November, 2025
Shorter Days bring expanded opportunities to explore shooting after dusk &
Our focus on our Members continues…
Join us in the gallery: November 8th, 10:00am
In Conversation with the seven Members with work currently on display.
Our 6th Annual Spotlight Member exhibition &
Unearthing an Insane Past by Martha Wakefield re on view through November 14th.
Be a Friend, Bring a Friend and join us…
The Call for our Community Member Exhibition is open
Meet the artists in the Gallery: November 8th, 10am Join us for this in person roundtable discussion with Martha Wakefield and the six Members in our Spotlight Member exhibition. This is presented as a chance to meet and converse with the artists in an open forum.
Our Sixth Annual Spotlight Member Exhibition opened on October 16th, and continues in the galleries through November 14th. Juried this year by Karen Haas to shine a spotlight on six of our Members. The exhibition features sets of five images, from Members: Diane Bennett, Richard Cohen, Linda Hammett Ory, Joni Lohr, Gail Samuelson and Kaya Sanan. Our Spotlight exhibition is presented in tandem with: Unearthing an Insane Past, a solo exhibition in our Focus Gallery by Martha Wakefield. Martha was the winner of the exhibition prize in last year’s Spotlight exhibition has filled the gallery with a brand new body of work developed in partnership with our Visual Storytelling Workshop.
Visual Storytelling Workshop & Mentorship Program Our next session of this popular program will be starting in January. If you are looking for feedback to develop your next (or your first) project, this is the program for you. A few past projects developed here include; Resume of a Stay at Home Mom by Carrie Usmar, Mark Dixon’s Rocking the Boat, Finding Mary by Denise Bass, and Martha Wakefield’s Unearthing an Insane Past currently on display in our Focus Gallery. We are looking for photographers looking to think and work beyond the single photograph to form our next cohort.
Entry is open for our Annual Community Member Exhibition scheduled to hit the gallery in December. Looking to build on past successes, we will be following our Be a Friend, Bring a Friend initiative. We will wave the hanging fee for members who succeed in inviting a friend to participate in the exhibition with them. Share the joy, share the holiday spirit, and share the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts with a friend. Members (and their guests) are invited to submit two photographs each for this un-juried presentation. At least one photograph from each participant will be included, more as space allows. Work sold will be available off the wall…
Next in the Gallery is our juried look at Landscape Photography. If you entered and are unsure of the status of your entries, login to your CaFE account for a definitive listing of the status of each photograph. Invited work is due in the gallery by November 15th. This Landscape exhibition will open in the gallery on November 20th,
Analog Saturdays: Join us for our next meetup on December 6th, 9:30am for conversation, sharing and occasional presentations by members and service providers. Open to Members and prospective members, shooting film, or an interest in working with any analog process.
Print Share/ Peer Review: This Wednesday evening program is back, join us November 12th at 6:30, and bring some work to share.
Details and links to events are included below, and also available on our website at riphotocenter.org
The gallery is open Wednesdays – Saturdays, Noon – 6:00pm or by appointment
– David DeMelim
Managing Director
Workshops & Mentorship:
Project Development, Storytelling, Photo Essays and the Personal Project with David H. Wells
If you are looking to start your first project, refine an existing one, or start a new one, this is the program for you. Image selection, sequencing, project statements, and presentation are all covered in this Visual Storytelling workshop.
Calls for Entry:
6th Annual Open Community Members Exhibition call for entry
Be a Friend, Bring a Friend
We are getting ready to wrap up another year with our Annual Open Member Exhibition, but we need your help. We are encouraging our paid members to invite a guest to join us in this exhibition to help build our community. Invite a friend to exhibit as part of this open community exhibition and entry is free for both you and your guest… Help us grow and continue to provide a space to share contemporary photography and exhibit your work.
Entry is open to all paid members at any level and free for members who invite a guest to exhibit. This opportunity to exhibit and share your work is one of the benefits of membership and the third member exhibition we are hosting in 2025
IMPORTANT DATES
Exhibition: Thursday, December 18th thru Friday, January 8th, 2025
Delivery of Accepted Work: On or before December 13th
Opening Reception: December 18th 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
In Conversation:
Members In Conversation
Join us in the Gallery: November 8th, 10:00am
In Conversation with the seven Members featured in our current exhibitions.
Join in the conversation with, Diane Bennett, Richard Cohen, Linda Hammett Ory, Joni Lohr, Gail Samuelson and Kaya Sanan, the members featured in this year’s Spotlight Exhibition, and Martha Wakefield presenting new work in Unearthing an Insane Past, in the Focus Gallery.
In Conversation with Karen Haas, Recorded October 21st, 2025
Karen shares some thoughts on curating, museum collections, and more in this informal talk as juror for our Sixth Annual Spotlight exhibition.
Currently in the Gallery:
On view through November 14th
Sixth Annual Spotlight Member Exhibition
A different kind of juried member exhibition… juried by Karen Haas
Featuring work from Members:
Diane Bennett, Richard Cohen, Linda Hammett Ory, Joni Lohr, Gail Samuelson and Kaya Sanan
One of three annual member exhibitions here at the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, this Spotlight series was conceived as a way to present ideas that carry across a group of images and to shine a light on our members. This juried exhibition provides the selected members the opportunity to present a larger selection of images than a typical juried show. As a viewer I hope you enjoy this expanded look at the members featured and the different ways they assembled a selection of images to present an idea beyond a single frame.
Delivery of invited Work: October 11th, Noon – 5:00pm
Opening Reception: October 16th, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Exhibition: Thursday, October 16th thru Friday, November 14th
Unearthing an Insane Past
A Solo exhibition by Member, Martha Wakefield
This solo exhibition will be presented in the Focus Gallery in tandem with our 6th Annual Spotlight Member Exhibition. Martha was the recipient of this solo exhibition for her work featured in our 5th Annual Spotlight Member exhibition, as awarded by last year’s juror, Frances Jakubek. The award is an open invitation to exhibit new work, that may or may not be related to the work exhibited in the Spotlight Exhibition. Unearthing an Insane Past is the first showing of a new body of work developed in partnership with our Visual Storytelling workshop.
Artist Statement: Unearthing an Insane Past
Today the word asylum refers to a type of protection granted by one country to an individual persecuted by their own country. But an earlier meaning, long outdated, refers to the confinement of men, women and children who were considered mentally ill or “insane.”
This series explores the tragedy of a bygone era, the incarceration of men, woman and children who were deemed outside the norms of the times by society as well as impact on the staff who worked there. Having grown up in a family of medical professionals, I witnessed the challenges of tending to the sick and dying. This project is my way to unearth and share some of these stories as a tribute to both the inmates and the medical staff.
Presented in tandem with our 6th Annual Spotlight Member Exhibition
Opening Reception: October 16th, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Exhibition: Thursday, October 16th thru Friday, November 14th
Next in the Gallery:
Landscapes: Real or Imagined
A juried look at ideas of Landscape Photography in 2025 with juror, Cara Weston
Landscapes: Real or Imagined is our first comprehensive exploration of contemporary Landscape photography as juried by Cara Weston.
The exhibition presents
work from:Charles Eastman, Christine Acebo, Fred Aron, Howard Baker Smith, David Barnes, Christina Bedetta Willett, Paul Berger, Scott Birchell, Marek Boguszak, David Brown, Tyler Brumfield, Ronald Butler, Bill Clark, John Clarke, Bryon Clemence, A Coffey, Renee Cooley, Ron Cowie, Al France, Tom Crowford, Chandler Michael Culotta, Sandi Daniel, Kenneth Michael Depue, René Derome, Alexander Diaz, Parrish Dobson, Nancy Dodd, Sam Elkind, Andrew Epstein, Olga Evanusa-Rowland, Kristie Gardiner, Linda Hammett Ory, Roland Hartley, Melanie Hauer, Pierre Hauser, Ed Healy, David Henry, Patrick Jagger, Alexander Johns, Donald Johnson, Robert Johnson, Bridget Jourgensen, Marky Kauffmann, Jim Keany, Richard Kent, Adam Krauss, Joni Lohr, Frank Lowenstein, Joe Luedtke, Vicky McGrath, Brigitte Merz, Aaron Miller, Judith Montminy, Paul Murray, Robert O’Keefe, Richard ONeil, Laurie Peek, Jay Phyler, Reed Pike, David Pinkham, Jonathan Pinto, Lisa Redburn, Lawrence D. Reedy III, Jennifer D. Scavone, Elizabeth Swain, Cynthia Taft, David Thurman, Robert Tully, Raphael Warshaw, Babs Wheelden & Ricky Workman
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 20th 5:00 – 7:00pm
In Person Delivery: November 15th – Noon – 5:00pm
Exhibition on View: Thursday, November 20th – December 12th
In Person…
Analog Saturdays:
First Saturday of the Month
Join us in the gallery Saturday, December 6th 9:30am, we’ll provide the Coffee…
Come for Coffee, Conversation and to Share the joys, (and challenges) of Analog Photography.
Open to Members, and prospective members, who are working with film, or other analog photographic process. This program will run on the first Saturday of the month, and much like our Print Share & Peer Review program, will offer participants the opportunity to share their work, their knowledge, and their resources. The program will also provide the opportunity for short presentations by members or invited presenters.
Join us Saturday, December 6th
Coffee & Film: First Saturdays, 9:30am
Print Share & Peer Review:
Second Wednesday of the Month
Join us at the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts for an open peer review. Bring a few prints, half a dozen (or more) will do or just come to observe and share your feedback. The purpose of the event is to share new or work in progress and get constructive feedback from your peers. We are looking to provide an interactive experience where members can both give and receive feedback on work presented. Members or prospective members are encouraged to bring a print or small selection of prints to share with the group. This is a not a formal portfolio review, but a chance to receive some feedback from fellow members on your current work.
Who is the evening designed for?
Open to anyone with an interest in photography learning more about the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts. Ideal for anyone interested in seeing new work and developing their vocabulary to provide constructive feedback when talking about photography and artwork in general
Wednesday, November 12th 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts (RICPA) riphotocenter.org
118 North Main Street, 2nd Floor, Providence RI 02903 401-400-2542
Want to become a RICPA Member? Membership brings many benefits and discounts, for more information and to find the membership level that fits you, visit our website at https://www.riphotocenter.org/membership-info/ You may become a member at time of entry, member benefits begin immediately and run 365 days from your start date.
Past Exhibitions Live On…
The Exhibition may have ended… but the exhibition lives on online.
Once a gallery presentation ends, our exhibitions remain available online… The original exhibition links remain active and our past exhibitions can found under Exhibitions> Past or order your own copy of select exhibition catalogs here
Exhibition catalogs are a new program launched in 2023 and are available for most of our exhibitions. Catalogs are available in the gallery in limited quantities and links to order can be found on the respective exhibition pages and collected here to be ordered for home delivery
Individual Portfolio/Project Reviews:
Individual feedback opportunities are available on an ongoing basis in four different formats for 2023. These review sessions can be used to preview new work, share ideas and explore future directions or projects in development. Appointments can be scheduled online for Zoom or in person sessions at www.riphotocenter.org/portfolio-reviews-and-consultations
Registration is open for our annual 20 minute individual Member review sessions.
We are also offering 45 minute one on one sessions open to the public via zoom or in person at the Gallery
New for 2022 we will also be offering “Lunch with the Director” for those interested in a more immersive conversations about your work and your goals. Lunch is included with these two hour more casual sessions. Questions can be directed to gallery@riphotocenter.org
Currently Available Online:
All of our exhibitions are available on the RICPA website, past exhibitions can be found here https://www.riphotocenter.org/category/exhibits/past
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