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. Application News Two applications open May 1. Deadline July 1R.I. Teaching Artist RosterGeneral Operating Support for Artists Big Yellow School Bus Opens Aug. 1. State Galleries Atrium GalleryArt Connection RI, May 2-July 10 Block Island AirportFior De La Cruz T.F. Green International Airport Mandy HoweTiffany MendezIzzy Rodriguez Our E-News May 10: Opportunities for Artists April 18: 2 apps open March 21: Poetry Out Loud March 4: State Poet Feb.15: New Atrium Exhibit Jan. 25: 71 Grants Awarded E-News Sign-up RISCA Events May 15 General Operating Support for Artists Application Walk Through Location: Online 3:00pm 4:30pm May 27 RISCA Offices Closed -- Memorial Day All day Jun 6 General Operating Support for Artists Drop-In Grant Support Location: Online 2:00pm 4:00pm Jun 13 Opening Reception: Art Connection Rhode Island Location: Atrium Gallery, One Capitol Hill, Providence 5:00pm 7:00pm Jun 19 RISCA Offices Closed -- Juneteenth All day All events Press Releases All press releases Portsmouth Abbey School Junior to Travel to Washington, D.C., to Compete in the Poetry Out Loud Finals, April 30-May 2 Thursday, April 18, 2024 Providence, R.I. – Portsmouth Abbey School junior Jennifer Shon will represent Rhode Island in Washington, D.C., for the 2024 Poetry Out Loud National Finals, April 30-May 2. ... Read article State Arts Council Opens Applications for Individual Artists and R.I.'s Teaching Artist Roster, May 1 Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Providence, R.I.—The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today applications are to open May 1 for the individual artist grant program, General Operating Support for Artists, an ... Read article Artwork by Art Connection R.I. on display at the Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill, May 2 Tuesday, April 16, 2024 Providence, RI -- The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today that works by the Art Connection Rhode Island (ACRI), Pawtucket, to be on display fr ... Read article All press releases
Jun 13 Opening Reception: Art Connection Rhode Island Location: Atrium Gallery, One Capitol Hill, Providence 5:00pm 7:00pm
Portsmouth Abbey School Junior to Travel to Washington, D.C., to Compete in the Poetry Out Loud Finals, April 30-May 2 Thursday, April 18, 2024 Providence, R.I. – Portsmouth Abbey School junior Jennifer Shon will represent Rhode Island in Washington, D.C., for the 2024 Poetry Out Loud National Finals, April 30-May 2. ... Read article
State Arts Council Opens Applications for Individual Artists and R.I.'s Teaching Artist Roster, May 1 Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Providence, R.I.—The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today applications are to open May 1 for the individual artist grant program, General Operating Support for Artists, an ... Read article
Artwork by Art Connection R.I. on display at the Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill, May 2 Tuesday, April 16, 2024 Providence, RI -- The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today that works by the Art Connection Rhode Island (ACRI), Pawtucket, to be on display fr ... Read article