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SOARING CEILING: Members of the Brown University arts community tour the Lindemann Performing Arts Center in April, walking through the main performance space that can transform into numerous configurations, from a 625-seat orchestra hall to a 250-seat proscenium theater. COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY/NICK DENTAMARO

New Lindemann PAC to serve as ‘artistic incubator’ at Brown

At an impressive 118,000 square feet, Brown University’s Lindemann Performing Arts Center, slated for a public opening this October, has a large presence on...
JASON CABRAL has been named the Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre's new executive director. / COURTESY SANDRA FEINSTEIN-GAMM THEATRE

Gamm Theatre names Cabral new executive director

WARWICK – Jason Cabral has been part of fundraising campaigns and nonprofits across the U.S., including with theater groups in both New York and...
PROVIDENCE MAYOR Brett P. Smiley announced Wednesday that PVDFest will have block parties downtown on Sept. 8, the first night of the city's three-day arts event. / COURTESY PVDFEST

Smiley: Block parties will be part of PVDFest’s first night

PROVIDENCE – PVDFest will indeed have block parties after all. Mayor Brett P. Smiley announced in an interview on WPRO Radio AM/FM 630/99.7 Wednesday that...
TSUGUMI MAKI has been named the Rhode Island School of Design Museum's new director. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN

RISD Museum names Maki new director

PROVIDENCE – The current chief exhibitions and collections officer at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will head eastward to lead the Rhode...
TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY is one of nine arts and culture organizations to receive $200,000 in grants from the city of Providence to help recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. / COURTESY TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY

Providence awards $200K in COVID-19 recovery grants to 9 arts organizations

PROVIDENCE – Nine city-based arts and culture organizations received $200,000 in total grants to help local artists continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Reilly named new Trinity Rep board chair

PROVIDENCE – Kibbe Reilly, president of her own Providence-based consulting firm Reilly Consulting Associates Inc., has been elected as Trinity Repertory Company’s new board...

Grammy-winner Mavis Staples to headline festivities at PVDFest

PROVIDENCE – Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-winning gospel singer Mavis Staples will be the headlining performer among several arts and musical performances to be held...
QUICK SHOTS: Olga Enger in her Studio Newport space with her latest addition to her business, the Flash Photobooth.
PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Portrait photos in a flash

As the owner of Studio Newport, Olga Enger is no stranger to portrait photography, work that involves extensive preparation, from makeup to lighting. The Newport-based...

Collision in around-the-world Ocean Race punctures 1st-place 11th Hour Racing

Two boats collided just 17 minutes into the final, 10-day leg of the around-the-world Ocean Race on Thursday, sending first-place 11th Hour Racing back...
FIRSTWORKS HAS RECEIVED a $60,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant to support a project helping the organization expand its arts offerings.

FirstWorks receives $60K grant from National Endowment for the Arts

PROVIDENCE – FirstWorks announced on May 25 that it received a $60,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to help support a...
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