Resident artists enjoy community, affordability, camaraderie, and

mutual artistic inquiry. They enrich downtown Providence with new

ideas, experimentation, and expression.

PHOTOS: John Jacobson (left), Chris Anderson

Japanese post-punk bank, Hard Nips (left); Performance Artist Guil lermo

Gómez-Peña, 2012 Free Culture Award recipient

perform200,000 VIRTUAL AUDIENCE

20,000 LIVE AUDIENCE

2,000 ARTISTS

750 PERFORMANCES

1 15 EMPIRE

Per fo rmance S p ace

95 EMPIRE

B lack Box theate r

Psych i c Read ings

AS220 gave voice to hundreds of artists last year who spoke in poetry,

played original music, performed new plays, created cabarets filling

space – the Performance Space, Black Box theater, and Psychic Readings

– with their own unique sounds.

PHOTOS: Eric Lubrick

Resident artists Jackie Davis (left), playwright, producer, actor; Rich Giasson

with one of his hand-crafted cigar box ukuleles

live

50 RESIDENT ARTISTS

11 Printmakers

9 Multidisciplinary Artists

8 Theater & Performance Artists

5 Musicians

3 Painters, 3 Photographers

2 Videographers, 2 Collage Artists

1 Sculptor, 1 Writer, 1 Web Designer

1 Illustrator, 1 Jewelry Designer

1 Textile Designer, 1 Spectacle Producer

MERCANTILE BLOCK

22 L i ve / 3 Work S tud ios

5 Commerc i a l Tenant s

THE DREYFUS

14 L i ve / 4 Work S t ud ios

1 Commerc i a l Tenant

AS220 Admin i s t ra t i ve Of f i ces

1 15 EMPIRE

1 2 L i ve / 2 Work S tud ios

3 Commerc i a l Tenant s

“AS220 consistently remains our favorite place to play. We can

always expect a professional booking process, nice employees,

great sound, and an awesome time and no one else seems to be

able to offer these things 100% of the time.’

The Down and Outs

PHOTO: Eric Lubrick

Al fresco dining at Empire Street.

gather23,911 PINTS OF BEER

21,600 BOWLS OF CHICK PEAS

11,390 SANDWICHES

AS220 F OO(D)

THE BAR AT AS220

FOO(D) is the creation of culinary artists who work with locally sourced

palettes. They work with area farmers to serve healthy, seasonal and

affordable fare. Our bar features artisanal brews and hand - infused spirits.

Both are perfect hosts who welcome everyone who walks in the door.

PHOTO: Lara Henderson

Taking stock of over 200 prints exhibited at Print Lottery 2012

exhibit

25,000 VISITORS

4,000 ARTISTIC WORKS

600 ARTISTS

M ERC ANT ILE BLOCK

Res iden t G a l l e ry

TH E DR EYF US

Pro jec t Space

Read ing Room

1 1 5 EMPIR E

Ma in G a l l e ry

Cab ine t o f Cu r ios i t i e s

Open Window

Youth G a l l e ry

The three-year waiting list for exhibition space registers the high rate of

creative production – and the desire to share the wealth. AS220 gives

equal opportunity to all forms of imagination, freed from censorship,

judgment, and privilege.

“Amazing, tasty, f lavorful , healthy. Also, huge portions, fr iendly

staff, and nice ambiance. . .Vegans wil l be extra-thri l led. Yum.”

YELP, online review, March 2013