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State Arts Council Opens Applications for Individual Artists and R.I.’s Teaching Artist Roster

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Application deadline for both programs is June 30

Applications are now open for the individual artist grant program, General Operating Support for Artists, and R.I.’s Teaching Artist Roster.

The Teaching Artist Roster is a listing of teaching artists and arts organizations who have been reviewed by public panels. They are selected based on their mastery of an artistic discipline, experience and training to work in educational settings.

RISCA’s General Operating Support for Artists program provides grants of $6,000 for each of three consecutive years (totaling $18,000) for artists to work toward large, specific, self-identified goals in their art practice. This funding is unrestricted, and artists can use the funds to support their goals. First time applicants are encouraged to apply. Three artists will be selected to receive this grant

Arts Council staff members have scheduled workshops and/or office hours throughout May and June to help you get ready for the June 30 deadline.

For questions and information on the Teaching Roster, contact Maggie.Anderson@arts.ri.gov.

For General Operating Support for Artists support, an application walk-through workshops have been scheduled for:

  • Monday, May 8, 2-3:30 p.m., click here to RSVP.
  • Thursday, June 1, noon to 1:30 p.m. Click here to RSVP .

Drop-in office hours:

To schedule a one-on-one 30-minute grant support meeting, click here.



Arts State Council adds RI artist to its Teaching Artist Roster

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To dovetail with National Arts in Education Week, Sept. 11 – 17, the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced illustrator/printmaker Natasha Brennan, Providence, to its Rhode Island Teaching Artist Roster.

The Roster is a list of teaching artists and arts organizations who have been reviewed by public panels and selected based on their mastery of an artistic discipline, experience and training to work in educational settings. RISCA’s Roster is housed on the New England Foundation of the Arts’ CreativeGround website.

Join us, the CreativeGround team, and other partners in the virtual space for the official online launch event of CreativeGround 2.0! It’s on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 4 p.m. Celebrate the upgrade to the platform and discover how your state and communities are using this network to support the New England Creative Economy. To register: September 15 CreativeGround Kickoff – CreativeGround

The new addition will be added to the website in the coming days or weeks. To see the entire Roster, click here.

“This widely used resource taps into a wonderful resource — our community of RI teaching artists,” said Lynne McCormack, Executive Director of RISCA. “Artist-educators provide support, creativity and passion in our classrooms and related arts educational programs. I am proud to welcome Natasha to our Roster, which now numbers nearly 80 arts educators.”

About the new Teaching Roster artist

Natasha Brennan, based in Providence, is an illustrator and printmaker who focuses on magazines with a twist, called zines, art for children, posters and community-based projects. Currently, Brennan is the artist in residence at the Dirt Palace experimenting with printmaking and quilting. Brennan has worked as a teaching artist for RISD’s Project Open Door, CityArts and Dirt Palace Public Projects, running workshops about printmaking, drawing, activism, building shadow boxes, bookmaking, zines and collage.

In Brennan’s workshops, students learn how to experiment with different materials, explore new storytelling techniques, and work on exciting and engaging projects. Different approaches to projects by students are always encouraged within classes and workshops. Projects can be tailored and adjusted to fit different age ranges and experiences, even within the same group. Brennan’s projects focus on students’ imaginations, group discussions, games and are sometimes inspired by different community organizations and other local artists that are in their community.

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Arts State Council adds 11 RI teaching artists to its Teaching Artist Roster

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This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is creative-ground-logo.pngTo dovetail with National Arts in Education Week, Sept. 12 – 18, the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) proudly announces additions to its Rhode Island Teaching Artist Roster. The Roster is a list of teaching artists and arts organizations who have been reviewed by public panels and selected based on their mastery of an artistic discipline, experience and training to work in educational settings.

The Roster is widely used as a public resource by education sites and individuals looking to engage an artist for an arts learning residency or project. The eleven additions reside in the following city or town: Bristol, Middletown, North Kingstown, North Providence, Pawtucket, Providence and Warwick.

“We are pleased to announce these eleven additions—all of whom are incredibly talented and a resource to punctuate the message that the arts are an essential part of every student’s education, particularly during a pandemic, when so much else has been changed or lost. These new teaching artists exemplify National Arts in Education Week, which celebrates the arts in education and honors arts educators.”

Randall Rosenbaum, Executive Director of RISCA

RISCA’s Roster is housed on the New England Foundation of the Arts’ CreativeGround website. To see the entire Roster, click here.

The new additions are:

  • Stephan Brigidi, Bristol, photography: “Through my travels I have come to observe the greater diversity of people, and my interests are in addressing our linkage in humanity. …By my image-making, I want to explore our common bonds and express my strong beliefs in the importance of this.”
  • Joy Prentice, Middletown, dance: “Movement helps move the mind. One of my guiding values is integrity through grace. To that end, I devote my creative time to inspiring students to healthy living, mental and physical flexibility and equity awareness.”
  • Cindy Wilson, North Kingstown, photography: “Discovering the unique; finding the extraordinary in the mundane; honoring the forgotten; and recording the soon to change are the fuel of my journey.”
  • Everett Hoag, North Providence, multidisciplinary theatre, fiber arts and design: “Through color, form, language, sound and movement, skilled artisans help interpret our past, understand the present, and envision our future. Our work breaks down barriers and helps us appreciate what it means to be human.”
  • Ricky Katowicz, North Providence, multidisciplinary visual arts, crafts and performance art: “While creating, I find myself to be acting in one (1) of three (3) states of being at all times: 1.) playing 2.) floating 3.) focusing. These actions can take on many different forms, such as: dancing, sound making, singing, walking, cooking or washing dishes.”
  • MacKenzie Kugel, Pawtucket, music and theatre: “My love for teaching is rooted in my commitment to community-building; this was solidified three years ago teaching in Sri Lanka at an organization facilitating healing through music. … My devised theater pedagogy prioritizes art-making that is fundamentally inclusive and grounded in cultivating community.”
  • Damont Combs, Providence, multidisciplinary poet: “I teach youth life lessons through poetry. This helps them inside the classroom and outside the classroom by building skills such as confidence, the ability to speak up, researching topics of interest, dedication, and to overcome certain fears.”
  • Ravi Shankar, Providence, interdisciplinary theatre: “As a writer of color, diversity, inclusion and cultural responsiveness are key components of my work, and I believe that everyone has a story to tell, which can be healing and revelatory.”
  • Chris Monti, Providence, music and healing arts: “My goal is to keep new music and influences coming in, to let those influences simmer in their own time and emerge in original compositions and performances, and to foster connections with audiences and students.
  • Seth McCombs, Warwick, visual arts, media arts and literature: “I work to create a vision of Rhode Island as a magical place in which all children can see themselves. I mine local history and folklore and weave imaginary elements through these stories to lift them from fact to myth.”
  • Christine Kellerman, Moonstone Art Studio, Warwick, visual arts: “Enjoying the sensory, hands-on process of art making is just as, if not more important than, a ‘perfect’ finished piece.”