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This Week from the Providence Dept. of Art, Culture + Tourism - January 28, 2009
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 |
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Celebrate Providence! 2009 Neighborhood Performing Arts Initiative Proposals Due Friday
The Neighborhood Performing Arts Initiative awards funds to non-profit organizations to create and perform high quality programs designed to respond to the unique characteristics of neighborhoods and foster a sense of community pride.
Organizations interested in participating must be located in Providence to be eligible for the grants and the programming must take place in the neighborhoods and public spaces of Providence between July 1 and September 1, 2009. Funding will range from $500 to $4000 per project and only one proposal will be accepted from an organization.
Applications must be sent to the Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Providence City Hall, 25 Dorrance Street, Room 111, by January 30 at 4 p.m. To download an application please click here.
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Trinity Alumni Earn Oscar Nominations |
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Former Trinity artistic director Richard Jenkins & Viola Davis, who appeared in several Trinity Productions, have been nominated for Academy Awards. |
Trinity Repertory Company
201 Washington Street
351-4242
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Former RIIFF Films Earn Oscar Nominations |
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Three films that had their premieres and won awards at the 2008 Rhode Island International Film Festival have been nominated for Academy Awards. |
RI International Film Festival
268 Broadway
861-4445
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RI Honored As Top Global Destination |
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The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences presented Rhode Island with its highest honor: the International Star Diamond Award. |
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Awarded January 15
American Academy Of Hospitality Services
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RI Citizens For The Arts |
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Join RI Citizens for the Arts in requesting support for the National Endowment for the Arts before the House of Representatives votes tomorrow. |
RI Citzens For The Arts
Providence, RI
633 - 6014
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Community Musicworks |
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Community Musicworks has received a $300,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, one of the nation's largest private foundations. |
Community Musicworks
1392 Westminster Street
861-5650
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I Heart Providence |
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Mayor David N. Cicilline hosts this event featuring live music, complimentary hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar from Trinity Brewhouse. |
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Febraury 10, 6pm - 8pm
Providence City Hall
Free To The Public
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Rescheduled: Where Do Children Play? |
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This thought-provoking documentary examines how more and more children are growing up today with little or no opportunity for unstructured play, especially outdoors. |
February 4, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Lincoln School
301 Bulter Avenue
Free To The Public
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French Film Festival |
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The 2009 French Film Festival, presented by Brown University, will be hosted at the Cable Car Cinema. Discounts are available for attending multiple screenings. |
February 19 - March 1
Cable Car Cinema
204 South Main Street
$8 Per Screening
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You Be The Judge |
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This RI International Film Festival presentation returns for a new season as they reveal some of the entries under consideration for the 2009 RI International Film Festival. |
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February 19, 7pm
Brooklyn Coffee & Tea House
209 Douglas Avenue
$5 Suggested Donation
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Royal Gallery |
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Classical Realism characterizes a love for the visible world and an outstanding level of artistic skill featuring selected work by Brian MacNeil & Jane Puerini. |
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Through February 13
Royal Gallery
298 Atwells Avenue
Free To The Public
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Providence Art Club |
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The Dodge House Gallery will feature Allen Russell Halle and Rev. Bill Comeau while Maxwell Mays will feature Members Exhibition 2009. |
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January 25 - February 13
Providence Art Club
11 Thomas Street
Free To The Public
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Bert Gallery |
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The featured exhibit at Bert Gallery to kick off the new year will be Old World Charm: Watercolors by Hezekiah A. Dyer. |
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Through March 6
Bert Gallery
540 South Water Street
Free To The Public
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Chazan Gallery |
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The Chazan Gallery at Wheeler is presenting Tangles and Snarls, an exhibition featuring new work by artists Kim Salerno and Jane Hesser. |
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Through February 5
Chazan Gallery At Wheeler
228 Angell Street
Free To The Public
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An evening of romancing the arts with the Red Heart Collection while sipping a glass of champagne and tasting sensuous foods. |
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February 6, 6pm - 9pm
Chabot Gallery
379 Atwells Avenue
Free To The Public
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The Gallery at City Hall will be featuring photographs of artists by aritsts as part of the NetWorks 2008 series of exhibitons throughout the State. |
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Through Mid-February
Providence City Hall
25 Dorrance Street
Free To The Public
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Gallery Z |
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The sensuality and beauty of erotic art will be experienced in February at Gallery Z through different artist interpretations of what constitutes "erotic art". |
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February 3 - 28
Gallery Z
259 Atwells Avenue
Free To The Public
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Common Threads |
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A four-week series to raise awareness of the parallels among displaced populations during and after wartime through storytelling using various audio/visual methods. |
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January 29, 6:30pm
Center For Intergrative Tech
169 Weybosset Street
Donations Welcome
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BankRI Gallery |
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The BankRI Turks Head Gallery's exhibit for the new year is titled Italian Tree: Watercolors by Susan Kaspari and runs through February 4. |
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Through February 4
BankRI Turks Head Gallery
One Turks Head Place
Free To The Public
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Gallery 17 Peck |
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Daniel Kelley's gift is capturing the feeling, spirit and emotion of women on canvas as exemplified in this new exhibit She's My Valentine. |
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Through February 14
Gallery 17 Peck
303 Atwells Avenue
Free To The Public
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This exhibit in the Fleet Library
at RISD, Bedazzled, examines the questions surrounding
the relationship of art and camouflage. |
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Through March 29
Fleet Library @ RISD
15 Westminster Street
Free To The Public
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The David Winton Bell Gallery at Brown University presents Knot, a three-part solo exhibition by Lebanese-born and New York-based artist Annabel Daou. |
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Through March 8
Bell Gallery
64 College Street
Free To The Public
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New Urban Arts |
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New Urban Arts will be exhibiting Mid Year Makings: an exhibition of works in progress that celebrates imagination, curiosity and collaboration. |
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Opening January 30, 5pm - 8pm
New Urban Arts
743 Westminster Street
Free To The Public
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Firehouse 13 is pleased to announce their February show Roil and Flush featuring new works by Anna Shapiro and Will Machin. |
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February 4 - 28
Firehouse 13
41 Central Street
Free To The Public
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Following a popular showing of the exhibition Chihuly at RISD, one chandelier will permanently become a part of the RISD Museum collection. |
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Ongoing
RISD Museum
20 North Main Street
Museum Admission $10
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AS220 |
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AS220's Galleries will be displaying paintings by Claudia DePina, new works from the AS220 Cottage Industries and much more. |
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February 1 - 21
AS220
115 Empire Street
Free To The Public
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The Providence Public Library will be featuring Recent Acquisitions by PPL Special Collections: Nicholson Whaling Collection on the 3rd floor. |
Through February
Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street
Free To The Public
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An exhibit of oil and watercolor painting, mixed media and printmaking representing the life long career of RI artist and teacher Daniel Walker. |
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Through February 26
URI Feinstein Campus Gallery
80 Washington Street
Free To The Public
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Directed by Vanessa Gilbert, Bad Money is a timely work about the faith required keeping an economy aloft. |
February 20 - March 8
Perishable Theatre
95 Empire Street
Tickets Are $20
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"What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up, like a raisin in the sun? Or does it explode?" |
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January 30 - March 8
Trinity Repertory Company
201 Washington Street
Tickets Are $20 - $60
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An unnamed African country. A civil war. A student, a thief and a soldier. Who would you trust with your life? |
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February 5 - March 8
Providence Black Rep
276 Westminster Street
Tickets Are $20
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The Hot L Baltimore |
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Set in the lobby of the Hotel Baltimore, the play focuses on the residents of the decaying property. |
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February 5 - 8
Pell Chafee Performance Ctr.
87 Empire Street
Pay What You Can
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Anton Chekhov's play is about a very human tendency to reject love that is freely given and seek it where it is withheld. |
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February 18 - 22
RI College
600 Mount Plesant Avenue
Tickets Are $15
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Waiting For Lefty |
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A group of taxi drivers debate a labor strike while they wait for their most respected member, Lefty, to arrive. |
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February 6 - 8
Angell Blackfriars Theatre
549 River Avenue
Tickets Are $11
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deca*go*go |
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Elemental Theatre is thrilled to present the World Premiere of Avide Robinatt's deca*go*go: The Exquisite Corpse Plays. |
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Through February 1
Perishable Theatre
95 Empire Street
Tickets Are $15
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LA VOCE: Theatre That Speaks, a new theatre company, presents The Most Massive Woman Wins by Madeleine George. |
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January 30, 7:30pm
URI Paff Auditorium
80 Washington Street
Free To The Public
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Set in the tumultuous city of Berlin just before Hitler's rise to power and based on Berlin Stories and I Am a Camera. |
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February 26 - March 1
Stuart Theatre
77 Waterman Street
Tickets Are $17
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A Thousand & One Nights |
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The fantastical tale of a woman who each night wins her life and the heart of the powerful Persian sultan with 1001 stories. |
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February 6 - 8
VMA Arts & Cultural Center
1 Avenue Of The Arts
Tickets Are $20 - $65
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Divine Performing Arts |
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Divine Performing Arts brings to life classical Chinese
dance and music in a gloriously colorful and exhilarating show. |
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March 5, 7pm
Prov Performing Arts Center
220 Weybosset Street
Tickets Are $38 - $88
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Fiddler On The Roof |
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No other musical has so magically woven music, dance, poignancy and laughter into such an unforgettable experience. |
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February 10 - 15
Prov Performing Arts Center
220 Weybosset Street
Tickets Are $43 - $70
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Museum Of Natural History |
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Space Artifacts explores the relationship between humans and space travel through the eyes of science and art. |
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Through June
Roger Williams Park
1000 Elmwood Avenue
Admission Is $3
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Free-For-All Saturday |
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Celebrate the Chinese New Year by creating paper lanterns and watching a performance by Maine Thunder Spirits. |
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January 31, 11am - 4pm
RISD Museum
20 North Main Street
Free To The Public
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Play Power |
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Engages kids and grown-ups in imaginative activities that vividly illustrate the importance of open-ended play. |
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Ongoing
Providence Children's Museum
100 South Street
Museum Admission $7.50
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Heart & Soul |
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Bringing together some of the most celebrated Soul artists performing all of their most memorable hits on one stage! |
February 5, 7:30pm
Prov Performing Arts Center
220 Weybosset Street
Tickets Are $38 - $78
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Choro Democrático plays the lively style of Brazilian choro music, one that began in
Rio nearly a century ago. |
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February 8, 5pm
Perishable Theatre
95 Empire Street
Tickets Are $8
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Serenade Your Sweetheart with Dominic DiPasquale on tenor. Admission includes Italian appetizers and deserts. |
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February 15, 3:30pm - 6pm
Danella's Resturant
332 Atwells Avenue
Tickets Are $35
Call 331-6060 For Reservations | |
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Mandolin Orchestra |
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Featuring Vivaldi's Concerto For Two Mandolins as well as other classical and contemporary works for string ensemble. |
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February 4, 8pm
Music Mansion
88 Meeting Street
Free To The Public
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This highly acclaimed 12 voice ensemble specializes in singing highlights of the vast tapestry of Reniassance Sacred Music. |
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February 7, 8pm
Saint Joseph Church
86 Hope Street
Tickets Are $20
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Two legends take the stage for an unforgettable one night only performance lasting almost three hours. |
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February 18, 7:30pm
Prov Performing Arts Center
220 Weybosset Street
Tickets Are $49.50 - &79.50
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Trinity Repertory Company |
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Trinity Repertory Company is pleased to announce that it has made 5,000 $20 tickets available for the rest of its 2008-2009 season. |
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Performance Dates Vary
Trinity Repertory Company
201 Washington Street
Available In Person/Online
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Bringing RI middle school students, teachers and artists together in the true spirit of a community arts program. Open to RI middle schools only. |
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Performance Dates Vary
Prov Performing Arts Center
220 Weybosset Street
Tickets Are Free
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Festival Ballet is offering special three-show subscriptions for their current season starting at only $36. Please call 353-1129 for more information. |
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Performance Dates Vary
VMA Arts + Cultural Center
1 Avenue Of The Arts
Package Prices Vary
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Celebrate Providence! 2009 Neighborhood Performing Arts Initiative Proposals Now Being Accepted
The Neighborhood Performing Arts Initiative awards funds to non-profit organizations to create and perform high quality programs designed to respond to the unique characteristics of neighborhoods and foster a sense of community pride. Organizations interested in participating must be located in Providence to be eligible for the grants and the programming must take place in the neighborhoods and public spaces of Providence between July 1 and September 1, 2009. Funding will range from $500 to $4000 per project and only one proposal will be accepted from an organization. Applications must be sent to the Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Providence City Hall, 25 Dorrance Street, Room 111, by January 30 at 4 p.m. To download an application please click here.
Call For Providence Based Artists
Providence's new BUY ART campaign is designed to thank all shoppers who buy art and to help promote Providence based art merchants + artists. If you are based in Providence, sell art and wish to participate please email Michael Christofaro with your name, website address, brief description of the work you produce, address (internal use only), phone number (internal use only) and email address (internal use only).
Call For Entries
The Providence Public Library will hold its first annual Rhode Island Self-published Author Fair on March 1 from 2pm - 4:30pm at the Central Library on 150 Empire Street. Rhode Island authors who have self published a fiction or non-fiction novel within the last three years are encouraged to apply by mailing or hand-delivering a review copy of their most recent book along with reviews, letters of reference and publicity for that book by February 6. Applications must also contain a cover letter, which includes the author's contact information and library card number. Review copies will not be returned. Please mail to RI Self-Published Author Fair, c/o Lisa Miller, Program Coordinator, Providence Public Library, 150 Empire Street, Providence , RI 02903. For a complete list of guidelines please click here.
Call For Vendors
The Providence Open Market, now in its 3rd season, is now accepting applications for its 2009 season. For more information please click here.
Call For Artists
Design Within Reach is looking for artists who work in all mediums to contribute to their artist trading card night on February 18 from 6pm - 8pm at Design Within Reach located on 210 Westminster Street. No applications are neccessary, just bring twenty pieces of original work measuring 2.5" x 3.5" with your signature to the event. For more information via email please click here.
Call For Photographs & Drawings
Photographs and drawings are sought from kids and professional artists alike across the Ocean State to support June's Year of Science theme: Oceans & Water. They are seeking artistic works that show us what a day without the ocean would be like. Selected photos will appear on a rotating basis on June's Year of Science Ocean and Water website. Please send a digital image (photograph or scanned drawing) and caption explaining your thoughts, and include a caption no longer than 80 words, your name, and your grade or occupation with your submission. Submissions can be emailed Michael Lombardi by clicking here. Deadline for submission is May 1. Call For Woman Filmmakers
The LunaFest Film Festival is looking for one local woman filmmaker to fill the final short film slot of the reel of this year's LunaFest films. From amateur filmmakers, to film students, to aspiring indie stars, they look for filmmakers and producers with unique films by...for...about women. Deadline for submission is January 30. Films accepted can be shorts, documentaries, fiction or narratives, films should not exceed 20 minutes, each entry must be submitted on its own DVD with a label, with each submission please include your name/address/telephone number/film title/completed entry forum/$20 application fee made out to the Breast Cancer Fund (no fee for international applicants and the student fee is $15) Please mail submissions to: LunaFest, c/o Michele Chaudhry, 12 Opal Street, Cranston, RI, 02905.
For more information please call 419-0363.
Trinity Repertory Company's Young Actors Summer Institute Now Enrolling
For the fifth summer, Trinity Rep will open its doors for boys and girls in grades 5-12 to explore a world of creativity and theater under the instruction of RI's most knowledgeable theater professionals with the Young Actors Summer Institute. The Summer Institute offers students a challenging five weeks of study in the fields of acting, playwriting, dance and much more. The Summer Institute runs from June 29 to August 1 in the Pell Chafee Performance Center. For more information please call 521-1100 X230 or click here.
Draw & Paint With Munir Muhammed
February 7 - April 11, 134 Matthewson Street, Tuition Is $220
Study line, shape, light, shade, human figures, attire, landscapes, color, blending and murals with artist Munir Mohammed in ten 3-hour Saturday classes. Please click here to email for more information or to register. PPAC ARTS Scholarships 2009
Twenty-Five scholarships valued at up to $500 each will be awarded to qualified RI students ages 11 - 14 to attend local, summer arts education programs. Applications are available here and must be submitted by March 6. For more information please call 421-2997.
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To submit an Arts event for the Newsletter, please email Michael Christofaro at least two weeks prior to the event.
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City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism / 25 Dorrance Street / Room 111 / Providence / RI / 02903 / 401.421.2489 | | 
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