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 Jan. 8: Bus hub Call Dec. 19: Cultural Facilities Survey Dec. 6: NEA grant Apps Nov. 20: Public Meetings E-News Sign-up Calendar Jan 20 RISCA Closed -- MLK Jr. Day All day Jan 21 Call Deadline: RIPTA Pawtucket Bus Hub 11:30pm 11:59pm Jan 29 Teaching Artists: Mix and Mingle Location: Creative Reuse Center of Rhode Island, 991 Waterman Avenue East Providence, R.I. 02914 5:00pm 6:30pm Feb 16 Artists Thrive Resource Hub for Artists workshop Location: LitArtsRI 400 Harris Ave., Unit E. Providence, RI 02909 4:00pm 6:00pm Mar 8 Poetry Out Loud RI Championship Location: Providence Public Library, 3rd floor auditorium, 150 Empire St., Providence, RI 02903 10:00am 2:00pm May 26 RISCA Closed -- Memorial Day All day All events Press Releases All press releases 11 R.I. arts organizations, 1 artist to receive $300,000 in NEA Grants Tuesday, January 14, 2025 The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced today the first round of recommended awards for fiscal year 2025 of more than $36.79 million with $300,000 divided among 11 Rhode Island-ba ... Read article 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 All press releases
Jan 29 Teaching Artists: Mix and Mingle Location: Creative Reuse Center of Rhode Island, 991 Waterman Avenue East Providence, R.I. 02914 5:00pm 6:30pm
Feb 16 Artists Thrive Resource Hub for Artists workshop Location: LitArtsRI 400 Harris Ave., Unit E. Providence, RI 02909 4:00pm 6:00pm
Mar 8 Poetry Out Loud RI Championship Location: Providence Public Library, 3rd floor auditorium, 150 Empire St., Providence, RI 02903 10:00am 2:00pm
11 R.I. arts organizations, 1 artist to receive $300,000 in NEA Grants Tuesday, January 14, 2025 The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced today the first round of recommended awards for fiscal year 2025 of more than $36.79 million with $300,000 divided among 11 Rhode Island-ba ... Read article
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
