2019 Art & Design Film Festival: Walking on Water
Event Information
Description
Join us 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.
Director: Andrey Paounov
105 minutes
Watch the trailer here.
Opening reception 6pm, screening 7pm, followed by a panel discussion on the complexities of public art.
The reception 6-7pm will feature Rocket Fine Street Food in front of the theatre, courtesy oyster rawbar with Ocean State Oyster Festival featuring Salt Pond Oysters, tasting samples from The Granny Squibb Company, and next door World's Fair Gallery hosting an artist reception.
Panelists include:
Kathleen Pletcher, FirstWorks
Stephanie Fortunato, Department of Art, Culture and Tourism
Michael Townsend, Tape Art
Moderated by Christina Bevilaqua, Providence Public Library
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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
2019 ADFF - FULL FESTIVAL 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
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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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