Tag: FirstWorks
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...
PVDFest staging a downtown comeback in June 2022
PROVIDENCE – PVDFest, the annual citywide arts celebration, is planning for a full comeback to the city's downtown in June.
PVDFest has been significantly modified...
HarborOne Foundation Rhode Island donates $85K to 12 nonprofits
WARWICK – HarborOne Bank through its charitable foundation, HarborOne Foundation Rhode Island, recently awarded $85,000 in grants to 12 community organizations, according to a...
PVD Fest canceled due to COVID case rise, delta variant
PROVIDENCE – This year's PVD Fest has been canceled due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the state and the prevalence of the...
PVDFest to return this summer and fall
PROVIDENCE – A citywide celebration of arts and culture will be returning this year.
PVDFest, marketed as the city’s signature summer festival, will take to...
Island Moving Company names Bramante new executive director
NEWPORT — Peter N. Bramante began his new role as executive director of the Island Moving Company Thursday as the third executive director in...
FirstWorks looks to expand horizons through the arts
Education is at the core of the longstanding partnership between Providence’s FirstWorks and the Brown Arts Initiative.
The collaboration has drawn performers and artists to...
National Endowment for the Arts grants $926K to R.I. art organizations,...
PROVIDENCE – Five Rhode Island arts organizations and agencies were awarded $925,800 in federal grants, the R.I. State Arts Council announced this week.
RISCA received...