Threading Time and Place

Exhibition Dates: June 27 - August 1

Opening Reception: Saturday, June 27 · 6–8 PM 

Hera Gallery and Educational Foundation is excited to present Threading Time and Place, a project that has been conceived in alignment with the national commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution and, more specifically, the role of Rhode Island in the birth of the Nation. Hera was awarded a grant from the RI250 Commission to partially fund this exhibition.

Accompanying the exhibition is a full program of events, including workshops, talks, and performances that deepen the themes on view.

Unspeakable: Getting the word(s) out

Exhibition Dates: June 27 - August 1

Presented by The Redline Project

The Redline Project explores the growing impact of censorship, restricted language, and self-censorship in contemporary American culture. Prompted by reports of words discouraged or removed from use in federal documents, the project considers how limitations on language can shape thought, silence communities, and narrow public discourse. Through text-based work and visual intervention, The Redline Project asks viewers to consider what is lost when language itself becomes politicized — and what role artists, writers, and citizens play in resisting that erasure.

On view in the Backspace Gallery as part of the Threading Time & Place exhibition.

For more information: contact@theredlineproject.org

Artists Talk & Closing Reception

Saturday, Aug 1 2-4pm | Free & Open to All

Hera Gallery artists Uli Brahmst, Sonja Czekalski, Joanne Delmonico, Karen Dolmanish, Kathie Florsheim, Michelle Henning, Barbara Pagh, Susan Sancomb, Sarah Swift, Viera Levitt, and Wendy Wahl will exhibit works that speak to the core themes of freedom, equality, and independence, as well as the dynamic aspects of revolution, ranging from historical perspectives to current manifestations.  

Historical objects, photographs, and ephemera will be loaned and on view from the Wakefield Mill owner, Eric Bell, and the South County History Center in Kingston.

Sip & Make: Weaving Together

Friday, August 7, 2026 6-8pm

Tickets: $25 per person

Join Hera for Sip & Make workshops at the gallery during Wakefield River Fire! Back by popular demand — artist Sarah Swift will guide you through weaving basics and working with natural materials. No experience needed, just curiosity and good company. You'll leave with a small finished piece and a new skill to build on.

Purchase Tickets Here

Ticket price includes all materials and one cocktail or mocktail included, all proceeds to benefit Hera Gallery and Educational Foundation.

Sip & Make: Abstract Drawing

Friday, August 21, 2026 6-8pm

Tickets: $25 per person

Join Hera for Sip & Make workshops at the gallery during Wakefield River Fire! In this workshop Hera artist Maggy Allen will demonstrate how to make abstract drawings on a translucent surface. Using pencil for the initial drawing, we'll then add color, to bring the drawing alive with energy and movement. Multiple vibrant colored pencils will be available for use including fluorescents and metallics. You’ll go home with a 8”x 10” drawing you’ve created. These are lots of fun to make!

Purchase Tickets Here

Ticket price includes all materials and one cocktail or mocktail included, all proceeds to benefit Hera Gallery and Educational Foundation.