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December Newport Gallery Night

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The sea breeze in Newport is even more chilling this time of year, but that won’t stop the streets downtown from buzzing with warmth and excitement for the holiday season. The Newport Gallery Organization is proud to contribute to this buzz as galleries around Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth and Jamestown prepare for December Newport Gallery Night on Thursday, December 10th from 5:00 to 8:00 pm! 

Glass Snowmen from Thames Glass

From fine art, sculpture, and decorative glass work, to handmade jewelry, and winter accessories, the last Gallery Night of 2020 brings opportunities to see everything that Newport’s local artisans have on display. These unique art pieces are affordable and perfectly giftable!December Newport Gallery Night is a featured event on the 50th Annual Christmas in Newport calendar! Christmas in Newport is an initiative that enables Newport businesses and organizations to cooperate in creating a joyful holiday experience for community members and visitors!

Afterward, grab a bite at one of the 6 participating restaurants that work with the Newport Gallery Organization. Free parking is always available at the Gateway Visitors Center and uptown at the Newport Art Museum.

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Newport Gallery Night Continues with August Newport Gallery Night

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With the Phase III continuing in RI, Newport Gallery Night will be hosting a larger August Newport Gallery Night on Thursday, August 13, 2020 from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm featuring Beach Studios, Coastal Contemporary Gallery, DeBlois Gallery, and Jamestown Arts Center. With the Newport summer in high gear, it’s the perfect time to experience the art scene around Newport.

"Fluid" Coastal Contemporary Gallery

Art fans will have a chance to enjoy current and new member work at Beach Studios on exhibit and for sale on the gallery wall, Coastal Contemporary Gallery’s new show “Fluid”, DeBlois Gallery’s 36th Anniversary Members’ Show and Reception, and Jamestown Arts Center’s current show A Mythic Pause, the site specific labyrinth Beckett’s Maze: Go On by Robin Crocker, Art of Protest with the front of the JAC building used as a community exhibition space highlighting protest signs and poster art from Black Lives Matter rallies, and a new sculpture from Anne Mimi Sammis “Dancing with a Dove” in front of the JAC.

If you’re feeling hungry after visiting these exhibitions, step into one of the 6 restaurants that collaborate with Newport Gallery Organization by providing discounts and specials for Newport Gallery Night visitors!

Free parking is available for the night at the Gateway Visitors Center and uptown at the Newport Art Museum.

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February Newport Gallery Night Kicks Off the 2020 Season

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A new year means a new season of Newport Gallery Night events. The Newport Gallery Organization kicks off its 20th season with February Newport Gallery Night on Thursday, February 13, 2020 from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm at participating galleries, museums and cultural institutions. As the winter weather becomes milder, it’s the perfect time to experience the art scene around Newport.

Winter Jay, Paper Montage by Galen Snow

Make a night of it by exploring the arts and visiting a selection of the participating galleries, museums, and cultural institution. 

February Newport Gallery Night is the perfect night to escape, de-stress and share with your loved one.  Notably, Spring Bull Gallery’s ever popular annual Fakes & Forgeries exhibit is on display. The much anticipated show features serious “copies” and humorous interpretations of well-known artwork, all submitted by local artists and created in a variety of forms and styles. Galen Snow, currently a Visiting Artist at Spring Bull Gallery will be doing an informal demonstration and discussion of her “Paper Montage, Painting with Paper” techniques and creative approach.

Make a romantic night of it by exploring the arts and visiting a selection of the participating galleries, museums, and cultural institutions.  If you’re feeling cold after visiting all these exhibitions, step into one of the 6 restaurants that collaborate with Newport Gallery Organization by providing discounts and specials for Newport Gallery Night visitors! Free parking is available for the night at the Gateway Visitors Center and uptown at the Newport Art Museum. 

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Enjoy the Cool Winter Air by Heading Out to December Newport Gallery Night

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This December, enjoy the cool air and shop the local art scene for some unique holiday gifts on December Newport Gallery Night which will take place on December 13, 2018 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm.  This will be the LAST NEWPORT GALLERY NIGHT of the year.     

Deblois Gallery is featuring “Looking Upwards”, a holiday art show.  Coastal Contemporary Gallery is hosting “‘W-Intermission” on exhibit through January 20th.  Spring Bull Gallery is hosting the 28th Annual Little Picture Show, an annual showcase of small artistic treasures in oils, watercolors, pastels, graphics, welded metal sculptures, stoneware and other media.   

Additional highlights at some of the other member galleries include: Sheldon Fine Art, showcasing modern marine artist Ken Zier; Atelier Gallery featuring its annual holiday exhibition, “la famiglia”; and Newport Art Museum hosting its Faculty and Student Holiday Arts and Crafts Sale for their monthly “Art After Dark” event.  

If you’re hungry after perusing all these exhibitions, step into one of the seven restaurants that collaborate with Newport Gallery Organization by providing discounts and specials for Newport Gallery Night visitors! Be sure to ask for a restaurant coupon and a parking voucher at any of the galleries. Free parking will be available for the night at the Gateway Visitors Center with a parking voucher and uptown at the Newport Art Museum.  

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New Art Exhibits Around Newport in Time for FREE Walking Tours at October Gallery Night

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As the seasons change, anticipation is in the air at our member galleries, museums and cultural institutions as we approach October Newport Gallery Night on Thursday, October 10th from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm. 

Coastal Contemporary Gallery “When Pigs Fly” - Sumo Bunny (Shari Weschler), Acrylic on Linen

This is the last chance this season to experience our popular FREE Guided Walking Art Tours. These informational tours showcasing new exhibits in and around Newport will run hourly as follows:   meeting at 4:00 pm at Thames Glass, 5:00 pm at Spring Bull Gallery, 6:00 pm at Art on Spring and 7:00 pm at Arnold Art Gallery.  Self-guided tours will continue into the winter season, but for October Gallery Night, local experts will serve as your guide to the Newport art scene so don’t miss out!

There are intriguing new shows at many of the 26 member galleries, museums and cultural institutions including: American Landscape, an exploration of the past and present American landscape at Atelier, a collection of interpretations of  the theme “Reflection” showcased at Spring Bull Gallery,  and Shaping Tales, a reimagining of classic tales via mixed media abstraction, figural painting, video media and glass sculpture at Coastal Contemporary Gallery. New exhibits are also popping up at DeBlois Gallery, Dorrance H. Hamilton Gallery, and Downtown Designs.

Feeling hungry after all these exhibitions? Any of the Newport Gallery Organization’s member galleries have special discount vouchers available by request for the 7 Newport restaurants that collaborate with Newport Gallery Organization! Free parking will be available for the night at the Gateway Visitors Center and uptown at the Newport Art Museum. 

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Free Walking Art Tours on September Newport Gallery Night

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Newport Galleries Night 2019 is underway at our member galleries, museums and cultural institutions with September Newport Gallery Night on Thursday, September 12 from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm.

Spring Bull Gallery Painting Demo

Our popular FREE Summer Guided Walking Art Tours continue for September Newport Gallery Night. The four separate free, short information tours will run hourly as follows: meeting inside at 4:00 pm at Thames Glass, 5:00 pm at Spring Bull Gallery, 6:00 pm at Art on Spring and 7:00 pm at Arnold Art Store & Gallery. Tours, which will last about 30-45 minutes, will include information about all of the participating galleries, museums and cultural institutions in each area as well as any other interesting art related stories. The tours run on Newport Gallery Nights from May through October.

After visiting any of the participating galleries, museums, and cultural institutions, make a night of it by exploring the arts and visiting a selection of the participating galleries, museums, and cultural institutions. End the evening at one of the 7 participating restaurants and use the special Newport Gallery Night restaurant discount coupon.

Free parking is available at the Gateway Visitors Center and uptown at the Newport Art Museum.

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FREE Walking Art Tours on June Newport Gallery Night

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Newport Gallery Night 2019 is underway and the season is kicking into high gear at our member galleries, museums and cultural institutions with June Newport Gallery Night on Thursday, June 13 from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm.

Our popular FREE Summer Guided Walking Art Tours continue for June Newport Gallery Night. The four Walking Art Tours on Newport Gallery Nightseparate free, short information tours will run hourly as follows: meeting inside at 4:00 pm at Thames Glass, 5:00 pm at Spring Bull Gallery, 6:00 pm at Art on Spring and 7:00 pm at Arnold Art. Tours, which will last about 30-45 minutes, will include information about all of the participating galleries, museums and cultural institutions in each area as well as any other interesting art related stories. The tours run on Newport Gallery Nights from May through October.

After visiting any of the participating galleries, museums, and cultural institutions, make a night of it by picking up a restaurant discount coupon and stopping by one of the 7 participating restaurants for a special! Free parking is available at the Gateway Visitors Center and uptown at the Newport Art Museum

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NEWPORT GALLERY ORGANIZATION KICKS OFF 19TH SEASON

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The Newport Gallery Organization will be holding the first Newport Gallery Night of the 2019 season on Thursday, February 14th from 5:00-8:00pm. This will be the 19th Newport Gallery Night season.

Newport Gallery Night attendees will be able to spend Valentine’s Day enjoying ​the arts and visiting the participating galleries, museums, and cultural institutions.

On February 9th, 2019, the Audrain Automobile Museum opened a new exhibit,Horseless to Horsepower: Gilded andNewport Gallery Night Golden Age Automobiles.​ This exhibit will be open until June 2nd, 2019. The Audrain Automobile Museum is located at ​222 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI 02840.

Spring Bull Gallery is once again presenting its ​Fakes & Forgeries​ exhibit. Artists create both serious copies or remakes of famous works of art with their own personal twist. This show will run until February 28th, 2019. Spring Bull Gallery is located at 55 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI 02840.

The Coastal Contemporary Gallery will be presenting ​‘Sea Change,’ A Social, Environmental & Globally Conscious Art Exhibition Featuring Scott Lapham and Joan Wyand f​rom March 6th through 30th, 2019.

Discounts for 7 Newport restaurants and establishments will be available upon attending Newport Gallery Night.​ ​Free parking is available at the Gateway Visitors Center and uptown at the Newport Art Museum.

Newport Gallery Organization is a collection of over 25 participating galleries in Newport. For more information about Newport Gallery Night, Free Guided Walking Tours, and the Newport Gallery Organization, visit www.newportgallerynight.com.

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Enjoy the cool fall breeze by heading out to November Newport Gallery Night

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This November, enjoy the cool air on November Newport Gallery Night which will take place on November 8, 2018 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm.

Deblois Gallery is featuring “Small Works, Big Ideas”, an open show and pre-holiday art mart.  Coastal Contemporary Gallery is hosting “UNRAVEL”, an exhibit showcasing fine art, fashion and music.  Spring Bull Gallery will be featuring theRebecca Stern, Painting 27th Annual Les Petites Oeuvres Exhibition, an annual showcase of small artistic treasures in oils, watercolors, pastels, graphics, welded metal sculptures, stoneware and other media.

Highlights at some of the other member galleries include Sheldon Fine Art, showcasing modern marine artist Ken Zier and Atelier Gallery’s latest show “Dark Matter”, a two-person exhibition featuring Jemison Faust and Jason Chase.  Newport Art Museum will be presenting its latest film by international artist Shirin Neshat for its “Art After Dark” event from 5 to 9pm.

If you’re hungry after all these exhibitions, step into one of the 6 restaurants that collaborate with Newport Gallery Organization by providing discounts and specials for Newport Gallery Night visitors! Be sure to ask for a restaurant coupon and a parking voucher at any of the galleries. Free parking will be available for the night at the Gateway Visitors Center with a parking voucher and uptown at the Newport Art Museum.

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Enjoy the Cool Fall Breeze by Heading out to October Newport Gallery Night & FREE Walking Art Tours

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This October, enjoy the cool air on Newport Gallery Night.  Newport Gallery Night will take place on October 11, 2018 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm. The last FREE guided walking tours of the year will be happening (weather permitting). There will be four separate walking tours meeting at 4:00 pm at Thames Glass, 5:00 pm at Spring Bull Gallery, 6:00 pm at Art on Springand 7:00 pm at Arnold Art Gallery.

Spring Bull Galleryis featuring members of the Hoyt family; Kate Hoyt Psaki, Jane Hoyt DelRose and William B. Hoyt in“A Family Affair”.  The exhibit runs through October 31, 2018.  DeBlois Galleryis showcasing “LOST and FOUND-reclamation and celebration” through October 28th. The artists involved in this mixed media exhibition include Bert Katz "Untitled 1” by Bert Katz-airbrushed latex on Masonite-4' x 4'(1934-2012) whose paintings and drawings are on display as well as R.L. Stetson who works with unique wood and wire sculptures. Coastal Contemporary Galleryis excited to feature ‘PROJECTIVE PLANES’.  The artists’ Gent and Schmitt explore multiple levels of planes, fusing color and texture within the two and three-dimensional forms that they construct. The exhibit ends November 5, 2018.

Other highlights for October Newport Gallery Night include Sheldon Fine Art, showcasing “Calm Reflections”. Soothing seascapes painted by Leslie Berenson.  Atelier Galleryis featuring “Pace of Nature” through October 14th.  The artists Mary Dondero, Richard Nocera and Jeff Soderbergh work in different mediums and share a slow pace of nature in common in their process to make work.  Our newest gallery is D. Chatowsky Art Gallerylocated on the corner of Spring and Touro streets at 60 Spring Street.  Chatowsky has created a space for ten local artists to showcase artwork along with a boutique offering unique items.

If you’re hungry after all these exhibitions, step into one of the 6 restaurants that collaborate with Newport Gallery Organization by providing discounts and specials for Newport Gallery Night visitors! Be sure to ask for a restaurant coupon and a parking voucher at any of the galleries. Free parking will be available for the night at the Gateway Visitors Center with a parking voucher and uptown at the Newport Art Museum.

For more information about Newport Gallery Night, our Free Guided Walking Tours and the Newport Gallery Organization, visit www.newportgalleries.org.