Providence, RI
July 9 - August 25
Location:
University of Rhode Island - Feinstein Providence Campus Gallery
University of RI Providence Campus
80 Washington St., Providence, RI
Gallery Hours:
Monday – Thursday 9am-9pm; Friday and Saturday 9am-4pm
Event Coordinators:
Martha Yager, AFSC Staff
(508)-399-6699 myager@afsc.org
afsc.org/office/providenceRI
Steven Pennell, Coordinator, Arts and Culture Program, URI Providence Campus
401-277-5206 uri.artsandculture@gmail.com
Sponsoring Organizations:
American Friends Service Committee and URI Feinstein Providence Campus Gallery
Scheduled Events:
Monday, July 9: 9am Exhibit opening and Peace Meditation Walk through the gallery.
Tuesday, July 10: 7-9pm PrYSM Asian-American youth reflect on the generational impact of war through painting, spoken word, and photography.
Thursday, July 12: 5-6pm Reception for AFSC donors and sponsors of the exhibit (you can become a sponsor that night with a donation of $50) followed at 6:30pm by a Public Forum with Peter Lems on Civil Society movements in Afghanistan.
Thursday, July 19: 5-9pm Providence Gallery Night. The Peace Flag project will be there along with other interactive programs.
Thursday, July 26: 7pm (tentative) Film Screening: Michael Sheridan of Community Supported Film will be speaking about and showing the short films "The Fruit of our Labor: Afghan Perspectives in Film"
Thursday, August 16, 5-9pm Providence Gallery Night. Music in the gallery.
