Providence Art Club and Bannister Community Art Project

Site Visit: Providence Art Club and Bannister Community Art Project

Providence Art Club and Bannister Community Art Project

Join us as we take a look back to the 19th century and learn about the recent public art installation in Providence of artist, cultural visionary and abolitionist, Edward Mitchell Bannister. The bronze sculpture located in Market Square overlooking the river was the vision of artist Gage Prentiss. On this site visit you will learn what made Bannister important during his day and why he remains relevant today. Prentiss will talk about his undeniable connection to this artist and the process to create this timely work of art. After viewing the sculpture in Market square, we will walk up the hill to the Providence Art Club for a tour from Gallery Manager Michael Rose. The site visit will conclude with a program in the studio.

Co-organizers:

• Nancy Gaucher-Thomas, Bannister Community Art Project
• Betsy Zimmerman, Bannister Community Art Project
• Michael Rose, Providence Art Club

Note: This site visit involves some walking outdoors.

Some other very important things to know:

• Site visit capacity is limited and registration is available on a first come, first served basis.
• Only registered IA Gathering participants are eligible to also register for a site visit.
• Site visit registration happens through EventBrite (please do not email IA or site visit organizations to register).
• You may only register yourself for one site visit.
• If you are a presenter, please do not register for a site visit that conflicts with your scheduled session time.
• If you can no longer attend this site visit, please contact IA staff at gathering@imaginingamerica.org to cancel your registration so that someone from the waitlist is able to attend.