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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...