Join our Virtual Arts Advocacy Meetings with the RI Delegation, April 14 – 15

April 12 – 16 , 2021 is National Arts Advocacy Week! Join one (or more!) of these calls to hear from our Congressional delegation’s staff about what conversations are happening at the federal level, and to hear RISCA staff and fellow arts and culture community members communicate what is happening on the ground here in Rhode Island’s arts and culture community. NOTE: due to the brief – and last minute – nature of this call, only a handful of people have been selected to speak. While you might not be able to speak, your presence is incredibly important, as a list of attendees will be sent to our delegation’s offices after each meeting. We will also encourage you to follow-up personally.

  • April 14, 12:30 – 1 p.m., Senator Reed’s Office. RSVP here.
  • April 15, 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., Senator Whitehouse’s Office. RSVP here.
  • April 15, 4-4:30 p.m., Congressman Langevin’s Office. RSVP here.

You must RSVP to attend. Call-in credentials will be sent to you via EventBrite prior to your scheduled call . If you have any questions – email Todd Trebour, Organizations Program Director, at todd.trebour@arts.ri.gov.

Webinar to cover guidelines, best practices to re-opening RI for the arts, April 9

Help us frame the conversation to meet your needs by filling out the Survey

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For the free webinar, Reopening RI for the Arts: Live Webinar with Q + A, members of the arts and culture community will address your questions, requests and concerns regarding re-opening RI arts and culture programming for this summer and fall.

Also, the Arts Council is collecting questions about guidelines and best practices to re-opening. Let us know what you would like to discuss during the webinar by filling out this survey. It is due by the end of day Tuesday, April 6.

Event details

Webinar: Reopening RI for the Arts: Live Webinar with Q + A
When: Friday, April 9, noon-1.
RSVP: Here

Speakers:

  • Lizzie Araujo-Haller, City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism
  • Elizabeth Tanner, RI Department of Business Regulation
  • Steven Boudreau, RI Department of Health
  • To be announced, CommerceRI

Moderator: Randall Rosenbaum, RI State Arts Council

Remember to fill out the survey by the end of day Tuesday, April 6.
To attend the free webinar on re-opening, you can RSVP Here.

URI gallery exhibition and youth art competition to celebrate GSO’s 60th anniversary

One of the “Ocean View” youth art competition judges is Maggie Anderson. She is the Arts in Education Director of the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, a position she has held since January 2018. Anderson manages the Arts Council’s education-based programs and services, with an emphasis on working with state and community-based partners to ensure that all kids have access to quality arts education. In Spring 2018, Ms. Anderson was also appointed Rhode Island’s representative to SEADAE (State Education Agencies Directors of Arts Education). Ms. Anderson graduated from Pratt Institute with a master’s degree in Arts and Cultural Management.

Read more about the competition.