Welcome At RISCA, our work ensures that the arts grow, thrive and prosper in our towns and cities. The arts add $2.2 billion to the state’s economy and accounts for 3.2 percent of the state's GDP. The creative sector employs nearly 17,000 workers. Since 2021, our grantmaking to organizations and individual artists totaled $2.8 million and supported nearly 800 arts entities. Grants News Big Yellow School Bus program is currently closed. The program will reopen on Aug. 1 for the 2024-2025 school year. Upcoming Grants Deadline: April 1 at 11:59 p.m. Join an application support session. Visit our grants page. State Galleries Atrium Gallery Monique Rolle-Johnson Block Island Airport Fior De La Cruz T.F. Green International Airport Mandy Howe Tiffany Mendez (Cabral) Izzy Rodriguez In partnership with Rhode Island Airport Corporation. Read Our E-News March 4: State Poet Feb.15: New Atrium Exhibit Feb. 6: Arts Grant Support Jan. 25: 71 Grants Awarded Jan. 11: NEA Grants Dec. 5: Grant Recipients Oct. 10: Update CreativeGround E-News Sign-up RISCA Events Mar 18 Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship & Fellowship Application Walk Through (Online) Location: Online 5:00pm 6:00pm Mar 22 Make Art Grant & Community Engaged Project Grant - Drop-In on Zoom (Online) Location: Online 12:00pm 2:00pm Mar 24 Drop-In or Tour Public Art Commission for RICs Craig-Lee Hall Location: Craig-Lee Hall Lobby, RIC, 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave, Providence 12:00pm 2:00pm Mar 27 Project Grant in Education - Drop In on Zoom 9:30am 11:30am Mar 27 Project Grant in Education - Drop In on Zoom Location: Online 2:00pm 3:00pm All events Press Releases All press releases Governor McKee Names Colin Channer as Next Rhode Island Poet Laureate Friday, March 01, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, Governor Dan McKee named Colin Channer as Rhode Island’s 7th Poet Laureate. ... Read article State Arts Council Opens Arts Grant Applications with April 1 Deadline Monday, February 12, 2024 Providence, RI—The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today that applications are now open for selected ... Read article Artworks by Monique Rolle-Johnson on display at the Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill through April 17 Friday, February 09, 2024 For Immediate Release High-res photos upon request ... Read article All press releases
Mar 18 Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship & Fellowship Application Walk Through (Online) Location: Online 5:00pm 6:00pm
Mar 22 Make Art Grant & Community Engaged Project Grant - Drop-In on Zoom (Online) Location: Online 12:00pm 2:00pm
Mar 24 Drop-In or Tour Public Art Commission for RICs Craig-Lee Hall Location: Craig-Lee Hall Lobby, RIC, 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave, Providence 12:00pm 2:00pm
Governor McKee Names Colin Channer as Next Rhode Island Poet Laureate Friday, March 01, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, Governor Dan McKee named Colin Channer as Rhode Island’s 7th Poet Laureate. ... Read article
State Arts Council Opens Arts Grant Applications with April 1 Deadline Monday, February 12, 2024 Providence, RI—The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today that applications are now open for selected ... Read article
Artworks by Monique Rolle-Johnson on display at the Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill through April 17 Friday, February 09, 2024 For Immediate Release High-res photos upon request ... Read article