Gallery talks, lectures and other programs accompany each exhibition

2008 Exhibitions & Events click here to see the exhibition archives
February 2 - March 1
2007 Exhibitions & Events click here to see the exhibition archives
January 13 - 14

Salon des Refuses
Student organized music and arts festival

January 20

Drop off work
for 2007 Children's & Young Adult's Art Exhibition

February 3 -
March 3

23rd Annual Children's & 22nd Annual Young Adult's Art Exhibition
Saturday, February 3

Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony for Grades 9 - 12, 7 - 9 pm
(awards at 8:00 pm)
Saturday, February 3
Opening for Grades K - 8, with workshop by Kathy Stackow
10 am - 12 Noon

February 10
2 - 4 pm

Counting Out the Trees
Performance by Yorick's Marionette Theater
Followed by Leaf Puppet Workshop (advance ticket purchase recommended)

February 24
8 - 12 pm

Night Vision - Hera Gallery's Winter Fundraiser
The Wakefield Elks Club - Tickets $12  ($10 Students)

Buy tickets at Hera Gallery, at Memorial Union, or at the door

March 2 -
March 30

Hera Goes to (the) Court (house)
Courthouse Center for the Arts, West Kingston, RI

March 10
Pick up work
from Children's & Young Adults' Art Exhibition, 10 - 4 pm

March 10 -
April 14

Concrete: Works from the Urban Environment
An invitational exhibition curated by Chelsea Heffner

April 21 -
May 19

Now Presenting!Ö work by URI Seniors

May 26 - May 27

Project Venue
Student organized music and arts festival

June 1

Second Annual Main Street Independent Film Festival
Deadline to Submit Application Form for the festival

June 2 - July 7

Recent Works of Art:
Myron Rubenstein
, new digital paintings and drawings
Maureen Murray, new paintings

July 14 -
August 18

Essential Elements
A national juried exhibition - Juror, Judith Tolnick, Director, URI Gallery

July 21 - 22

Second Annual Main Street Independent Film Festival
Screenings at Church of the Ascension, Wakefield, RI

August 25 - September 22

The Secret Rooms of the Dirt Palace
Hera Gallery is proud to host a collaboration with The Dirt Palace, a feminist art collective in Providence, RI. More details coming soon.
Night of Performance Events, Friday, September 14, 7 - 10 pm

September 8

Peace Fair ' 07 -- The Peace Dale Arts Initiative
Hera will be facilitating a Self Portrait drawing event.

September 14

Night of Performance Events, 7 - 10 pm
In association with The Secret Rooms of The Dirt Palace Exhibition

September 29

Artful Hors D'Oeuvres, 6 - 8 pm
Hera's Fall Fundraiser: fine food from the best local restaurants and a silent auction of gallery members' work; call the gallery for more information and to purchase tickets --  (401) 789-1488

October 6 -
November 10

Claudia Flynn and Cynthia Farnell
Claudia Flynn, a pictorial installation
Cynthia Farnell, new drawings

November 1 - Novembe 30
Hera Gallery Presents...Hera @ One Capitol Hill, the Atrium Gallery
The Atrium Gallery is a project of the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and the Rhode Island Department of Administration.
November 17 - December 15

Hera Artists and Friends
+Craft Fair - December 15, 10am - 4pm

2006 Exhibitions & Events click here to see the exhibition archives
Gallery talks, lectures and other programs accompany each exhibition
February 4 -
March 4

22nd Annual Children's & 20th Annual Young Adult's Art Exhibition
 
Saturday, February 4

Opening Reception for Grades K - 8: 10 am - Noon 
Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony for Grades 9 - 12: 7 - 9 pm

March 11 -
April 15

Selections: Works from the Art League of Rhode Island
 
Saturday, March 11 - Opening Reception, 6 - 8 pm
 
Sarturday, March 25 - Reception/Young Professionals Connection, 6 - 8 pm

March 26 - Gallery Talk by Michele Leavitt, 2 - 4 pm
 
Monday, April 3 - Grant Writing for Artists Workshop, 6:45 - 9:45 pm

April 22 -
May 27

The Body Electric, paintings by Jane Lubin
Amazonian Jungle, pigmented prints by Jeannette Jacobs
Opening Reception, April 22, 6 - 8 pm

May 9th,
7:30 pm

A Film Series for Conscious Consumers:
"Unnatural Selection"

A film about the ethics and potential dangers of Genetically Engineered Foods  

May 16th,
7:30 pm

A Film Series for Conscious Consumers:
"Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price"

A film about the corporate giant's unethical business practices and how they impact the world community

June 3 -
July 8

Car Culture, a national juried exhibition which will examine the relationship
of women, men and society to the car ñ as aesthetic object, cultural icon,
gas guzzler, and political tool - Click here for prospectus

July 15 -
August 19

30 Under 30, a juried exhibition of work in all media by emerging artists
in New England - Click here for prospectus

August 26 ñ September 30

Summer Salon: Gallery Group Exhibition

October 7 - November 11

Waging Peace, this exhibition will offer various perspectives from a diverse group of artists creating work that affirm our commitment to peace, curated
by Claudia Flynn and Troy West
 
Opening Reception
, October 7, 6 - 8 pm
Waging Peace Symposium, October 24, 6 - 8 pm

November 18 - December 16

Recent Work: Drawings and Paintings by Simone Spruce
Transcendental Light: Paintings and Mixed Media by Kathryn Gearon

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 18th, 6 - 8 pm

December 8, 2006

Deadline for submissions if you are a high school participating in the Announcement Card Competition for the 2007 Children's & Young Adults' Art Exhibition; click here for a poster about the competition (PDF)

Click here for details about the 2007 Children's & Young Adults' Art Exhibition
   

2005 Exhibitions & Events click here to see the exhibition archives
February 5 -
March 5
March 12 -
April 16

Memory, Identity and Place, photo-based works by Luke Buffenmyer, Nancy Dudley, Susan E. Evans, Olivia McCullough, and paintings by
Adam Eckstrom and Penelope Manzella. Curated by Alexandra Broches

April 23 -
May 28

Jane Lubin, paintings
Claudia Fieo, works on paper

June 4 -
July 9

Cornucopia, national juried exhibition of work utilizing still life and tableaux
Juror: Peter C. Sutton, The Bruce Museum of Art & Science, Greenwich, CT

July 16 -
August 20

Paperworks, works on paper by Barbara Pagh
Investigations, mixed media works by Claudia Flynn

August 27 -
October 1

Summer Salon
Gallery Group Exhibition

October 8 -
November 12

Pat Forni Curran, painting
Hee Jae Suh, works on paper

October 29

Artful Hors D'Oeuvres, 5 - 7 pm, at Hera Gallery, tickets on sale now
A cornucopia of culinary delights -- hors d'oeuvres, beverages, flowers, and services donated by local businesses to benefit Hera Gallery

November 19 -
December 17

Forces at Work, curated by Cynthia Farnell

2004 Exhibitions & Events click here to see the exhibition archives
February 7 -
March 6
February 6
Opening reception and awards ceremony for students in grades 9-12,
Young Adults' Exhibition
February 7
Opening reception, grades 1-8, Children's Exhibition
March 13 -
April 17
Sites of Memory and Honor
An exhibition of photographs concerned with memory, memorialization and the representation of absence
April 15

Frozen Glory, an illustrated lecture by documentary filmmaker, Patti Cassidy

April 24 -
May 29
Symmetries Painted/Drawn
Hee Jae Suh,
recent works on paper
Catherine Bowen
, Symmetries, Drawn and Painted
June 5 -
July 10
Girl Art Now, a juried exhibition which samples current concerns,
concepts, and media related to feminism
Juror, Deborah Bright
July 17 -
August 21
Shadows and Objects
Bethany Bonner
, mixed media
Cynthia Farnell,
"CrinumX", new work
based on the hybridization of the Crinum lily
August 28 -
October 2
Mix of Six: Gallery Group Exhibition
Lofton, McLaughlin, Salerno, Saslaw, Sultanik, and Veneman
October 1 -
November 30
Hera Gallery: The First Thirty Years
AS220 Project Space, One Union Station, Providence, RI
 
Opening Reception: Friday, October 1, 5 - 8 pm
October 9 -
November 13
Hera Gallery: The First Thirty Years
Hera Gallery, 327 Main Street, Wakefield, RI
 
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 9, 5 - 8 pm
November 20 -
December 18
Roundelay, a collaborative exhibition of multimedia portrayals by 15 painters, sculptors, poets, musicians and choreographers
2003 Exhibitions & Events click here to see the exhibition archives
February 1 -
March 1
January 31
Opening reception junior high and high school students, Young Adults' Exhibition
February 1
Opening reception, Childrens' Exhibition, artistic activity provided for all
March 8 -
April 12
March 29
Gallery Talk, John Kotula and Al Lorenzo
April 19 -
May 24
Multisensory: Visual Responses to Memory and Synesthesia,
juried by Rachel Rosenfield Lafo, Curator, DeCordova Museum
April 19
4 PM Reading, Patricia Duffy, from Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens
April 19
5-7 PM, Opening Reception
May 1
Screening, Sheri Wills, Asst. Professor of Art at University of Rhode Island, Kingston. Screening will take place at Kingston Library
May 4
Gallery Talks, Jan Arabas, Kathy Halamka, Jeff Hesser
May 31 -
July 5
July 12 -
August 16
Multiple Views: Hera at Smith Castle, members' exhibition in collaboration with N. Kingstown Historic site. Participants: Bethany Bonner, Alexandra Broches, Marcia Cooper, Pat Forni Curran, John Kotula, Jill McLaughlin, Barbara Pagh, Roberta Richman, Julienne Saslaw, Katherine Veneman
August 23 -
September 27
October 4 -
November 8

American Democracy Under Siege, curated by Troy West and Claudia Flynn

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 4, 2003, from 5 to 8pm.

Artists Perform for Democracy, Sunday, October 5th, 2-5pm, an open mic program at Hera Gallery.

Lecture:
Culture or Censorship? Freedom and the Avant Garde in Rhode Island

Humanities Scholar Paul Buhle of Brown University
Thursday, October 16th, 7pm, Monohasset Mill Gallery, 532 Kinsley Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island.

Symposium:
Where Do We Go From Here?
Moderator Marc Levitt
Wednesday, October 29, from 7-9pm at the Multicultural Center on the University of Rhode Island campus

November 15 -
December 20
Sensitive Assault, Curated by Cat Ganim & Kirk Snow
2002 Exhibitions & Events

February 2 -
March 9

18th Annual Children's & 16th Annual Young Adults' Art Exhibition

February 1

Opening Reception, Young Adults' Exhibition

February 2

Opening Reception,  Children's Exhibition

March 16 -
April 20

Bethany Bonner, "Glimpses"
Tina Tryforos, "Fear of Water"

March 16,
5 - 7 PM

Opening Reception,  "Glimpses" and "Fear of Water"

April 27 -
May 25

"The Mark," juried by Anne Rocheleau.
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 27, from 5-7 PM
June 1 -
July 6
Alexandra Broches, "Markings of Loss, Traces of Presence;"
Hee Jae Suh,
"From Diary"

Opening Reception: Saturday, June 1, 5-7 PM

June 1

Hee Jae Suh, Alexandra Broches
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 1, from 5-7 PM

July 13 -
August 17

"Rhode Island Perspectives," juried by Pam Marks
Featuring the works of Alexandra Broches, Iris Falck Donnelly, Melissa Meredith, Gail Porter, Howard Schulman, Kirk Snow, Troy West, Dan Wood
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 13, from 5-7 PM

August 24 -
September 28

Pat Curran, "A Way"; Katherine Veneman, "Orientation"
Reception: Saturday, September 14, from 5-7 PM
September 14 Reception: Curran and Veneman, Saturday, September 14, from 5-7 PM

September 25

Artist's Talk: Veneman and Curran, noon

September 29 Chair-ity Fundraising Event, University of Rhode Island Faculty Club, 3-5 PM

October 5 -
November 9

Gallery Artists
Berthold Boone, Georgeanne Gonzalez de Salazar, Jill McLaughlin, Jonathan McPhillips

October 8
October 24
November 6

Critiques & Conversation
Leslie Bostrum
Darrell Matsumoto
Anne Rocheleau
critiques available to emerging artists, advance sign-up required. All critiques will be held from 7:30-9:30 PM

November 16 -
December 21

Abstraction Evolving, works by Colleen Carriero, Jacqueline Ott, Adam Stanforth, Anne Tait, Jason Travers. Curator, Katherine Veneman
Gallery Talk, Thursday November 21, 7:30 PM

2001 Exhibitions & Events
August 4 - 25 Artists Defend The Environment Under Siege, curated by Claudia Flynn & Troy West

September 8

Opening, Members' Exhibition
September
8 - 29
Members' Exhibition: Alison Horvitz, Jill McLaughlin, Jonathan McPhillips, Brian O'Malley, Maira Reinbergs
October 6 Workshop: Creative Communities, designed and lead by Ramsey Lofton
October 6 Opening, 2001: An Odyssey Between Place and Space
October 11 First Part of Three Part Lecture Series, Cultural Identity and Political Turmoil. "The Cultural Identity of Diasporic Asian Indian Photography," Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, MFA, Asst. Professor of Photography, URI
October 27 Second Part of Cultural Identity and Political Turmoil Lecture Series, "From Zurich to Paris: The Cultural Politics of Dada," Theresa Papanikolas, PhD, Assoc. Editor of Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
November 8 Third and Final Part of Cultural Identity and Political Turmoil Lecture Series, "Women in Irish Film," Megan Sullivan, PhD, Asst. Professor of Humanities and Rhetoric, Boston University
November 17 -
December 15
9/11/01, Juried by Judith Tannenbaum
November 17 Opening Reception, "9/11/01"
December 6 Gallery Talk, Art in The Aftermath, Rebecca Leuchak, Asst. Prof. of Art & Architectural History, Roger Williams University.