown

Dynamic light installation by Leo Villareal activates lobby in Brown’s Lindemann Performing Arts Center

July 25, 2023

“Infinite Composition,” an engaging LED light sculpture designed by artist Leo Villareal, will illuminate the Nelson Atwater Lobby inside The Lindemann, which will open at Brown in Fall 2023.

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RISD.edu

Graduating Brown | RISD Dual Degree Students Deliver Powerful Capstone Presentations

June 27, 2023

Students in the BRDD program spend five years studying at Brown University and RISD before graduating with degrees from both schools.

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News from Brown

In Script to Screen course at Brown, aspiring filmmakers pair up with regional actors

June 22, 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.

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Brown Alumni and Friends

Avery Willis Hoffman on finding creativity in ‘the space between.’

June 21, 2023

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.

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News From Brown Arts

Brown Arts Institute Announces IGNITE, a Series of Interdisciplinary Arts Projects Anchored by Large-Scale Imaginings and Collaborative Residencies

May 3, 2023

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Brown Daily Herald

‘Collaborative, curated’: A look inside the Lindemann Performing Arts Center

April 28, 2023

The Lindemann features multi-configurational performance hall, aims to increase student access to campus performance spaces

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News from Brown

$25 million from Perelman Family Foundation to establish arts district at Brown

April 18, 2023

The Ronald O. Perelman Arts District will highlight the prominence of arts teaching, scholarship and performance at Brown.

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News From Brown Arts

Brown Arts Institute Announces the 2023 David Dornstein '85 Artist Grant Recipients

April 13, 2023

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News From Brown Arts

The Lindemann Performing Arts Center at Brown University to be Dedicated in October 2023

February 17, 2023

The flexible 118,000-square-foot facility designed by REX Architects will serve as a new hub for performance and creative inquiry.

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Brown Daily Herald

‘After Hours Annual Staff Exhibition’ shines spotlight on staff artists at Brown

February 13, 2023

Painting, photography, glass blowing on display at Granoff Center.

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News From Brown Arts

The Listening Takes by Elisabeth Subrin Premieres as Immersive Installation at Bell Gallery, Commissioned by Brown Arts Institute at Brown University

February 6, 2023

Exhibition presents three portraits of subversive French actress Maria Schneider with a multi-channel sound and video installation exploring cinematic history, trauma, and subjectivity

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News from Brown

Exhibition at Brown grapples with generations of sexism, power imbalances in cinema and culture

February 6, 2023

“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.

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News from Brown

Through workshops, grants and partnerships, Brown Arts Institute deepens ties with local artists

December 19, 2022

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.

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News from Brown

Iconic director, choreographer Bill T. Jones invites students, scholars and local community members onstage

November 9, 2022

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.

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News From Brown Arts

WNYC Studios and Brown Arts Institute Present the Fifth Season of HELGA

November 7, 2022

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.

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News From Brown Arts

Community Members Selected to Appear with Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company in Unflinching New Performance Examining Race and Belonging

October 12, 2022

FirstWorks and Brown Arts Institute co-present ambitious artist residency exploring the themes two-time Tony winner’s newest performance “What Problem?”

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News from Brown

Bell Gallery exhibition sheds light on the criminal justice system’s impact

September 7, 2022

Called “Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration,” the exhibition features paintings, sculptures and other works by prisoners, loved ones and advocates.

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News From Brown Arts

BAI and FirstWorks partner with Tony Award-winning Director and Choreographer Bill T. Jones

July 26, 2022

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

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News From Brown Arts

BAI Announces 2022 Dornstein Grant Winners

June 15, 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.

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News from Brown

At Brown, innovative course explores ‘responsible robotics’

June 6, 2022

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.

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News from Brown

Brown names The Lindemann Performing Arts Center

May 24, 2022

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.

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News From Brown

Kent Kleinman appointed faculty director of the Brown Arts Institute

April 27, 2022

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.

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News From Brown Arts

BAI Announces Re-Examining Conservation

April 13, 2022

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.

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News From Brown

In art exhibition and symposium at Brown’s Granoff Center, the conversation turns to conservation

April 13, 2022

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.

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News From Brown

Immersive exhibition at Brown’s Bell Gallery reimagines Indigenous response to James Cook’s voyages

February 9, 2022

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.

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News From Brown

In yearlong Songwriting Workshop, student and community musicians find their voices

December 2, 2021

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.

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News From Brown Arts

BAI Hosts Intercollegiate Tour of Uprooting Medea

November 29, 2021

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.

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News From Brown Arts

BAI Announces New Hires

November 1, 2021

The Brown Arts Institute announces two new key hires in transition from Initiative to Institute.

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Brown Daily Herald

Rites and Reason pioneers, 51 year later

October 1, 2021

University, Providence community reflect on theatre’s 51 year legacy

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News from Brown

9/11 at 20: Two decades later, Brown faculty artist reflects on ‘Tribute in Light’ and 9/11 aftermath

September 9, 2021

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.

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News from Brown

In first in-person public exhibition in 18 months, Brown’s Bell Gallery showcases R.I., Mass. artists

September 1, 2021

“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.

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News from Brown

What to expect from the Brown Arts Institute in 2021-22 and beyond

July 29, 2021

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.

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Brown Daily Herald

BAI, Providence Student Union unveil youth-created billboard series highlighting Student Bill of Rights

July 21, 2021

Local artists work with Providence students to showcase school safety, inclusivity campaign

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News From Brown Arts

Brown Arts Institute Announces Artist Development Grant Recipients

July 12, 2021

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.

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