In The News 2024 November Newport South County Independent Events - WSO Concert – Across the World Rhode Island Department of Education Awards $5 Million in ARTS Initiative - Act II Grants Breaking down the ballot: What’s in the $10 million arts and culture bond - TPR: The Public's Radio October Cases for Questions 2 and 5 | Opinion | valleybreeze.com State Arts Agency awards multi-year arts grants to 3 artists Letter: A ‘Yes’ vote on R.I. Question 5 will help more than just the arts | Letters | thewesterlysun.com Elaine E. Kaufman Obituary (2024) - Cranston, RI - Shalom Memorial Chapel - Cranston State Arts Agency awards multi-year arts grants to 3 artists The ballot asks the questions; voters provide the answers | Cranston Herald Rose Weaver: A celebration of jazz & fine dining | Warwick Beacon VOTER GUIDE: Rhode Island ballot questions | Decision 2024 | thewesterlysun.com JOINING THE GREATS: A fresh crop of Cranston Hall of Famers | Cranston Herald State Arts Agency awards multi-year arts grants to 3 artists BUILDING BONDS: New housing, higher ed facilities top $343M in bond issues on ballot State arts agency encourages high schools to sign up for poetry competition | Entertainment | valleybreeze.com Letters: From local races to ballot questions – election endorsements (newportri.com) What are the 2024 Ballot Questions for Rhode Island? | WPRI.com State arts agency encourages high schools to sign up for poetry competition | Entertainment | valleybreeze.com Vote Yes on Question #5 - Newport This Week Arts Orgs Make Their Pitch for "Yes on 5" (buzzsprout.com) Artwork featuring materials from nature on display at the Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill through Jan. 22 - EIN Presswire (einnews.com) South Coast Today Events - Pamela Hoss & Kim Barry Two Painters, Two Friends State Arts Agency encourages high schools to sign up for 20th Poetry Out Loud Recitation Competition - What's Up Newp (whatsupnewp.com) Issue 5: Cultural Arts and the Economy Grant Program Bond (2024 Voter Guide) – Rhode Island Current September RISCA and RI Humanities to celebrate Arts and Humanities Month throughout October - What's Up Newp (whatsupnewp.com) https://www.abc6.com/rhode-island-officials-launch-yes-on-five-campaign-for-arts-funding/ https://capitoltvri.cablecast.tv/show/10602?site=1 State leaders, 'Yes on 4' Coalition host event to support 2024 Green Economy Bonds (msn.com) RI ballot question 5: Here's what to know about the arts bond (providencejournal.com) 'We can afford this.' Arts community kicks off campaign to support arts and culture bond • Rhode Island Current C4CA-RISCA Culture for Climate Action Webinar Series : Arts Extension Service : UMass Amherst GoLocalProv | Studio Visit with Artist Luke Morrison - Inside Art with Michael Rose RISCA to host public meetings to streamline grant process - What's Up Newp (whatsupnewp.com) R.I. Convention Center renovation plans don’t include this 3,000-pound sculpture • Rhode Island Current https://www.golocalprov.com/lifestyle/extras-sought-for-hbos-the-gilded-age-in-newport-up-for-3-emmy-awards-sunda October conference will show Atlanta that art can improve health (ajc.com) RI artist Aleksandra “Sasha” Azbel uses seaweed, foraged plants to create wearable textiles (bostonglobe.com) https://www.thenewportbuzz.com/alan-shawn-feinstein-educational-philanthropist-dies-at-93/51034 GoLocalProv | Meet Emerging Artist Elijah Ace Kauffman - Inside Art with Michael Rose August ART AROUND TOWN - Block Island State Airport Gallery features works by Providence’s Luke Morrison | News | blockislandtimes.com Janice A. Yager Obituary (2024) - Lansdale, PA - Dinan Funeral Home Inc. (legacy.com) Norman Bird Sanctuary invites the community to celebrate 50th Anniversary Harvest Fair in October - What's Up Newp (whatsupnewp.com) Latest exhibit at R.I. T.F. Green International features R.I. artists Ken Moran, Tyler Palmer, and Callum Sharkey | ForeignAffairs.co.nz Natalie Cull Joslin Obituary - The Providence Journal Rhode Island International Film Festival kicks off at PPAC - What's Up Newp (whatsupnewp.com) Harold and the Purple Crayon is set in Rhode Island, but filmed in Atlanta (providencejournal.com) July New film to document the North Providence Summer Basketball League (providencejournal.com) Local non-profits receive State Council on the Arts awards | Westerly | thewesterlysun.com RISCA awards $900K to 149 arts entities - Rhode Island news (rinewstoday.com) State's Arts Agency awards nearly $900,000 to be distributed among 149 area arts entities - EIN Presswire (einnews.com) Calls for funding the arts and humanities in R.I. should be more focused and inclusive • Rhode Island Current Late sculptor’s ‘Tree of Life’ takes root in North Kingstown Lapides, LaRose named to Rhode Island Foundation board (pbn.com) Rhode Island State Council on the Arts awards $898,650 to 149 area arts entities - What's Up Newp (whatsupnewp.com) June Rhode Island Lego artist makes replicas of iconic buildings (providencejournal.com) Voters in Rhode Island will decide on four bond measures at the general election – Ballotpedia NewsnewportFILM announces lineup for its 2024 Outdoors series - What's Up Newp (whatsupnewp.com) GoLocalProv | $14 Billion Budget Gets Approval - Key Arts, Small Biz and Low Income Efforts Failed R.I. House passes nearly $14 billion state budget (bostonglobe.com) ‘A Name, a Voice, a Life’: New exhibit centers the history and experiences of Black Newporters - TPR: The Public's Radio (thepublicsradio.org) Fresco Italiano: A Night of the Arts set for June 22 | Woonsocket | valleybreeze.com Defying Boundaries Women in Japanese Art (at the RISD Museum, Providence RI, April 27 – November 4, 2024) | Center for the Study of Asia (bu.edu) An ensemble play: R.I. arts organizations join together to call for state support • Rhode Island Current May Tomaquag Museum to host Indigenous History presentation at Tiverton Public Library - What's Up Newp (whatsupnewp.com) William Brackett Jr. Obituary - The Providence Journal Art organizations showcase special exhibit of donated artwork | Entertainment | valleybreeze.com Comedy Improv for the Family set for May 31 | The Observer | valleybreeze.com Providence Journal Events - WSO…on the Musical Stage Bob Dylan biopic, set in Newport RI is filming in NJ. Here's why. (providencejournal.com) Rhode Island opens grant programs for artists - What's Up Newp (whatsupnewp.com) RI arts organizations receive $1.089 million | WPRI.com National Endowment for the Arts announces $25,000 in funding to Newport Classical - What's Up Newp (whatsupnewp.com) Talk today on painting reflective surfaces (spartaindependent.com) WSO June series includes performances across the state | Warwick Beacon (warwickonline.com) May 4 | Schoolhouse Rock LIVE! Jr. | Bristol, RI Patch Homegrown: The next generation of filmmakers | Warwick Beacon (warwickonline.com) April Portsmouth Abbey School junior to travel to Washington, D.C., to compete in the Poetry Out Loud Finals - What's Up Newp (whatsupnewp.com) 'City on Fire' movie adaptation to star Austin Butler could film in RI (providencejournal.com) Warwick artist Bob Lavoie to exhibit at Providence Art Club | Warwick Beacon (warwickonline.com) Guiteras Elementary School will run “SchoolHouse Rock Live, Jr.” | WPRI.com Portsmouth Student Competing In National Poetry Contest In D.C. | Portsmouth, RI Patch Announcing the 2024 WaterFire Season Schedule - WaterFire Providence Somerville Artist Bruce Myren: Explores History as a Living Entity (thesomervilletimes.com) REMINDER: PA's Art of the State submissions accepted until May 3rd - Tri-State Alert (tristatealert.com) Rhode Island State Council on the Arts to host “Connecting Lives with Art” exhibition - What's Up Newp (whatsupnewp.com) Artwork by Art Connection R.I. on display at the Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill - EIN Presswire (einnews.com) March Buzz on Business: Odeum Wins 'Producers Award'; Wash. Trust & People's – East Greenwich News https://whatsupnewp.com/2024/03/portsmouth-abbey-student-wins-poetry-out-loud-r-i-contest/ 'Ella McCay' filming at RI State House. What to know. (providencejournal.com) Music on the Hill Announces 2024 Lineup – East Greenwich News Jamaican Born Colin Channer Named the Next Poet Laureate of Rhode Island (jamaicans.com) Front Porch Chatter: Monday, March 10, 2024 | Front Porch News | thewesterlysun.com Artwork by Mendez exhibited at T.F. Green | Entertainment | valleybreeze.com Governor McKee Names Colin Channer as Next Rhode Island Poet Laureate - EIN Presswire (einnews.com) Colin Channer named Rhode Island's poet laureate (bostonglobe.com) Jamaican-American Colin Channer named poet laureate for Rhode Island - CNW Network (caribbeannationalweekly.com) McKee names Colin Channer as Rhode Island's new poet laureate (providencejournal.com) Governor McKee Names Colin Channer as Next Rhode Island Poet Laureate | Governor's Office, State of Rhode Island (ri.gov February Art Exhibit, "Robin Mandel: Give and Take," on View Through March 7 : College of Humanities & Fine Arts : UMass Amherst Artworks by Monique Rolle-Johnson on display at the Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill through April 17 - EIN Presswire (einnews.com) Gamm: 'Twelfth Night' Returns March 21 - WarwickPost.com State Arts Council Opens Arts Grant Applications with April 1 Deadline - EIN Presswire (einnews.com) 9 RI arts groups receive National Endowment for the Arts grants - RINewsToday.com RISCA opens applications for grant programs | Living | valleybreeze.com Feb 29 | "Neepun ut Keeteanok - Water is Life" | Newport, RI Patch Art gallery at T.F. Green gives visitors a first impression of the local culture - TPR: The Public's Radio (thepublicsradio.org) B.I. Airport Gallery features works of Cranston’s Fior De La Cruz | News | blockislandtimes.com DYSOM 2/9/24: Steven Feinberg to be on Dan Yorke's talk show | WPRI.com Music on the Hill announces scholarship winners | Warwick Beacon (warwickonline.com) Block Island Airport Gallery features the works of Cranston's Fior De La Cruz - EIN Presswire (einnews.com) 9 R.I. arts organizations, 1 artist to receive $275,000 in NEA Grants - EIN Presswire (einnews.com) State Arts Council Opens Arts Grant Applications with April 1 Deadline - EIN Presswire (einnews.com) Jamie Lee Curtis and Woody Harrelson at RI State House to begin filming (providencejournal.com) Hollywood returns to Providence County with 'Ella McCay' (pbn.com) GoLocalProv | Side of the Rhode: Who’s Hot and Who’s Not? - February 2, 2024 In R.I. to film a movie, Jamie Lee Curtis tells California: ‘This is how you do it’ - The Boston Globe GoLocalProv | PHOTOS: Woody Harrelson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Emma Mackey & James Brooks at RI State House GoLocalProv | Moviemania Is Everywhere in Rhode Island This Week Ella McCay begins filming in Providence's East Side neighborhood (providencejournal.com) James L. Brooks' 'Ella McCay" Filming in Rhode Island (providencejournal.com) Rhode Island welcomes Hollywood stars ahead of 'Ella McCay' film production | WJAR (turnto10.com) January How Much Do the Arts Contribute to Providence’s Economy? A Lot More Than You Think. | The Providence Eye (pvdeye.org) 10 artist organizations receive $275K to support various programming (pbn.com) Rhode Island Arts Community Receives $275,000 Boost from National Endowment for the Arts - Newport Buzz (thenewportbuzz.com) Boost Creativity and Wellness at the 2024 LitArts RI Writing + Wellness Fair in PVD | Hey Rhody Media Co. (providenceonline.com) GoLocalProv | Exhibition Highlights Textile Artist Deborah Baronas - Inside Art with Michael Rose GoLocalProv | Rhode Island’s Kali Reis Stars in HBO’s “True Detective” With Jodie Foster Movies filming in RI in 2024: Gilded Age, Ella McCay and Hocus Pocus 3? (providencejournal.com) Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Awards Over $224,000 in Grants to Boost Arts and Culture Across the State - Newport Buzz (thenewportbuzz.com) Rhode Island's Arts Council gives $224K to 71 creative projects - What's Up Newp (whatsupnewp.com) GoLocalProv | Governor Daniel J. McKee’s 2024 State of the State Address State Arts Council Opens Grants for Arts Education Field Trips - EIN Presswire (einnews.com) McKee's State of the State address sunny, upbeat and largely aspirational (providencejournal.com) Governor Dan McKee's 2024 State of the State Address | Governor's Office, State of Rhode Island (ri.gov) GoLocalProv | Francis Parra - 23 Who Made a Difference in RI in 2023 Barry Zeltzer artfully elevates nursing-home living | Jewish Rhode Island (jewishrhody.com) Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum to Receive $444,282 Federal Funding for New Home at URI Campus - Newport Buzz (thenewportbuzz.com) 'Providence' brought RI's capital to TV viewers 25 years ago (Providence Journal) Archive 2021 RISCA in the News 2022 RISCA In the News 2023 RISCA in the News