Some examples of projects supported in the current round of RISCA grants include: Newport County grantees include Jamestown Arts Center, Looking Upwards, Choral Collective of Newport County, Newport Classical, Newport Live, Newport Art Museum and Art Association, Newport Contemporary Ballet, Newport String Project, and newportFILM. And, while this is challenging, it is inspiring to see how our artists and organizations are partnering to share their innovative thinking, creativity and problem-solving skills with other sectors.” “The state’s arts community is still working to recover from the pandemic. The grants support opportunities for us to come together to celebrate, learn and connect,” said Lynne McCormack, Executive Director of RISCA. “We are so fortunate to have a strong and vibrant arts and cultural economy, generating nearly 17,000 jobs accounting for 3.2 percent of the state’s economy, according to the Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA). “The grants being announced today, in addition to continuing to ensure R.I.’s reputation nationally as an arts and cultural destination, are a reminder that the arts bring audiences to our town and city centers, and, help fill our restaurants and shops, as well as educate our young people. “On behalf of the State of Rhode Island, congratulations to our State’s Arts Council for all of the thorough work to provide key investments in arts programming, an important sector in the lives of many Rhode Islanders,” said Governor McKee. The grants received support from appropriations by the General Assembly and were federally funded through the National Endowment for the Arts.
Some of the grants also support collaborations with healthcare, education, economic development and Veteran’s affairs. Governor McKee and the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts announced today 138 grants totaling $828,328 were awarded throughout Rhode Island to arts and culture organizations, individual artists, and schools.
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