Tag: art
Designer found retail inspiration in ‘City by the Sea’
Natalie Wray, founder and owner of Sunwray Apparel, is all about combining local artistry with Newport’s seaside living.
Hailing from Burlington, Vt., Wray first discovered...
Zhukov is building a community out of blown glass
A furnace the size of a Mini Cooper presides like an industrial centerpiece over the space that is Blackstone River Glass LLC.
Inside the furnace’s...
East Side Art Center gets fresh start in Pawtucket
When Carolyn Simon had to relocate the East Side Art Center from Providence to a new building in Pawtucket last year after her husband...
Providence second-best town to visit in America, CNN says
PROVIDENCE – The state's capital city has been named the second-best town to visit in America by CNN.
The global cable news network based in...
Citizens commits $200K to The Warhol Academy
PITTSBURGH – Citizens Financial Group Inc. says it is strengthening its partnership with The Andy Warhol Museum by granting an additional $200,000 to The...
Cellar Stories bookstore announces closure
PROVIDENCE – The operators of a storied, independent downtown bookstore will be closing shop next month.
Current manager of Cellar Stories bookstore, Victoria Forsberg-Lary, said...
Diedrich stepping down as Newport Art Museum’s executive director
NEWPORT – Norah Diedrich, who has served as the Newport Art Museum’s executive director since 2015, will step down in December to take a...
Pinto named Providence’s 1st director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza Wednesday named Silas Pinto as the city’s first director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
Pinto previously served as...
Making the case for STEAM, not STEM
If you looked up at the sky on Oct. 19, 2019, you might have caught sight of history being made somewhere among the stars....
Expanded research, diversity, sustainability key parts of new RISD strategic plan
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island School of Design has unveiled a new eight-year strategic plan that will put more emphasis on diversity and sustainability...
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