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Newport Art Museum to honor Sheila Isham and celebrate Angel Otero at 2026 Summer Art Party
11+ hour, 24+ min ago (709+ words) Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year…...
Belcourt to unveil first permanent display of Statue of Liberty artifacts on July 4
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (311+ words) Belcourt of Newport will open the first permanent exhibition of original metal artifacts removed from the Statue of Liberty during her 1980s restoration on July 4, timing the unveiling to the 250th anniversary of American independence. The setting carries a particular architectural connection:…...
Arts & Cultural Alliance to honor local artists at Raise Up the Arts event June 24
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (427+ words) Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year…...
Rosalind Weir to receive Arts & Cultural Alliance's 2026 Dominique Award
1+ week, 5+ day ago (406+ words) Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year…...
Tiverton library to host talk on Revolutionary War art on June 13
2+ week, 3+ day ago (151+ words) The Tiverton Public Library will host a free art appreciation talk titled "Early American Art, Revolutionary Images" on Saturday, June 13, at 2 p. m. The presentation will be given by Jill Sanford of Art for Your Mind and will look at famous people,…...
Umbrella Sky returns to Brick Market for fourth season with "Flowers in Bloom" theme
3+ week, 5+ day ago (159+ words) The Umbrella Sky art installation returns to Brick Market Place for a fourth consecutive year, opening May 23 with a new theme transforming the sky into a floating garden. This season's theme, "Flowers in Bloom," features colorful umbrellas painted with bold…...
Jamestown Arts Center to host game show'style artist talk May 17
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (235+ words) The Jamestown Arts Center will trade the conventional artist talk for buzzers and games when it presents "The "Next" Contestant," an experimental, game show'style program on Sunday, May 17. The event runs from 4 to 5: 30 p. m. and is described as part panel discussion,…...
Newport Art Museum hosts artist panel tied to 'Springboard' exhibition April 16
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (177+ words) The Newport Art Museum will host the second installment of its two-part'In Conversation'panel series on April 16 at 5: 30'p. m. in the Ilgenfritz Gallery, bringing together four artists from its current Members" Juried Exhibition'Springboard'for a wide-ranging moderated discussion. Voices of Springboard'will be led…...
Newport Restoration Foundation's new executive director to headline final Arts Around the Fire event of the season
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (325+ words) Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year…...
The Vanderbilt in Newport adds redesigned event space inspired by its Gilded Age roots
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (444+ words) Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year…...