About this Event
Throughout the month of November, the Gallery at Central presents Where Color Leads by abstract artist Rabbi Wayne Franklin. Franklin’s paintings inhabit the space between gesture and atmosphere – where layers of color, texture, and mark-making gradually give rise to something unforeseen.
A lifelong art lover, Franklin began painting seriously after retiring from nearly five decades as a pulpit rabbi. (He served as Senior Rabbi at Providence’s Temple Emanu-El from 1981 to 2019.) In both vocations, he has been drawn to layers – of text, of tradition, of human experience. Just as sacred writings build upon earlier voices, his paintings carry traces of their own histories. Colors, marks, and textures from earlier stages remain visible, sometimes quietly and sometimes insistently, becoming part of what the painting ultimately reveals.
Meet the artist at the Gallery Opening on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 5 to 7 pm, in the Gallery.
The Gallery at Central Congregational Church - 296 Angell Street, Providence, RI 02906 - Use side entrance on Diman Place
Gallery Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm - Sundays: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm - Closed on federal holidays
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