Since 1985, AS220 has been a non-profit alternative space deep in the heart of Providence, RI whose p rimary mission is the maintenance of an open, unjuried forum for artists.

115 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
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Welcome, Artists-In-Residence

Submitted by Geoff on 10-25-99.

In October, Luisa Marisy Martonez and Ernesto Pujol joined the 10 other artists living on our third floor. They come to us through two separate artist-in-residence programs, and will be using AS220 as their base of operations through the end of the year.

Ernesto is in Providence as part of ArtContext, a partnership between the RISD Museum and the Public Library system. ArtContext is aimed at drawing Providence communities into a conversation about contemporary arts and culture, and Ernesto will be using his background as an installation artist to work with institutions like RISD, the Libraries and the Textron/Chamber of Commerce High School.

Luisa Martinez

Luisa is a lifetime resident of Havana, Cuba, with impressive resumes for her work as a videographer and as a curator. With the assistance of both URI and RISD, she will be producing a video during her stay in Providence, and she will also take the AS220 stage for two seminars (see below).

Luisa's visit is the first of a series of artist exchanges planned by the Rhode Island Cuba Exchange for Artists (RICE for Artists). This new organization is the brainchild of Howard and Gay Ben Tr , whose hard work and perseverance produced the fundraising and the bureaucratic breakthroughs necessary to bring Luisa here. The Ludwig Foundation also merits a tip of the hat for the work they did on the Havana end of the project.

After five years of providing housing and work studios to the Rhode Island artists' community, AS220 is proud to play a part in bringing these internationally-recognized artists here to share their expertise and experience.

November 8th 7pm Free
A Festival of Recent Cuban Videography
Luisa Marisy Martonez will be showing her work along with pieces by eight other Cuban videographers.

December 9th 7pm Free
A Tour of Contemporary Cuban Visual Art Luisa Marisy Martonez will present an overview of the work of Cuban painters, sculptors and installation artists in order to show a broad spectrum of what's happening in the visual arts in Cuba.