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Rhode Island Expansion Arts Program
October
- The News with Gene Valicenti interviews Steven Feinberg about possible film union strike
- Trinity Rep Announces Casting For 2021-22 Season
- Pawtucket cultural arts groups share R.I. Foundation award
- Artworks by N.E. Chapter of Guild of Natural Science Illustrators are on exhibit at the state art gallery
- ‘Hocus Pocus 2’: Is the Disney Sequel Filming in the Same Place as the Original Movie?
September
- Call for artists for the galleries at BI Airport, GREEN SPACE at RI T.F. Green International Airport
- RISCA Announces Call for Artists for airport galleries
- Celebrity sightings in Rhode Island: When stars come to dine
- Hocus Pocus 2′ Looking For New Englanders To Fill Extra Roles
- State Arts Council announces call for artists for the galleries at Block Island, Green airports
- Arts State Council adds 11 RI teaching artists to its Teaching Artist Roster
- Unidentified production company seeks $22M in state tax credits; ‘Hocus Pocus’ sequel details emerge
- Filming of ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ to take place inside historic Providence armory
- RISCA FY22 Fall Grant Workshop #2 – Rhode Island State Council-Art
- Crews build set of ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ in Lincoln, Providence
- Rhode Island Hosts Disney’s ‘Hocus Pocus 2’
- ReVision: Newport Art Museum announces new exhibition by Annu Palakunnathu Matthew
- First Hocus Pocus 2 Set Images Arrive as Construction Gets Underway in Rhode Island
- ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ will be filmed in Rhode Island next month, and there’s a casting call for New Englanders
- Megan Fox to Film New Movie in Rhode Island
- R.I. culture, humanities and arts nonprofits receive nearly $1M in ARPA-funded grants
- Sanderson Sisters coming to RI. Disney’s Hocus Pocus 2 set to film in Rhode Island
- State cultural, arts organizations share $1M in funding
- RI Arts and Humanities Councils award nearly $1 million in grants with federal funds to 121 culture, humanities, arts nonprofits
- State Cultural, Arts Organizations Share $1M in Funding
- MACBETH to be Presented at Burbage Theatre Co
- Hocus Pocus Live!!!’ To Bring Salem Classic To Life In Peabody
- Newport Nonprofit Shares Rhode Island Foundation’s Most Prestigious Award
- Light projection, performance series highlights RI ties to slavery
- Longtime local journalist Betty Cotter inducted into hall of fame
- State Council on the Arts adds 11 to Teaching Artist Roster
- RISCA leader Rosenbaum to retire at year’s end
- RISCA Executive Director to Retire
- Newport-based Sankofa Community Connection shares Rhode Island Foundation’s most prestigious award
- Armory awarded grant money to recoup losses from COVID closures
- State Council on the Arts adds 11 to Teaching Artist Roster
- Cotter, longtime South County journalist, inducted into Rhode Island Journalism Hall of Fame
- Dorothy Licht, former first lady of Rhode Island, marks a century of life
- Heads Up. Megan Fox Is Currently Filming A New Movie In Rhode Island
- Community Focus: RISCA Director Randy Rosenbaum
- exhibits open in the art galleries at Block Island and T.F. Green International airports
August
- State Arts Council opens arts grant applications with an Oct. 1 deadline
- Audio walking tours ‘a love letter to Providence’
- Free Pops Concert to Celebrate Victory Day
- Saunderstown’s Robin Hollow Farm takes star turn in upcoming film directed by Kyra Sedgwick
- New exhibition of RI artists opens at TF Green Airport
- Scaling the Wall: Allison Paschke and Jacqueline Ott to exhibit at the Jamestown Arts Center
- Resilience,’ a juried Native American art exhibit, on display in Warwick
- Rev. Ronald E. Brassard, Pastor Emeritus of Immaculate Conception Cranston, Dies
- Living History Cultural Celebration to be held at Patriots Park on August 28
- Drawing Wild-From the Collection – Providence City Hall
- Space Oddity Release Date, Cast, And Plot – What We Know So Far
- “Illuminating the Legacy of Slavery in RI”—Brown University to Host Event on Thursday
- Living History Cultural Celebration to be held at Patriots Park
- Music on the Hill’s 2021 festival continues with four concerts ahead of Labor Day
- Rhode Island arts council now accepting grant applications
- Rhode Island arts council now accepting grant applications for facilities program
- Rhode Island arts council now accepting grant applications
- Casting Announced For A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Trinity Rep
July
- The Choir School of Newport County continues its program that offers kids free piano lessons
- Free piano lessons available for Newport County kids
- Artworks by Rebecca Flores and her son are on exhibit at the state art gallery
- Youth theater programs to be staged at Vets Middle School
- Glass Artwork Being Installed in URI’s Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering
- R.I. Cultural, humanities nonprofits to share $1m in federal coronavirus funding
- Cultural, Humanities Nonprofits to Share $1M in Funding
- Roughly $968K in federal grants made available for arts, culture and humanities nonprofits
- Cultural and Humanities Nonprofit Shares $ 1 Million in Funds
- RI Arts and Humanities Councils open grant applications for American Rescue Plan funds to culture, humanities, arts nonprofits
- Unique glass exhibit set to light up URI engineering building
- These 156 organizations and artists received R.I. Arts Council grants this year
- State Arts Council awards $73,000 to 11 area organizations in latest round of grants
- State Arts Council Awards $878,942 in Arts Grants to 156 Organizations, Artists, Healthcare and Educators
- 25th Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival to feature live screenings, streaming options
- Home cinema
June
- Artists, culture workers eligible for pandemic relief grants
- Grant applications now available for artists, culture workers affected by the pandemic
- Artists, culture workers eligible for pandemic relief grants in Rhode Island
- New exhibition of Rhode Island artists opens at T.F. Green Airport
- New exhibition of Rhode Island artists opens at T.F. Green Airport
- Rhode Island artists, culture workers eligible for pandemic relief grants
- Grant applications now available for artists, culture workers affected by the pandemic
- Governor nominated, RI Senate confirms 2 members to the state’s Arts Council
- Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick dine at Sophie’s Brewhouse in Exeter
- Film Tax Credit Change Lures HBO Series to City
- Learn the art of film with KidsEye Summer Filmmaking Workshops
- Grant applications now available for artists, culture workers affected by the pandemic
- newportFILM announces summer film lineup
- Wakefield artist featured in new exhibition at T.F. Green Airport
- Film Tax Credit Change Lures HBO Series to City
- Is This Disney Sequel the Next Big Movie Being Filmed in RI?
- The biggest winners in the RI budget crafted by the House
- Kyra Sedgwick to film new movie in Rhode Island
- Kyra Sedgwick to film ‘Space Oddity’ in Rhode Island
- As pandemic fades, Warwick Center for the Arts looks forward
- Sedgwick to Direct Movie “Space Oddity” in RI
- Block Island Airport Gallery Features the Works of Ri Artist Allison Bianco
- Kyra Sedgwick: Rhode Island offers ‘magical’ places to film her movie
- WATCH NOW: Monumental steel sculpture pays tribute to former Cedar Falls mayor
- Airport Gallery features works by Allison Bianco
- New movie filming in R.I. called “Space Oddity” hopes to spark local economy
- Common Fence Music & Norman Bird Sanctuary to present Grammy winner Dom Flemons Friday, July 30
May
- Ocean State Update: The biggest Rhode Island tech & startup news from April
- Fundraising Mentor Simone P. Joyaux Dies
- CCRI collaboration with The Wilbury Theatre Group screens this month at WaterFire Outdoor Theater
- Fascinating face masks on display
- Get paid $50,000 to paint Raimondo’s official portrait
- RI offers $50,000 for official portrait of former Governor Raimondo
- RI State Council of the Arts offers $50,000 for portrait of Ex-Gov. Gina Raimondo
- RI willing to pay artist $50K to paint Raimondo’s official portrait
- Rhode Island Seeking Applicants To Paint Former Gov. Gina Raimondo’s Official Portrait
- RI offers $50,000 for official portrait of former Governor Raimondo
- Get paid $50,000 to paint Raimondo’s official portrait
- Kickin’ Brass Band – Millrace Music Series
- R.I. State Council on the Arts calling for artists to paint Raimondo portrait
- Federal grants to support 4 RI arts organizations
- Free screening of Johnson’s ‘Invoice for Emotional Labor’ this weekend
- It’s Time to Dump the Official Governor’s Portrait–Architecture Critic Will Morgan
- Top 10 Behind The Scenes Facts About Wes Anderson Movies
- RI Poet Laureate Tina Cane to Read Works In-person at Rough Point
- Norman Bird Sanctuary and Common Fence Music partner for Summer Concert Series
April
- RI Arts Council hosts 2 webinars to assist the arts with guidelines for re-opening and 2020 taxes
- In the Easy Chair with Silvermoon LaRose
- Political Scene: Much in the balance as Assembly tilts to the left
- Music on the Hill plans 2021 festival
- Cumberland schools chosen for statewide Gift of Art recognition
- Artwork in the shape of face masks is on exhibit at the state art gallery
- Notable Works hosting virtual Earth Day celebration
- ‘We’ll do anything’: Performing arts plot return after lost year
- Music On The Hill Returns: Online, Outdoors & Indoors
- Wilbury Group & Becci Davis VR experience “Whose Name was Writ in Water” opening April 30th
- Providence exhibit helps Rhode Islanders find healing in the arts
- Face mask art at Atrium Gallery celebrates creativity, protection against COVID-19
- Arts Funding: Rhode Island beaches will open to full capacity by Memorial Day
- Rhode Island expands vaccine access; allows walk-ins; arts funding
- Rhode Island arts and culture community receives more than $754,000 in American Rescue Plan funds
- R.I. State Council on the Arts receives $754K in federal assistance to help arts community
- Fascinating face masks on display
March
- Voters OK a wave of borrowing that will generate a wave of spending
- Saying it Out Loud
- High School students compete 16th annual Poetry Out Loud state finals, March 21
- Rhode Island State House Monday, March 15, 2021
- Chariho Regional High School Virginia Keister
- Chariho Regional High School student wins RI Arts Council’s 2021 ‘Poetry Out Loud’ recitation contest
- URI gallery exhibition and youth art competition to celebrate GSO’s 60th anniversary
- New exhibit at Block Island Airport Gallery features contemporary artist Kate Aitchison
- VIDEO: Rhode Island Youth Theatre Virtual Choir Debuts Music Video For Original Song ‘Guide Me Home’
- New exhibit at Block Island Airport Gallery features contemporary artist Kate Aitchison
- Virginia Keister wins Poetry Out Loud state championship
- Tomaquag Museum readying to build new home near URI
- CCRI teams with a renowned poet for powerful narrative on race and social issues
February
- Calling All Artists: Get Your Artwork on a Popular PVD Wall
- WaterFire Arts Center unveils new exhibition
- New exhibition of Rhode Island artists opens at T.F. Green Airport
- Bonds totaling $400 million on March 2 ballot
- 7 RI Providence arts organizations to receive $145,000 in NEA grants
- 7 Questions Worth $400 Million on R.I.’s Special Election Ballot
- This Week’s Conversation with Veronica Mays
- Creativity in Bloom
- Political Scene: Special election asks RI voters to spend $400M on public projects
- National Arts ARE Education campaign
- New exhibition of Rhode Island artists opens at Green Airport
- State Arts Council accepting applications for five grant programs
- Art at the airport
- Opinion/Rosenbaum: Arts education is career preparation
January
- Poet Christopher Johnson Paints Powerful Pictures With His Words
- State of The Film Industry
- Newport String Project among 120 grant recipients from State Arts Council
- RI State Council on the Arts Awards 2 Grants to Johnston
- RI State Council on the Arts Awards 7 Grants to East Providence
- RI State Council on the Arts Awards Grant to East Greenwich
- RI State Council on the Arts Awards 2 Grants to North Kingstown
- RI State Council on the Arts Awards 4 Grants to Woonsocket
- RISCA awards $750K in grants to programs, educators and artists
- RISCA issues call for artists to submit proposals for new public art commission
- RISCA to commission public art for Garrahy Judicial Complex
- Beacon students to return to (virtual) stage this weekend
- RISCA to commission public art for Garrahy Judicial Complex
- Deadlines set for March 2 special election in RI
- RISCA to commission public art for Garrahy Judicial Complex
- COVID had a chilling effect on RI film scene
December 2020
- RISCA awards nearly $1M to local art orgs in South County
- State Arts Council awards nearly $1 million in grants to RI artists, art educators, arts and culture organizations
- Final Week Left To Vote For The 2020 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards!
- HBO searching for Newport extras for ‘The Gilded Age’
- Dance theatre receives artists relief fund grant
- See Who Received the Millions in Hospitality, Arts & Tourism (HArT) Grant Awards
- Despite Covid Cancellation “Culture Shock 401” Music Fest Goes On Virtually
- RISCA Sponsored Concert: Samoa Wilson will be appearing in her current duo, Four O’Clock Flowers
- State Arts Council, Capitol TV announce airing of archived holiday student concerts
- Sankofa Community Connection opens brick-and-mortar space on Broadway in Newport