Rhode Island 9-11 Wall of Hope Monument

Rhode Island 9-11 Wall of Hope Monument

Subject (Topic)
Monuments--Rhode Island--Providence
Downtown--Neighborhoods--Rhode Island--Providence

Subject (Object)
Commemorative sculpture

A community-based project, the Rhode Island 9-11 Wall includes approximately 10,000+ painted ceramic tiles (3,000 square feet of tiles). Originally, the 6 x 6-inch tiles were installed at three locations: on the outside of the Providence Journal Building; inside the Providence Convention Center; and in Waterplace Park.

In 2021, the tiles were relocated to the exterior colonnade between the entrance to the Amica Mutual Pavilion and the entrance to the Rhode Island Convention Center.

Photographs by Eric Sung, Professor, Providence College

September 11, 2002

Sponsors (2002)
National Conference for Community and Justice (Rhode Island chapter); Jennifer Robinson (project director); Marguerite DeLuchia Hall (artistic director); Beacon Mutual Insurance; Fleet Bank; Johnson & Wales University; Providence Journal; Textron; Amica Mutual Insurance Company; Citizens Bank; CVS; Hasbro Inc.; Met Life Foundation; Metropolitan Life; Narragansett Electric; Swarovski; Washington Trust Company; Sovereign Bank; Providence Marriott Hotel; Providence Place Mall; Care New England/Women & Infants Hospital; Roger Williams Medical Center; Patridge, Snow & Hahn; Bank Rhode Island; Bank of Newport; KPMG, LLP; GTECH; NBC10; Bryant College; University of Rhode Island

In-kind Donations (2002)
The Home Depot; Duncan Enterprises; Daltile; Brewster, Thorton, Rapp Architects; Rhode Island College; Dellefemine Corporation; Custom Building Products; Claytime; Get Fired Up!; Clayground; Robinson Design; Advertising Ventures; Ardizzone Communications; Thea Breite Design; Econotel Business Systems; Banneker Industries; Sir Speedy Downtown; Blooming Blossoms; Duffy & Shanley; Pipes by Robert Hanold; Century Drywall; Muth Associates; Hubscrub of SE New England; Wood and Wire Fence Co.; DiSandro Masonry; Providence Police Department; RIPTA; John W. Kennedy Co.; Contractors Supply; Dexter Enterprises; Consolidated Concrete Sales; Baker Tractor; Chris Brassill; Arnold Christensen; J. J. Gregory & Son; Capco Steel Corporation; Seekonk Supply; Fleet Skating Center, Providence; Providence Fire Department; Rhode Island Foundation; Omni MultiMedia; Gaskell Associates, Ltd.; Providence Parks Department; Avis Rent-A-Car; Global Excellence; Day-O-Lite; NorthEast Electrical Distributors; Omni Lite; Union Station Plaza Associates; Advance Electrical Corporation; South Attleboro Welding Company; Guy Abelson Catering; Gilbane Building Company; Belvoir Properties; Reflex Lighting Group; D & M Concrete Floor Company; Brewed Awakenings; Nightingale Metals; New England Stone; Marathon Construction; Universal Fasteners & Supply; Tri-State Fasteners; Warren Memorials; RI Professional Firefighters Pipes & Drums

Community Engagement
Camp Anytown (NCCJ); Steven Catanzaro (fire chief, North Providence); Cranston-Johnston Catholic Regional School; Johnson & Wales University; A. Ralph Mollis (mayor, North Providence); Museum of Work and Culture (Woonsocket); Muslim American Dawah Center of Rhode Island; Oliver Hazard Perry Middle School; Providence Country Day School; Rhode Island College of Pharmacy Practice; Rhode Island Department of Corrections; Rhode Island Department of Education; Rhode Island Training School; Ernest Spaziano (police chief, North Providence); South Road Elementary School (South Kingstown); University of Rhode Island (Kingston and Providence); Wakefield Elementary School

Relocation Sponsors/Donors (2021)
Rhode Island Convention Center Authority; Banneker Supply Chain Solutions; Brewster Thorton Group Architects, LLP; Judy and Arthur Robbins; MidCity Steel; Gilbane Building Company; Dimeo Construction Company; RI Carpenters Local #330; R.I. Welding & Fabricating Co.; Parks Department, City of Providence; Capco Steel Erection Company; HSI Construction; M. DiSandro & Sons Masonry;
Chariho Career & Technical Center; Tavares, LLC; Graphic Innovations; Connecticut Galvanizing; V&S Taunton Galvanizing, LLC; Building Enclosure Science; Structures North; Blakely Builders, LLC; Greenwood Industries; Urban Iron; Rhode Island College; Triplet 3D; Grace Episcopal Church, Providence; Third Pin Welding; Ironworkers Local 37; Providence Coal Fired Pizza; Knead Doughnuts; RISD Architecture Department; Sir Speedy, Cranston; United Rentals, Smithfield; RICJ; Hinckley Allen; Site Specific

City of Providence, 25 Dorrance Street, Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States

JPEG

English

Visual Arts-Sculpture

1 LaSalle Square, Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States

6 x 6 in. (15.24 x 15.24 cm) (10,000+ tiles)

Ceramic tile

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Rhode Island 9-11 Wall of Hope Monument. https://www.riwallofhope.org/.

Department of Art, Culture, Tourism, City of Providence