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Seamus Hames

Seamus Hamas

Arts Education Program Director/504 Accessibility Coordinator
401-222-6994
seamus.hames@arts.ri.gov

Seamus is an artist, educator and administrator. He holds a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and an MBA in Nonprofit Management from Johnson and Wales University. He's managed art programs in Rhode Island for 20 years with nonprofit organizations such as the Jamestown Arts Center and the Newport Art Museum, and has created nationally-recognized programs for neurodivergent artists. He currently resides in Wakefield, RI with his wife Arleen and their two children, Ronan and Luna. 

As 504 Accessibility Coordinator, he ensures internal and external education on access and accessibility, as well as being a point person for questions from our communities around accessibility issues.