Join us for our 2025 Season Kickoff. Enjoy a guided gallery tour of RaMell Ross’s exhibit, “Spell, Time, Practice, American, Body”, a presentation by Ulli Ryder, light refreshments, door prizes, Gallery Night goodie bag, and a sparkling cider toast to the 2025 Gallery Night season!
In the gallery | RaMell Ross: Spell, Time, Practice, American, Body
During the event, curator Victoria Gao will lead guests through the exhibit of three-time Academy Award nominated filmmaker RaMell Ross! He was most recently nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture for his film Nickel Boys. With the body of work showing at Bannister, he explores the meaning and mythology of the American South and of Black identity through large-format color photographs.
RaMell Ross is an Associate Professor of Visual Art at Brown University and received his MFA at the Rhode Island School of Design.
Mahler B. Ryder and Edward M. Bannister: Bound by Art and Activism presented by Ulli Ryder
We’re pleased to welcome Ulli K. Ryder, Ph.D., daughter of Mahler B. Ryder, to lead this talk in honor of her father and his connection to Bannister, as well as his broader influence on Providence’s arts community and beyond.
Ryder created the copper medallions at the resting place of E.M. Bannister (which were stolen in 2024) and was a RISD faculty member for 23 years, a founder of the Studio Museum in Harlem, and had his work featured at the Whitney.
Gallery Night will donate a portion of the evening’s proceeds to Ulli Ryder’s efforts to replace the stolen medallions.
Admission: We ask that those wishing to attend donate a minimum of $65. Setting this as a donation rather than a ticket enables both guests and Gallery Night to save on Eventbrite fees. Proceeds from the fundraiser will help Gallery Night continue its free programming providing diverse public audiences access to Providence art spaces throughout 2025.
Don’t miss the opportunity to experience the story of one of Providence’s remarkable local figures!
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