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The National Endowment for the Arts is awarding a $50,000 “Our Town” grant to Woonsocket to help boost the city’s Main Street and Arts District and bolster economic development and education through the arts, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed announced late Wednesday.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Stage and screen actress Kate Burton will be honored with the 2013 Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts at the 17th annual Pell Awards, Trinity Repertory Co. announced.
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By PBN Staff
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The Providence Performing Arts Center ranked 23 out of 100 in entertainment industry trade Pollstar Magazine’s 2012 mid-year rankings of the top 100 theater venues worldwide.
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By Katie Dougherty |
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In order to more easily young people the chance to afford theater tickets, Trinity Repertory Co. has announced its Under35@TRC membership program.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Supporting Rhode Island’s creative economy has long been an important part of the state’s self-image – the creation of arts districts in 1998 is only the most obvious example.
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7/23/12
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Could Weybosett Street be the next Broadway?
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The Greenwich Odeum, which closed after the Station Nightclub fire in light of stringent new fire code regulations, is reopening its doors on Saturday, Jan. 26, with a celebration that includes local performing artists.
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By PBN Staff
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In 2005, Luz Arteaga Pray took over the Hairspray Salon on Wickenden Street where she had worked for a decade, buying both the business and the building it was located in.
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By Denise Perreault |
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The R.I. State Council on the Arts and The Rhode Island Foundation have announced a collaborative “Assets for Artists” financial training and micro-financial opportunity program in partnership with the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, the International Institute of New England and other partners.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The BankRI Pitman Street Gallery is presenting “Photographs by David Silverman” through Aug. 1. showcasing the art of a local photpgrapher.
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By Michael Souza |
