Three Nights of Lights Nighttime Illumination + Activation Dec. 1-2, 2023, 5-9:00pm

5:00-9:00pm
Illumination at Murals + Sculptures + Self Guided Tours
32 Custom House | 118 Orange St. | 122 Mathewson St. | 35 Weybosett St. | Empire & Sabin | Empire St.+ Fountain St. | Francis Street + Exchange Terrace | Fountain St. + Dorrance St. | Biltmore Park

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5:30-8:30pm
Community Activation

“Fire Season” + “Parade”
35 Weybosset (lot side + street side)

Avenue Concept Pop-Up + live painting with Kendel Joseph, NaturalzNatural, and TAC crew

Haus of Codec Marketplace: Haus of Codec will host a mini version of their popular Marketplace series at the Facade with featured artists Built By Bones, Cedez Tarot, NO RHYME OR REASON ART, SALVEJ, and Sprout Spirit Connections! This activation partner builds community through the arts and Educational Empowerment. Haus of Codec is committed to ensuring an end to transition-aged youth homelessness in Providence through the arts and workforce development.

Providence premiere of “Helix Seats”, an illuminated interactive sculpture by Pnuehaus

Providence Bike Jam: LITE BRITE starts at City Hall at 5:30 with a Party Stop at the Facade to celebrate Michelle Perez’s Parade mural at 6:00pm

Digital Projection Experience by Julio Berroa and Friends

Experimental light installations by artists David Allyn, Sam White Wooly Fair/ Hi Bar Lo Bar, and also with Mathew Neel

Big Nazo Blink Bots and Aliens Parade

 Illumination at Murals + Sculptures
5:00-9:00pm

32 Custom House | 118 Orange St. | 122 Mathewson St. | 35 Weybosett St. | Empire & Sabin | Empire St.+ Fountain St. | Francis Street + Exchange Terrace | Fountain St. + Dorrance St. | Biltmore Park

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Community Activation
5:00-9:00pm

“Salt Water” at 122 Mathewson

Plus, self-guided tours on our free app throughout the weekend with temporary sculpture by Simone Nemes, and Blue Mist at the Bioswale (Fountain and Dorrance)
False Indigo (Empire and Sabin) and Blue Star at Empire and Broadway

About Rhode Island Black Storytellers

Founded in 1998, RIBS is a small non-profit based out of Providence, Rhode Island dedicated to promoting the awareness, appreciation, and application of Black storytelling. They define Black storytelling as an oral art from African and African descended people from around the world. They share their craft through performances, workshops, cultural, educational, and historical experiences. RIBS does not just tell Black stories; they also aim to help others do the same. They do it not just because they believe it is important for Black communities to know their own history and culture, but for everyone to experience Black culture presented by Black people.

Known for his multi-faceted approach to the field of art and design which weaves both the analog and digital, artist Julio E. Berroa is often creating hyperreal and immersive scenes of intense experiences using vivid colors and organic shapes and textures depicting very intimate moments.

Centered around the intersection and blend between the artificial and the natural, Berroa’s world is hyperreal – delicate and intricately detailed, as well as bold and dynamic.

Berroa’s practice is informed by the thought that everything that’s unique and constantly changing is alive in different forms of expression and art-making.

Corinne Gregoire is a multimedia artist based in Providence, Rhode Island. Over the last decade, she has evolved from graphite and charcoal still-life drawings and portraits to creating 2D and 3D digital artwork. Corinne Gregoire is a first-generation college graduate and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Digital Media from Rhode Island College (RIC)  in 2021. She was a RIC Art Talent Award Recipient from 2018-2020.

She is inspired by cinematography and uses a camera (physically and digitally) as a “second set of eyes” to capture unique and interesting perspectives and compositions. She has always been interested in creating an almost realistic presence in most of her works, as well as challenging the viewers beyond the lens.

In the most recent years, Corinne Gregoire has created renderings of still-life images to imitate a cinematic presence. She has also used sound in previous pieces to trigger the mind into thinking about the surroundings beyond what the viewer’s eyes can see. She uses her platform to create works that provoke questions, thoughts, and emotions through a digitally manipulated way. Gregoire hopes to pursue a prosperous career in a film/media-related field.

Mark Medeiros is an interdisciplinary artist exploring his way through filmmaking and photography to question why new media artists work in the medium they do.

Fascinated by cinematography and well-crafted computer-generated imagery, he hopes to create work that leaves an audience in awe and an emotional attachment to being made to his work.

Mark was born in 1995 in Providence, Rhode Island. He received his BA in Studio Art with a concentration in Digital Media from Rhode Island College in 2020. He has extensive coursework in both analog and digital photography. His short film, “The Best a Man Can Get” was featured at the RIC Film Festival at Rhode Island College in February 2017. His projects, “Junk” and “Evolve” can be found in the May 2018 and 2019 publications of the RIC Arts Magazine. He is currently based in Providence, Rhode Island, and can be seen expanding on his skills in the art of contemporary cinematography.

When he is not seated at his computer desk working, he can be found working at local coffee shops on his laptop.

Eduardo Veras Martinez is a Digital Media Artist who was born in the Dominican Republic. Eduardo and his parents moved to New York City at less than a year old. He lived in Manhattan most of my life. Eduardo moved to Rhode Island in 2014 where he double majored and earned a Bachelor in Fine Arts in Digital Media Design and a B.A. in Computer Science. His works center around experimenting with technology to see how far it can be pushed and its relationship with humanity, science, and art. Creating media that invokes feelings of wonder and familiarity.

About The Columbus Theatre and performers