http://www.arts.ri.gov/Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:30:01 GMTRhode Island State Council on the Arts - Press Releasesen-usrihelp@nicusa.comFri, 11 Sep 2009 14:30:00 GMTA 14-foot bronze sculpture, Torsion III, designed and fabricated by Jamestown artist Peter Diepenbrock, was installed at Lippitt Hall on the University of Rhode Island's Kingston Campus on Thursday, Sept. 10, according to The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and the University of Rhode...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9711Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:15:00 GMTThe Rhode Island State Council on the Arts announced today a call for artists interested in painting the official state portrait of Governor Donald L. Carcieri. State law requires that a portrait of Governor Carcieri be commissioned and presented to the State by the time the governor leaves office...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9621Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:30:00 GMTA show featuring the work of a diverse group of Rhode Island artists is currently on display during the months of August and September at The Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill, a gallery run by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts located in the State's main administration building. The...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9547Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:45:00 GMTJuly 27, 2009 Governor Donald L. Carcieri and the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts joined today with U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Patrick Kennedy and Jim Langevin to announce a series of federal stimulus grants for the arts, designed to support arts organizations who...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9393Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:15:00 GMTThe Rhode Island State Council on the Arts announced today its first round of grant awards for the 2009-2010 season. These grants support projects by individual artists, arts organizations, schools and educational organizations in communities throughout the state. The Arts Council awarded a...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9362Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:15:00 GMTAt a recent meeting the State Arts Council board elected William A. Bill Brackett of Coventry as its Chairman. Brackett's election places him as leader of the thirteen-member governing body of the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, the state agency responsible for support of the arts ...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9207Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:45:00 GMTThe Rhode Island State Senate yesterday confirmed the appointment by Governor Donald L. Carcieri of three new members to the board of the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. These individuals join the thirteen-member governing body of the State Arts Council, the state agency responsible for...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9013Wed, 20 May 2009 18:15:00 GMTThe Rhode Island State Council on the Arts released today for public comment a draft version of its latest strategic plan. The plan, produced over months of research, discussions and focus groups, outlines the role the State Arts Council will play in helping to strengthen and support the arts in...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8928Wed, 20 May 2009 18:15:00 GMTThe Rhode Island State Council on the Arts released today for public comment a draft version of its latest strategic plan. The plan, produced over months of research, discussions and focus groups, outlines the role the State Arts Council will play in helping to strengthen and support the arts in...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8927Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:30:00 GMTEleventh Annual Adult Correctional Institution Art Show Opens at State Gallery Space "Art has helped me to see who I really am inside" begins a statement from a former inmate at the Adult Correctional Institution ACI in Cranston. The artistic expressions of current inmates at the ACI...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8644Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:30:00 GMTThe National Endowment for the Arts today announced $19.8 million in one-time grants under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Recovery Act to state arts agencies and regional arts organizations to support the arts sector of the economy. In Rhode Island, the Rhode Island State...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8619Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:00:00 GMTNo matter how you feel about what is contained in the recently-proposed state budget, practically everyone agrees that the document itself looks terrific. That's because this year's budget contains cover art by Rhode Island artist Donna Kenny Kirwan of Rumford, part of an annual collaboration...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8593Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:00:00 GMTThe Rhode Island State Council on the Arts will hold a workshop in Providence on Wednesday, April 1 from 2pm to 4pm for those nonprofit organizations interested and eligible to apply for special funds made available through the federal stimulus program to help "preserve jobs" in the arts. Arts...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8453Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:00:00 GMTClassical High School student Amber Johnson took top honors at Saturday afternoon's Poetry Out Loud state finals at Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, sponsored locally by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and VSA arts of Rhode Island. As Rhode Island state winner, Johnson will go...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8323Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:30:00 GMTThe Rhode Island State Council on the Arts will hold workshops in Providence and Newport for individual artists, non-profit organizations and schools interested in submitting grant applications for the Council's Wednesday, April 1 application deadline. Grant workshops are free and open to the...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8286Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:15:00 GMTThe Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and VSA arts of Rhode Island announce the state finals for Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest. The competition, presented in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, is part of a national program that...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8255Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:30:00 GMTFear that this will begin to affect the state's recovery as fewer arts programs impact the hospitality and tourism sectors Rhode Island arts organizations are continuing to suffer from the effects of a declining state and national economy, threatening Rhode Island's own economic recovery...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8234Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:45:00 GMTThe Rhode Island State Council on the Arts gave a boost to local arts organizations performing the work of American master artists and works of art by distributing $50,000 in federal grant support through "American Masterpieces,", a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8001Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:45:00 GMTThe holiday season is almost here, and the musical talents of Rhode Island school musicians will be showcased as part of a musical celebration of the holidays at the Rhode Island State House during the month of December. Thirty-eight groups from throughout the state,including a school ensemble...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/7629Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:45:00 GMTRhode Island arts organizations are feeling the effects of a declining state and national economy, according to a study released by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. Arts organizations throughout the state report that contributions are down and ticket sales are behind where they were...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/7488