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R.I. State Council on the Arts grants $945K to 160 entities

Art & Culture 09/30/2025

PROVIDENCE - The R.I. State Council on the Arts on Tuesday awarded a total of $945,000 to 160 arts and culture entities across the...

2 local arts organizations receive $125K in regional grants

Art & Culture 04/25/2025

PROVIDENCE – A pair of local arts organizations recently received a total of $125,000 in grants funded by the Wallace Foundation to support the...

11 local organizations, 1 artist receive $300K in national arts funding

Art & Culture 01/15/2025

PROVIDENCE – Eleven local arts entities and an individual artist received a combined $300,000 in National Endowment for the Arts grants to support various...

Lapides, LaRose named to Rhode Island Foundation board

Nonprofit 07/16/2024

PROVIDENCE – The CEO and president of Residential Properties Ltd. and the assistant director of the Tomaquag Museum have been appointed to the Rhode...

LOCAL ARTS NONPROFIT AS220 has surpassed its $100,000 fundraising goal by June 30. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CHRIS BERGENHEIM

AS220 exceeds $100K fundraising goal, says state still needs to support...

Art & Culture 07/03/2024

PROVIDENCE – Strong community support in a short amount of time resulted in AS220 surpassing its month-long fundraising goal at a time when state...

ARTS NONPROFIT AS220 in Providence says it needs to raise $100,000 by June 30 to avoid making "drastic cuts," according to Co-Executive Director Shauna Duffy. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CHRIS BERGENHEIM

‘We need help right now’: AS220 seeking $100K by June 30...

Art & Culture 06/05/2024

PROVIDENCE – The financial picture that is being painted at AS220 is not a pretty one. And the nonprofit that supports local youth artists on...

THE R.I. STATE COUNCIL on the Arts announced Thursday that 10 local artist organizations received $275,000 in grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.

10 artist organizations receive $275K to support various programming

News Story 01/25/2024

PROVIDENCE – Eight local arts organizations, a local college and one artist received a total of $275,000 in grants from the National Endowment for...

THE R.I. STATE COUNCIL on the Arts awarded 93 grants totaling $452,206 to local arts and culture organizations, folk artists, individual artists and artists working in the health care sector.

RISCA awards 93 grants totaling $452K to local artists, organizations

Art & Culture 12/20/2022

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,...

Art & Culture 08/30/2022

PROVIDENCE – A new grant program introduced Tuesday by the city looks to help nonprofit cultural institutions cover costs for facilities renovations and new...