Welcome At RISCA, our work ensures that the arts grow, thrive and prosper in our towns and cities. The arts add $2.37 billion to the state’s economy and accounts for 3.25 percent of the state's GDP. The creative sector employs more than 18,000 workers. Since 2021, our grantmaking to organizations and individual artists totaled $2.8 million and supported nearly 800 arts entities. News Now open Big Yellow School Bus $900,000 in grants Full Listing Press release Feb. 1: Applications open State Galleries Atrium GalleryRobin Spears Jr. BI AirportLuke Morrison T.F. Green Airport Ken MoranTyler PalmerCallum Sharkey Our E-News Dec. 19: Cultural Facilities Survey Dec. 6: NEA grant Apps Nov. 20: Public Meetings Nov. 12: Poetry Out Loud E-News Sign-up Calendar Jan 20 RISCA Offices Closed -- MLK Jr. Day All day Jan 21 Call Deadline: Public Art for RIPTA Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Facility 11:30pm 11:59pm Feb 16 Artists Thrive and the resource hub for artists workshop Location: LitArtsRI 400 Harris Ave., Unit E. Providence, RI 02909 4:00pm 6:00pm Mar 8 20th Poetry Out Loud RI Championship Location: Providence Public Library, 150 Empire St., Providence, RI 02903 9:30am 12:30pm May 26 RISCA Offices Closed -- Memorial Day All day Jun 19 RISCA Offices Closed -- Juneteenth All day All events Press Releases All press releases Public sessions to assist State’s Arts Agency simplify granting process Monday, November 18, 2024 The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) continues to hold in-person and online meetings to improve and simplify its grant guidelines and application process. Key staff members ... Read article Statement on the passage of Ballot Question #5, the Cultural Arts and the Economy Grant Program Wednesday, November 06, 2024 Todd Trebour, Executive Director, RISCA: ... Read article Rhode Island Department of Education Awards $5 Million in ARTS Initiative - Act II Grants Friday, November 01, 2024 Governor Dan McKee, Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, Providence Public School District (PPSD) Superintendent Dr. ... Read article All press releases
Feb 16 Artists Thrive and the resource hub for artists workshop Location: LitArtsRI 400 Harris Ave., Unit E. Providence, RI 02909 4:00pm 6:00pm
Mar 8 20th Poetry Out Loud RI Championship Location: Providence Public Library, 150 Empire St., Providence, RI 02903 9:30am 12:30pm
Public sessions to assist State’s Arts Agency simplify granting process Monday, November 18, 2024 The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) continues to hold in-person and online meetings to improve and simplify its grant guidelines and application process. Key staff members ... Read article
Statement on the passage of Ballot Question #5, the Cultural Arts and the Economy Grant Program Wednesday, November 06, 2024 Todd Trebour, Executive Director, RISCA: ... Read article
Rhode Island Department of Education Awards $5 Million in ARTS Initiative - Act II Grants Friday, November 01, 2024 Governor Dan McKee, Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, Providence Public School District (PPSD) Superintendent Dr. ... Read article
