ANNUAL MEMBERS EXHIBIT
An All-Media, Judged Exhibit for Wickford Art Association Members North Kingstown (RI) Wickford Art Association (WAA) will launch an in-gallery exhibit of works by its members July 24 through August 16, 2020.
STEPHEN BRIGIDI
Through this exhibit WAA welcomes Stephan Brigidi as judge for all awards. An all-media exhibit, WAA members are allowed the opportunity to submit one work, which best represents their artistic vision and application of their skill.
More information about the virtuosic Stephan Brigidi at:
https://stephanbrigidi.com
This exhibit will run in-gallery from July 24 – August 16, 2020 and also as a virtual gallery online at
https://wickfordart.org/
annual-members-exhibit-2/ launching on July 28th.
Announcement of awards will be made July 24th, yet an opening reception is still pending due to COVID-19 social gathering restrictions.
Admission to the gallery, located at 36 Beach Street, North Kingstown, RI is always free and open to the public Wednesdays through Sundays all summer (noon-3 pm).
CALL for ART – Registrations will be BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Tuesday- July 21st, 11 AM to 6PM (open late) Wednesday- July 22nd, 11 AM to 3 PM Thursday- July 23rd, 11 AM to 3 PM To schedule registration appointments WAA General, Juried, Life, and Student
Members may: e-mail:
wickfordartassociation@gmail.com
or call: 401-294-6840 To become an member, artists are encouraged to visit our website:
https://wickfordart.org/benefits/
for additional information and to join online!
The Wickford Art Association is a non-profit organization with over 450 members from Rhode Island and New England. The association hosts art shows and classes in its North Kingstown gallery and has produced the summertime Wickford Art Festival since 1962. Wickford Art Association is dedicated to educating, encouraging and inspiring artists and art lovers throughout the community.
For more information, (401) 294-6840 or visit
Stephan Brigidi – Judge
Stephan Brigidi was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1951, and is a widely published artist whose work has been exhibited throughout the United States and Europe. Brigidi received his MFA at RI School of Design in 1976, studying with Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind.
He received a Fulbright-Hays Fellowship to Italy from and a Photographer’s Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, along with other grants and awards. Brigidi has been an invited artist resident to the MacDowell Colony, the Yaddo Colony, and MASS/MoCA.
Previous publications include a collaboration with the poet, Robert Bly, on Angels of Pompeii, published by Ballantine Books, NY in 1991.
Remarkable People is Brigidi’s second book published in 1995 by the Sunningdale Foundation, RI.
Afraid of the Dark: A Venetian Story, was published in 2015 by BVT Publishing, Reading, California.
The Fire of Rome is Brigidi’s fourth book, completed in 2017 by Bristol Workshops ed