Art Exhibition Our first Artists MeetUp since March 2020
Join us in celebrating Domingo Pablo Gutiérrez, RILA's 1st Emerging Latinx Visual Arts Fellow. This solo exhibition will culminate his year-long fellowship with RILA.
Pablo was selected among a list of highly competitive Latinx applicants statewide. The Fellowship provides an award of $1,000 to emerging Latinx artists studying and residing in Rhode Island, a portion of which will go toward school tuition and/or summer courses.
The Open House will run for three hours (from 2-5pm), and we will try to limit it to 8-10 people at once inside our space. Masks are optional, except for those who have not yet been vaccinated.
The event is free and open to the public, but donations to support scholarships for future Emerging Latinx Fellows are welcome. Click here to let us know if you are coming and/or to donate if you cannot attend ➤
See more of Pablo's works here ➤
Pablo was selected among a list of highly competitive Latinx applicants statewide. The Fellowship provides an award of $1,000 to emerging Latinx artists studying and residing in Rhode Island, a portion of which will go toward school tuition and/or summer courses.
The Open House will run for three hours (from 2-5pm), and we will try to limit it to 8-10 people at once inside our space. Masks are optional, except for those who have not yet been vaccinated.
The event is free and open to the public, but donations to support scholarships for future Emerging Latinx Fellows are welcome. Click here to let us know if you are coming and/or to donate if you cannot attend ➤
See more of Pablo's works here ➤
All 2023 Latino Artists MeetUps are sponsored by Centreville Bank
Past Events:
12th Gathering | Meet Up
PoetryFriday, January 25, 2020 | 5:30-7PM
Featuring a book reading by writer and poet, Ana Arelys Cruz of Dominican heritage.
12th Gathering | Meet Up
Visual ArtFriday, January 25, 2020 | 5:30-7PM
Featuring an exhibition of paintings by Stephannie Cames, local artist of Venezuelan heritage.
2020 Artists Meet-Ups Sponsors
- ✦ October 4, 2019 • Breaking Down Borders
- 11th Gathering | Meet Up • Culminating our 30th Year!
★ Music | Performance | Food | Art
Friday, October 4, 2019 | 5:30-7PM
La Galería @RILA | 209 Central St.
Central Falls, RI 02863
★ FREE and open to all artists!
Special Guest: Consuelo Jimenez Underwood. Consuelo is a Visiting Artist who is curating an exhibition at Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender, Brown University entitled Exposing Unseen BoundariesA Gathering of Rhode Island Latinx Artists | Our Fall 2019 Meet Up
Our 11th Gathering will be bringing together emerging Latinx artists with experienced artists in an effort to create mentorship opportunities.
RILA's Latinx Artists Mentorship Program is an internship for young Latinx artists, who will be connected with experienced Mentors who will help strengthen their artistic skills. Our first year was open only to visual artists, but we are now expanding it to include Latino percussion/drumming sessions, poetry/spoken word, theatrical performances.
If there is enough interest, we may offer mentorships or workshops in miscellaneous musical instruments (keyboard, guitar) and voice.
For both Mentees and Mentors: We will begin accepting applications on September 1, 2018 for mentorship programs that begin January of 2020. Deadline for submission is
October 12, 2019. Go here to apply ➤
Interested applicants to be either a Mentor or Mentee should plan to attend this RILAN Gathering | Meet Up on Friday, October 4, 2019.
- ✦ September 13, 2018 • Celebrando Los 30
✬ Cultural R E S I S T A N C E
Join us as we kick off a year-long observance and celebration of RILA’s 30th birthday. For details see below.
Thursday, September 13, 2018
5:30-7:00 p.m.
La Galería del Pueblo
209 Central St.
Central Falls, RI 02863It’s not just our 10th RILAN gathering, but it’s also the 30th Anniversary of RILA. We’re excited to celebrate these accomplishments: The Emerging Visual Artists Program, Teatro Latino | Rhode Island, the addition of a Performing Arts Programs Coordinator, Latino Books Month Coordinator and the relocation of La Galería del Pueblo, the state’s only Latino Gallery and Cultural Center!10th Gathering of RILAN • Celebrating Los Diez y Los 30! We have a lot to celebrate.Cultural resistance is a way of reclaiming our humanity and celebrating our work as individuals and the community around us. Cultural resistance can inspire us to own our lives and invest in our communities, while building commUNITY through the arts. It can come in the form of creative and artistic expressions that provides a fun yet meaningful way for people to get involved.
On September 13, 2018, these three Latinx artists will be participating in a cultural resistance hosted by RILA. Each will share personal responses to events and movements happening in Latin America, around the world and in our own back yard. The event is free and open to the Rhode Island arts community. Space is very limited, so be sure to register above to attend.
- ✦ December 2, 2016 • Rhode Island’s only Latino Gallery!
9th Gathering of RILAN • Grand Opening of La Galería del Pueblo | The Village Gallery, featuring works by RILAN artists: Tamara Díaz, Félix Diclo and Atabey Sánchez-Haiman. More here ☛Friday, December 2, 2016
5:30-7:00 p.m.
2154 Broad St.
Cranston, RI 02905
- ✦ February 20, 2016 • Let’s Go to the Theater!
8th Gathering of RILAN • In partnership with Trinity Repertory Theater we invite RILAN members to watch acclaimed play The Hunchback of Seville, written by Charise Castro Smith and directed by Taibi Magar
Enjoy the show. A limited number of complimentary tickets *NO LONGER AVAILABLE, but you can purchase at a discount rate (see right for details).
Tickets include a post-play reception and opportunity to attend a panel discussion immediately after the show with RILAN member artists: Analía Alcolea, Saul Ramos Espola, Maritza Martell and Marianne Ruggiero.
Thank you to our community sponsor.Saturday, February 20, 2016
2:00-4:30 p.m. • Trinity Repertory Company, 201 Washington Street
Providence, RI 02903
Bilingual panel discussion following the performance will be moderated by Christina Marín, Assistant Professor of Performing Arts at Emerson College.Additional tickets available at discount rate of $15 ea. Click on the button below to purchase - AVAILABLE ONLY UNTIL FEBRUARY 17th. You will not be able to purchase discount tickets at the door, so advance payment is required.
- ✦ September 18, 2015 • Jam It Up!
7th Gathering of RILAN • Music Jam Session
Featuring Lorena Garay, world renown cuatro musician.
The purpose of this next gathering is to meet-up, talk, enjoy and make some NOISE!Friday, September 18, 2015
3:30-5:00 p.m. • Southside Cultural Center
Open to professional musicians who want to jam.
To participate, sign up below. ▼
➤➤ Click here to see photos and a video of this jam session.
- ✦ September 15, 2014 • Friends • Food • Fun
The RI Latino Arts Network was created in 2013 to support, create and stimulate artistic activities and cultural interaction among Latino artists and non-Latinos.
For background and history of RILAN and past events, go here ☛
To participate, sign up below. ▼
