Celebrating 30 Years of
Illuminating Rhode Island
ON VIEW AT THE WATERFIRE ARTS CENTER GALLERY

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Light Up the 2026 WaterFire Season with us!
Photograph by Mike Hayes. The 2026 WaterFire lighting season is just around the corner, and we invite supporters, sponsors, and community partners to join us in creating meaningful experiences for…
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A Season Brightened: Thank You for an Incredible 2025 Festival of Trees
Photograph by Andrew Hsieh. On December 5th, 2025, our community came together to celebrate the season at the WaterFire Providence Festival of Trees Installation at the Holiday Basin Lighting. And…
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Help Us Celebrate #GivingTuesday on December 2nd, 2025
Photograph by Mike Hayes. It’s Giving Tuesday! Across the country and around the world, this day inspires more charitable giving than any other. Last year, more than 36 million Americans…
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WaterFire has literally and figuratively illuminated Rhode Island for three decades. Every season, around a million visitors flock to the state to experience this incredible public art installation. One small non-profit organization has transformed our city and state in incredible ways, but we cannot do it alone.
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Video credits: Fire dancer Spogga has performed at WaterFire events for many years. He is also a talented musician living and working in New Orleans. Storyteller Len Cabral is shown during his appearance at our Rosa Parks House Project exhibition. Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon was the centerpiece of our To the Moon and Beyond: Celebrating the 50th-Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing exhibition.
































