Upcoming Events
Join us first Friday of every month for our Westerly Arts Crawl! Are you a Westerly artist with an open gallery event? Contact us to be listed in our Events Calendar!
Westerly Arts Crawl - September 2026
Join us for our Westerly Arts Crawl, first Fridays, monthly! Explore open art studios in Downtown Westerly and meet the artists! For a map of Art Stop locations, visit westerlyartscrawl.com/crawl for the most up to date info!
Westerly Arts Crawl - August 2026
Join us for our Westerly Arts Crawl, first Fridays, monthly! Explore open art studios in Downtown Westerly and meet the artists! For a map of Art Stop locations, visit westerlyartscrawl.com/crawl for the most up to date info!
"My Westerly" - The Works of Artist Paul Helgesen
This month's exhibit will feature works done by local artist Paul Helgesen! Head to the Hoxie Gallery from 5-7 pm Wednesday, August 5th for an opportunity to meet the artist and enjoy light bites. Works can be viewed in the Hoxie Gallery August 5th-August 27th during library hours.
About the exhibit:
The “My Westerly” exhibit is dedicated to my friend George Kent. Back in 2023, I lost my wife to a stroke and I became a lost soul. As I wandered about the northeast, I eventually stumbled across Westerly. I remembered George Kent from my boyhood so, one day, I walked into Christ Church, found George and we reconnected. George’s friendship and his mastery of choral music drew me to this town like a magnet and here I stayed.
About the artist:
I have been involved in the arts my entire life starting with Mom and Dad who raised me, both graduates of Rhode Island School of Design, both practicing artists. My professional resume includes many years as Design Director for the Pfaltzgraff Dinnerware Company.
People sometimes ask me about my style of art. If I had to choose just one word, I would describe it as childish. To me there is something magical about drawings and paintings done by preschoolers. They interpret the world around them in a way that is simple, honest and powerful with no concern for being architecturally or anatomically correct. Sometimes, I will labor over a composition if I feel that accurate details are important. Most of the time, I just bang out my ideas in water colors, pen and ink, copper, brass, bronze, steel, wood or junk I find on the beach.
Westerly Arts Crawl - July 2026
Join us for our Westerly Arts Crawl, first Fridays, monthly! Explore open art studios in Downtown Westerly and meet the artists! For a map of Art Stop locations, visit westerlyartscrawl.com/crawl for the most up to date info!
May Arts Crawl in Downtown Westerly
Join us for the Westerly Arts Crawl every First Friday in downtown Westerly!
For this month’s Crawl List, visit: https://www.westerlyartscrawl.com/crawl
April Arts Crawl - Downtown Westerly
Westerly Arts Crawl returns this First Friday April 4th! Explore downtown Westerly’s open art studios and art installations along the Arts Crawl route from 5-8PM (or later!)
The Artist’s Cooperative Gallery’s 30th Annual Regional Show kicks off this month’s Arts Crawl! All are invited to view the newest and best work of artists from across the Northeast while enjoying refreshments provided by the gallery member artists and local vendors.
At 47 High Street, Studio 208 will be offering a free linocut lesson while you peruse the works of Kevin Gilmore and Antonio Forte. Be sure to stop in and view the Jaws 50th Anniversary Exhibition at Living Sharks Museum while you’re there.
Both the Tapped Apple and Owl & Dove will boast exhibitions, with Owl & Dove showing the works of local painter Madison Dankocsik.
Bookending the Westerly Arts Crawl is this month's show entitled “See Me” in Westerly Library’s Hoxie Gallery, showcasing pieces from artists of the Olean Center! Head to the Hoxie Gallery from 5-7 pm for an opportunity to meet the artists. Their pieces can also be viewed in the Hoxie Gallery throughout the month of April during library hours.
Be sure to keep an eye out for Arts Stops in downtown, and visit westerlyartscrawl.com for the most up-to-date lineup of artists, galleries and studios open during the monthly Crawl. Are you a downtown artist with an open studio? Join us during the Arts Crawl by signing up on our website!
Westerly Arts Crawl - First Fridays!
Join us for our Westerly Arts Crawl, first Fridays, monthly! Explore open art studios in Downtown Westerly and meet the artists! For a map of Art Stop locations, visit westerlyartscrawl.com/crawl for the most up to date info!
Westerly Arts Crawl - First Fridays!
Join us for our Westerly Arts Crawl, first Fridays, monthly! Explore open art studios in Downtown Westerly and meet the artists! For a map of Art Stop locations, visit westerlyartscrawl.com/crawl for the most up to date info!