Tales from the Túath
This exhibit is no longer on display.
It was on view in Phillips Memorial Library from August 2025 to December 2025. While the physical exhibit has concluded, you can still explore its highlights and legacy on this page.
In collaboration with the Providence College Galleries (PCG), the PC Archives and Special Collections (ASC) is pleased to announce a new student-curated exhibit.
“The Providence College Galleries’ permanent collection holds a myriad of paintings, sculptures, and artifacts, covering centuries of rich history. Two green frames caught our attention, holding watercolors depicting pastoral countrysides. Scanning these works, we came across a written inscription on each, leading us to question how image and text came together. We sought to uncover the who, what, and why of these watercolors, and in the process, discovered an Irish immigrant’s fight for progress and liberation in early 20th century Providence.” – Claire Cordonnier ’25, Hayley Lonergan ’26
Curated by Cordonnier and Lonergan, Tales from the Túath examines two artworks by D. Curley from the PCG permanent collection. The word “túath” means countryside or landscape in Irish. This is a nod to the composition and setting of the works, and the recently discovered historical narratives that surround them.
This exhibition is the inaugural project of Case Studies, a new Providence College Galleries initiative that showcases research-based projects focused on objects from the permanent collection.
Student Curators: Claire Cordonnier ’25, Hayley Lonergan ’26
PCG & ASC Collaborators: Michelle Chiles, Nichole Speciale, Carol Stakenas, the Art and Art History Department, and Phillips Memorial Library
Interested in curating an exhibit with the Library and Archives? Student organizations, academic departments, faculty, and individual students are welcome to reach out and discuss ideas and options for creating an exhibit. Contact Michelle Chiles, Head of Archives and Special Collections, mchiles@providence.edu for more information.
