What is the Hive?

The Mission
The Hive was founded in 2001 as a non-profit, women*-run feminist arts organization with a mission to promote gender equality by dismantling obstacles that limit women and girls in reaching their full creative potential. Our work is focused on empowerment through art, creative expression, and civic involvement. We believe that all art disciplines can be used as vehicles for promoting positive social change. The Hive works from a feminist perspective to resist and disable racist, classist, ageist, homophobic, and sexist social structures.

*We define “women” as people who identify as, and/or live in the world as “women”.

The Vision
The Hive Archive is currently renovating the historic Gasometer in the Olneyville neighborhood of Providence. The reconstructed building will function as a multifaceted community center that will provide programming to support creative women and girls  including space for art-making, performance, and exhibition; opportunities for professional development and skills expansion; and a network of resources for women and girls. The space will promote an accessible and safe environment for collaboration, learning, and activism, and will be open to everyone.