Conversation Pieces

About the Exhibition

Conversation Pieces highlights the role of art in sparking dialogue, framing the gallery as a site where insights take shape through close looking, reflection, and research. The exhibition includes works that examine the vulnerability of the body across time, the ways memory is carried in archives and artifacts, and the discoveries that surface when artworks are studied in depth. Together, these encounters reveal how meaning evolves through attention, interpretation, and ongoing inquiry.

Drawn primarily from Providence College’s permanent collection, the exhibition features prints, drawings, paintings, photographs, and sculptures. Organized in collaboration with faculty, including Dr. Ellen Feiss, Fr. Gabriel Torretta and Professor Eric Sung, it invites students and visitors alike to contribute reflections and research that accumulate throughout the semester.

Artists: Ramiro Chaves, William Congdon, Robert Craner, Grace Hartigan, Hillerbrand+Magsamen, Fr. Thomas McGlynn, O.P., Nadia Haji Omar, Phyllis Sloane, Sheida Solemani, and Eric Sung

Conversation Pieces is organized by Carol Stakenas, PCG Director & Chief Curator. Organizational assistance is provided by Nichole Speciale, Exhibitions & Collections Manager; Tori Augusta, Communications & Design Associate; and Claire Cordonnier and Hayley Londergan, PCG Summer Fellows. Additional production expertise is provided by Scott Alario and Ben Kaplan. Funding for the exhibition is provided by Providence College’s Division of Academic Affairs with additional support provided by the Department of Art & Art History. Special thanks to Fr. Thomas More Garrett, O.P.