WASHINGTON – Five local arts organizations will receive $827,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts.
“Our rich artistic tradition in Rhode Island not only contributes to our quality of life, but supports thousands of jobs. This funding will help ensure our artistic community continues to thrive,” said U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse in a news release on May 16.
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, the liaison to the arts community throughout the state, will receive the lion’s share of the funding, $750,300.
Also receiving smaller portions are:
- Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School:$30,000 in support of Philharmonic on Fire, a free, riverfront concert during WaterFire.
- Community MusicWorks:$22,500 in support of its program providing underprivileged youth with free music education and performance mentoring. The Providence String Quartet will teach weekly after school classes and students will give performances at places like libraries and soup kitchens.
- FirstWorks:$15,000 in support of the FirstWorksProv Festival 2011, a festival consisting of performance premieres, community workshops and lectures. The grant will support discounted admission to performances.
- Everett Dance Theatre:$10,000 to go toward creating Brain Storm, a multimedia dance and theater production that examines the current state of brain research and its implications for society.
The National Endowment for the Arts was established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government and is dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts. It has provided more than $25 million in federal grants to 800 programs nationwide.
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