On Friday September 5th, OPEN officially opened with Wreck Room by Rafay Rashid. DJ arythmia provided a nice mix of classic postpunk, and D.U.M.E. performed live while guests played chess, ping pong, and lounged. Photos by Therese Iacono.

Join OPEN in celebrating GO ‘HEAD, FIX YOU A PLATE, a new exhibition from artist Jazzmen Lee-Johnson at AS220's Aborn Gallery. Co-curated by OPEN advisory group’s own Persephone Allen.

Marilyn Monroe rendered in Domino-Pix by Metron Studios, early 1980s, California. Colaboration by Kenneth Knowlton and Lou Katz.

Three new old works in ASCII, typewriter, and concrete poetry.

Museum of Who Let Who Let the Dogs Out Out is archive of materials gathered by Ben Sisto during the development of Who Let Who Let the Dogs Out Out, a deep dive into the legal and cultural history of a musical hook which combines the phrase “Who let the dogs out” with barking sounds in a call and response pattern.

The Rhode Island QSL Archive is now online and viewable via the Providence Public Library’s digital services. You can view cards in person, too, by making an appointment with Special Collections.

A photo recap of the 2025 National Insulator Association’s show in Marlborough, Massachusetts.

Fragile Sound Recordings. An original Droll Yankees Inc box from the 1960s containing seven seemingly unplayed records.

OPEN is being built at 50 Sims in Providence, Rhode Island. Here is what it looks like as of Saturday May 31, 2025.

New mail! New items! Vintage needlepoint designs, typewriter art, and a great panoramic postcard.

OPEN is being built at 50 Sims in Providence, Rhode Island. Here is what it looks like as of Wednesday April 30, 2025.

In February 2025, OPEN purchased this “pre-ASCII” drawing from an auction. The seller indicated it was made by SF Mime Troupe, a long-running community theatre project focused on political satire. We think it’s U.S. Military.