By appointment only. Email industries@as220.org to set up a time to visit. If you are already a member, please book time 48 hours in advance on Booked.
Wednesday: 10am-6pm
Thursday: 12pm to 8pm
Friday: 10am to 6pm
Saturday: 10am to 6pm
We are located on the 1st and 2nd floors of the Mercantile Building at 131 Washington St. in downtown Providence. Our main entrance is at the rear of the Mercantile, on Lucie Way, a pedestrian walkway accessed via Mathewson St. For elevator and handicapped access, use the front entrance of the Mercantile Building.
July 26, 2019
June 19, 2019
Get trained up to use the CNC router, lasercutter, and 3D printers, learn to solder, explore new workshops in DIY electronics and P5JS
Intro to Laser and Vinyl Cutter
Tuesday July 9 + 16, 6-9pm
Learn how to lasercut wood, plastics, papers or textiles on the Epilog Mini AND learn how to use the vinyl cutter to make stickers and signs! This class will cover the basics of vector graphics and certify you to use both tools independently.
Intro to CNC Router
Wednesday July 10 + 17, 6-9pm
Learn how to use the Fab Lab’s 4×8” ShopBot. We will cover 2D tool paths using PartWorks and VCarve Pro, as well as basic machine operation and safety. This class will certify you to use the Shopbot independently.
Intro to 3D Printing
Thursday July 11 + 25, 6-9pm
Get started on your first 3D printing projects and learn the basics of heat control, speed, and layer height for optimal models. This workshop will certify you to use AS220’s Taz and Ultimaker 3D printers.
Advanced: CNC Milling
Saturday July 13 + 20, 2-6pm
This workshop is for anyone that has completed the Shopbot class and wants to machine small metal parts. This workshop covers basic machine operation and safety and will certify you to use the TORMACH Personal CNC for independent use.
NEW CLASS: Intro to Sewing, DIY Tool Pouch
Sunday July 14 + 21, 2-5pm
Learn how to use a sewing machine to create a roll-up pouch for your favorite tools. Great for pencils, paintbrushes, mat knives, and wrenches!
NEW CLASS: Intro to HTML and CSS
Wednesday July 17, 24, 31, 6-9pm
3 classes, 3 hours each, where students who are just starting out learning web development basics can get their hands around core concepts to build an interactive and mobile-friendly web page.
Use the Adobe Creative Suite to make beautiful graphics and explore new offerings in podcasting and photography
Artwork Documentation 101
Thursday June 27, 6-9pm
An introduction to artwork documentation for artists of all practices! Gain the skillset and knowledge you need to document your work clearly and creatively.
Software Basics: Photoshop
Monday July 1 + 8, 6-9pm
Learn the basics of Photoshop! Introduction to Photoshop will allow participants to learn the basic tools and uses of Photoshop CC including scanning artwork, photo correction, resizing, working with text and saving your files. We’ll also dive into using layers, effects, and masking.
Software Basics: After Effects
Tuesday July 2 + 9, 6-9pm
After Effects is Adobe’s professional motion graphics and compositing software for video editors, designers, animators, and 3D artists. This two-session workshop will provide you with the basics of motion graphics to get your projects started.
Product Photography
Thursday July 11, 6-9pm
An introduction to the various forms of product photography and the tools of the trade. We will cover brand consistency, DSLR photography basics, lighting, and more.
Large Format Photography
Saturdays, July 13 + 20, 10-2pm
A comprehensive introduction to large format photography, lighting and metering, and darkroom processing as it pertains to making prints and developing film.
Software Basics: Illustrator
Mondays, July 22 + 29, 6-9pm
Learn the basics of Illustrator to manipulate vector graphics for a range of projects and applications. This class will cover everything that’s needed to start creating, from the fundamentals of pixels versus vectors to basic drawing and shape manipulation.
Software Basics: InDesign
Tuesdays, July 23 + 30, 6-9pm
Learn the fundamentals of print and digital publishing in two sessions. InDesign is used for magazines, brochures and other types of long and short publishing formats. The class will consist of formatting text and images into layouts, setting up master pages and graphic styles for text and creating simple documents.
Kick off the month with a deep dive on screenprinting, get certified to book the letterpress, make beautiful things!
Silkscreening on Apparel with Paris!
Saturday June 29 + July 6, 2-5pm
An introductory apparel printing class for beginners of alla ge! Bring a shirt, jacket, or other item and learn proper techniques for fabric printing.
Meet the Press: Offset and Letterpress
Saturday July 6, 10-2pm
Learn how to print colorful ‘zines, single-page artist books, posters, and flyers in minutes using the ABDick Offset and Vandercook Letterpress. These tools are mainstays of the AS220 Printshop and once a month we open the shop in a hands-on class to show you how they work!
NEW CLASS: Acetate Pre-press: Making Films for Silkscreen
Thursday, July 11, 6:30-8:30 pm
Do you want to make better silkscreen films? This workshop will cover how to output large format pictorico films on the Epson and Canon printers in Media Arts and do simple color correction for high quality films to be used in our shop.
Soft Plates: Monotype Studies
Saturdays, July 13 + 20, 10-1pm
Learn the basics of platemaking and monotype in this painterly workshop. “Soft plates” are thin substrates like paper, plastic, and vinyl that are capable of holding fixed details, etchings, and carved lines. These ‘soft plates’ will be printed on the Printshop’s Takach Etching Press measuring up to 54” x 9’.
Silkscreen Intensive
Sunday, July 21, 10-6pm
A comprehensive introduction to screen printing covering stencil design, troubleshooting, registration, and proper print procedure. Design and print a multiple color print with a maximum dimension of 8″x10″. This workshop will certify you to book time in the silkscreen studio.
Intro to Silkscreen: Weeknight
Wednesday, July 24 + 31, 6-9pm
Screenprinting is a versatile process that can be used to transfer graphic images to paper, wood, and fabric. It is ideal for making prints, posters, coasters, greeting cards, stationery, and more. This workshop will certify you to book time in the silkscreen studio.
NEW CLASS: Lasercut Typography
Wednesdays July 24 + 31, 6-9pm
Learn how to fabricate a woodtype ornament from scratch using the Epilog Mini lasercutter! Once the ornament is created, we’ll head over to the downstairs printshop and run a set of prints using the letterpress machine.
Intro to Letterpress: Setting Type
Saturday July 27 + Aug 3, 10-1pm
Get to know the California job case! You will leave this class with a working knowledge of how to set type, to lock type in the chase, woodtype and lead type best practices and troubleshooting, press operation including: inking, pressure and roller height adjusting, registration, and cleaning.
Members and staff get a 15% discount for all AS220 Industries workshops! To register, visit shop.as220.org and use the code SUMMERFUN15.
April 6, 2019
PVD Geek Dinner featuring
Thorne Sparkman (Slater Technology Fund)
Wednesday, April 17 5-8pm
AS220, 115 Empire Street
FREE ADMISSION
Providence College and Smith Hill photo by RunawayJim on Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
At the April 17 Providence Geeks, Thorne Sparkman from the Slater Technology Fund will be presenting a talk titled It’s All Geek to Me: Evaluating Tech Through the Eyes of the Customer. Thorne is the managing director of the Slater Technology Fund, where he focuses on the earliest stage of company creation, often working with university-based teams commercializing research.
The Slater Technology Fund is an evergreen not-for-profit seed fund dedicated to supporting new venture development in Rhode Island. They invest in early-stage technology ventures founded by entrepreneurs who have the vision, courage, and tenacity to build companies that aim to achieve transformational impact in the industries or markets they serve.
RSVP:
Here at Providence Geeks, we’re all about choice. You can RSVP at Meetup, Facebook, or truth be told, just show up. Your RSVP helps us know in advance how many people to expect, but RSVPing is not mandatory.
THIS MONTH’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
— Brian and Joel
April 3, 2019News: April Workshops at AS220 Industries
Get trained up to use the CNC router, lasercutter, and 3D printers, learn to solder, explore new workshops in DIY electronics and P5JS
Intro to Arduino
Sunday April 7 + 14, 2-5pm
Arduino is an open source platform designed to help artists, educators, and designers develop affordable prototypes for interactive design. If you’ve never touched code and want to build something, this workshop is for you!
NEW CLASS: Lasercut Rubber Stamps
Tuesday April 9, 6-9pm
Learn how to make professional quality stamps in minutes on the Epilog lasercutter
NEW CLASS: Intro to HTML and CSS
Tuesday April 16, 23, 30, 6-9pm
3 classes, 3 hours each, where students who are just starting out learning web development basics can get their hands around core concepts to build an interactive and mobile-friendly web page.
NEW CLASS: Intro to the Woodshop
Saturday April 20 + 27, 10-1pm
No robots involved, just a straight-up intro to to the AS220 woodshop. This class will train you on basic safely and shop techniques for the drill press, bandsaw, belt sander, and hand-held powder tools.
Learn to Code: Intro to P5JS
Sunday April 21 + 28, 2-5pm
What is code, and how do we write it? This is an introduction to programming simple animations and audio/visual experiences for the web. We will be using p5.js, a JavaScript library based on Processing, for creating programs that run in a web browser.
Use the Adobe Creative Suite to make beautiful graphics and explore new offerings in podcasting and photography.
Darkroom Intensive
Sunday April 7 + 14, 10-2pm
Learn your way around the Paul Krot Community Darkroom. From mixing chemicals to understanding enlargers, gain a hands on introduction to traditional black and white photo printing. Students should bring two rolls of exposed black and white film to class to develop.
NEW CLASS: Intro to DSLR Video
Thursday April 11 + 18, 6-9pm
In this introductory course on DSLR Video, students will learn the basics principles of using DSLR cameras as a tool to help convey certain ideas. Simultaneously, students will look at the role of the cinematographer, different shot types and lighting techniques, and will gain a greater understanding of one of the most important pieces of video/filmmaking.
Cyanotype Printmaking
Saturday April 13, 10-1pm
Cyanotype, a photographic printing process that results in a cyan-blue print, is the perfect place to start an education in alternative (non-silver) photographic processes.
Music Production
Saturday April 13 + 20, 2-5 pm
Music Production will offer a space where both solo and collaboration projects emerge through the process of learning music components, song arrangement, editing, and mastering through Apple Mac’s Logic Pro X software. Participants will leave with MP3s of their own songs made from scratch!
Intro to Podcasting
Weds April 17, 24, May 1, 6-9pm
Learn about different kinds of podcasts, what makes a good podcast, and go over the basics of recording and editing a podcast episode using Hindenburg Journalist, and publishing a podcast using a service like ShoutEngine, Libsyn, or Podbean.
NEW CLASS: Medium Format Photography
Saturday April 20 + 27, 10-2pm
A comprehensive introduction to medium format photography, lighting and metering, and darkroom processing as it pertains to making prints and developing film.
Kick off the month with a deep dive on screenprinting, get certified to book the letterpress, make beautiful things!
NEW CLASS: Acetate Pre-press: Making Films for Silkscreen
Do you want to make better silkscreen films? This workshop will cover how to output large format pictorico films on the Epson and Canon printers in Media Arts and do simple color correction for high quality films to be used in our shop.
Intro to Silkscreen: Weeknight
Wednesdays, April 10 + 17, 6-9pm
Screenprinting is a versatile process that can be used to transfer graphic images to paper, wood, and fabric. It is ideal for making prints, posters, coasters, greeting cards, stationery, and more. This workshop will certify you to book time in the silkscreen studio.
Big Press Training
Saturday April 13 + 14, 10-3pm
Learn how to operate and print on the 5×9’ Takach etching press. This class is ideal for intermediate to advanced level printmakers that have experience in either monotype, etching, or relief. Familiarity with a traditional etching press is required.
Intro to Letterpress: Polymer Plates
Saturday April 20 + 27, 10-1pm
Design and print you own images for letterpress using a light-sensitive polymer plate. You will leave with a working knowledge of inking, pressure and roller height adjusting, registration, and cleaning. This class will certify you to book the Vandercook letterpress for independent work.
Silkscreen Intensive
Sunday, April 28, 10-6pm
A comprehensive introduction to screen printing covering stencil design, troubleshooting, registration, and proper print procedure. Design and print a multiple color print with a maximum dimension of 8″x10″. This workshop will certify you to book time in the silkscreen studio.
Members and staff get a 15% discount for all AS220 Industries workshops! To register, use the code WORKSPRING19.
March 28, 2019News: In Memory of Matthew Underwood
  Last weekend we received sad news of the passing of Matthew Underwood, a much-beloved member of Providence’s creative community. Matt was involved with AS220 for many years, and was one of those special people who participated to the fullest. He was a multimedia artist who performed on our stages – all of them: the Main Stage, Psychic Readings, and Black Box Theatre. He was a gifted educator who worked daily in the shops at AS220 Industries – all of them: Printshop, Media Arts, and Fab Lab. He exhibited in our galleries. He donated his time and art to events like Foo Fest, the Print Lottery, and Queer Arts Fest. He furthered his learning at Fab Academy, and he spent much of his free time building skills and welcoming others into the AS220 community. We’ve been talking a lot about Matt over the past few days and remembering him. In addition to acknowledging what a creative and artistic force he was, one common theme in all of these conversations is how kind and giving of his time, knowledge, and energy he was. Matt was gentle, kind, funny and thoughtful. He was always on the lookout for small things he could do for others – producing business cards for a friend, doing pre-press in the Printshop, TA’ing a workshop, and cleaning and organizing the shop. Many people have remarked that he spent most of his time in these spaces assisting friends and colleagues with their projects, rather than working on his own. As a close friend of his put it, “He was a warm presence at AS220.” It’s hard to overstate just how much of an impact Matt made on our community. We are heartbroken that he is gone, but his spirit and energy will live in these spaces that he gave so much to and in the many people whose lives he touched. He truly embodied the spirit of service and community at the heart of AS220. He will not be forgotten. Memorial Service for Matthew Grinnell Underwood Saturday, April 13, 1:00pm Bell Street Chapel – 5 Bell Street, Providence RI 02909 Reception to follow at a nearby arts community space on Sutton Street. From the organizers: The services will deal honestly (not graphically) with the circumstances of Matt’s depression and passing, and the complexity of our emotions in this moment. We suggest that this is not suitable for children. We will include resources for mental health support in the program materials. Our focus will be on mutual healing and love for Matt and those close to him. Some of Matt’s beautiful artwork will be with us.
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March 19, 2019Events: Wise Coders: Choose Your Own Adventure
Wise Coders @ AS220 Industries
FREE Hack Night + Project Night
Thursday March 21, 7-10 pm
THIS MONTH: CODE + TEXT. The theme for this month is “Choose Your Own Adventue”. We’ll be playing around with Twine, an open-source tool for playing around with non-linear storytelling. Twine is a great platform for coders and non-coders alike to play with branching structures and conditionals. Write a simple game, play around with the HTML, explore analogues in Javascript, and play around with experimental storytelling!
ABOUT WISE CODERS: Wise Coders is a FREE hack night + project night on Thursday March 21 from 7-10 pm. Developers of any level are welcome, no experience required! If you’e new, get help from experienced coders. If you’re a pro, lend a hand to someone who’s learning the ropes. Join the Wise Coders slack channel or check out the FB group.
photo credit flickr Matthew Ragan
March 18, 2019News: Buy Our Used Photo Gear!
February 22, 2019News: March workshops at AS220 Industries
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Get trained up to use the CNC router, lasercutter, and 3D printers, learn to solder, explore new workshops in DIY electronics and P5JS
Build a Microscope with Public Lab
Sunday March 3, 11-1pm
At our DIY Community Microscope workshop, we’ll guide participants through building their own microscope with affordable materials: cardboard, bolts, webcams, and tape. It takes only 15-30 minutes to build, and plugs into a smartphone or laptop.
Soft Circuit Stuffed Animals
Wednesday March 6, 6-9pm
Learn the basics of sewing and electronics in this hands-on introduction to soft circuits. We’ll design some simple LED circuits and sew them into a small stuffed animal that you can take home with you.
Learn to Solder: Blinky Cat Pins
Sunday March 10, 12-2pm
Make a blinky cat pin, learn to solder, get an introduction to AS220 Industries! No experience required, come learn the basics of electronics in this easy-to-assemble project.
Intro to Laser and Vinyl Cutting
Tuesdays March 12 + 19, 6-9pm
Learn how to lasercut wood, plastics, papers or textiles on the Epilog Mini AND learn how to use the vinyl cutter to make stickers and signs! This class will cover the basics of vector graphics and certify you to use both tools independently.
Intro to CNC Router
Wednesdays March 13 + 20, 6-9pm
Learn how to use the Fab Lab’s 4×8” ShopBot. We will cover 2D tool paths using PartWorks and VCarve Pro, as well as basic machine operation and safety. This class will certify you to use the Shopbot independently.
Intro to 3D Printing
Thursdays March 14 + 21, 6-9pm
Get started on your first 3D printing projects and learn the basics of heat control, speed, and layer height for optimal models. This workshop will certify you to use AS220’s Taz and Ultimaker 3D printers.
Creative Coding: Intro to P5JS
Sundays March 24 + 31, 2-5pm
What is code, and how do we write it? This is an introduction to programming simple animations and audio/visual experiences for the web. We will be using p5.js, a JavaScript library based on Processing, for creating programs that run in a web browser.
Media Arts
MEDIA ARTS Use the Adobe Creative Suite to make beautiful graphics and explore new offerings in podcasting and photography.
Software Basics: Premiere
Sundays March 3-24, 11-2pm
Are you are a beginner waiting to make your first video project? Looking to move from iMovie to software that gives you more creative control? The class will walk through the entire editing and post-production process for making a short one-minute video using media provided to you.
Software Basics: Photoshop
Mondays March 4 + 11, 6-9pm
Learn the basics of Photoshop, including scanning artwork, photo correction, resizing, working with text and saving your files.
Talking to Strangers: Interview Techniques in Podcasting
Tuesday, March 5, 6-9pm
Every podcast interview has different challenges. In this class, we will talk about different approaches for getting the best interview.
Software Basics: Illustrator
Mondays March 18 + 25, 6-9pm
Learn the basics of Illustrator to manipulate vector graphics for a range of projects and applications. This class will cover everything that’s needed to start creating, from the fundamentals of pixels versus vectors to basic drawing and shape manipulation.
Software Basics: InDesign
Tuesdays March 19 + 26, 6-9pm
Learn the fundamentals of print and digital publishing in two sessions. The class will consist of formatting text and images into layouts, setting up master pages and graphic styles for text and creating simple documents.
PHOTOGRAPHY + DARKROOM All about photography! Workshops in digital photography, studio lighting, and the Paul Krot Community Darkroom.
Speedlighting 101
Sunday, March 3, 2-5pm
Learn how to use your on-camera hot shoe with various wireless triggers to get a large studio lighting look from a small compact flash that fits in a camera bag and that you already own.
Art Documentation
Thursday March 7, 6-9pm
An introduction to artwork documentation for artists of all practices! Gain the skillset and knowledge you need to document your work clearly and creatively.
Large Format Photography
Saturdays March 9-23, 11-2pm
Using AS220’s collection of 4×5 cameras, this workshop will take you through the entire large format process, from operating the cameras and their learning settings, to developing 4×5 film and making prints.
Product Photography
Thursday March 14, 6-9pm
An introduction to the various forms of product photography and the tools of the trade. We will cover brand consistency, DSLR photography basics, lighting, and more.
Printshop
PRINTSHOP Kick off the month with a deep dive on screenprinting, get certified to book the letterpress, make beautiful things!
Intro to Silkscreen: Weeknight
Wednesdays March 6 +13, 6-9pm
Screenprinting is a versatile process that can be used to transfer graphic images to paper, wood, and fabric. It is ideal for making prints, posters, coasters, greeting cards, stationery, and more. This workshop will certify you to book time in the silkscreen studio.
Soft Plates I: Monotype Studies
Saturdays March 16 + 24, 11-2pm
Learn the basics of platemaking and monotype. “Soft plates” are thin substrates like paper, plastic, and vinyl that are capable of holding fixed details, etchings, and carved lines. These ‘soft plates’ will be printed on the Printshop’s Takach Etching Press measuring up to 54” x 9’.
Intro to Letterpress: Polymer Plates
Mondays March 18 + 25, 6-10pm
Design and print your own images for letterpress using a light-sensitive polymer plate. You will leave with a working knowledge of inking, pressure and roller height adjusting, registration, and cleaning. This class will certify you to book the Vandercook letterpress for independent work.
Current members and staff get a 15% discount for all AS220 Industries workshops! To register, use the code WORKSPRING19.
February 3, 2019News: February Workshops at AS220 Industries
Learn to Solder: Blinky Cat Pins
Sunday February 3, 12-2pm
Make a blinky cat pin, learn to solder, get an introduction to AS220 Industries! No experience required, come learn the basics of electronics in this easy-to-assemble project. Instructor: Katie Gradowski.
Advanced: CNC Milling
Saturdays February 16 + 23, 2-6 pm
This workshop is for anyone that has completed the Shopbot class and wants to machine small metal parts. This workshop covers basic machine operation and safety and will certify you to use the TORMACH Personal CNC for independent use. Instructor: Larry Zagorsky
Intro to Arduino
Sundays February 17 + 24, 2-5pm
Arduino is an open source platform designed to help artists, educators, and designers develop affordable prototypes for interactive design. If you’ve never touched code and want to build something, this workshop is for you! Instructor: Nicolás Kisic Aguirre
Build a Microscope with Public Lab
Sunday March 3, 11-1pm
Build a microscope and take it hope! At our DIY Community Microscope workshop, we’ll guide participants through building their own microscope with affordable materials: cardboard, bolts, webcams, and tape. Instructor: Jeff Warren.
Intro to Podcasting
Tuesdays February 5-19, 6-9pm
Learn about different kinds of podcasts, what makes a good podcast, and go over the basics of recording and editing a podcast episode using Hindenburg Journalist, and publishing a podcast using a service like ShoutEngine, Libsyn, or Podbean. Instructor: Jacob Haller
Visual Storytelling: Comic Book Artists and Illustrators
Tuesdays February 5-26, 6-9pm
This workshop is a perfect crash course for anyone wanting to learn how to make comics, graphic novels or illustrations that speak to a viewer. Whether it’s start forward, abstract, traditional or digital, all the basics will be covered in this intensive class. This workshop is suggested for ages 17 and up. Instructor: Steve Mardo
Build Your Portfolio
Wednesdays February 6-27, 6-9pm
Do you have incredible projects but struggle with getting them out into the world? Learn how to create a high quality portfolio using InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop in this hands-on workshop. Instructor: José Menéndez
Cyanotype Printmaking
Saturday February 9, 2-5pm
Cyanotype, a photographic printing process that results in a cyan-blue print, is the perfect place to start an education in alternative (non-silver) photographic processes. Instructor: Rosemary Marchetta
NEW: Music Production
Saturdays February 16 + 23, 2-5pm
Music Production will offer a space where both solo and collaboration projects emerge through the process of learning music components, song arrangement, editing, and mastering through Apple Mac’s Logic Pro X software. Participants will leave with MP3s of their own songs made from scratch! Instructor: Anthony Andrade
Darkroom Intensive
Sundays February 17 + 24, 10-2pm
Learn your way around the Paul Krot Community Darkroom. From mixing chemicals to understanding enlargers, gain a hands on introduction to traditional black and white photo printing. Students should bring two rolls of exposed black and white film to class to develop. Instructor: Justin Espinal
Big Press Training
Sundays February 3 + 10, 10-4pm
Learn how to operate and print on the 5×9’ Takach etching press. This class is ideal for intermediate to advanced level printmakers that have experience in either monotype, etching, or relief. Familiarity with a traditional etching press is required. Instructors: Kate Aitchison and Allison Bianco
Offset Intensive
Mondays February 4-25, 6-10pm
Colorful ‘zines, single-page artists’ books, posters, and flyers can all be created in large quantities using the offset. Get certified to use the ABDick Offset Press in this four-week intensive class. Instructor: Jacque Bidon.
Silkscreen Intensive
Sunday February 10, 10-6pm
A comprehensive introduction to screen printing covering stencil design, troubleshooting, registration, and proper print procedure. Design and print a multiple color print with a maximum dimension of 8″x10″. This workshop will certify you to book time in the silkscreen studio. Instructor: John McCaughey
Color / Texture / Surface / Pattern: Screenprinting
Saturdays February 16 + 23, 10-1pm
So you’ve started screenprinting but you aren’t getting the results you want? This class may be for you! Color / texture / surface / pattern in (silkscreen) will help you loosen up your practice and review the mechanics and techniques in silkscreen.
December 18, 2018News: January Classes at AS220 Industries!
Welcome to Industries! Interested in checking out AS220? Try a short course, make something, take it home! Scroll down for a full list of tool certifications and training courses in January or visit shop.as220.org.
December 8, 2018News: Art + Activism with Shey Rivera, Lauren Valley, Jessica Thompson
December 7, 2018Member Spotlight: 🔦 Hannah Liongoren
Hannah is a Filipino illustrator and designer that loves seeing her drawings come to life in 3-dimensional space. She is a member at AS220 Labs.
Hannah worked as a freelance art director for various advertising agencies in the Philippines and Vietnam for the past decade before taking the leap in 2013 and pursuing a masters’ degree in Interior Architecture focused on Adaptive Reuse in Rhode Island School of Design.
“I am currently based here for a while with my inventor husband, Alex, and our 2-year-old daughter, Lumen, fabricating and designing our own furniture and toys in our favorite maker space, AS220.”
Freshly out of grad school, she is enjoying reading books and drawing at her own pace, while working on designing and fixing the interiors for a sailboat that she acquired in exchange for a poem.
The play kitchen Hannah made for @kneaddoughnuts at AS220 Labs.
children’s nook at Knead, before and after
Member Spotlight: 🔦 Alison Nitkiewicz
Website: www.alisonnitkiewicz.com
Alison is a member at AS220, where she uses the community printshop and other resources to create her work. In the past, Alison has used the Industries to create her nstallation for the Dirt Palace’s revolving window gallery project.
She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Printmaking in 2013. Since June of 2013, Alison has been a member of the Dirt Palace, a 15-year-old feminist art collective in Olneyville.
“My own artwork deals with embodiment, queerness and aggressive femininity. ” – Alison
Most recently, Alison used resources to create an original wallpaper to be installed at the latest Dirt Place public project, the Wedding Cake House. Alison designed intricate 4-color repeating design for her wallpaper. The design was inspired by textiles from the RISD museum Tirocchi collection. Although, she handprinted all of the wallpaper at her home studio, Alison utilized our large format inkjet printer in our media arts space to produce her films.
four color print, CMYK
repeating patterns
wedding cake
November 28, 2018News: December classes at AS220 Industries!
November 9, 2018News: Industries is CLOSED for Thanksgiving: November 22-25
We will reopen again on Wednesday November 28!
November 7, 2018Member Spotlight: 🔦 Sarina Mitchel
Member Sarina Mitchel is an artist and illustrator, and a resident in the AS220 Live/Work spaces.
Originally from Jersey, she graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Illustration in 2015. After a year of Americorps and teaching art, she decided to pursue creating, showing, and selling work full time.
“I’m currently a resident at AS220, an amazing community arts organization in Providence, RI.”
Sarina’ new drawings “The proboscis Show” will be on view November 1 through purchasepropecia December 5 at BankRI (downtown), One Turks Head Place, Providence, RI, 02903. Hours Monday to Wednesday, 8:30 am to 4 pm. Thursday & Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm.
Reception: 5 to 9 pm, November 15, at the BankRI downtown branch at One Turks Head Place. Free and open to the public. Stop by on your own, or as part of the free Gallery Night Providence bus tour! Check gallerynight.org for details.
“The proboscis Show” by Sarina Mitchel
November 6, 2018Member Spotlight: 🔦 Michael Ezzell
Michael is a key member at AS220, where he uses the community printshop and other resources to create various illustrations and products.
The concepts for his illustrations that evokes visual elements from history’s most fashionable and decadent periods. He strives to bring to paper all the characters and fantasies of his imagination, combining humor, nonsense, and attitude with fashion and beauty.
“Paper Shuttle was conceived with the intention of creating a line of beautifully crafted goods that tell obscure and strange stories. Inspired by mythology, folk lore and fairytales, our products interpret iconic stories and shed new light on lesser-known ones.”
Product packaging printed at the AS220 Community Printshop.
October 4, 2018News: October classes at AS220 Industries!
News: October 17 PVD Geek Dinner
PVD Geeks Featuring SIMULIA Innovation Lab
Wednesday, October 17 5:30-8pm
AS220, 115 Empire Street
FREE ADMISSION
Photo Credit: Providence Skyline by jstephenconn on Flickr; CC BY-NC 2.0
Will it break? How long will it last? How will it sound? How do temperatures affect performance? These are the types of product performance questions that designers and engineers answer with the multiphysics simulation software from the SIMULIA brand of Dassault Systèmes.
Lori Bonynge, Director of SIMULIA Innovation Lab will share details about SIMULIA, its expansion to include structural, fluids, and electromagnetics simulation, as well as how customers use 3D simulation to analyze and improve the real-world performance of their products, including wind turbines, airplanes, cars, shoes, cellphones, medical devices and more.
Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA is located in the Northwoods business campus in Johnston Rhode Island. Their 350 Rhode-Island based employees are involved in software development, IT services, customer support, project planning, finance, and marketing. Join us at Providence Geeks to learn about their research and development activities related to their multiphysics simulation, cloud computing, and also experience hands-on 3D immersive virtual reality demos.
The event itself is FREE! Beverages and food are for sale at AS220’s excellent bar and restaurant. Doors open at 5:30pm. Socializing, eating and drinking up until the 15-minute presentation/Q&A around 6:30. Afterwards, back to socializing, eating, drinking. It’s totally casual. Wear whatever, bring whomever, arrive and take off whenever! And don’t worry about eating or not – come famished or full – eating is optional.
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