What’s In a Name Change
For The Alcove, formerly Gather RI, it’s all about place.
Photo by Cat Laine
By John Picinich
Rhode Island’s first feminist and gender-expansive cultural center has changed its name to The Alcove from Gather RI, and moved to new digs at 189 Broadway.
Why the change?
“We wanted a name that truly evokes the feeling of what we do,” said Amanda E. Strauss, the founding executive director of the nonprofit. “Also, an alcove is a respite, a pause, in the architecture.”
Khamry Varfley, the inaugural curator and program manager, agreed and added, “This is a space carved out in the community. And our hope for The Alcove is that it fills a need by being a safe, neutral place to gather with others and create community and all forms of art.”
