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State Government Press Releases

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11/19/2008
The holiday season is almost here, and the musical talents of Rhode Island school musicians will be showcased as part of a musical celebration of the holidays at the Rhode Island State House during the month of December. Thirty-eight groups from throughout the state,including a school ensemble...
10/30/2008
Rhode Island arts organizations are feeling the effects of a declining state and national economy, according to a study released by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. Arts organizations throughout the state report that contributions are down and ticket sales are behind where they were...
08/14/2008
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts will hold a workshop in Providence for individual artists, non-profit organizations and schools interested in submitting grant applications for the Council's Wednesday, October 1 application deadline. Grant workshops are free and open to the public. ...
07/25/2008
WASHINGTON, DC — July 25, 2008 – Representative Peter L. Lewiss of Westerly today received national recognition for his work with the arts in Rhode Island and nationwide. The State Leadership Arts Award was presented to Rep. Lewiss at the National Conference of State Legislatures Annual...
07/14/2008
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts announced today its first round of grant awards for the 2008-2009 season. These grants support projects by individual artists, arts organizations, schools and educational organizations in communities throughout the state. The Arts Council awarded a...
05/22/2008
A team of Rhode Island arts education leaders will take part in an exclusive “Arts Education Leadership Institute” this July, thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Five state teams will meet with experts from throughout the country to discuss current challenges in...
05/14/2008
A community artist, working in a South Providence neighborhood, will help raise awareness about a health hazard in the community while designing a series of informational signs through a partnership between three state agencies. Holly Ewald, an artist who lives in Warwick, has been commissioned...
05/13/2008
Social networking sites like Facebook, YouTube, MySpace and Twitter have grown to become a popular way for millions of people to communicate via the Internet. And now they are another way for state government to communicate with its citizens. The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA)...
05/01/2008
U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today announced that ten Rhode Island organizations will receive $946,000 in federal grants through the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). These grants will support activities in communities throughout Rhode Island that effect our...
04/24/2008
According to a new regional website, Rhode Island’s 1,750 “creative economy” organizations pay over $350 million to their employees each year, and annually contribute over $750 million to the Rhode Island economy. This is according to CultureCount.org, a new cultural database launched by...