Best of Rhode Island 2009 Editors' Picks

A generous space provides room for a range of offerings rendered in a variety of mediums – everything from paintings and furniture to sculpture and textiles. Emerging artists as well as established names like Colin Butterworth and Jeff Soderbergh (whose ten-foot-long "Drunk Viking Table" fairly shouts memorable meals with good friends) are represented. How perfect! We can keep tabs on the guys we already admire and discover new talents along the way.