# Community Art Showcase & Family Clay Play Workshop > Event for families in the Providence–Warwick area (RI / MA). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Nov 7 – Nov 8 · 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM - Where: WaterFire Arts Center, 475 Valley St, Providence, RI 02908 - Ages: Ages 2–14 & families - Price: Free admission (Donations cheerfully welcomed to support public youth arts) - Status: Ended (last date Sun, Nov 8). - Organizer: WaterFire Providence - Official page: https://waterfire.org/visit-the-waterfire-arts-center/ - Last checked: Fri, Nov 6 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 11, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-10), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/community-art-showcase-and-family-clay-play-workshop--listing-6c086e05bc086eca984d8a58 ## About Step inside the majestic, sunlit halls of the WaterFire Arts Center—a transformed historic industrial locomotive foundry that now serves as the creative epicentre of Rhode Island's public arts scene. This weekend, the sprawling Main Hall hosts a multi-generational community arts exhibition and interactive maker workshop where children can experiment with air-dry clay sculpting, torchless bead craft, and collaborative watercolor mural painting. Wander through expansive exhibitions showcasing local Providence artisans, listen to live acoustic background music, and watch local ceramicists demonstrate pottery wheel techniques. With more than 15,000 square feet of smooth concrete floors on a single grade, the WaterFire Arts Center is an exceptionally stroller-friendly venue with zero curb barriers, stairs, or tight turns. Multiple oversized family-accessible restrooms boast clean, modern baby diaper-diaper changing stations, sanitary supply dispensers, and touchless fixtures. Dedicated quiet alcoves near the gallery bookstore and visitor lounge offer plush couches and privacy screens for nursing mothers, bottle-feeding, and toddler calm-down moments, ensuring a welcoming and stress-free arts outing for families with infants. Free on-site surface parking directly adjacent to the main entrance allows parents to easily roll double strollers and wagons straight into the exhibition hall without any outdoor hassle. Parents will also appreciate convenient nearby parking, accessible elevators, barrier-free pathways, clean facilities, and friendly staff members dedicated to ensuring a delightful, stress-free outing for families with infants, toddlers, and young children. ## Similar picks coming up in Providence - [Fuse Beads Workshop — Fuller Creative Learning Center](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/fuse-beads-workshop-fuller-creative-learning-center--listing-47763d7573d3552234053936) — Wed, Nov 25 · 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM · Fuller Creative Learning Center (East Providence Public Library) · Ages 6+ · checked Oct 30. Kids 6+ use stencils to make multicolor fuse-bead designs, then iron them together with help from staff. - [Model Building Workshop](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/model-building-workshop--listing-fb2fbb8682f04a6892a3f15f) — Ongoing · Smith Hill Library – Community Room · checked Oct 30. Kids and teens build plastic models of soldiers, airplanes, cars, tanks and more at this workshop at Smith Hill Library. Participants learn the patience and detail of model… - [Pajama Storytime — Weaver Library, East Providence](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/pajama-storytime-weaver-library-east-providence--listing-3e1bdb7a157a192d7a8af076) — Thu, Nov 12 · 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM · Weaver Library (East Providence Public Library) · Ages 2–6 · checked Oct 30. Evening stories and songs for families with children ages 2–6, with a cocoa and tea bar; come in PJs and bring a blanket or stuffed toy. - [Drop-In Crafts: Beads & Buttons](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/drop-in-crafts-beads-and-buttons--listing-188762bd51f049f38cb80618) — Fri, Nov 13 · 3:30 PM · Washington Park Library – Children’s Area · Ages 8+ · checked Oct 30. Open craft time in the children's area of the Washington Park Library. Kids can drop in to make friendship bracelets, design their own custom pins with the library's button… - [Performing Arts in Libraries (PALS) Presents: What Do You Do with a Problem?](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/performing-arts-in-libraries-pals-presents-what-do-you-do-with-a-probl--listing-a1e6fd9bce707b9e5235f70a) — Fri, Nov 13 · 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Wanskuck Library – Community Room · All ages · checked Nov 10. Children from Studio Playground adapted the picture book What Do You Do With A Problem? into a play using physical acting and improvisation, and they perform it for an all-ages… - [Buttons are so Fun!](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/buttons-are-so-fun--listing-b349921baf5797450b0d1b07) — Fri, Nov 13 (+1 more date) · 3:30 PM · Rochambeau Library – Community Room · All ages · checked Oct 30. Rochambeau Library sets up a button-making station in its community room where visitors design a personalized button to take home. All supplies are provided. Kids, teens and… ## More for families - [Things to do with kids in Providence County, RI](https://grassyknees.com/providence/counties/providence-county-ri) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/providence/counties/providence-county-ri.md) - [Things to do with kids in Providence — November 2026](https://grassyknees.com/providence/events/2026-11) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/providence/events/2026-11.md) - [This weekend in Providence](https://grassyknees.com/providence/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/providence/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Providence](https://grassyknees.com/providence) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/providence.md)