Past Events
Crossing Currents: Feminism Now
March 1-31, 2011
URI Feinstein Providence Campus
80 Washington Street
To celebrate Women's History Month, The Hive partnered with Hera Gallery, another RI feminist art collective, to create a group exhibtion featuring work from over 50 artists.
Gallery Night Reception
Thursday, March 17 from 5-9pm
Film Screening
Friday, March 18 from 7-9pm
Both events are FREE and open to the public.
March 1-31, 2011
URI Feinstein Providence Campus
80 Washington Street
To celebrate Women's History Month, The Hive partnered with Hera Gallery, another RI feminist art collective, to create a group exhibtion featuring work from over 50 artists.
Gallery Night Reception
Thursday, March 17 from 5-9pm
Film Screening
Friday, March 18 from 7-9pm
Both events are FREE and open to the public.
Body Language: A Collaborative Art Installation
June 26, 2010
RISD Museum of Art
The Hive Archive partnered with the RISD Museum for an afternoon of reflection, art making, and community installation inspired by the museum’s exhibition “The Figure: Contemporary Works from the Collection."
June 26, 2010
RISD Museum of Art
The Hive Archive partnered with the RISD Museum for an afternoon of reflection, art making, and community installation inspired by the museum’s exhibition “The Figure: Contemporary Works from the Collection."
Bees in the Hive Sidewalk Sale
June 19, 2010
Whole Foods Market in Providence
In honor of National Pollinator Week, Whole Foods Market at University Heights held a storewide event to raise awareness of busy bees of all kinds - in the garden AND in the arts! Local artists from The Hive Archive sold their artwork in a sidewalk sale outside of the store. Proceeds went to honeybees, local artists, and The Hive!
June 19, 2010
Whole Foods Market in Providence
In honor of National Pollinator Week, Whole Foods Market at University Heights held a storewide event to raise awareness of busy bees of all kinds - in the garden AND in the arts! Local artists from The Hive Archive sold their artwork in a sidewalk sale outside of the store. Proceeds went to honeybees, local artists, and The Hive!
She Works Hard for the Money
March 8 - April 9, 2010
The Gallery at Providence City Hall
Rebecca Siemering, Director of RI Arts & Business Council, curated work by 25 women who help run nonprofit organizations RI and who also make art as a part or full-time practice beyond the working day.
March 8 - April 9, 2010
The Gallery at Providence City Hall
Rebecca Siemering, Director of RI Arts & Business Council, curated work by 25 women who help run nonprofit organizations RI and who also make art as a part or full-time practice beyond the working day.
You're Not the Boss of Me!
March 26-28, 2010
The Media and Arts Center at Met Public School
The Hive partnered with The Manton Avenue Project to help produce a series of empowerment plays in celebration of feminism and Women's History Month. MAP teams up children living in Olneyville with adult theater artists, and together they create original theater. Artists from The Hive visited MAP’s playmaking classroom of young playwrights (all of them first-time playwrights, all in third grade, half of them boys) to talk about American history from a feminist perspective. The kids each wrote a short play all what they learned.
This partnership also included a Salon at The Providence Athenaeum with Manton Avenue Project Founder and Artistic Director, Jenny Peek, and The Hive Archive Executive Director, Alyssa Holland Short.
March 26-28, 2010
The Media and Arts Center at Met Public School
The Hive partnered with The Manton Avenue Project to help produce a series of empowerment plays in celebration of feminism and Women's History Month. MAP teams up children living in Olneyville with adult theater artists, and together they create original theater. Artists from The Hive visited MAP’s playmaking classroom of young playwrights (all of them first-time playwrights, all in third grade, half of them boys) to talk about American history from a feminist perspective. The kids each wrote a short play all what they learned.
This partnership also included a Salon at The Providence Athenaeum with Manton Avenue Project Founder and Artistic Director, Jenny Peek, and The Hive Archive Executive Director, Alyssa Holland Short.
In Your Face: Self Portraits by Women & Girls
January 21 - February 21, 2010
The Eco-Office in Providence
"In Your Face" was an unjuried community exhibition of self portraits by women and girls. The Hive Archive collected self portraits in all media by women and girls of all ages. Almost 300 portraits were hung floor-to-ceiling in a mural installation in order to represent and celebrate a diverse community of women working together as a whole. In Your Face included a month-long program of free educational programs including family workshops, salons, and a brunch.
January 21 - February 21, 2010
The Eco-Office in Providence
"In Your Face" was an unjuried community exhibition of self portraits by women and girls. The Hive Archive collected self portraits in all media by women and girls of all ages. Almost 300 portraits were hung floor-to-ceiling in a mural installation in order to represent and celebrate a diverse community of women working together as a whole. In Your Face included a month-long program of free educational programs including family workshops, salons, and a brunch.
LUNAFEST: Short Films by, for, about Women
December 12, 2009
The Spot on Thayer in Providence
This Providence edition of the Lunafest film series was hosted by The Hive Archive and showcased ten short films by and about women. All proceeds benefited the Breast Cancer Fund and The Hive Archive.
December 12, 2009
The Spot on Thayer in Providence
This Providence edition of the Lunafest film series was hosted by The Hive Archive and showcased ten short films by and about women. All proceeds benefited the Breast Cancer Fund and The Hive Archive.
All About You: A Panel Discussion on Women's Colleges
October 27, 2009
Providence Public Library
All About You! was a casual and relaxed discussion for college-bound women of all ages. It was a chance for high school students to meet current students and alumnae of women's colleges, ask questions, and learn what women’s colleges are all about. Panelists represented Bryn Mawr College, Moore College of Art + Design, Mt Holyoke College, Salem College, and Smith College.
October 27, 2009
Providence Public Library
All About You! was a casual and relaxed discussion for college-bound women of all ages. It was a chance for high school students to meet current students and alumnae of women's colleges, ask questions, and learn what women’s colleges are all about. Panelists represented Bryn Mawr College, Moore College of Art + Design, Mt Holyoke College, Salem College, and Smith College.
Hexacomb (The Hive's Providence Art Window)
Summer 2009
DownCity Providence
The Hive Archive partnered with New Urban Arts, a nationally recognized interdisciplinary arts studio for high school students and emerging artists in Providence, to create a window display for Providence Art Windows. Six women artists from The Hive Archive partnered with six young women artists from New Urban Arts to design and fabricate a sculptural installation that celebrated the creative voices of women and girls in Rhode Island.
Hive Artists:
Deb DeMarco, Heather Guidero, Jori Ketten, Kirsten Lamb, Monica Shinn, Alyssa Holland Short
New Urban Arts Artists:
Amanda Abreu, Ginger Avila, Alyce Brown, Ava Ginsburg, Kelsea Ricard, Sara Tolbert
Summer 2009
DownCity Providence
The Hive Archive partnered with New Urban Arts, a nationally recognized interdisciplinary arts studio for high school students and emerging artists in Providence, to create a window display for Providence Art Windows. Six women artists from The Hive Archive partnered with six young women artists from New Urban Arts to design and fabricate a sculptural installation that celebrated the creative voices of women and girls in Rhode Island.
Hive Artists:
Deb DeMarco, Heather Guidero, Jori Ketten, Kirsten Lamb, Monica Shinn, Alyssa Holland Short
New Urban Arts Artists:
Amanda Abreu, Ginger Avila, Alyce Brown, Ava Ginsburg, Kelsea Ricard, Sara Tolbert