Rhode Island State Council on the Arts is a state commission within the Executive Branch of state government. It was established in 1967 to serve as the official agency to expand and growth of the state’s arts and culture. Read RISCA’s official Procedures and Regulations.
Meet the Governor appointed Council
- Kate Blacklock, Chair, Providence
- Lorraine Hynes, Vice Chair, Cumberland
- Mary-Kim Arnold, Secretary, Pawtucket
- Suzanne Augenstein, Providence
- Dominique Alfandre, Newport
- Marisa Angell Brown, Providence
- Mohamad Farzan, Newport
- Jennifer Fonseca, Rumford
- David Kim, Providence
- Bethany Lardaro, Hopkinton
- Silvermoon Mars LaRose, Charlestown
- Kara Milner, Bristol
- Lawrence Purtill, Narragansett