Past Events
Gallery Night with Allison Bianco
Meet + Greet with Allison Bianco this Thursday during Newport Gallery Night from 5-7 pm!
Heifetz “At Home” with the Jamestown Art Center
A Virtual Concert with the Heifetz Institute
April 17, 7 - 8:30 pm
A live-streamed concert from the Heifetz Institute exclusively for the Jamestown Arts Center. RSVP Required.
Lunch Break in Sicily with Artist Serena Perrone
WATCH THE RECORDING of the talk here
Wednesday April 14, 12 - 1 pm EST
Join Serena Perrone for lunch and a virtual tour of her studio in Sicily, Italy. Learn more about her printmaking process and inspiration behind her work in New Impressions in this interactive discussion.
An Afternoon of Soundscapes with Fausto Palma
Saturday April 10, 12 - 3 pm.
Fausto Palma, an interpreter of guitar, sarangi (a 39-string violin from North India), ud (11-string Turkish guitar) and a composer and arranger will play live music in the JAC galleries. Reservations recommended.
Opening Events for African Avant-Garde
Saturday, May 8, 2021
Celebrate the opening of the new exhibition African Avant-Garde: Aboudia and Frédéric Bruly Bouabré at the JAC on Saturday, May 8, with an outdoor collage workshop from 11 am - 1 pm and an opening reception with the curator Ethan Cohen from 2 - 4 pm. Reservations are recommended for the opening reception as capacity will be limited
JAC Talk with Emergent Design: Computational Creativity in Design & Art
WATCH THE PROGRAM from March 25
“JAC Talk” is a regular program hosted by the Jamestown Arts Center to bring together artists, intellectuals, and creative minds of all kinds to share their stories with the Jamestown community and beyond.
A virtual talk with James Dalessandro and Jason Hasko, who together formed Emergent Design, a design technology company focused on computational design.
JAC Talk with Martin Keen (2nd Edition)
WATCH THE PROGRAM from February 4, 2021
“JAC Talk” is a regular program hosted by the Jamestown Arts Center to bring together artists, intellectuals, and creative minds of all kinds to share their stories with the Jamestown community and beyond.
Sculptor Martin Keen discusses sculptural ideas and processes behind Water, one of ten pieces of outdoor art selected for the 2020 Outdoor Arts Experience.
The Virtual Holiday Arts Market
Online through January 4, 2021
The Jamestown Arts Center celebrates the holidays with the work of artists and artisans during our annual Holiday Arts Market. In these difficult times, the JAC is still a conduit between artists in the public. This year, we are delighted to feature many of the artisans that Jamestowners are used to seeing at the physical holiday arts market virtually in our online store. Please help support these incredible local artists by shopping with us online.
JAC Talk with Sandy Sorlien: Twenty Art Cars and a Boat
WATCH THE PROGRAM from January 26, 2021
“JAC Talk” is a regular program hosted by the Jamestown Arts Center to bring together artists, intellectuals, and creative minds of all kinds to share their stories with the Jamestown community and beyond.
Sandy Sorlien presents an artists’ talk about the ideas behind her Outdoor Arts Experience installation, the marble-covered rowboat Marbelle.
JAC Talk with Seth Goldenberg
November 18, 7-8 p.m. via Zoom
Seth Goldenberg, local Jamestown resident and founder of the School for Radical Futures, will discuss Building a Community Fueled by Radical Curiosity.
Free, open to all; donations welcome.
JAC Talk Zoom SeminarWater Ways: An Artist’s Talk with Martin Keen
Join sculptor Martin Keen for a talk that explores sculptural ideas and processes, followed by a question and answer session.
Opening Reception for Early Summer Exhibitions
July 2, 6-8 pm
Join us at the JAC for an Opening Reception for Spacing Out: Expanding the Field of Vision and Spacing Out(side)
Curator's Tour and Artist Talk for Spacing Out
Saturday, July 10 at 5 pm
Join curator Karen Conway and the artists in Spacing Out: Expanding the Field of Vision for a tour and talk at the JAC.
JAC Talk with Cynthia Farnell - CANCELED
Wednesday, July 21 at 7:30 on Zoom
Artist Cynthia Farnell takes us through her work Presence (Jamestown), part of the 2020 Outdoor Arts Experience exhibition, from concept to installation. This Talk was reschedule from April.
Open Rehearsal
Thursday, August 5, 4-7 pm and Friday, August 6, 12-3 pm
Witness the creative process at work with choreographer Ali Kenner Brodsky and dancer Jenna Pollack performing in the gallery.
Open Studios and Drive-By Art
Saturday, August 7, 10 am - 5 pm
Local artists share with work with the community by opening their studio doors or displaying their work outdoors for the public to enjoy while passing by. Map available here!
An evening with Fausto Palma on the Ud
RAIN DATE: Friday, September 3 at 7:30 pm
During the course of the evening, Fausto Palma will speak about the origins of the instrument as well as his personal training and relationship to the music from this region of the world.
Artist's Talk: Allison Paschke + Jacqueline Ott
Thursday, September 9
Drop-in hours during Gallery Night from 5 - 7:30 pm
Meet the artists Allison Paschke and Jacqueline Ott for informal discussions about their work in Scaling the Wall. On view at the JAC through October 9.