Past Events
JAC OutLoud: Poetry Reading
Saturday, April 20, 2024
3—5 pm
$5 General Admission
Free Admission for Students
Award-winning poets including the current and former Rhode Island Poet Laureate’s read from selected works. Introductions by Jared White, co-owner of Berl's Brooklyn Poetry Shop. Readings followed by an open discussion.
JAC Talk: Second Time Around and The Fabric of Art History
Thursday April 11, 2024
6 pm
$10 General Admission
$8 JAC Members, Students and Seniors
Opening Reception: Second Time Around
Second Time Around
March 22 – June 15, 2024
Opening Reception: Friday, March 22, 5:30—7:30 pm
Free Admission
Motion State Dance Film Series: Season Six
Friday, March 8, 2024
7 pm
$10 General Admission
$8 JAC Member, Students, and Seniors
Produced by Motion State Arts
Knit, Pearl, Knot and Loop: Adult Yarn Craft Series
$30 General Admission (includes supplies & tools)
Macrame: Thursday, January 25, 6—8 pm
Crochet: Thursday, February 15, 6—8 pm
Knit: Thursday, March 7, 6—8 pm
Exhibition Tour with Deborah Baronas
Tour Dates:
Monday, February 26, 2024, 11 am
Thursday, February 29, 2024, 6 pm
Saturday, March 9th, 2024, 3 pm
Free Admission
($15 Suggested Donation)
Back to Bucha: Finding the Spirit in Ukraine
Sunday, February 25, 2024
1 pm
Free Admission
($15 Suggested Donation)
Newport Live Presents: Reverend Robert Jones, Sr.
Saturday, February 10, 7—9:30 pm
$35 General Admission
Newport String Quartet
Saturday, February 3, 3—3:30 pm
$20 General Admission
$35 Supporter Level
Opening Reception
Friday, January 19, 5:30—7:30 pm
Deborah Baronas Dropcloths: Tales of a Process
Centering: Clay and Community
Newport Live Presents: The Sweetback Sisters Country Christmas
Saturday, December 16, 2023
7 pm
$35 General Admission
Holiday Arts Market
Friday, December 8, 5:30—7:30 pm and Saturday, December 9, 10 am—4 pm
2023
Celebrate the holidays and support the work of participating artists and artisans during the annual Holiday Arts Market! Free to attend.
JAC Talk: Strong Women in Renaissance Italy
Sunday, December 3, 2023
3:30 pm
Free Admission. RSVP
Join Marietta Cambareri, Senior Curator of European Sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, for an insider look into their current exhibition, Strong Women in Renaissance Italy.
Image: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Beneath the Polar Sun
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
7 pm
$10 General Admission
$8 JAC Members, Students, and Seniors
AMERICAN SYMPHONY
NewportFILM presents AMERICAN SYMPHONY screening one night only at the JAC
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Doors: 6:00 pm Film: 7:00 pm
Reception held prior to the film
Tickets required through NewportFILM
The Moment Before
Saturday, October 28, 2023
5 pm
A hybrid dance and video performance from Slovenian artist Sanja Nešković Peršin
$10 General Admission
$8 JAC Members, Students, and Seniors
Climate Future Film Festival
Thursday, October 26 & Friday, October 27, 7 pm
2023
$10 General Admission
$8 JAC Members, Students, and Seniors