08/22/2026
Entries for the 40th Annual Rhode Island Open, close THIS SATURDAY August 22 at 11:59 pm.
Here is who will be judging.
Richard C. Whitten is a professor of painting at Rhode Island College and recently completed a term as department chair. He earned his MFA at UC Davis, studying with Wayne Thiebaud and Robert Arneson, and holds a 2023 Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant and a 2024 residency at Yaddo.
He will select the work for our 40th Annual, and will choose $400 in cash awards in person once the show is installed.
Open to all Rhode Island artists 18 and up. Link in bio.
