Posts Tagged ‘RI State Council on the Arts’
Arts Day at the RI State House – TODAY, April 28
Arts Day at the State House is TODAY. Stressing the importance of arts and culture to creating healthy and thriving individuals and communities.
Read MoreART! RISCA Announces RI Arts Awards. $2.75 Million to 17 Arts and Cultural Groups from Bond Measures
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced recommendations of grants totaling some $2.75 million to 17 arts and cultural facilities organizations during an event at The Gamm Theatre in Warwick. These grants are funded by appropriations from the voter-approved 2024 ballot measure, Cultural Arts and Economy Grant Program Bond. The awards are…
Read MoreART! $300K from NEA for Rhode Island arts organizations, artists
11 R.I. arts organizations, 1 artist to receive $300,000 in NEA Grants The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced the first round of recommended awards for fiscal year 2025 of more than $36.79 million with $300,000 divided among 11 Rhode Island-based arts entities and one artist, Julia Sanches of Providence. In 2024, the reward…
Read More9 RI arts groups receive National Endowment for the Arts grants
9 R.I. arts organizations, 1 artist to receive $275,000 in NEA Grants The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced today the first round of recommended awards for fiscal year 2024 of more than $32.22 million with $275,000 divided among 10 Rhode Island-based arts entities. Nationally, 1,288 arts organizations from all 50 states, the District…
Read MoreOpen Call for next State Poet of Rhode Island
Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts today announced the beginning of the process of naming the next State Poet of Rhode Island. This position, created by law by the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1987, will be filled through a five-year appointment by Governor McKee, based in part on…
Read MoreLinden Place Writers’ Residency welcomes Rhode Island writers to apply
Linden Place Writers’ Residency in Bristol, Rhode Island, open for applicants
Read More75 local artists apply for $50K commission to paint portrait of Raimondo, who picks NY artist
Photo: May, 2020, RI State House news conference The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced that former Governor Gina M. Raimondo has selected Patricia Watwood, of Brooklyn, New York, to paint her official gubernatorial portrait. Chosen from a field of 350 applicants, the official portrait selection committee of State Arts Council members…
Read MoreRI State Arts Council on the Arts (RISCA) application time for grants for artists
Key staff member to lead workshops, meetings to navigate new, revamped grant application process for artists – deadline July 1st. The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) applications are now open for the General Operating Support for Artists grant program and RI’s Teaching Artist Roster. The Teaching Artist Roster is a list of teaching artists…
Read More17th Poetry Out Loud competition
10 RI high school students compete in the 17th Poetry Out Loud competition, March 6 The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today that 10 RI high school students will participate in the Poetry Out Loud state finals on March 6 in a private ceremony at The Greenwich Odeum at 11 a.m.…
Read More6 RI arts groups benefit from $450,000 in NEA American Rescue Plan Grants
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced today that American Rescue Plan Grants totaling $450,000 are being recommended to six RI arts and culture organizations to assist in recovery from the pandemic. The six organizations recommended for grants are: Alliance of Artists Communities, Providence, $100,000. Dirt Palace, Providence, $50,000. DownCity Design, Providence, $100,000. Everett,…
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