The David Winton Bell Gallery (The Bell) is Brown Univeristy’s contemporary art space and a program of the Brown Arts Institute (BAI). The Bell’s program is defined by new commissions and exhibition projects with emerging and underrecognized artists whose work aligns with the research interests of the BAI curatorial team and reflects the interdisciplinary mission of the BAI. The Bell commissions two to three major exhibitions a year that are amplified by public events and conversations, publications, artist residencies, and performances. The Bell maintains a permanent collection of more than 7,000 works of art, dating from the 16th century to the present, with particularly rich holdings in 20th and 21st century works on paper.