Public Art

Below is a list of Newport, Rhode Island’s “public art” that can be seen throughout the city.

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Public art is visually and physically accessible to the public; it is installed in public spaces, both outdoor and indoor.

Public art seeks to embody public or universal concepts rather than commercial, partisan, or personal concepts or interests.

Public art is also the direct or indirect product of a public creation, procurement, or maintenance process.

Chris Wyllie, Parlor Bar & Kitchen, 200 Broadway
Sue McNally, Newport After Kensett, 140 Broadway
Jy-Tique Harris & Ayell Collette, 6 Mann Avenue
Luke Brenner, Boru, Broadway & Marlborough Street
Jy-Tique Harris, River Lane, Broadway & Marlborough Street
Hank Whitin, Pour Judgement, 32 Broadway
Shaday Viruet, Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Avenue
Mike Hansel, Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Avenue
Chris Wyllie, Newport Wine Cellar, 5 Merton Road
Sun Quest, Liquid Summer, 26 Bacheller Street
Dorrance Hamilton Gallery, Antone Academic Center-Salve, Lawrence & Leroy Avenues
Jy-Tique Harris, the Big Blue Bike Barn, Aquidneck Community Table, Sunset Boulevard

NPT After Kensett / 2019, Nova paint on cement wall, Approx 45 feet wide by 23 feet high

Location: 140 Broadway, South Wall, Newport,RI

4. Luke Brenner, Boru, Broadway & Marlborough Street, Newport Rhode Island

5. Jy-Tique Harris, River Lane, Broadway & Marlborough Street

7. Shaday Viruet, Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Avenue, Newport Rhode Island 02840

8. Mike Hansel, Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island 02840

Dorrance Hamilton Gallery, Antone Academic Center-Salve, Lawrence & Leroy Avenues, Newport, Rhode Island 02840