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2022
December
- New renderings for Beacon arts center released, construction begins
- Major changes coming to Fine Arts Center
- Tomaquag Museum seeks to empower RI Indigenous communities, educate public
November
- Warren Artist Masters his Grandfather’s 1900s French Pastels for Gallery Show
- Founder of Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival dies
- Flickers’ film festival founder Marshall dies after long illness
- Flickers Founder George T. Marshall Has Died
- George Marshall, who passed away this week, was RI’s film impresario
- Cut From a Different Cloth: Taleen Batalian at WaterFire Arts Gallery
- City of Providence Announces Arts-Based Non-Profits Selected to Receive $2.5M in ARPA Funding
- New multi-year arts and culture grant program awarded to 4 individual artists
- New England’s Only Spanish-Language Repertory Theater Teatro ECAS Celebrates 25th Anniversary
- How an army of Rhode Islanders helps bring HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age’ to life
- Winter Holidays Decorate-A-Pole Contest
- Black Friday Who? This Year, Shop “Artists Sunday”
- State Arts Agency puts out 2 Calls for Artists for RIC’s Feinstein School of Education and Human Development
- Gamm Theatre welcomes new board members
- State Arts Agency puts out 2 Calls for Artists for RIC’s Feinstein School of Education and Human Development
- https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/ric-seeks-artists-for-2-new-art-installations/
October
- State’s arts agency awards 122 grants to arts and culture organizations, individual artists, artists in healthcare
- Arts Agency and Humanities Council usher in October’s Arts and Humanities Month with events
- Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘Sweat’ runs at The Gamm Nov. 3 – 27
- Arts and cultural organizations of color can apply for $30,000 capacity-building grants
- R.I. Foundation offering $30K grants to arts, culture organizations of color
- The Gamm hosts its annual meeting, ribbon cutting for courtyard
- Gamm Unveiled new Courtyard Monday
September
- Arts State Council adds Rhode Island artist to its teaching artist roster
- Celebrate All Things Fall and ‘Hocus Pocus’ at Chase Farm’s BeWitched and BeDazzled Festival
- COBSJ opens season on Sunday
- Save the Date! RI Heritage Festival on Saturday, September 17th
- Arts State Council adds RI artist to its Teaching Artist Roster
- ‘Arts Champion Iona Dobbins – A Collection of Rhode Island Art’ on display at the Atrium Gallery
- ART! Arts Champion Iona Dobbins – a collection of Rhode Island Art
- Wilbury Theatre Group to Present World Premiere Of SILHOUETTE OF A SILHOUETTE Starting This Month
- RISCA awards 122 grants to arts and culture organizations, individual artists, artists in healthcare
- Arts and cultural organizations of color can apply for $30,000 capacity-building grants
- ‘Back and more glorious than ever’: Sanderson Sisters puts a spell on Warwick screening
- State’s arts agency awards 122 grants to arts and culture organizations, individual artists, artists in healthcare
- Could Rhode Island conjure a following like Salem, Mass., after ‘Hocus Pocus 2′ filming?
- To celebrate ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ release, book a stay at ‘The Hocus Pocus Cottage’ in Danvers
August
- Photos: Get an Inside Look at The 2022 Providence Fringe Festival (broadwayworld.com)
- Artists Support Improved Public Health in Communities: Rhode Island’s Arts & Health Innovations
- Rhode Island: General Operating Support Grants
- RI State Arts Council Opens Arts Grant Applications—Deadline October 3
- Photos: Get an Inside Look at The 2022 Providence Fringe Festival
- TGIF Performance with the Rhode Island Black Storytellers
- CELEBRATING FLICKERS 40TH ANNIVERSARY, RI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS AUGUST 8-14
- Patinkin: The RI International Film Festival’s power – and the intriguing man behind it
- R.I. issued $13.8M in film tax credits in fiscal 2022
- Johnston actress Mary Hutto joins RIYT cast
- Five Questions With: Lynne McCormack
- Beacon Charter Schools to break ground on community center for the arts
July
- McKee announces new executive director for council on the arts
- People on the Move: McCormack to Head RI Arts Council, DesignxRI Names New Leader and More
- Gov. McKee, RI State Council on the Arts announce new Executive Director for the Arts Agency
- Resident is director of State Council on Arts
- State’s Arts Council, RI Health Department name public health Artist in Residence
- Lynne McCormack, new director of the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
- Side of the Rhode: Who’s Hot and Who’s Not? – July 15, 2022
- Gamba Tapped by RI to Bring Arts-Based Approach to Public Health Priorities
- Benefits of state’s film tax credit touted during ‘Gilded Age’ event
- Newport finds a bigger role as ‘The Gilded Age’ comes to life in season 2
- Providence is host city for American Alliance for Theatre and Education first hybrid conference, July 28-31
- This Real-Life Rhode Island Socialite Inspired a Character in “The Gilded Age”
- State Arts Council opens arts grant applications with an Oct. 3 deadline
June
- GREEN SPACE Gallery features the works of 3 RI artists
- Rhode Island Airports Showcasing Art From State Residents
- Watwood selected to paint Statehouse portrait of Raimondo
- Julian Fellowes calls Newport “a village of palaces”
- Inside Art with Michael Rose – “Expressions in Black” Launches in Warwick
- Our Town’: Little Compton portrait project paints the faces that tell the town’s story
- VIDEO: Hocus Pocus 2 Trailer is Out—See Which RI Filming Locations Are Featured
- Teaser Trailer released for Hocus Pocus 2
- The Cape Verdean Museum Gets New Permanent Home in Pawtucket
May
- LIVESTREAM QandA with AUTHORS JACQUELYN MITCHARD, SADEQUA JOHNSON and MARIE LEE
- Artists’ Reception: Blue Sky Flooding
- The Gilded Age’ resumes filming in Newport. Here’s what you need to know
- Wakefield’s Salon 2-12 out to prove it’s a cut above the rest
- 6 R.I. arts organizations get $988K in federal funding
- Federal grants to support 6 RI arts organizations
- 6 Rhode Island arts organizations receiving nearly $1M in federal grants
- The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra Presents A Joyful Future Annual Fundraising Gala Concert
- Read an Exclusive Excerpt from Marie Myung-Ok Lee’s The Evening Hero
- “Activism in the Archives” Takes Center Stage at What Cheer Writers Club
- Was actress Zendaya driving around Providence this weekend?
- Student Voice Takes Center Stage Through Governor McKee and RIDE’s $5 Million ARTS Initiative
- Music on the Hill offers premieres in Cranston June 7 and 9
- Raimondo names the artist to paint her official gubernatorial portrait
- Here’s the Woman That’s Going to Paint Gina Raimondo’s Portrait and She’s a New Yorker
- Music on the Hill bringing chamber music concerts to East Greenwich, North Providence, and Cranston
April
- The Rhode Island Home Show is Back and Better Than Ever
- The RI Home Show returns to the Convention Center this weekend
- That’s a Wrap’ says director Michael Corrente on his spec TV pilot about Federal Hill
- Aphasia a chance to build a community for local group
- Revive the Roots hosting free art events to give back
- RI Film and TV claims ‘Gilded Age’ will boost Newport tourism, but do the numbers add up?
- Shea Fashion Show is next week
- FAIRVIEW Concludes Trinity Rep’s 2021-22 Season Next Month
- In Milestone Year, Filmmaker Steven Feinberg Looks Back at ‘Pell’
- WaterFire kicks off 2022 season of celebration and light
March
- Year three of life with COVID: 6 Rhode Islanders look ahead to the ‘new normal’
- Artists selected for the Jamestown Arts Center 2022 Outdoor Arts Biennial
- Artwork by Warwick Center for the Arts’ members are on exhibit at the state art gallery
- Gallery With Pieces From 35 RI, MA Artists Opens In Providence
- Thousands Sign Petition to Include Arts Education in Rhode Island Graduation Requirements
- Shea’s ‘ReFashioned’ show takes the stage next month
- Danielle Genest named Island Moving Company’s next Artistic Director
- Did the Oscars strike gold?
- Applications have opened for the Health and Human Services Artist in Residence program
February
- State Arts Council’s grant applications now open for selected arts grant programs
- STATE ARTS COUNCIL OPENS ARTS GRANT APPLICATIONS WITH AN APRIL 1 DEADLINE
- Rhode Island awards $3.46 million in capital grants to 42 arts and culture organizations across the state
- Pawtucket’s Cape Verdean Museum is set to open in July
- Business Roundup: Glass Station Studio’s glass-float orbs attract a following
- Block Island Airport Gallery features the works of RI artist Linda King
- Will ‘The Gilded Age’ season 2 be shot in Newport? It’s too early to say but there’s hope
- 10 Rhode Island high school students will compete in the 17th Poetry Out Loud competition on March 6
- New Owners Have Big Plans for Cranston’s Park Theatre
January
- State announces $3.46 million in capital grants to 42 arts, culture, heritage, and public historic sites
- STATE OF RI ANNOUNCES $3.46 MILLION FOR ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE AND PUBLIC HISTORIC SITES
- State awards $3.5M in capital grants to support arts, culture renovation efforts
- $3.46 million in capital grants for Arts, Culture, Heritage and Public Historic Sites disbursed
- Randall Rosenbaum: In the Arena with Joe Paolino
- State Announces $3.46 Million in Capital Grants for Arts, Culture, Heritage and Public Historic Sites
- Rhode Island Arts, Cultural Groups Share $3.5M in Grants
- Newport preservation and cultural agencies awarded $789,559 in grants
- State Grants Will Boost Local Arts, Culture
- The Gilded Age’ will bring familiar Newport sights to the small screen in HBO drama
- RHODE ISLAND SHINES IN NEW HBO SERIES “THE GILDED AGE”
- RI Has Starring Role in New HBO Series “The Gilded Age” – Premieres Tonight
- FILMED IN NEWPORT: ‘THE GILDED AGE’ PREMIERED ON HBO MONDAY NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU THINK?
- Steve Feinberg executive director of the Rhode Island Film & Television Office on the new HBO Series, The Gilded Age
- Newport opulence shines in HBO series ‘The Gilded Age’
- Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker in 2022
- NEA awards $450,000 in ARPA grants to 6 art organizations
- Artist’s Passion for Animals Reaches a New Dimension
- African-American Quilt Display
- How RI wined and dined, and changed its tax program to bring ‘The Gilded Age’ to Newport
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