Join us for the OPENING NIGHT of the 4th Annual Providence Art & Design Film Festival.

We will be screening WALKING ON WATER, an intimate portrait of renowned installation artist Christo and the intense planning and construction of his 2016 art piece, The Floating Piers, a dahlia-yellow walkway atop Italy’s Lake Iseo tred by over 1.2 million people.

Watch the trailer here.

Opening reception 6pm, screening at 7pm, followed by a panel discussion on the complexities of public art.

Panelists include:

Kathleen Pletcher, FirstWorks

Stephanie Fortunato, Department of Art, Culture and Tourism

Michael Townsend, Tape Art

Moderated by Christina Bevilaqua, Providence Public Library

The reception 6-7pm will feature Rocket Fine Street Food in front of the theatre, a raw bar courtesy Ocean State Oyster Festival featuring Salt Pond Oysters, sample tastings from The Granny Squibb Company, while next door World's Fair Gallery will be hosting an artist reception.

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2019 ADFF - Full Schedule

April 5th, Providence, The Columbus Theatre

Walking on Water, 7pm

Jimi Hendrix Electric Church, 9:30pm

April 6th, Providence, The Columbus Theatre

Buñuel in the Labyrinth of Turtles, 11:30am

Bauhaus Spirit: 100 Years of Bauhaus, 1:15pm

Ferrante Fever, 4pm

The Proposal, 6:30pm

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, 9pm

April 7th, Providence, The Columbus Theatre

Liyana, 11:30am

Genesis 2.0, 1:15pm

The Price of Everything, 4:30pm

George, 7:15pm

April 11th, Newport, Newport Art Museum

Bauhaus Spirit: 100 Years of Bauhaus, 6pm

April 11th, Newport, Jane Pickens Theatre and Event Center

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, 9pm

April 12th, Newport, Jane Pickens Theatre and Event Center

Walking on Water, 5:30pm

April 13th, Newport, Jane Pickens Theatre and Event Center

The Price of Everything, 12:30pm

Carmine Street Guitars, 5:30pm

April 14th, Jamestown, Jamestown Art Center

Ferrante Fever, 5pm

The Art and Design Film Festival is sponsored by: Providence Center for Media Culture, The Cable Car Cinema, The Columbus Theater, Newport Art Museum, The Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center, Jamestown Art Center, Department of Art, Culture and Tourism, FirstWorks, Granny Squibb Iced Tea, Empire Guitars, Twenty Stories, DesignxRI, AIA Rhode Island, Providence Monthly, The Public's Radio, ProComRad, Art New England, Little Bitte Artisinals, Design Agency, Rocket Truck

Exterior lighting effects provided by Thirsty Productions

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FAQ's:

WHERE IS THE THEATRE LOCATED?

The Columbus Theatre is located at 270 Broadway in Providence, Rhode Island.

ARE THE FESTIVAL SCREENINGS ALL AGES?

All showings are all ages.

DO YOU ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS?

Tickets bought at the door will be available both cash and charge. The bar is CASH ONLY and is 21+ with ID to drink (of course).

WHERE DO I PARK?

There's no public parking lot at the theatre – most people are able to find an on-street parking spot within a few blocks of the building.

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