Tag: R.I. State Council on the Arts
RISCA awards 93 grants totaling $452K to local artists, organizations
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. State Council on the Arts has issued 93 grants totaling $452,206 to local arts and cultural organizations, folk artists, individual...
Providence introduces new $2.5M grant program to support arts facilities construction,...
PROVIDENCE – A new grant program introduced Tuesday by the city looks to help nonprofit cultural institutions cover costs for facilities renovations and new...
Five Questions With: Lynne McCormack
1. How do you envision expanding Rhode Island’s commitment to the arts?
My work has always been centered on making the arts accessible to all...
McCormack named director of R.I. State Council on the Arts
PROVIDENCE – Lynne McCormack, a veteran arts, culture and community development leader, was named the new director of the R.I. State Council on the...
Watwood selected to paint Statehouse portrait of Raimondo
PROVIDENCE – Patricia Watwood, a Brooklyn, N.Y., resident and artist, has been selected by Gina M. Raimondo, former Rhode Island governor and current U.S....
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 receive $450K in ARPA funds
PROVIDENCE – Six Rhode Island-based arts organizations will get a combined $450,000 in American Rescue Plan Act grants from the National Endowment for the...
Q&A: Libby Slader
Libby Slader | Interior Design Inc. owner
Libby Slader in 2010 founded her Providence-based interior design firm, which offers full-service design for the corporate office,...
RISCA leader Rosenbaum to retire at year’s end
PROVIDENCE – Randall Rosenbaum has been in charge of the R.I. State Council on the Arts for nearly three decades and has helped build...
R.I. culture, humanities and arts nonprofits receive nearly $1M in ARPA-funded...
PROVIDENCE – Nearly $1 million in grants have been allocated to 121 culture, humanities and arts nonprofits in Rhode Island.
The funds come from the...