The Rotary Club of Wakefield will celebrate our 26th Annual Narragansett Art Festival, a Fine-Art-Only event, on June 21st and 22nd, 2008 at Veterans' Park, adjacent to the Historic "Towers" and overlooking Narragansett Pier Beach

Whether you're an artist interested in participating, or someone looking for just the right piece of artwork to take home, we invite you to join us for another great Narragansett Art Festival. Enjoy a beautiful weekend and the work of 90 artists who exhibit and sell their work in oils & acrylics, watercolors, drawing & graphics, sculpture, photography, and 3-dimensional or other media. There are no "functional art" exhibitors (pottery, jewelry, crafts, etc.) in this Annual Festival. Although this art show is unjuried, the diversity and quality of the work presented is outstanding!

The Artist's Cooperative Gallery of Westerly is holding it's Regional Show of 2008, a juried exhibit open to local and regional artists. Held annually in the Spring, this exhibit features some of the most diverse artwork seen in the gallery all year. Exceptional work is recognized in various categories and accompanied by cash prizes and gift certificates.

All fine art and craft media eligible. All work must be original, one of a kind, and not previously exhibited at the gallery. Works must be for sale. NFS and POR not accepted. Work to be hung must be suitable framed and finished and ready to hang with screw eyes and wire attached.

Over $3000 in craft and art awards in 2008. Entry fees are $15 for the first piece, and $7 for each additional w

SWAN (Support Women Artists Now) Day is a new international holiday that celebrates women artists. This new event will take place annually on the last Saturday of March, designated by Congress as Women’s History Month. The first SWAN Day will take place on Saturday, March 29, 2008. As a symbol of international solidarity, there will be events featuring women artists all over the world.

The Artists' Exchange houses an intimate cafe that serves coffee and cookies, as well as assorted pastries from the Johnson & Wales culinary arts department. The Artists' Exchange's boutique offers a selection of unique handmade crafts. Browse an array of pottery and jewelry from The Artists' Exchange's own line, Cheeky Kiwi, as well as handmade items from a variety of local artisans. Enjoy jewelry and handmade gifts from around the world, brought to the US and to our little state by CityFinds, Inc., a local company dedicated to arts philanthropy. Treat yourself or someone special to a unique gift while supporting your local nonprofit arts collaborative, or steal a few moments to relax with a cup of Green Mountain coffee in the flavor of your choice.

Governor Donald Carcieri and the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts invite Rhode Island Artists to submit work for the Scenes of Rhode Island Exhibit and Awards. Works must be two-dimensional, original works of art that in some way depict the Ocean State and that have not been previously entered into the Scenes of Rhode Island Exhibition and Awards, nor have been reproduced or widely shown. The Scenes of Rhode Island Exhibition and Awards were established as a partnership between the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and the Governor’s Office for the purpose of providing the Governor and Mrs. Carcieri with an original one-of-a-kind image of Rhode Island for personal and professional use and distribution, and to the promote the artistic talent and aesthetic beauty of the state.