Americans’ relationship with animals transformed during the Gilded Age (1870-1914). With a focus on Newport history, the exhibition explores how this exciting, tumultuous period shaped the role of animals in our modern world. In the late 19th century, Americans moved in large numbers from farms to cities, losing touch with a rural way of life […]

A procession is part of life; people gather and move together to celebrate, worship, protest, mourn, escape, or call for change. These expressions are all at the heart of The Procession, an ambitious installation first commissioned by Tate Britain, UK, and making its North American debut at the ICA Watershed. Get Water Shuttle tickets  Through his […]

ODD-KIN presents an exhibition of work spanning over 20 years by Providence-based artist Jungil Hong (b.1976). This exhibition represents different eras and approaches to labor, offering a glimpse into Hong's evolving identity as an immigrant, a mother, a daughter, a partner, and an artist. In the time between the oldest and newest works in this […]

Americans’ relationship with animals transformed during the Gilded Age (1870-1914). With a focus on Newport history, the exhibition explores how this exciting, tumultuous period shaped the role of animals in our modern world. In the late 19th century, Americans moved in large numbers from farms to cities, losing touch with a rural way of life […]

Opening reception at the Great Friends Meeting House Scandalous Conduct: A Fairy Extravaganza is a multi-screen documentary musical video installation by Jason Tranchida & Matthew Lawrence. The project is about the 1919 Newport Sex Scandal, in which undercover Navy operatives seduced a group of queer characters known as the Ladies of Newport. The project uses […]