The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) is seeking nominations for the position of State Poet of Rhode Island. This position, created by law in 1989, will be filled through a five-year appointment by Governor Gina M. Raimondo, based in part on recommendations submitted by the State Arts...
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today that a new art exhibition of works by Neal Personeus will be held from October 8, 2015 through January 28, 2016 at the Block Island Airport Gallery. The Block Island Airport Gallery presents the work of contemporary Rhode Island...
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today that a new art exhibition, entitled THE LOQUACIOUS LINE, will be held from September 16, 2015 through January 3, 2016 at GREEN SPACE, a gallery at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick that presents the work of contemporary Rhode Island...
The gallery spaces at the Block Island Airport and T.F. Green Airport are accepting art submissions for their 2016 exhibitions. The gallery program, which includes Block Island Airport Gallery and GREEN SPACE, is a partnership between RISCA and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation that promotes...
Thousands of artists will be employed in the coming year in projects supported by grants from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, according to an announcement released by the State Arts Council today about its first round of grant awards for the 2015-2016 season. These grants, funded...
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today the availability of application guidelines for the new State Cultural Facilities Grant Program (SCFG). This program, approved by the voters as a bond initiative in November 2014, will provide $6.5 million in capital improvement...
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today that a new art exhibition of works by Ben Wohlberg will be held from May 28 through July 30, 2015 at the Block Island Airport Gallery. The Block Island Airport Gallery presents the work of contemporary Rhode Island artists in...
Active-duty military and their families, including National Guard and Reserve members, can attend a number of Rhode Island museums and historic houses for free through Labor Day through the Blue Star Museums program, a collaboration between the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families,...
Rhode Island Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor will join the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) on Wednesday, May 27, from 1:30pm-2:30pm in the State Room at the Rhode Island State House to celebrate the accomplishments of ten Rhode Island creative entrepreneurs and RISCA's...
The Rhode Island State Senate recently confirmed four new appointments by Governor Gina M. Raimondo to the board of the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA). These individuals join the thirteen-member governing body of the State Arts Council, the state agency responsible for support of...
