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WaterFire Providence 2013 Schedule

WaterFire Providence, the award-winning sculpture by Barnaby Evans installed on the three rivers of downtown Providence, has been praised by Rhode Island residents and international visitors alike as a powerful work of art and a moving symbol of Providence's renaissance.

Providence Launches Year-Round Drug Take-Back Program at Public Safety Complex

Permanent MedReturn bin provides safe, secure method for disposal of medications.

WaterFire Providence Receives Creative Placemaking Grant From NEA

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Acting Chairman Joan Shigekawa has announced that WaterFire Providence is one of 817 nonprofit organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant.

City Teams Up With WBRU To Bring Free Concerts To Waterplace Park This Summer

Providence, RI - Mayor Angel Taveras, the Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and 95.5 WBRU are pleased to announce this summer's Friday Night Concert Series at Waterplace Park. All performances are free and open to the public and begin at 7:30pm.

BureaucrArt: City Employee Art Show Now On View In Gallery @ City Hall

Over 20 pieces of art are featured in the 1st Annual City Employee Art Show which runs from May 2nd - June 12th. A reception will be held on Wednesday, May 15th from 5pm - 7pm.About the Gallery @ City Hall

~Art, Culture + Tourism | Gallery At City Hall

Update on Community Development Budget Schedule

Due to the continued delay in notification from HUD about the final amount of the City's Community Development funding from HUD, the originally provided schedule is suspended.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey To Salute Local Heroes

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® To Salute Local Heroes

Mayor Taveras, GTECH President and CEO Jaymin Patel Read to Kindergarteners at George J. West Elementary School

Power Lunch reading part of Providence Reads campaign.

Just Art Contemporary Art Gallery Opens Its Doors

Just Art Contemporary Art Gallery, the first contemporary art gallery with imported Italian and European art, located in Providence, formally opened its doors on Thursday April 25th at The Plant.