June 2026
Hello. My name is Ben Sisto, I’m an artist living in Providence, Rhose Island who works with people, places, and things. I operate OPEN, a small gallery and possibly future-museum in Valley. OPEN is located within 50 Sims, where I’m newly Manager of Events and Community Programs. As part of that work, there’s a bi-annual open studios project called Open Valley—the first of which was on May 3, 2026 and the next will be on November 7. Awesome Foundation Rhode Island is a monthly gifting project I organize, and via OPEN, I’ve gotten into some volunteer work with the PPL.
I’ve done lots over the years, some of which is documented here under “Projects.” This website’s also got a page called ”Event History,” which may not be complete, but is close. Some more CV-ish stuff below. Thanks for stopping by!
Ben (Email)
Recent Grants & Awards
+ RI Humanities, 2025
+ RISCA, 2024
+ RI Humanities, 2023
+ Art, Culture, and Tourism, 2023
+ RI Humanities, 2022
Other Committees & Community
+ RISD Unbound, 2025-26
+ Panelist, RISCA, 2024
+ Panelist, RI Humanities, 2023
+ Silent Partners, Brooklyn, 2020–2021
+ Sylvia Rivera Law Project Gala, 2017
+ Brooklyn Museum Gala, 2015
Curatorial, Editorial, Misc
+ The Well, East Providence, RI, 2024
+ Permanent Collection, PVD, 2022–23
+ atac, Framingham, MA, 2022–2023
+ The Joy of Booking, NYC, 2020
+ Ace Hotel interviews, 2016–2019
+ Dear Reader, NYC, 2015–2017
+ Now Dance (for Capri by Night), 2017
+ Ace AIR, NYC, 2014–2019
+ Ace Hotel Gallery, NYC, 2013-2019
+ Downstairs Film Club, NYC, 2018
+ NYFW projects, NYC, 2014–2017
+ Web Safe 2k16, 2016
+ Et Cetera, Brooklyn, 2012
+ PACS Gallery, Brooklyn, 2011–2013
+ Public Assembly, Brooklyn, 2011–2013
+ Coco 66, Brooklyn, 2010
+ The Milky Way, Boston, 2007–2008
+ Punk Rock Flea Market, Boston, 2002–2007
+ N.E.S.T., Boston, 2005–2006
+ Honeypump, Boston, 2002–2006
+ MassArt Eventworks, Boston, 2001–2002
DJ Nights, Parties, Etc
+ Soft Opening, E.P, RI, 2024–2025
+ Cold Gettin’ Dumb, NYC, 2012–2014
+ Ace Hotel DJs, NYC, 2013–2019
+ Steven Alan Parties, NYC, 2012–15
+ Love During Wartime
+ Color, Boston, 2007-2008
+ Dynasty, Boston, 2002–2004
Some Rhode Island-sh Freelance
Design, production, web, consulting
+ Providence Commemoration Lab, 2025
+ Kara, Michael, and Dennis
+ Columbus Cooperative, 2024
+ RozeWood Farms, Long Island, 2023
+ Providence Commemoration Lab, 2023
+ atac, Framingham, 2022-2023
+ The Classic Cafe, Providence, 2022
A Few Artworks ^_^
+ 144 Darwins
+ Free SVG 12”
+ Pressure Burns
+ Slowly Sinking
+ Sometimes
+ What I’m Trying to Say
+ Who Let Who Let the Dogs Out Out
Solo Exhibitions (art)
+ QUERI, Dye House, Providence, 2022
+ Pressure Burns, Bushel, NY 2017
+ Linger On, Ace Hotel LA, 2015
+ Used Books, Good Work, Brooklyn, 2014
+ O.K., Graduate School, Brooklyn, 2009
Group Shows & Pairings:
+ Getting Warmer, East Manning Projects, Providence, 2026
+ Bait/Switch: Affect & Cause, Boston, 2025
+ Beyond the Photograph, RICPA, 2024
+ Autonomous, Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 2024
+ Plural, City Hall, Providence, RI, summer 2023
+ ARTiculate, Rogers Free Library, 2023
+ Ocean State of Mind, Rogers Free Library, 2023
+ Art Odyssey, Rogers Free Library, 2023
+ Inside/Out, Warwick Center for the Arts, 2022
+ Boundaries, 6 Bridges Gallery, Maynard, MA, 2022
+ Bingo, Russell Janis, Brooklyn, 2021
+ Rock Collection Collection, at City Reliquary, Brooklyn, 2018
+ Collectors Night, NY Fire Museum, 2018
+ MoWLWLTDOO, Spring/Break Art Fair, NYC, 2017
+ Common Sense, A/D/O, Brooklyn, 2017
+ City Reliquary Collectors' Night, New York, 2017
+ 64 Bits, Q.E. Olympic Park, London, 2017
+ Internet! A Retrospective, SPUR, San Fransisco, 2016
+ Luminations, Russel Janis, Brooklyn, 2016
+ Art Basil, Los Angeles, 2015
+ Spring/Break Art Fair, New York, 2015
+ 99c Plus Art Shop II, 99c Gallery, Brooklyn, 2015
+ Frequencies 2, Beverly's 21, NYC, 2014
+ Cinders Gallery 10 Year Show, South Street Seaport, NYC, 2014
+ Brooklyn Zine Fest, Brooklyn, 2013
+ City Reliquary Collectors' Night, Brooklyn, 2013
+ Artyles Salon, Walking Around Wandering, Brooklyn, 2012
+ Microfortnight, Brooklyn, March 2011
+ The Weight of the Words, Stuffinablank, Spain, 2010/11
+ Instructions for Initial Conditions, Parallax, Lincoln NE, 2010
+ Apartment Show: Television City Dreams, 255 Starr St, Brooklyn, 2010
+ On the Grid, Camel Art Space, Brooklyn, 2010
+ Buddy Systems, Charlie Horse, Brooklyn, 2010
+ If the Dogs Are Barking, Artists Space, NYC, 2010
+ Big Apple, Clifton Benevento, Manhattan, 2010
+ Happy House, Printed Matter, Manhattan, 2009
+ Summer Series, Mass MoCA, North Adams MA, 2009
+ Apartment Show, Envoy Gallery, Manhattan, 2009
+ Anna Kournikova Deleted…, Dortmund, Germany, 2008"
+ VidFest, Union Sq, Sommerville, 2008
+ Dare 2 Share, Harvard University, Cambridge, 2006