Recent Press

Michael speaking in a video interview produced by Amica Insurance.

Michael speaking in a video interview produced by Amica Insurance.

Michael has been interviewed on television, radio, and in print about the visual arts. He is happy to speak with the press on issues pertaining to visual art, art business, the art market and related topics. To ask a question or schedule an interview, please email Michael.

Explore Michael’s recent press clippings below.


2024

November 12 - Michael was quoted in an article in RI News Today about the Providence Art Club’s 120th Annual Little Pictures Show & Sale. Read the piece by clicking here.

October 31 - Michael was quoted in a piece in The Providence Journal about historic artist Angela O’Leary. Read the article by clicking here.

September 15 - Michael received a positive mention in The Boston Printmakers Fall Newsletter for his work on exhibitions during the Southern Graphics Council International in 2024. The newsletter is available on Mailchimp by clicking here.

September 10 - Michael was quoted in a piece on What’s Up Newp speaking about three Newport-based artists showing at the Providence Art Club. Read the article by clicking here.

September 1 - Michael was included in a feature about the Providence Art Club in Providence Monthly Magazine’s September issue which detailed must-visit cultural attractions in the city. The issue can be found online by clicking here.

August 18 - Michael was featured in an interview with CanvasRebel Magazine. He spoke about his journey as a creative professional. Read the interview by clicking here.

July 1 - Michael’s GoLocalProv profile of Providence artist Ryan Dean was featured in the Bates College Magazine Spring issue 2024. The magazine is available online by clicking here.

June 18 - Michael was quoted in RI News Today speaking about the Providence Art Club’s National Open Juried Exhibition. Read the piece by clicking here.

June 11 - Lydia Kinney’s solo exhibition at Michael’s Project Space in Providence received a feature via RI News Today. Michael was quoted in the piece. Read the article by clicking here.

April 18 - Michael was quoted in The Warwick Beacon speaking about the work of photorealist painter Bob Lavoie, who was exhibiting at the Providence Art Club. Read the piece by clicking here.

April 5 - RI News Today ran a story about special printmaking exhibitions at the Providence Art Club. Michael was quoted about a show featuring The Boston Printmakers, which he juried. Read the article by clicking here.

March 1 - Michael’s participation as juror for the Dedham Art Association Spring Members’ Exhibition was detailed in the Dedham Art Association Newsletter. Read the newsletter by clicking here.

February 29 - The Third Biennial College Exhibition, which Michael organized and juried for the Providence Art Club, received a mention in The Valley Breeze. Read the article by clicking here.

February 23 - Michael was quoted in a story about anonymous artworks by Amy Russo in The Providence Journal. He spoke about 3D printing and the traditions of anonymous art through history. Read the article by clicking here.

February 20 - The Third Biennial College Exhibition, which Michael juried and organized for the Providence Art Club, was covered by University of Rhode Island’s Rhody Today Blog. Read the article by clicking here.

February 15 - Michael was interviewed for a Instagram feature from Sabine Green of Residential Properties about the history of the Providence Art Club. Watch it by clicking here.

February 13 - Michael was quoted in RI News Today speaking about the Third Biennial College Exhibition, which he juried. Read the article by clicking here.

February 11 - Photographer Carrie Usmar’s work and involvement in the Third Annual Community Invitational Show, which Michael organized at the Providence Art Club, received a mention in The Westerly Sun. Read the article by clicking here.

January 31 - The Third Annual Community Invitational Exhibition, which Michael organized, was promoted in a post from Artscope Magazine. Michael was quoted in the posting as well. Read it by clicking here.

January 27 - RI News Today ran a story on the Providence Art Club’s exhibition and Michael was quoted about the Club’s Third Annual Community Invitational Exhibition, which he organization. Read the piece by clicking here.

January 25 - The Small Stones Festival of the Arts, and Michael’s involvement as a jury panelist, were noted in an article in the Community Advocate. Read the feature by clicking here.

January 24 - Michael was quoted in the Warwick Beacon, speaking about the work of painter Lee Ann Scotto Adams, who was featured in the Third Annual Community Invitational Show he organized at the Providence Art Club. Read the article by clicking here.


2023

December 19 - Michael was quoted in a posting on RI News Today about the Providence Art Club’s College Exhibition call for art. Read the piece by clicking here.

December 13 - The East Providence Reporter shared a story about the Providence Art Club’s College Exhibition, including a quote from Michael about the show. Read the article by clicking here.

December 12 - The Newport news blog What’s Up Newp quoted Michael speaking about the Providence Art Club’s third biennial College Exhibition. Read the piece by clicking here.

November 1 - Michael was quoted in a piece about the Providence Art Club’s 119th Annual Little Pictures Show in the East Providence Reporter’s hardcopy edition.

October 31 - Michael was quoted in a piece about the Providence Art Club’s 119th Annual Little Pictures Show in RI News Today. Read the article by clicking here.

October 15 - Michael was featured on Rhode Island PBS’s Treasures Inside the Museum. Alongside other interviewees, Michael was interviewed about the Providence Art Club and also spoke about the Club’s archives of sculptor Florence Brevoort Kane. Watch the feature by clicking here.

September 9 - Michael’s participation as juror and awards judge in DeBlois Gallery’s first-ever juried exhibition was mentioned in an article about the show on Middletown Patch. Read the article by clicking here.

September - Michael was quoted in the September issue of Rhode Island Monthly Magazine in reference to a story about the historic Fleur de Lys Studio at the Providence Art Club.

August 30 - The WaterFire Accelerate Cohort for 2023, for which Michael was a juror, was announced on the WaterFire Providence Blog. Read the announcement by clicking here.

June 23 - DeBlois Gallery’s first-ever juried exhibition, for which Michael served as juror and awards judge, was noted in the East Providence Reporter. Read the post by clicking here.

May 4 - Michael’s Project Space was noted as a site visit for the WaterFire Accelerate Cohort 2022 in a post on the WaterFire Providence Blog. Read the post by clicking here.

March - Michael was included in the Art Seen section of the March/April 2023 issue of Art New England Magazine.

February 13 - Michael appeared on Chronicle on WCVB Channel 5 Boston to discuss the unique history of the Providence Art Club. You can watch the segment with Michael’s interview by clicking here.


2022

December 18 - Michael was interviewed by Kristin Lessard for B101 Radio’s weekend morning show. Michael discussed the Providence Art Club and the organization’s 118th Annual Little Pictures Show & Sale. Listen to the interview by clicking here.

October 30 - Michael appeared on Classical 95.9 Radio’s Conducting Conversations program where he was interviewed by Mike Maino about the Providence Art Club’s 118th Annual Little Pictures Show & Sale. Listen to the interview by clicking here.

October 13 - The Community Advocate Newspaper mentioned Michael’s presentation on art marketing as part of their coverage on The Small Stones Festival of the Arts, at which Michael was a featured speaker. Read the article by clicking here.

September 29 - The Grafton News mentioned Michael’s presentation on art marketing as part of their coverage of The Small Stones Festival of the Arts, at which Michael was a featured speaker. Read the article by clicking here.

September 22 - The Yankee Express mentioned Michael’s presentation on art marketing as part of their coverage of The Small Stones Festival of the Arts, at which Michael was a featured speaker. Read the article by clicking here.

May 20 - Michael was the subject of an Alumni Spotlight Interview for the Providence College Department of Art and Art History conducted by current student Zari Apodaca (‘23). You can watch Michael’s conversation with Zari by clicking here.

May 20 - Michael was featured in the Providence College Department of Art and Art History’s Annual Newsletter with an alumni spotlight. Read the newsletter by clicking here.

May 15 - Michael was interviewed by The Providence Journal for a feature on the Providence Art Club’s Hot Type Print Portfolio exhibition at the Mystic Museum of Art in Mystic, CT. Read the article by clicking here.

April 14 - Michael’s participation in the Attleboro Arts Museum’s Art Lovers Book Club was noted in an article in The Sun Chronicle. Read the article by clicking here.

April 8 - Michael was quoted extensively in a feature on the Providence Art Club in The Providence Journal. Read the article by clicking here.

March 23
- RI News Today covered the Rhode Island Watercolor Society’s Members’ Exhibition, which Michael juried and mentioned Michael’s participation. Read the article by clicking here.

February 13 - The Brown Daily Herald ran a feature on the Providence Art Club’s College Scholarship Exhibition, which Michael juried. Michael was quoted extensively in the review. Read the article by clicking here.

February 12 - The Providence Art Club’s College Scholarship Exhibition, which Michael juried, was featured in RI News Today. Michael was quoted in the article. Read the article by clicking here.

January 4
- Michael was named one of GoLocalProv’s 22 to Watch in 2022. Of Michael’s work as an arts leader in Rhode Island, GoLocalProv’s editorial staff said “He is a constant connector, a cheerleader, a critic and has emerged as the proverbial ringmaster.” Read the article by clicking here.


2021

December 15 - Michael was quoted in RI News Today, speaking about the Providence Art Club’s Holiday Block Party event for the 117th Annual Little Pictures Show & Sale. Read the article by clicking here.

December 7 - Michael appeared on Rhode Island’s NBC affiliate WJAR Channel 10’s Studio 10 program to talk about the Providence Art Club’s 117th Annual Little Pictures Show & Sale. Watch his interview by clicking here.

December 4
- Michael’s new “Inside Art” column for GoLocalProv.com was mentioned in the class notes section of the fall issue of Providence College Magazine. See the magazine by clicking here.

November 8 - Michael was interviewed on the WCRI 95.9 Rhode Island Classical Radio program “Conducting Conversations” where he spoke about the Providence Art Club, his role, and the Club’s Little Pictures Show. Listen to his interview by clicking here.

October 10 - Michael’s moderation of the Chazan! Unfiltered panel discussion at WaterFire Arts Center was mentioned by Providence Daily Dose. Click here to read their article.

September 2
- Michael was quoted in an article in the Warwick Beacon newspaper about the Providence Art Club’s Fall Members’ Exhibition. Read the article by clicking here.

August 15 - Michael was featured in an article about art collecting in South Coast Prime Times Magazine. Read the piece by clicking here.

August 12 - Michael was quoted in an article on RI News Today about the Providence Art Club’s Fall Members’ Exhibition. Read the article by clicking here.

July 24 -
Michael was mentioned in an article from The Independent about South County Art Association’s Members Exhibition, for which he juried prizes. Read the article by clicking here.

June 15
- GoLocalProv shared an article about Michael’s new visual art column Inside Art. Read the article by clicking here.

April 19
- The Rhode Island Community Invitational Exhibition, which Michael curated, was noted in Providence Daily Dose. See the mention by clicking here.

April 14 - Michael’s spring 2021 course offerings were listed in The Art Guide’s blog. Read the post by clicking here.

March 29 -
Michael was a guest on The South Coast Artists Index In Focus Podcast. Hear the podcast and listen to Michael being interviewed by Ron Fortier by clicking here.

March 2
- Michael’s essay Remembering Howard Ben Tré at The WaterFire Arts Center was mentioned in The WaterFire Newsletter. See their newsletter by clicking here.

February 11
- Michael was quoted in The Holliston Reporter about an exhibition featuring Holliston artist Richard Kattman. To read this article click here.

February 8
- Michael appeared on Rhode Island’s NBC affiliate WJAR Channel 10’s Studio 10 program to talk about the Providence Art Club. Watch his interview by clicking here.

February 7
- Michael was quoted in Newport This Week regarding the award winners He selected in Spring Bull Gallery’s 30th Annual Fakes and Forgeries Exhibition. Read the article by clicking here.

January 24
- The award-winning artworks in Spring Bull Gallery’s 30th Annual Fakes and Forgeries Exhibition, which Michael judged, were announced by RI News Today. Read their article on the show by clicking here.


2020

December 15 - The Newport, Rhode Island news blog What’s Up Newp mentioned Michael in an article about Spring Bull Gallery’s 30th Annual Fakes and Forgeries Show, for which he is the prize judge. Read the article by clicking here.

December 14
- Michael was featured in the University of Rhode Island Research and Innovation Magazine Momentum. He was quoted alongside other arts leaders about what the Covid-19 pandemic will mean for the art industry. You can read the magazine by clicking here.

December 5 - Michael was included in Providence Preservation Society’s Virtual Tour of historic College Hill. He spoke about the history of the Providence Art Club’s gallery with PPS Executive Director Brent Runyon. You can watch the full video of their virtual tour by clicking here.

November 30 - Michael was interviewed by Brendan Kirby on The Rhode Show about the Providence Art Club’s 116th Annual Little Pictures Show & Sale. You can watch the interview by clicking here.

November 14
- Michael was interviewed about the Providence Art Club’s 116th Annual Little Pictures Show & Sale on WPRO Radio’s John Loughlin Show. You can listen to the interview by clicking here.

November 6 - Michael is featured in a video produced by Amica Insurance on the artist Del-Bouree Bach, who Michael assisted Amica in selecting for their 50th Annual Thanksgiving card. Watch the video and Michael’s interview by clicking here.

November 5
- The 34th Rhode Island Open, which Michael juried, received praise in The Warwick Beacon. To read their post, click here.

October 24
- Michael’s participation in the WaterFire Providence initiative supporting emerging artists was noted in GoLocalProv. Read the article by clicking here.

October 13 - Michael was invited by his alma mater Providence College to participate in an Instagram takeover on their PC Alumni page. Explore his posts for PC by clicking here.

July 14 - Michael’s upcoming online lecture on the basics of art appraising was featured in RI News Today. Read the article by clicking here.

July 14 - Michael’s online lecture on art appraisal was noted on the website of 1540AM WADK Newport Radio. Read the article by clicking here.

June 23
- Michael was featured in a piece in Artscope Magazine about the future of virtual and online exhibitions. Michael was quoted alongside colleagues from Bromfield Gallery and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Read the piece by clicking here.

May 27
- WaterFire Providence featured Michael’s Social Distancing Virtual Exhibition in their unDistancing Resources listing, available by clicking here.

May 24
- Michael’s Social Distancing Virtual Exhibition received coverage in RI News Today. Read the piece by clicking here.

April 25
- Michael’s online professional development classes for artists were covered in RI News Today. Read their piece on the classes by clicking here.

April 23 - Michael took part in the famed Proust Questionnaire for the Zephyr and Maize podcast. Michael was featured alongside Diva Zumaya of LACMA, Matthew Hargraves of Yale’s Center for British Art, Jacob Leveton of the Art Institute of Chicago, and Varia Serova of The State Russian Museum among others. Hear by podcast by clicking here.

April 8 - Michael was interviewed by the culture blog Artclectic New England about the Providence Art Club and his hopes for the regional art community. Read the post by clicking here.

April 3 - WaterFire Providence listed Michael’s Call for Art for his Social Distancing Virtual Exhibition in their Daily Art Connection Newsletter. See it by clicking here.

March 27 - Michael appeared on GoLocal Live to discuss the Providence Art Club’s initiatives to make exhibitions accessible online. He was interview by GoLocal founder and CEO Josh Fenton. Watch the interview on YouTube here.

March 24 - Michael’s essay Alone Together: Seeing Hopper’s Isolated Bodies, was featured by WaterFire Providence in their unDistancing Resources on social media, here.

February - Michael was interviewed for and quoted in the Destination Rhode Island feature in Art New England Magazine. Read the feature by clicking here.

January 9 - Michael was interviewed by Cameron Merritt of The Independent regarding his working jurying and judging the Anything Goes exhibition at Wickford Art Association. To read this article, click here.

January 9 - Michael’s participation as the juror of Spring Bull Gallery’s 29th Annual Fakes and Forgeries Show was featured in RI News Today. To read this article, click here.

January 8 - Michael was featured in an article from national real estate brokerage Redfin on How to Incorporate Art Into Your Home. Read this article by clicking here.


2019

December 19 - Michael’s participation as the Awards Judge for the 29th Annual Fakes and Forgeries Exhibition at Spring Bull Gallery in Newport was covered by What’s Up Newp. Read their article on Michael and the show by clicking here.

November 5 - The Boston International Fine Art Show, where Michael gave a talk, was positively reviewed in Antiques and The Arts Weekly. Michael’s participation was noted in the review. Read this piece by clicking here.

November 5 - Michael was included in the Class Notes of Providence College Magazine’s Fall 2019 Issue. Find the Class Notes section by clicking here.

October 30 - Michael’s talk at The Boston International Fine Art Show was mentioned in Boston Homes. Read the article by clicking here.

October 22 - The Providence Art Club Scholarship Exhibition, which Michael juried was covered by Salve Regina University in their Salve Today blog. Read the article by clicking here.

October 19 - Michael’s talk “What Has Your Gallery Done For You Lately?” At the Boston International Fine Art Show was mentioned in a piece covering the show in Outtake Boston. Read the article by clicking here.

October 11 - Michael’s talk “What Has Your Gallery Done For You Lately?” At the Boston International Fine Art Show was mentioned in a piece covering the show in Antiques and The Arts Weekly. See the article by clicking here.

September 5 - Michael’s new podcast Fine Art Insights was covered in a short piece on the local news blog RI News Today. You can read this posting by clicking here.

June 28 - Michael’s June 29 speaking program at the Attleboro Art Museum’s Art Lovers Book Club was listed in Things to Do in the Attleboro Area and Beyond in The Sun Chronicle. You can see this listing by clicking here.

June 18 - Michael’s June 29 speaking program at the Attleboro Arts Museum’s Art Lovers Book Club was mentioned in the short news brief Poster Exhibits Coming to Wrentham, Foxboro; Discuss 'Art of Rivalry' in Attleboro in The Sun Chronicle. You can see read this brief by clicking here.

June 15 - Michael’s June 29 speaking program at the Attleboro Art Museum’s Art Lovers Book Club was covered in advance by My Backyard News. You can read this piece by clicking here.

March / April - Michael was quoted in the March / April issue of Art New England Magazine speaking about the Providence Art Club in the publication’s Destination: Rhode Island feature. Read this article by clicking here.


2018

July 9  - Excerpts from Michael's article The Genius of Jay-Z and Beyoncé at the Louvre were featured on CreativePlanetNetwork. You can read their article by clicking here.

July 5 - In her review of the Providence Art Club exhibition America, Now, ArtScope Magazine writer and critic J. Fatima Martins says "Rose is quickly becoming a star in the curatorial field, skilled in balancing the traditional with the contemporary." Read her article by clicking here.

June 18 - Michael was featured as a GuestMindsetter by GoLocalProv, and his piece The Genius of Jay-Z and Beyoncé at the Louvre was republished on their site. You can see the piece on GoLocaProv by clicking here.

June 1 - Michael's Instagram page was featured in Boston Voyager's Boston Arts and Culture Weekly Review alongside a number of other artists a creatives from New England. 


2017

November 3 - Michael was quoted in The Independent Newspaper, speaking about the sculptor Florence Kane, in advance of a lecture he gave about her work at St. Peter’s by-The-Sea in Narragansett. Read the article by clicking here.


2015

October 16 - Fitchburg Art Museum Curator Mary Tinti PhD included a brief profile of Michael in her personal blog Dress For Sports. Read her piece by clicking here.

May 10
- Michael was interviewed by Maggie North for the first piece in a series on the interns of Bert Gallery in Providence, RI. You can read this short interview on the Bert Gallery Blog titled Where Are They Now? Michael Rose, by clicking here.


2014

November 18 - Michael received mentions in Brown Daily Herald’s coverage of the Providence Art Club’s Little Pictures Show. Read the article by clicking here.

August 29 - Michael was featured in GoLocalProv's piece Obama Coming to Newport: Questions for the President from Community Leaders, which you can read by clicking here.


2013

December 27 - Michael's essay Transformations and Disappearances: The Presence of the Artist in the Work of Francesca Woodman was featured in Big Red & Shiny Editor Leah Triplett Harrington's 2013 year in review A Tug at the Archive: Leah's 2013 Favorites. You can read Leah's list by clicking here.

May 3 - Michael's presentation at the Fifth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, received a review in Big Red & Shiny from writer Sarah Sulistio who said of Michael's essay on the photographs of Francesca Woodman "His optimistic interpretation constitutes a dynamic alternative for how to think about Woodman’s work." Read Sarah's piece by clicking here.


2012

October 15 - Michael’s participation in Leadership Rhode Island’s College Program was noted in Providence Business News. Read the article by clicking here.