This large-scale curated exhibition exposes and explores many never latent, yet often unrecognized, interconnections between nature and urban life, especially botanical nature’s roles and guises.
Curated by Judith Tolnick Champa, this exhibition called ReSeeding the City: Ethnobotany in the Urban is part of The Year of the City: The Providence Project initiative. It features more than 30 probing works by 20 extraordinary artists. They spark awareness of never latent, yet often unrecognized, interconnections between nature and urban life, especially botanical nature’s roles and guises. The contemporary artists, practicing across NE, respond to often-contending forces of people and plants in the urban setting. At times they posit a relationship of impasse regarding nature in the urban; at others, they inspire reconciliation. The sense of inquiry in the work will resonate with the historic venue of the RI people’s State House, a site perfectly suited for productively re-seeding this debate.
Free of charge. Please note that ReSeeding the City: Ethnobotany in the Urban takes place in the Lower Level Gallery of the RI State House from October 25 to November 26. Gallery hours are M-F, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, holidays excepted. Entrance is through the Smith Street entrance of the State House.
Phone: 401-935-2249
Email: jtolnickchampa@gmail.com
2019/10/25 - 2019/11/26
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Exhibition is launched by a Public Forum of the same name taking place on Saturday, October 26 at Brown University featuring many invited speakers. Opening Reception is scheduled for that same evening in the State House. Please consult www.providencebiennial.com website for press release and more.
Support for the project has been generously provided by many organizations, including the City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism, RICH, and RISCA. See link to press release on our site.
Rhode Island State House
90 Smith Street, Providence, RI 02903
Handicapped parking and handicapped-accessible entrance in upper legislative parking lot at eastern corner of the building. Elevator access throughout. Wheelchairs free of charge via Capitol Police.