With summer time in full swing, the Jamestown Arts Centre has a host of free, relatives-welcoming things to do, artist-led occasions, and palms-on workshops.

On Tuesday, August 2, take a look at the intersection of art and science and the collaboration involving artists and experts in the course of an evening dialogue with exhibiting artists Rafael Attias (element of the JAC’s Rising Tide exhibition, multidisciplinary artist, designer, and professor at RISD) Anne Kuhn-Hines (aspect of the JAC’s 2022 Biennial exhibition and chair of Conservation Commission, Jamestown) and Mary Meagher (component of the JAC’s 2022 Biennial exhibition and architectural designer) and Emir Cem Gezer, a Investigation Assistant in Ocean Engineering 

at URI. This totally free panel discussion, Confluence of Art and Science on the Narragansett Bay, will be held on August 2, 6 – 7:30 pm. Information at jamestownartcenter.org/occasions/art-science

Open Studios and Generate-By Artwork returns to Conanicut Island on Saturday, August 6 from 10 am – 4 pm. Jointly hosted by the Jamestown Arts Center (JAC) and Conanicut Island Art Association (CIAA), Open Studios is a just one-working day, island-wide celebration where by 30 taking part artists invite the public into their studios or to see their get the job done outdoors whilst passing by. List of participating artists and tour map at jamestownartcenter.org/functions/open up-studios