Posts Tagged ‘RI State Council on the Arts’
ART! $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,…
Read MoreIn the Arena – Randy Rosenbaum, former RI State Council on the Arts director
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. This week Paolino talks with Randy Rosenbaum, past Executive Director (26 years) for the RI State Council on the Arts. Rosenbaum retired in mid-December. They discuss the arts, Providence, the role…
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