Duo launches directory for Black artists in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE – A performer and technology professional have united to design and launch an interactive online directory to help facilitate the business, training and...
Pawtucket’s TEN31 combines art with social commentary in new film
PAWTUCKET – Joe Pari has made a career out of bringing statues to life.
It started over two decades ago when the Burrillville native and...
Question 6 bond referendum includes $2.5M Trinity Rep theater renovation
PROVIDENCE – Among the bond questions to be included in the March 2 special election is Question 6, which pertains to the authorization of...
To Savor: Awesome sauce-wine pairings
At the start of each year, we often put forth resolutions, vowing to make changes – eat and cook better, exercise more, try new...
DESIGNxRI, city launch 5th Providence Design Catalyst program
PROVIDENCE – DESIGNxRI and Mayor Jorge O. Elorza announced the launch of the fifth Providence Design Catalyst competitive grant program on Thursday.
The program will...
RISCA awards $750K in grants to programs, educators and artists
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. State Arts Council has awarded $750,192 in grants to 120 arts and culture programs, educators and folk artists, the council...
PACE-RI’s music, art programs set for a tune-up
PROVIDENCE – PACE Organization of Rhode Island’s art and music programs are poised for a makeover as the nonprofit prepares to move into its...
Stepping Up: Festival Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker Sweets!’ will go on – online
PROVIDENCE – For Festival Ballet Providence, the show must go on.
That mentality is not just for the local performing-arts enthusiasts who are in need...
Statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln is removed in Boston
A statue of Abraham Lincoln with a freed slave appearing to kneel at his feet – optics that drew objections amid a national reckoning...
Curtain will go up again, but slowly
J.L. “Lynn” Singleton, president of the Providence Performing Arts Center, has had to overcome hurdles since joining PPAC nearly four decades ago. The COVID-19...