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Above Image - Detail by Allison Paschke

Special Call for Artists
The Bristol Art Museum's 2026 Harbor Art Residency

Viewing the 2026 Huckins Rendezvous & Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta

More About Harbor Art Residency

The Persistence of Hand
Material Stories - Time + Material + Hand Labor


On view: Sunday, July 26, 2026 - Sunday, September 20, 2026


You're Invited
Artists' Reception: Sunday, July 26, 2026, 2 - 4 PM


Featuring Artwork by
Steven Easton  |  Kim Gatesman  |  Tayo Heuser  |  Catherine Moylan
Allison Paschke  |  David Poyant  |  Kim Savoie
Francine Weiss
More Information

Rogers Free Library Community Galleries
Gardens and Gathering Places emphasizes the spaces that bring people together to enjoy and reflect on the beauty or natural and human-made places. Artists were invited to respond to the colors and textures of flowers, trees, plants, vegetable patches, seaside lawns, baseball fields or other imaginative spaces of gathering.

This exhibition will be on view at Bristol Art Museum's community gallery at Rogers Free Library from

August 10th - September 23rd, 2026.
GARDENS AND GATHERING PLACES INFORMATION
The Bristol Art Museum announces a call for art for Light in Motion which will be on view at Bristol Art Museum's community gallery at Rogers Free Library from September 29th - November 18th.

Artists are invited to explore the changing qualities of light and movement across seasons and places, the play of shadows, or the symbolic associations of illumination and transformation.

The deadline for submission is Monday, August 31st.

LIGHT IN MOTION CALL FOR ART

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  • Home
    • About BAM
    • Location, Hours, & Admission
    • Accessibility
  • Exhibits
    • Main Galleries >
      • The Persistence of Hand
      • The Company We Keep
    • Still Growing: Art Inspired by Trees at Blithewold
    • Galleries @ Rogers Free Library >
      • Gardens and Gathering Places
      • Light in Motion
    • Permanent Collection >
      • Permanent Collection
    • Past Exhibitions >
      • 2026 Juried Members Exhibition
      • RWU - Windows & Mirrors
      • When in the Course of Human Events...
      • CONFLUENCE
      • Tides and Depths
      • In Her Own Image
      • Bull in a China Shop
      • Rock Paper Scissors
  • News
  • Lectures & Events
    • Agreement Event/Lecture
  • Classes & Workshops
    • Meet the BAM Instructors
  • Get Involved
    • Participate >
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