BRT Art Gallery The BRT Art Gallery is an ongoing initiative to have the work of local visual artists combine with BRT's performing arts programming to enhance the audience's total experience and expose them to the many talented artists that live and work nearby. Exhibits generally change every 5-6 weeks between September and May. Artwork is viewable two hours before scheduled theater events and is often for sale. Current Exhibit Gatherings: An exhibition by RiverzEdge Arts Project Blackstone River Theatre's Art Gallery will hold Gatherings: An exhibition by RiverzEdge Arts Project from January 8 through February 19, viewable two hours before and during scheduled theatre events, in the upper and lower lobbies of the Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad St., Cumberland, RI. "Gatherings" is an exhibition that pulls together recent student work from the Visual Arts and Digital Works Studios at RiverzEdge Arts Project, Woonsocket, R.I. The artwork in the show includes paintings, T-shirt designs, and photographs and explores concepts and notions such as nostalgia, fantasy, food, pop culture and careful reflection of the youth artist¹s inner selves. Each day in the studios at RiverzEdge, youth are challenged to reflect on the world around them and to positively affect both the world and themselves. In "Gatherings," the artists present their reflections on themselves, their community, and the broader contemporary culture. RiverzEdge Arts Project is a youth development program giving educationally and economically disenfranchised youth (ages 12-24) in northern Rhode Island paid employment in the arts and a voice in the community. Based in Woonsocket, one of Rhode Island's poorest communities, RiverzEdge engages teens in a lifestyle of creative expression, disciplined effort, and economic self-reliance. If you would like more information on RiverzEdge Arts Project, please contact Brad Fesmire at 401-767-2100 or email brad@riverzedgearts.org