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06/22/2023
Goal of the Expansion Arts Program is to nourish the artistic and cultural traditions of diverse communities PROVIDENCE, RI – Five local arts and culturally specific organizations of color will share $150,000 to increase their capacity to bring their cultural traditions to the public. The...
06/01/2023
Block Island, RI—The gallery at the Block Island Airport, a partnership between the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC), announced the opening of artworks by Miranda Zhen-Yao Van-Boswell, Providence. The exhibition runs through late-July.
06/01/2023
Opening reception is on Thursday, June 15, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Providence, RI— The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today the Andean Cultural Center of Rhode Island 30th Anniversary Art Exhibition will be on display from June 9 to Sept. 20 at the Atrium Gallery at One...
05/30/2023
Warwick, R.I.—GREEN SPACE Gallery at TF Green International Airport, a partnership between the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC), features artworks by three Providence artists, Abu, Stephen Brunelli, and Tyler O'Grady. Exhibit runs...
05/24/2023
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced today its recommended grant awards of more than $1.134 million to six Rhode Island-based arts and culture organizations. The allotment included $934,100 to the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) to support arts programs, services and...
05/18/2023
Providence, RI –Governor McKee announced that the Rhode Island Senate has confirmed the following appointments to the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Board: Suzanne Augenstein, Providence, Marisa Brown, Providence, David Kim, Providence, Bethany Lardaro, Hopkinton, and Silvermoon LaRose,...
05/18/2023
PROVIDENCE, RI – The R.I. State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and the Division of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (DEDI) are hosting two free webinars on Friday, May 26, for Rhode Island arts businesses interested in being certified as Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and/or Women-Owned Business...
05/12/2023
Providence, R.I.— With her original poem, Birdfolk at the End of the World, Classical High School junior Natasha B. Connolly won the 2023 companion competition to Poetry Out Loud, Poetry Ourselves. Connolly traveled to Washington, D.C., on May 9 and May 10 to compete in the NEA's Poetry Out...
05/02/2023
High School Students from across the country compete for a $20,000 Grand Prize, May 9-10 Providence – Classical High School junior Natasha Connolly will represent Rhode Island in Washington, D.C., for the 2023 Poetry Out Loud National Finals, May 9-10. In March, Connolly, won the 18th annual...
05/02/2023
Providence, RI - The Rhode Island Film & TV Office officially announced production has begun on Good Burger 2, an all-new original movie sequel to the iconic '90s feature film based on the sketch from the comedy series All That. The highly anticipated sequel to the beloved classic comedy Good...