Governor Raimondo declared October as Arts and Humanities Month in Rhode Island, and we have been celebrating by proclaiming the arts through a month-long social media celebration. We hope you’ll join us – see more information below!
October, like April, is a mad dash of grant reading and review panel assembling and hosting the amazing panelists to make the hard decisions on funding. We have our first of twelve grant panels we’ll hold over the next month or so this week. If you’re curious what happens to your grant application after you hit that submit button, check outthis blog about the process. We’re also continuing our listening sessions and planning for next fiscal year.
More Than My Religion on Exhibit at the Atrium Gallery
The power of art transcends the boundaries of language, culture, nationality and faith, through the creative energy of visual art. MORE THAN MY RELIGION is an art exhibition showcasing the talent of local Muslim American artists while providing the public with an enlightening perspective on shared values for community, life, and coexistence across people of different backgrounds. Juried by John Smith, Director of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design.
This exhibit features exquisite art from a wide spectrum of artistic mediums including; beautiful scribed calligraphy, scenic photographs, portraits, unique tea dyed watercolor paintings, along with a multi panel installation entitled “Passage West” featuring graphic patterns.
This exhibit will be on display through November 9th at the Atrium Gallery located at One Capitol Hill, the State’s main administration building on Smith Street in Providence, RI. A Gallery Night Reception will be held tonight, October 18th from 6-8:30pm. The exhibit and reception is free and open to the public.
Interested in becoming a teaching artist? Unsure of what it entails? Learn about the very basics of the field. Hear about what a teaching artist’s work is like, what the foundational requirements and potential legal hurdles are, and more! Moderator: Michelle Nugent, Program Manager, Providence City Arts for Youth; Panelists: Maggie Anderson, Arts in Education Director, RISCA; Holly Wach, artist and teaching artist; Emily Ustach, Director of Programs, New Urban Arts. Hosted by The Empowerment Factory.
Please join RISCA staff for casual meetings over coffee. Bring any questions you have for us, and in exchange we’ll ask you some questions about what you want and need from RISCA. This is part of our year long strategic thinking and planning process, inspired by the results from our 2018 statewide survey. This project will allow RISCA to:
Hear ideas and concerns, on an ongoing basis, from Rhode Island residents, arts and culture organizations, and artists on the accessibility of cultural life for all Rhode Islanders based on research objectives developed this spring.
Receive real-time feedback on current or proposed RISCA initiatives.
Take the time and space necessary to forge deep, authentic relationships with Rhode Island communities, focusing on including those that are traditionally underserved.
Co-create programming with our constituents in response to their needs.
We all know how the arts and culture change our lives and our communities – but how do we communicate that importance to our legislators? ADVOCACY. Sometimes, advocacy can seem overwhelming, whether you are an artist or an arts and culture organization. However, continued advocacy is critical to ensure Rhode Island artists and organizations maintain – and grow – their support.
Ruby Lopez Harper, Director of Local Arts Services for Americans for the Arts, will demonstrate how arts advocacy can be fun, simple, and – best of all – creative. In this workshop, Ruby will share best practices in arts advocacy, as well as tools, messaging, and resources available for your advocacy from Americans for the Arts, a national art advocacy organization. You will leave the workshop with some accessible and easy next steps for your advocacy.
Public art gives a physical place character, meaning, and creates a sense of belonging. There are amazing opportunities around the country to create commissioned pieces- but the process can be a bit daunting. Learn about the public art submission process from the RFQ to the panel process to creation of the piece from RISCA’s public art coordinator, independent arts administrator, and artist, Elizabeth Keithline.
New Exhibits at TF Green and Block Island Airports
New art exhibitions are on display at Rhode Island’s airports. At the GREEN SPACE Gallery at TF Green Airport, an exhibit entitled CIRCULAR REFERENCE featuring works by Robin Crocker, Mike Hansel, and Jacqueline Ott is on display through January 4, 2019. At the Block Island Airport Gallery, works by Becci Davis are on display through January 24, 2019. The GREEN SPACE Gallery and Block Island Airport Gallery are a partnership between the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, promoting outstanding work by artists living and working in Rhode Island. The galleries present art to an ever-changing audience of local, national and international travelers.
In the GREEN SPACE exhibit CIRCULAR REFERENCE, circular shapes are used both literally and figuratively, with elements repeated, revisited, reworked and revamped. On view are Mike Hansel’s organic, spontaneous shapes inspired by the ocean; Jacqueline Ott’s geometric theme-and-variation explorations; and Robin Crocker’s spiraling forms inspired by poetry.
At the Block Island Airport Gallery, Becci Davis’Memory Map series convey specific narratives taken from her own life or the lives of others. The various works shown here either tell the story of her grandmother’s backyard and how it has changed over time, or tell the stories of notable women from Rhode Island’s history. Her process starts with creating a story based either from memory or research. She then constructs a collage of altered images, which may include old family photographs, found photographs, documents, and her own photography. She builds up layers of paint on a panel, transfers collage on top, then completes the work with another layer of painted elements.
#RIproclaimsthearts
Governor Raimondo declared October as Arts and Humanities Month in Rhode Island! We’re grateful to all of you – our artists & arts and culture organizations – for your important contribution to the cultural life of our State, and hope you’ll join us in a month-long social media celebration of the arts in Rhode Island.
Here’s our plan: at some point in the latter half of this month take a picture of yourself – or someone associated with your work – holding up a copy of the Proclamation in front of some kind of arts making or arts learning. Post that picture on social media – Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Be sure to tag RISCA, and to use the hashtags #RIproclaimthearts #artistheanchor #NAHM.
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