Tag: FirstWorks
Is change a good thing for PVDFest? Some say no
PROVIDENCE – A citywide event that normally brings the community together to welcome in the summer and celebrate local artists has now raised some...
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...
6 R.I. art and culture agencies share $1.34M in federal funding
PROVIDENCE – Six Rhode Island art and culture agencies were awarded more than $1.34 million Wednesday from the National Endowment of the Arts.
The awards,...
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...
‘Three Nights of Lights’ winter WaterFire events slated for Dec. 1-3
PROVIDENCE – The season of lights will be brighter.
WaterFire Providence, The Avenue Concept and FirstWorks announced Wednesday they will partner with the Providence Warwick...
12 Providence art nonprofits share $500K in ARPA funds
PROVIDENCE – Twelve arts and /or culture-based nonprofit organizations will share $500,000 in grants from the city's federal American Rescue Plan Act funds, Mayor...
BankNewport awards $45K to 5 R.I. organizations
NEWPORT – BankNewport recently provided $45,000 in grants to five Rhode Island education and workforce development organizations, according to a news release.
Recipients are DownCity...
RISCA, five arts organizations receive $988K in grants
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. State Council on the Arts announced May 23 that it along with five local arts organizations received $988,000 in grants...
6 R.I. arts organizations get $988K in federal funding
PROVIDENCE – The state’s arts agency and five other organizations were awarded $988,200 in grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the R.I....
PVDFest set to return June 10-12
PROVIDENCE – PVDFest, the annual citywide arts celebration, will officially return to the city’s downtown in June.
Mayor Jorge O. Elorza announced Wednesday the free...