WHO IS
ARTSIER ?
Both sides of the bay support the
visual arts. Who does it better?
?
EAST BAY
GALLERY NIGHT None
Art Night Bristol/Warren;
Newport Gallery Night
South Coast Artists Studio Tour
(July and August)
STUDIO TOURS
West Bay Open Studio Tours
(October)
GALLERY-DENSE COMMUNITIES
Four: Bristol, Warren, Newport, Tiverton
Three: Wickford, South Kingstown,
East Greenwich
Bristol Art Museum; Newport Art Museum;
MUSEUMS
National Museum for American Illustration Warwick Center for the Arts;
Gilbert Stuart Museum
Sydney Burleigh (Little Compton);
Felix De Weldon (Newport);
Maud Howe Elliott (Newport);
Charles I.D. Looff (Riverside);
Gilbert Stuart (Newport)
WEST BAY
Warren Art Festival (July); Tiverton
Arts and Artisan Festival (July); Cultural
Survival in Tiverton (July); Wet Paint
at the Newport Art Museum (August)
FAMOUS ARTISTS
FESTIVALS
Gilbert Stuart (Saunderstown)
Gaspee Days Art Festival (May);
Narragansett Art Festival (June);
Wickford Art Festival (July)
W I N N E R : E A S T B AY. EVEN GILBERT STUART DEFECTED. —C.N.
EAST BAY WEST BAY
“The Bachelorette,” Newport Meet Joe Black, Warwick
The Great Gatsby, Newport Amistad, Newport The Vault, East Greenwich,
Cranston
True Lies, Newport The Polka King, Cranston
Me, Myself and Irene, Newport
The Discovery, Middletown, Portsmouth
Moonrise Kingdom, Newport
WHO’S READIER FOR THEIR
CLOSE-UP ?
Little Rhody has provided scenic backdrops
for many movies and tv shows, but which side
of the bay has gotten more screen time?
Here are some top contenders:
W I N N E R : E A S T B AY. THEY SNAGGED MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY AND “THE BACHELORETTE ,” ’NUFF SAID. —S.F.
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