‘After Hours’ shines spotlight on staff artists

preciate art, said Kennedy Jones MA ’23, a Brown Arts Institute Program Fellow who has organized the show for the past two years.

leased a report recommending that the university divest from “any company that profits from the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land.” President Christina Paxson P’19 did not publicly address the report until March 2021, when she shared a letter with ACCRIP’s successor body, the Advisory Committee on university Resources Management. In the letter, Paxson wrote that ACCRIP’s report findings lacked rigorous research and

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BY ASHLEY GUO SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Since Jan. 23, an eclectic curation of artwork from Brown staff has been on display in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts. In its second in-person iteration since the pandemic, “After Hours Annual Staff Exhibition” continues the more than a decade-long tradition of highlighting staff artistry.

“After Hours” features a diverse range of mediums and contributors, spotlighting art forms including painting, photography, glass blowing, punch needling and pottery made by artists from all departments, including the Department of Facilities Management, the School of Public Health, the university Library and Alumni Relations.

It’s not often that “staff all get to come together across disciplines, across buildings, to gather” and ap-

After putting out an open call for staff artists, Jones worked with each artist to determine how to best display their pieces.

“I’m always just so happily honored” to put together the show, Jones said. “It’s just cool to see the really great work that staff (are) producing when they’re not doing the great work that they already do here.”

‘Let me just go for what I love’: Sie Jie Loo’s ‘Before and After Baby’

Art has always been a part of Sie Jie Loo’s life. Although Loo, department manager for visual art, took art and dance classes for most of her childhood, for a while, she found herself only able to pursue her creative endeavors as a hobby. But as an undergraduate student at Dartmouth, Loo decided to follow her dream and pursue art full-time.

“That’s when I said, ‘I think I have proven myself enough. Let me just go

Commander Oscar Perez announced as PPD Chief

METRO Mayor Brett Smiley’s appointment decision motivated by public survey, forum

BY JULIA VAZ METRO EDITOR

Last Friday, Mayor Brett Smiley announced that Oscar Perez, previously a commander in the Providence Police Department, will serve as the 38th chief of the PPD. Smiley’s decision was informed by a public survey and forum, The Herald previously reported. Oscar Perez, an immigrant from Colombia, will be the first Latino to occupy the position.

According to a Feb. 10 press release, Perez has served the PPD for 29 years, starting as a patrol officer and rising to the role of deputy chief. During his tenure, Perez “implemented a department-wide community policing bureau policy and spearheaded several police community relations initiatives,” the press release stated.

Perez’s focus on community relations also motivated Smiley’s decisions. Smiley said that “Chief Perez has demonstrated he is (a) dedicated public servant that can foster strong relationships within the community and is (laser focused) on the quality-of-life issues our residents identified as top priorities.”

Perez highlighted the need to “get to work on the big issues,” which he identified as gun violence, crime prevention, youth support and quality-of-life for Providence residents. “Serving as chief of police for the city that welcomed me so many years ago and that has become my home is the honor of a lifetime … I am excited to give back to my community,” Perez said in the press release.

Perez immigrated from Medellín, Colombia, at the age of 13. He attended Providence public