Dear Friends, Patrons and Sponsors of South Coast Artists, We are excited to announce the launch of our new Virtual Studio Tour! While our in-person Open Studio Tours for 2020 have been canceled, we hope that you will use this new resource to visit your favorite artists and discover new ones.  You can still use the Brochure, the Mobile App, and ourRead More...

Lighthouse Keepers’ Grave Sites Located Located and paid our respects today at the Keeper Salisbury grave sites in Warren, RI. thanks to Alex Dias’ recent research. They were the husband and wife keepers of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse during the late 19th century – the first keepers posted to that light station. Captain Salisbury was aRead More...

LEARN ALONG WITH US Watershed Action Alliance of Southeastern Massachusetts Learn along with WAA as we explore environmental justice and related topics in preparation for our March 2021 event. Due to the pandemic, we are planning it as a virtual event. More details soon! In August, we heard from Sabrina Davis, Fall River Organizer for the Coalition forRead More...

Celebrate! Every September Saturday is a RI Heritage Day The RI Heritage Month celebration is a weekly virtual event featuring 41 performances and demonstrations from Rhode Island’s diverse cultural community. This Saturday’s lineup includes Narragansett and Korean drumming, Greek and Middle Eastern dances, North Indian music, Italian and Chinese crafts, and one of last year’s highlights–a multicultural fashionRead More...

Call for Art: Downtown Hyannis Artist Residency Opportunity   Studio 50 September 14, 2020 (Hyannis, MA) – A coalition of public, private, civic, and cultural organizations are partnering to offer three artist residencies as a way to strengthen the cultural vibrancy of downtown Hyannis.  Funded by MassDevelopment’s Transformative District Initiative (TDI), the program will provideRead More...

COMPLETE CALENDAR OF EVENTS BRUSHING UP ON HISTORY Teeth, hair, make-up, sweeping, dusting, decorating. Portrait painting. Brushes are everywhere! Whatever their function, they’re all broadly the same; a shaped handle—usually of wood or plastic—and a bristly end with varying degrees of softness.  Then there’s the pinnacle of brushes; the apex that is the artist’s brush.Read More...

Fall is a Favorite Time at Audubon! October 2020 Highlights from the Audubon Society of Rhode Island Photo for Hawk Watch Program on October 17, 2020: American Kestrel by Peter Green.    (September 10, 2020) – New! Audubon is offering small group nature explorations designed with safety in mind. Meet some amazing owls, go onRead More...

3D INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL TOUR FROM GALLERY AT FOUR    Tiverton Four Corners’ GALLERY at FOUR  once again offers its latest exhibition.  WELCOMED DIVERSIONS  In virtual form.   Through state-of-the art interactive 3D photography, this virtual tour  allows the public to view over  paintings from the studios of Kate Blacklock, Ron Fortier,  Gay Gillies,  Anne Holtermann,  and Read More...