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IN PROGRESS: The nonprofit SWAP Inc. (Stop Wasting Abandoned Property) is building this two-family house at Burnside and Arnold streets in East Providence to sell to a family that meets income limits. Supporters of Question 3 on the ballot say similar affordable housing programs will be funded with a $120 million bond issue.  PBN PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

BUILDING BONDS: New housing, higher ed facilities top $343M in bond...

Art & Culture 10/25/2024

In Rhode Island, $107,452 won’t get residents very far in the housing market. That figure – the state’s median household income – doesn’t support an...

THE R.I. State Council on the Arts recived a $934,100 award Wednesday from the the National Endowment of the Arts.

6 R.I. art and culture agencies share $1.34M in federal funding

Art & Culture 05/24/2023

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. Foundation offering $30K grants to arts, culture organizations of color

Art & Culture 10/11/2022

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation is partnering with the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and the Rhode Island Council for the...

THE RHODE ISLAND State Council on the Arts and the R.I. Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission recently distributed 42 grants totaling $3.5 million to help renovate and preserve various cultural arts centers and historic sites throughout Rhode Island.

State awards $3.5M in capital grants to support arts, culture renovation...

Art & Culture 01/11/2022

PROVIDENCE – Approximately $3.5 million in capital grants were awarded to 42 entities by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and the...

RISCA awards $215K in grants to struggling arts community

Art & Culture 12/16/2021

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts on Thursday announced $215,000 in grants to a still struggling industry, including for 34...

MICROSOFT EXPERT: Abby Hanson will host a Tech Collective webinar on Nov. 10 to explain how to maximize the use of the Microsoft Teams platform. / COURTESY  ABBY HANSON

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Subscriber Only 10/23/2020

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FROM APRIL TO JULY, Rhode Island's creative industries lost 10,077 jobs and the loss in sales added up to more than $436 million, according to a new Brookings Institution report. / PBN FILE PHOTO

Brookings: R.I.’s arts sector lost over 10K jobs, $436M in sales...

Art & Culture 08/20/2020

PROVIDENCE – Arts and culture industries took a blow when the coronavirus pandemic hit America’s shores. In Rhode Island, home to the Creative Capital and where...

RISCA announces stimulus funding for arts organizations

Nonprofit 06/09/2020

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts announced on June 1 that $75,000 in emergency funding is available to help local...

RISCA, R.I. Council for the Humanities to receive $840K from CARES...

Nonprofit 04/28/2020

PROVIDENCE – Two statewide arts and humanities agencies are receiving a financial boost from the federal government. Both the Rhode Island State Council on the...