JOIN US on Saturday, February 27, as DepARTures sets off to New York in search of creative sparks as we meet with an exciting range of contemporary artists in their studios to discuss their latest works.

The trip is ideal for life-long learners, for artists, collectors, and for those seeking an inside peek into the art world.  We will stop for a delicious and affordable meal, the price of which is not included in the tour.  Join us for inspiring, educational and eye-opening fun.
Limited to 12 participants.

9am-6pm  |  $110/ $90 Members
Meet at Paul Robeson Center
for the Arts at 8:30 am

Artist and guide Eva Mantell evamantell.com will be leading a tour of first-rate artists including painter Suzanne McClelland ("electric, radiant, exuberant" Time Out Magazine ») and sculptor Ellen Driscoll (Guggenheim award recipient, head of Rhode Island School of Design Sculpture Department, "beautiful, complex" Art In America) and several more exquisite, world-class artists who are welcoming us into their studios to see original, fresh, challenging art.

S U Z A N N E  Mc C L E L L A N D

Left to right: Sigh, 2008; Wife No. 2, 2009; Animal Trainer #4 (Dan Rice Dear-Daddy), 2009

E L L E N  D R I S C O L L

 
Left: Phantom Limb 2007; top right; Deep Freeze, 2008; bottom right: Hothouse, 2008


D I A N A  C O O P E R


Left to right: Punctuated Equilibrium, 2000; Traveling the Exosphere, 2000-2002; All Our Wandering, 2007; Out of the Corner of My Eye, 2008-09

 

M A R Y  T E M P L E