Past Exhibitions

Scaling the Wall
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Scaling the Wall

August 21 - October 9, 2021

Scaling the Wall features the colorful, abstract work of Allison Paschke and Jacqueline Ott. The vast wall space at the Jamestown Arts Center present an opportunity for the artists to explore ambitious, component based possibilities. Smaller pieces placed throughout the gallery will amplify the shift in scale from very large to very small.

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Spacing Out: Expanding the Field of Vision
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Spacing Out: Expanding the Field of Vision

July 2 - August 14, 2021

This exhibition unites art that blurs the boundary between two- and three- dimensions. Spacing Out contextualizes the work of contemporary artists who challenge the limitations of space among historical works that also play with dimensionality.

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Members’ Show
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Members’ Show

October 30 - December 15, 2021

The annual Members’ Show features artwork created by the diverse and talented artists in our community and beyond.

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African Avant-Garde: Aboudia and Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
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African Avant-Garde: Aboudia and Frédéric Bruly Bouabré

May 8 - June 26, 2021

Aboudia and Bouabré are the most significant and innovative artists that have come from the Ivory Coast, spanning six generations. While they come from different generational and educational backgrounds, Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, born in 1923, went through a formal training by the colonial government, and Aboudia, born in 1983, and grew up on the streets as a graffiti artist, both of their works carry a similarity: their global universal approach.

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New Impressions
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New Impressions

March 26 - May 1, 2021

New Impressions is an exhibition focused on printmaking. It explores the idea of new methods in printmaking and expands the medium's definition.

Featuring Kate Aitchison, Lisa Barsumian, Allison Bianco, Edwige Charlot, Annie DeBethune, Nancy Friese, Joan Hall, Mary Jameson, Peter Marcus, Kelsey Miller, Barbara Pagh, Serena Perrone, Andrew Raftery, Laurie Sloan, Casey Weibust, + Josy Wright.

Curated by Michael Dym.

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Double Support
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Double Support

A monoprint mural using crowd-sourced shoes by Kelsey Miller on view outside of the JAC on Valley Street.

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Weaving Together
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Weaving Together

January 8 - March 13, 2021

Four organizations supporting artists with disabilities are weaving together to exhibit work at the Jamestown Arts Center in January 2021. Entwining fabric, yarn, paper, branches and more, the four groups including, Outsider Collective, Artists' Exchange, Flying Shuttles and Looking Upwards will encourage people from the community to not only view the works, but collaborate on multiple outdoor installations.

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The Embrace
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The Embrace

A mural with Guerra paint by artist Sun Quest is on view outside at the JAC through February.

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Eagle
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Eagle

An Outdoor Sculpture at the JAC

Peruko Ccopacatty is an international artist known for dramatic and monumental works in metal and wall murals.

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Spacing Out(side)
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Spacing Out(side)

Spacing Out(side) features the outdoor sculptures Vasanzio ‘Troy’ by Steve Buduo, Fear and Wonder of the Unknown by Sean Harrington, Lost to the Wind by Martin Keen and Spacing Out Together, a collaborative installation by the students at the Melrose School in Jamestown, RI and their art teacher Erica Connolly.

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The Community Mural Wall
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The Community Mural Wall

An Outdoor Rotating Art Space

The Community Mural Wall invites Jamestown residents and beyond to create something together as a community. Projects change on a regular basis. Materials and instructions are available onsite. Located behind the JAC on Douglas Street and available during daylight hours.

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Locale
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Locale

Work by Gillian Stoneburner

November 14 - December 12, 2020

Siphoning from observations of past travels and excursions, this body of work explores the relationship of color and form in relation to natural and man-made landscapes with emphasis on the play of deformation, perspective, palette and ratios.

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Sculpting Reality: Information in Our Hands
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Sculpting Reality: Information in Our Hands

09/26/2020 – 11/07/2020

Curated by:
Becci Davis + Benjamin Lundberg Torres Sánchez

Featuring:
k. funmilayo aileru, Mary-Kim Arnold, Jacques Bidon
Laura Lamb Brown-Lavoie, Ian J. G. Cozzens, Becci Davis
Jeremy Ferris, Gaby Hurtado-Ramos, Janaya Kizzie
Jazzmen Lee-Johnson, Benjamin Lundberg Torres Sánchez
Walker Mettling, SIRAP, Shey ‘Rí Acu’ Rivera Ríos, Jay Simple, Kei Soares Cobb

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Members’ Show
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Members’ Show

November 14 - December 12, 2020

Theme: Quar-ART-tine

The annual Members’ Show features artwork created by the diverse and talented artists in our community and beyond.

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2020 Outdoor Arts Experience
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2020 Outdoor Arts Experience

June 27 – October 31, 2020

OUTDOOR ARTS EXPERIENCE

Island-wide Temporary ExhibitionCelebrating the JAC’s 10th Anniversary!

Explore 10 public installations

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Beckett’s Maze: Go On
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Beckett’s Maze: Go On

On view until it fades.

A site-specific ephemeral environmental installation by Robin Crocker, located in the JAC parking lot.

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Case Rising
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Case Rising

August 22nd – September 19th

Hybrid Roundtable Discussion: Saturday, August 29th: 6-7pm

Group Exhibition featuring: Nafis M. White, Jason Smith, Toby Sisson, Ari Montford, and Bob DilworthCurated by Bob Dilworth + Karen Conway

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Art of Protest
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Art of Protest

Thru September 7th, 2020

The front of the JAC building has been transformed into a community exhibition space highlighting protest signs and poster art from Black Lives Matter rallies.

“You can’t help it. An artist’s duty, as far as I’m concerned, is to reflect the times.” ― Nina Simone

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