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DESIGNxRI’s annual DESIGN WEEK launches Sept. 12

PROVIDENCE – The annual statewide celebration of design, innovation and community as a means to spotlight Rhode Island’s design sector will kick off on...
Islay Taylor in June became executive director of Providence-based DESIGNxRI, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing the state’s design sector.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Collaborate and grow

Islay Taylor | DESIGNxRI executive director In both business and the nonprofit sector, the future belongs to those willing to collaborate. Partnerships spark innovation, amplify...

DESIGNxRI appoints Taylor as new executive director

PROVIDENCE – Islay Taylor, a seasoned arts administrator, educator and curator with more than a decade of experience leading community-centered creative across Rhode Island,...

R.I. Commerce Corp. awards $361K in Innovation Network Matching Program grants

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Monday unanimously awarded five grants totaling $361,614.72  through the agency’s Innovation Network Matching Grant...

DESIGNxRI opens applications for Design Catalyst Program

PROVIDENCE – Designers across Rhode Island looking to be part of DESIGNxRI’s Design Catalyst Program can now apply for the design industry advocacy organization’s...
Lisa Carnevale / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Five Questions With: Lisa Carnevale

Lisa Carnevale | Vice president of innovation initiatives, R.I. Commerce Corp. 1. What are your priorities for Rhode Island’s federally designated Ocean Tech Hub?...
DESIGNxRI HAS AWARDED 10 small businesses $172,000 in seed funding as part of the design advocacy organization's Design Catalyst Program.

DESIGNxRI awards 10 businesses $172K in seed funding

PROVIDENCE – Ten local small businesses received $172,000 in seed funding from DESIGNxRI as part of the organization’s 2024 Design Catalyst Program, the design...

DESIGNxRI’s Design Catalyst Program expands throughout state

PROVIDENCE – DESIGNxRI's Design Catalyst Program has funded the efforts of Providence-based entrepreneurs since its launch in 2016. Now in its eighth year, the...
THE RHODE ISLAND Council for the Humanities has awarded more than $132,000 in grants to 15 organizations for various ongoing cultural projects.

R.I. Council for the Humanities awards $132K in grants for various...

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities on Monday announced it has awarded 15 grants totaling $132,879 to organizations for various ongoing...
Ellie Brown
DESIGNxRI executive director 
Ellie Brown was named executive director of DESIGNxRI in July. An artist and design educator, she’s worked as a grants manager and also for the Women’s Fund of Rhode Island as director of development and operations.

Diversify by expanding

Ellie Brown | DESIGNxRI executive director I want to explore where we are headed as an organization and why. This is going to start with an invitation:...
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