Tag: R.I. State Council on the Arts
Trinity Rep announces 2020-21 schedule
PROVIDENCE – Eight productions, including the revival of a production about Providence’s former mayor Vincent A. “Buddy” Cianci Jr., will be part of Trinity...
Rhode Islanders give when it matters most
Rhode Island annually ranks among the least-charitable states in the country by some metrics but you wouldn’t know that by the outpouring of support...
RISCA launches fund to support artists impacted by pandemic
PROVIDENCE – Artists who are in financial dire straits due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could receive some financial support in the form of...
RISCA announces $316K in grants
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. State Council on the Arts on Thursday announced approval of $316,025 in grants to 84 recipients.
The grants will support arts...
Raoof named new RISCA grants management fellow
ANISA RAOOF was recently appointed as the new grants management fellow for the R.I. State Council on the Arts. Raoof is the former executive...
Slader reelected RISCA chair
ELIZABETH “LIBBY” SLADER, owner of Providence-based design firm Libby Slader Interior Design, was recently reelected as chairman of the Rhode Island State Council on...
RISCA awards $828K to 146 recipients for the arts
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. State Council on the Arts has awarded $827,782 to 146 recipients in its fiscal year 2020 round of grants 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...
Steel Yard announces $2.8M studio renovation
PROVIDENCE – Looking to increase the communal studio space available to local artists and the public, on Thursday The Steel Yard announced a $2.8...
There’s a cost to preserving history. Is R.I. willing to pay...
Rhode Island’s state archives, which include pre-1650 artifacts, have sat in nondescript commercial office space in a Providence flood zone, lacking proper preservation technology,...