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| Art Connection-RI | Engaging Art Experiences for Underserved Youths | $2,100 | Art Connection-RI (AC-RI) Workshops connect underprivileged children to local artists, role models, & original artworks. Students are empowered to think independently & develop decision-making skills while creating, observing & critiquing art. AC-RI workshops foster student’s creative & intellectual development, working independently & as a team. |
Pawtucket | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| Autism Project, | In- Harmony Social Skills Group | $3,000 | The Autism Project co-facilitates with the RI Philharmonic Music School to provide In Harmony Social Skills Group. In this group, music is used as a medium to help improve communication, emotional awareness, self-regulation and social interactions. A variety of different instruments and musical genres are explored. | Johnston | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| Balliamo Dance Collective | In Memorium of 2020 | $2,000 | Balliamo requests $3,000 to present a modern dance performance at the WaterFire Arts Center focused on Jewish mourning traditions. Artists include 5 company dancers, 2 guest choreographers a violinist and a poet. The show will then be performed in smaller communities throughout Rhode Island. The requested $3,000 will directly support the artists. | Providence | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Warwick | Mentoring Through Music | $2,100 | BGCW’s music program gives middle school youth access to affordable and accessible musical opportunities unavailable anywhere else locally. Through mentoring, discovery, and instruction, youth opt to participate in consequential activities that build an array of musical skills and unleash creativity while developing self-confidence and self-esteem. | Warwick | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| Bristol Art Museum | Vanishing, Rising and Burning | $3,000 | In spring 2022, Bristol Art Museum will curate 2 coinciding art exhibits–guest artists' work in the Museum and artwork by Mount Hope High School students in the Rogers Free Library. The artwork confronts climate change and environmental justice. A series of public events will address specific themes such as rising sea levels and plastic waste. | Bristol | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| Cape Verdean American Community Development | Islands in the City Art Class | $3,000 | Cape Verdean American Community Development (CACD) will sponsor a painting class (Vibranti y Viva/Vibrant and Alive) and sculpture class (Cape Verdean Expressions in Form) especially targeting low-income teens in spring 2022. Each class, taught by a working Cape Verdean artist, will meet twice weekly for eight weeks in CACD’s building in Pawtucket. | Pawtucket | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| Chamber Orchestra of Barrington at St. John's | Chamber Concerts as Community Outreach | $1,500 | The Chamber Orchestra of Barrington at St. John's is comprised of committed professional and amateur musicians from throughout New England, and this grant will support free chamber concerts performed in the community between January 1, 2022 and June 30, 2022 with Community String Project and the Mount Hope Farmers Market in Bristol, RI. | Barrington | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| Choral Collective of Newport County | NCYC Middle School Ensemble in Newport | $2,000 | The Choral Collective of Newport County is seeking support to build and grow the Newport County Youth Chorus Middle School Ensemble (grades 5-8) by adding a new section for Newport students. Monies received from RISCA will support teaching artist fees including a conductor, accompanist, invited culture bearers and high school or college assistants. | Newport | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| Empowerment Factory | Free Art Programs for Kids | $3,000 | The Empowerment Factory will partner with RISCA teaching artists to offer its “Art in the Park” and “Nature Drawing” after school art programs to RI elementary youth. These virtual and in-person/outdoor programs were designed around COVID-19 CDC guidelines last year. Creativity Kits with art supplies and bilingual workbooks are included. | Pawtucket | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| Friends of Linden Place | Linden Place Creative Writing Residency | $1,000 | Linden Place will create an annual residency program to support 10 creative writers from Rhode Island. Writers will interpret an aspect of Linden Place’s history in their works and will have access to the buildings, grounds, and archives during writing sessions. The residency will conclude with a public reading and discussion of works in progress. | Bristol | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| Friends of the Rhody Center, Inc. | Steel Drum Ensembles | $2,000 | The Rhody Center will provide another six months of its Steel Drum Ensembles. The youth ensemble is offered free of charge. | Coventry | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| JDP Theatre Company | Junior Stage Production of "Seussical Jr." | $2,000 | JDP Theatre Co. (JDP) plans to produce a musical theatre production of "Seussical Jr." in January 2022 with actors between the ages of 7-15. This show is a part of JDP's "Junior Stage" programming. Funds requested will only be used on program activities after 1/1/22. | East Providence | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| Little Compton Community Center | "Our Town": a portrait exhibit | $1,500 | Our Town is a powerful portrait exhibit of Little Compton residents painted over a 1 year period. It documents the faces of those who define the town and thus tell its story. The project goes beyond the 'summer reputation' to portray those who make up the diverse fabric of town life: farmers, veterans, students, mechanics, clerks, nurses, and more. | Little Compton | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| McAuley Ministries | Arts at McAuley House | $2,000 | Arts at McAuley House is an enrichment program offered by South Providence resident and Expressive Arts Therapist Kathy King to guests of McAuley House – a meal site, food pantry, and source for basic needs assistance in Providence. An enrichment offering, it provides both arts instruction and an opportunity for artists to exhibit their work. | Providence | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| Newport String Project | Newport String Quartet Community Residency | $2,000 | The Newport String Project (NSP) will provide free lessons in violin, viola, and cello to 40 students at the MLK Center, the Florence Gray Center and at the East Bay MET School. The Newport String Quartet partners with local community service organizations, traditional and non-traditional venues to ensure access to live performances for all. | Newport | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| Oasis International | ARTS EXPANSION THROUGH OUR HEARTS AND SOUL | $2,000 | OI has a varied history of sponsoring artistic programs for the youth community annually during spring break to divert them from violence. This program will engage youth to experience soulful ways to express themselves through mediums of art to include storytelling, painting murals, working with metal, and drums, final pieces will be displayed. | Providence | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| Ocean State Pops Orchestra | Popular symphonic summer music | $2,100 | The project will involve 3-4 orchestra performances during the 2022 summer season, 1-2 of which in June. Rehearsals will start in April. Concert venues will be finalized in early 2022. | Cranston | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| PC Galleries at Providence College | Contemporary Art Connections: Masterclass Led by Sheida Soleimani | $2,000 | For PCG’s Contemporary Art Connections series, local artist Sheida Soleimani will teach a masterclass on building props and sets for still-life photography. While open to ages 12 and up, the masterclass is designed for teens. All equipment and supplies are provided, and participants take home a large print of a photograph they create in the class. | Providence | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| Providence Ballet Theatre | Spring 2022 Repertory Performance | $1,925 | Providence Ballet Theatre will present a Spring 2022 Repertory Performance at an outdoor venue. The project will present select pieces that have been performed over the last 10 years showcasing the best of PBT repertory along with the opportunity for Providence Public Schools to attend free of charge. | Providence | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| Providence Children's Museum | The Root of Creativity | $3,000 | Providence Children's Museum (PCM) seeks support to provide public programming featuring artists Murray and Meagan McMillin to support their immersive exhibit and give participating children insight into their creative process. | Providence | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| Providence Community Library | From Paper to Puppets | $2,500 | Artist Cathren Housley will hold ten virtual programs through Smith Hill Library. Programs will focus on making puppets and a stage, as well as connecting the power of art and storytelling. Grab and Go bags will be provided weekly with all the materials youth need to complete the project. | Providence | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| ReFocus | Mixed Media Art Program for Adults with Disabilities | $1,500 | ReFocus requests $3,000 to support art classes and excursions for adults with disabilities in the Providence metro area. The Mixed Media Art Program will guide adults with disabilities through various sensory projects and artistic experiences, with an emphasis on encouraging individual creativity. | Providence | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| Rhode Island Alliance for Arts in Education | PS2022 And The Rhode Island 2022 Gift Of Art | $2,000 | The Rhode Island Alliance for Arts in Education in partnership with URI exhibit statewide student art (PS2022) & 1 school district's "Gift of Art" at the URI Prov. Campus. A recognition ceremony for the general public. After this public exhibit The Gift of Art framed works are hung at RIDE for the remaining year for all who visit to enjoy. | Warwick | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| RI Women's Choreography Project | Rhode Island Women's Choreography Project | $1,000 | The Rhode Island Women’s Choreography Project (RIWCP) produces an annual public dance performance as a platform for 8 female-identifying choreographers to present new work. RIWCP provides rehearsal space for a 3 week residency and dancers for the choreographers. Most choreographers and dancers are local to the RI community. | Providence | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| RISE on Broadway | A Grimm Mystery | $1,500 | RISE will present its annual "RISE Jr." children's theater project in February of 2022. For this season's production, RISE will premiere an original work, A GRIMM MYSTERY by local playwright and director Shannon McMillan, with an all-youth cast. | Woonsocket | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| Spectrum Theatre Ensemble | Light Switch World Premier | $3,000 | In Spring 2022, Spectrum Theatre Ensemble will present the world premiere and tour of Dave Osmundsen’s play Light Switch throughout the Rhode Island area. | Providence | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| Stages of Freedom | Museums for All | $3,000 | "Museums for All" is designed to empower RI Black teens by allowing them to discover and explore the BIPOC artistic output contained in Providence museums, and for these cultural institutions to consciously open their doors wider, so that participants feel welcome to enter and experience the wealth of African American art and artists held within. | Providence | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| Tenderloin Opera Company | Tenderloin Opera Company Season 12! | $1,500 | Tenderloin Opera Company is a homeless advocacy music and theater group based in Providence, RI whose members include currently and formerly homeless people and homeless advocates. Through weekly meetings and monthly performances, TOC will develop an "Opera" featuring the stories of local homelessness, created and performed by its members. | Providence | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| TRYCAPS CREATIVE ART PROGRAM | Arts And Healing In Action | $1,500 | A Mental Health Educator, An Artist, and youth of the TRY CAPS plan to engage senior citizens of Saint Martin De Porres in art therapy exercises to cope with stress and anxiety caused by the Covid Pandemic. The group will host Seven (2) hour workshops using helpful strategies. The group will create art pieces which they can reflect on over time. | Providence | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| Warwick Center for the Arts | Meaningful Art Exploration for Adults with Disabilities | $2,000 | WCFA will provide art programs for individuals with disabilities from local service agency, Spurwink, RI and develop a curriculum that can be used in future outreach to other underserved communities of disabled adults. Artists will provide instruction using diverse media and arts practices to engage clients in artistic exploration. | Warwick | Arts Access Grant | FY22 c2 |
| Connecting for Children and Families | Art, Equity & Youth Mental Health Afterschool Program at Woonsocket Middle Schools | $2,900 | From January-June 2022, we will offer the afterschool program “Art, Equity and Youth Mental Health,” to be taught by RISCA Roster artists and other artists/instructors, using art as a catalyst to engage middle schoolers in equity and youth mental health discussions. Programming will align with school-day learning in Art, ELA and Social Studies. | Woonsocket | Project Grants in Education | FY22 c2 |
| DownCity Design | DownCity Design / Connecting Community | $8,946 | Connecting Community will engage 45+ Providence teens in rich STEAM-based arts learning experiences as they design and build interventions that activate the urban civic spaces in which we connect, create, and celebrate. Our young designers will harness the creative power of design to bring joy to resource-stressed communities across the city. | Providence | Project Grants in Education | FY22 c2 |
| Howard W. Hathaway Elementary School | Cultural Engagement through Irish Dancing | $4,840 | Hathaway Elementary School plans to host Artist-in Residence Irish Dancer Kevin Doyle to work with our Kindergarten through Grade 4. The Physical Education and Music classes promote cross-curricular learning through movement, music, culture, collaboration, and expression in this yearly unit culminating with a professional from the community. | Portsmouth | Project Grants in Education | FY22 c2 |
| JDP Theatre Co | Arts Education Initiative: Step It Up Saturdays Series | $2,000 | JDP Theatre Co is piloting a community outreach program with the goal of providing accessible and affordable performing arts educational programming to the community. The organization will be hosting monthly workshops in both theatre arts and dance, which will address a variety of topics and will be open to all experience and ability levels. | East Providence | Project Grants in Education | FY22 c2 |
| San Miguel School of Providence | Middle School Drumming Program | $6,000 | San Miguel School will provide students with access to drumming instruction. Every Friday, each grade will meet with award-winning drummer, Sidy Maïga, to not only learn the fundamentals of drumming but to discover how music is "the great communicator." For instance, in Africa, the drum is more than a rhythm instrument, it’s a storyteller. | Providence | Project Grants in Education | FY22 c2 |
| School One | Write Rhode Island | $6,000 | Write Rhode Island is created in partnership by School One and Goat Hill. Our mission is to foster and encourage writing and learn the fundamentals of storytelling through free creative writing programs, publication and contests for RI students in grades 7-12. | Providence | Project Grants in Education | FY22 c2 |
| Shea High School | Recycled Runway | $3,000 | Shea Fashion will focus on using upcycled clothing to create garments for the 2022 spring fashion show. Students will use their creativity to alter gently used clothing to make a fashion statement with a smaller carbon footprint. As a part of the theme, we would like to include bucket drumming as an example of reusing materials in a creative way. | Pawtucket | Project Grants in Education | FY22 c2 |
| 2nd Act Org, Inc. | 2nd Act Drama Therapy Workshop | $5,000 | Drama Therapy Workshop is a monthly therapeutic experience for Peer Recovery Specialists; those who work on the frontline of the overdose epidemic to aid those struggling with Substance Use Disorders. This project brings together a trauma informed therapeutic intervention to prevent relapse, compassion fatigue and support the mental health of peers | Providence | Project Grants in Healthcare | FY22 c2 |
| Butler Hospital | Re-Emerge and Renew: Artist Residencies for Staff Wellness | $4,000 | "Re-Emerge and Renew: Artist Residencies for Staff Wellness" at Butler Hospital will build upon and be considered a Phase Two of the RISCA-supported "Re-Emerge, Renew, and Rise-Up," artist residencies primarily focused on the inpatient artistic experience and staff training in the integration of artistic modalities into group facilitation. | Providence | Project Grants in Healthcare | FY22 c2 |
| Hasbro Children's Hospital, pediatric division (RI Hospital) | Music on Rounds for Pediatric Patients | $9,000 | With the help of our community partner musician Michael Bresler, The Healing Arts program at Hasbro Children's Hospital will provide much-needed therapeutic music interventions for pediatric behavioral health patients. | Providence | Project Grants in Healthcare | FY22 c2 |
| Nikki Gyftopoulos | Fellowship in Choreography | $5,000 | Fellowship in Choreography FY22 | Cranston | Fellowship in Choreography | FY22 c2 |
| Yury Yanowsky | Fellowship in Choreography | $1,000 | Fellowship in Choreography FY22 | Providence | Fellowship in Choreography | FY22 c2 |
| Eiman Rezaei | Felllowship in Crafts | $5,000 | Fellowship in Crafts FY22 | Providence | Fellowship in Crafts | FY22 c2 |
| Megan Callahan | Fellowship in Crafts | $1,000 | Fellowship in Crafts FY22 | Providence | Fellowship in Crafts | FY22 c2 |
| Jazzmen Lee-Johnson | Fellowship in Drawing & Printmaking | $1,000 | Drawing & Printmaking FY22 | Providence | Fellowship in Drawing & Printmaking | FY22 c2 |
| Leslie Hirst | Fellowship in Drawing & Printmakig | $5,000 | Drawing & Printmaking FY22 | Pawtucket | Fellowship in Drawing & Printmaking | FY22 c2 |
| Michael Stewart | Fellowship in Fiction | $5,000 | Fellowship in Fiction and Poetry FY22 | Providence | Fellowship in Fiction | FY22 c2 |
| Tina Egnoski | Fellowship in Fiction | $1,000 | Fellowship in Fiction FY22 | Barrington | Fellowship in Fiction | FY22 c2 |
| Madelaine Dennis | Fellowship in Film and Video | $1,000 | Fellowship in Film & Video FY22 | Warren | Fellowship in Film & Video | FY22 c2 |
| Bronte Stahl | Fellowship in Film and Video | $5,000 | Fellowship in Film & Video FY22 | Westerly | Fellowship in Film & Video | FY22 c2 |
| Violeta Cruz Del Valle | Fellowship in MusicComposition | $1,000 | Fellowship in Music Composition FY22 | Johnston | Fellowship in Music Composition | FY22 c2 |
| William Mason | Fellowship in Music Compositio | $5,000 | Fellowship in Music Composition FY22 | Tiverton | Fellowship in Music Composition | FY22 c2 |
| Joey DeFrancesco | Fellowship in New Genres | $5,000 | Fellowship in New Genres FY22 | Providence | Fellowship in New Genres | FY22 c2 |
| Matthew Garza | Fellowship in New Genres | $1,000 | Fellowship in New Genres FY22 | Providence | Fellowship in New Genres | FY22 c2 |
| M. Benjamin Herndon | Fellowship in Painting | $1,000 | Fellowship in Painting FY22 | Providence | Fellowship in Painting | FY22 c2 |
| Timothy Lai | Fellowship in Painting | $5,000 | Fellowship in Painting FY22 | Providence | Fellowship in Painting | FY22 c2 |
| Odette England | Fellowship in Photography | $5,000 | Fellowship in Photography FY22 | Providence | Fellowship in Photography | FY22 c2 |
| Theresa Ganz | Fellowship in Photography | $1,000 | Fellowship in Photography FY22 | Providence | Fellowship in Photography | FY22 c2 |
| Frances Cowhig | Fellowship in Playwriting/Screenwriting | $1,000 | Fellowship in Play & Screenwriting FY22 | Providence | Fellowship in Play & Screenwriting | FY22 c2 |
| Robert Isenberg | Fellowship in Playwriting/Screenwriting | $5,000 | Fellowship in Play & Screenwriting FY22 | Cranston | Fellowship in Play & Screenwriting | FY22 c2 |
| Madison Jones | Fellowship in Poetry | $5,000 | Fellowship in Poetry FY22 | Providence | Fellowship in Poetry | FY22 c2 |
| Alicia Renadette | Three-Dimensional Art | $1,000 | Fellowship in Three-Dimensional Art FY22 | Providence | Fellowship in Three-Dimensional Art | FY22 c2 |
| Nafis White | Three-Dimensional Art | $5,000 | Fellowship in Three-Dimensional Art FY22 | Providence | Fellowship in Three-Dimensional Art | FY22 c2 |
| Jason Roseman | Teaching Isaiah Trinidad Steel Drumming | $3,000 | Teaching my son Isaiah how to play, care for, also the history and development of the Trinidad Steel Pan dDum. Isaiah and I would meet weekly at my workshop in Pawtucket where Isaiah would learn to play the Single Tenor Pan, the lead voice of the Steelband. Our lessons would be between sixty and one hundred and twenty minutes, (1- 2 hours) Isaiah would first learn the layout of the Single Tenor |
Pawtucket | Folk Arts Apprenticeship | FY22 c2 |
| Marina Ekelova | Russian Nesting Doll (Matryoshka) Painting | $3,000 | This apprenticeship focuses on teaching the design and traditional painting techniques of the Matryoshka (Nesting Doll) and tells the story and culture behind this beautiful Russian artwork. Apprentices will learn the history of the Matryoshka, about her dress and customs, and how to paint, design, and polish professional pieces using traditional Russian techniques. | East Greenwich | Folk Arts Apprenticeship | FY22 c2 |
| Nancy Brown-Garcia | Traditional Regalia Making with deerskin | $3,000 | The project will be executed from start to finish in traditional methods of sculpting leather into wearable deerskin traditional clothing. The student will participate in the entire process. Designing, Cutting, and sewing the leather. Then beadwork will be added at the level the student can procure. | Warwick | Folk Arts Apprenticeship | FY22 c2 |
| Titilola Martins | Nigerian Tie Dye Textiles | $3,000 | Titilola Martins is a Nigerian Folk artist based in Providence, Rhode Island; throughout her life she has been exposed to various types of art practices. The focus of this project is preparing textiles with Adire Tie Dye, a handmade Nigerian textile process made from the Yoruba tribe using natural cassava paste. Through this, Titilola wants to pass down a family tradition to her son. | Providence | Folk Arts Apprenticeship | FY22 c2 |
| Mark Binder | Fellowship in Folk Arts | $1,000 | Folk Arts Fellowship FY22 | Providence | Folk Arts Fellowship | FY22 c2 |
| Sidy Maiga | Fellowship in Folk Arts | $5,000 | Folk Arts Fellowship FY22 | Pawtucket | Folk Arts Fellowship | FY22 c2 |
| Elizabeth Keiser | A Play in a Day (in the U.S.A.) | $1,600 | A Play in a Day is the culmination of decades of work in arts education. Participants will learn, rehearse, and perform a play in 2 hours on each different sequential visit. New vocabulary will be inserted in each play, and by the final showcase, the participants will be writing and facilitating the event. Participants will be invited to share their works in other libraries to promote the concept. | Providence | Project Grants in Education for Individuals | FY22 c2 |
| Harrison Grigsby | Hip Hop Scholars Program at Charette Charter School | $3,000 | Hip Hop Scholars is a 12 week program in which students will analyze Hip Hop compositions and content to explore and improve their social and emotional behavior. Students will reflect and process ideas to validate their lived experiences. | Providence | Project Grants in Education for Individuals | FY22 c2 |