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 GalleryMonique Rolle-JohnsonBlock Island AirportFior De La CruzT.F. Green International Airport Mandy HoweTiffany Mendez (Cabral) Izzy RodriguezIn partnership with Rhode Island Airport Corporation. Read Our E-News March 21: Poetry Out LoudMarch 4: State PoetFeb.15: New Atrium ExhibitFeb. 6: Arts Grant SupportJan. 25: 71 Grants AwardedJan. 11: NEA GrantsDec. 5: Grant Recipients E-News Sign-up RISCA Events Mar 27 Make Art Grant & Community Engaged Project Grant - Drop-In on Zoom (Online) Location: Online 5:00pm 6:00pm Mar 28 Meet the Artist: Monique Rolle-Johnson Location: Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill, Providence 02908 12:00pm 1:00pm Mar 28 Drop-In Hours for Public Art Commission for RICs Craig-Lee Hall Location: Craig-Lee Hall Lobby, RIC, 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave, Providence 5:00pm 7:00pm Mar 29 Last Minute Grant Support - Drop In on Zoom (Online) Location: Online 12:00pm 4:00pm Apr 1 Last Minute Grant Support - Drop In on Zoom (Online) Location: Online 12:00pm 4:00pm All events Press Releases All press releases Portsmouth Abbey School Student wins Poetry Out Loud R.I. Wednesday, March 20, 2024 East Greenwich, R.I. -- With the recitation of "Say Grace" by Emily Jungmin Yoon, Jennifer Shon, a junior at the Portsmouth Abbey School, won the 19th R.I. ... Read article 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 All press releases
Mar 27 Make Art Grant & Community Engaged Project Grant - Drop-In on Zoom (Online) Location: Online 5:00pm 6:00pm
Mar 28 Meet the Artist: Monique Rolle-Johnson Location: Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill, Providence 02908 12:00pm 1:00pm
Mar 28 Drop-In Hours for Public Art Commission for RICs Craig-Lee Hall Location: Craig-Lee Hall Lobby, RIC, 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave, Providence 5:00pm 7:00pm
Portsmouth Abbey School Student wins Poetry Out Loud R.I. Wednesday, March 20, 2024 East Greenwich, R.I. -- With the recitation of "Say Grace" by Emily Jungmin Yoon, Jennifer Shon, a junior at the Portsmouth Abbey School, won the 19th R.I. ... Read article
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