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Community members thought the artwork should welcome people to the neighborhood. This large-scale graphic lettering will be a gateway to Mount Hope for people traveling up Cypress Street. This lettering style was developed in response to community…

The Selfie Center is a free-standing octagonal kiosk-type structure, where PVD FEST attendees are encouraged to take and hashtag selfies. The mission of the Selfie Center is to increase people’s empathy through an appeal to their vanity. The eight…

The flags are monotype prints made using an etching press, and each is uniquely designed to re-contextualize patterns from the urban landscape. Finding inspiration in ‘extremities that touch’ like hands, feet, and shoes, Nick Carter and KYLE play…

Great Salt Cove Macroalgae is inspired by the artist's research into red seaweed species found in Narragansett Bay, and Great Salt Cove, a body of briny water that once covered a portion of what is now downtown Providence. It is a series of three 8’…

Kristina Brown has been inspired by philosophical concepts and mathematical/geometric diagrams as a way to understand the world for many years, more recently incorporating the black sphere as an element in her work. For her the sphere represents…

The installation at the Empire Plaza is entitled “The GOOD LUCK Gateway” and is an extension of the artist's sticker art concept. The installation comprises of a 12’ H X 20’ W multi-medium structure that is a gateway to Empire Plaza. The structure…

“Pnit” is a 3D installation drawing inspiration from Providence’s rich history in the textile industry. It takes the form of a macro scale section of a knit textile swatch. During the day, its intricate swooping pattern will pop out against the…

Sign-In consists of a crowd of up to 60 unique, double-faced street signs on 30 poles, all gathered together outside City Hall in a grouping that suggests an assembly of people. Though in most ways(fonts, graphics, colors, dimensions) these signs…

This building-sized sculpture celebrates the Woonasquatucket River’s persistent and beautiful presence.

A multi-dimensional mural depicting a small museum’s worth of objects and creatures found in the Woonasquatucket River; spectators can scan a QR code for fun facts and stories.