Be our guest as these remarkable women share their stories and the unique gifts they’ve used to touch and transform thousands of lives. Norma Jean Darden, groundbreaking fashion model, cookbook author, and food stylist caters to an A-list of Fortune 500 and celebrity clientele in her NYC restaurants. Rose Weaver, award-winning star of stage and […]
In this moment of deep crisis and social upheaval in our country, the time is ripe to look closer at the reality facing our most vulnerable citizens. More than half a million Americans are released from prison every year, and they join a population of twenty million people who live with a felony record. While […]
Join Gather Together United as 1 for a virtual town hall with state, local, and community leaders discussing the barriers to civic engagement for those impacted by homelessness and incarceration. This virtual discussion is the second of a four part series supported by a mini grant from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities. Free […]
Please join us to hear Professor Deborah Thomas (University of Pennsylvania) speak about her current work and its implications for a decolonized anthropology. Prof. Thomas is a leading scholar of race, gender, and violence in the context of post-colonial state formation. A specialist in the Caribbean region, Prof. Thomas’s work interrogates how new class economies, ideologies of belonging, […]
Join the conversation about how teens can turn their passion around health equity into real change in Rhode Island. Led by Classical High Schooler, Deb Adekunle, the panel includes Young Voice program manager Andrea Gonzalez & RI State Representative David Morales to talk about how to get involved in state action around Medicare for All, […]
A virtual lecture and discussion with Cynthia Copeland, President of the Institute for the Exploration of Seneca Village History about the decades-long work to interpret the historic African'American community displaced by Central Park, and how that effort may offer strategies for telling Snowtown's story here in Providence, RI. Free and open to the public, registration […]
Join a live virtual workshop with National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) program staff to hear about NEH grant opportunities, deadlines, and application information. This is part of a series of ten virtual grant workshops which will be hosted Thursdays at 2:00 pm EST. NEH Virtual Workshop — all interests April 1, 2021 2-3:30 PM […]
Join the Refugee Dream Center on April 1, 2021 from 4:00 - 5:00 pm EST as they discuss the importance of democratic participation among the refugee community with leaders in the state! The webinar will cover important topics like the voting process, elections, and more. We will also reflect on historical events that have made […]
The Council is offering another round of project grants for up to $2,000 each. Applications are due April 1, 2021 by 5:00 pm EST, and grant-funded projects must conclude by September 15, 2021. Available project grants: The Council will fund project grants that support individual scholars, film and other media makers, and cultural producers—as well as nonprofit […]
Join the conversation about how teens can turn their passion around climate justice into real change in Rhode Island. Led by MET High Schooler, Brandon Feliz, the panel includes Sunrise Movement program manager Joselin Morente & RI State Senator Sam Bell to talk about how to get involved in state action around climate justice. What […]
April 8th Jason Reynolds Reading Across Rhode Island Author Event. Registration will be available on the Rhode Island Center for the Book website in February. About the book: The #1 New York Times bestselling, “must-read” (San Francisco Chronicle), “amazingly timely and stunningly accessible” (Jacqueline Woodson) exploration of race and racism from award-winning, beloved authors Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. […]
Join a live virtual workshop with National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) program staff to hear about NEH grant opportunities, deadlines, and application information. This is part of a series of ten virtual grant workshops which will be hosted Thursdays at 2:00 pm EST. NEH Virtual Workshop — all interests April 1, 2021 2-3:30 PM […]
ECAS en Casa inicia una serie de Diálogos teatrales, primer panel de discusión con el director y escritor de teatro dominicano Haffe Serulle, en una tertulia sobre el arte de la actuación, la energía creadora y la imaginación. “El director es un creador por excelencia. Cuando tú no eres un creador, no mereces el título de director. […]
ECAS en Casa, is a virtual program series in which Teatro ECAS Executive Director Francis Parra interviews artists and scholars from across the Spanish-speaking world about humanities topics connected to the theater. Programs will be in Spanish with English-language subtitles and can be viewed on Facebook Live the night of the event. To view ECAS […]
This is a funding opportunity for independent producers from Rhode Island PBS. Read on for details and submission information. The submission deadline is March 8, 2021. Request for Proposal: Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic February 8, 2021 Issued by: WSBE Rhode Island PBS Rhode Island PBS Contact: Lori Sullivan, Director of Content lsullivan@ripbs.org (401) 222-3636 […]
Rhode Island writers, illustrators and podcasters of color are invited to What Cheer Writers Club’s B/I/POC Creatives Happy Hour online Fri, April 9 from 5-6pm. Come share about your creative projects, and how you are facing the unique challenges of creating and finding community as an artist of color in the age of Covid. The […]
Join acclaimed storyteller Bill Harley for a series of live-streamed performances the second Friday of the month January - April, 2021. Bill Harley is a two-time Grammy winner and recipient of the Humanities Council's 2010 Lifetime Achievement in the Humanities Award. Expect the unexpected in this series of live-streamed performances – three shows for families […]
Invoice for Emotional Labor, a new, educational multimedia workshop performance presented by The Wilbury Theatre Group in collaboration with CCRI Players and Community College of Rhode Island. Written by Christopher Johnson, Invoice for Emotional Labor explores contemporary terms and conversations around race and racism through performance and lecture, and concludes with audience talk-backs and discussions. More […]
In honor of National Poetry Month, What Cheer Writers Club is hosting two virtual write-ins where Rhode Island poets can meet and write alone, but together, for a focused hour set apart for them and their work.
Leslie Kern, a feminist geographer and the Director of Women’s and Gender Studies at Mount Allison University, joins us virtually to discuss her latest book, Feminist City! GET THE BOOK Librarians love getting book recommendations too! As a citywide initiative, we invited Groundwork Rhode Island’s Executive Director, Amelia Rose, to co-host PCL READS this month and to select the next […]
Join the conversation about how teens can turn their passion around education reform into real change in Rhode Island. Led by local high schoolers, Deb Adekunle (Classical), Brandon Feliz (the MET), Dakota Watjen(East Prov), & RI State Senator Tiara Mack to talk about how to get involved in state action around reform within the education […]
Join newly-created Generation Citizen New England for a lively panel discussion of our most recent national and local changes and strains to our democracy, to inform and inspire civic Action and participation in New England. Panelists will include: RI Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg Fallon Manyika Erica Winter MA State Representative Andy […]
Join a live virtual workshop with National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) program staff to hear about NEH grant opportunities, deadlines, and application information. This is part of a series of ten virtual grant workshops which will be hosted Thursdays at 2:00 pm EST. NEH Virtual Workshop — all interests April 1, 2021 2-3:30 PM […]
ECAS en Casa inicia una serie de Diálogos teatrales, primer panel de discusión con el director y escritor de teatro dominicano Haffe Serulle, en una tertulia sobre el arte de la actuación, la energía creadora y la imaginación. “El director es un creador por excelencia. Cuando tú no eres un creador, no mereces el título de director. […]
ECAS en Casa, is a virtual program series in which Teatro ECAS Executive Director Francis Parra interviews artists and scholars from across the Spanish-speaking world about humanities topics connected to the theater. Programs will be in Spanish with English-language subtitles and can be viewed on Facebook Live the night of the event. To view ECAS […]
In honor of National Poetry Month, What Cheer Writers Club is hosting two virtual write-ins where Rhode Island poets can meet and write alone, but together, for a focused hour set apart for them and their work.
We are delighted to announce Come Back to the Future, the first-ever virtual Rhode Island Statewide Historic Preservation Conference, to take place April 21-23, 2021. Registration opens in March. Many of the highly anticipated sessions planned for the 2020 conference (canceled due to COVID-19) will be offered in the 2021 program. We are also adding […]
Join a live virtual workshop with National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) program staff to hear about NEH grant opportunities, deadlines, and application information. This is part of a series of ten virtual grant workshops which will be hosted Thursdays at 2:00 pm EST. NEH Virtual Workshop — all interests April 1, 2021 2-3:30 PM […]
ECAS en Casa inicia una serie de Diálogos teatrales, primer panel de discusión con el director y escritor de teatro dominicano Haffe Serulle, en una tertulia sobre el arte de la actuación, la energía creadora y la imaginación. “El director es un creador por excelencia. Cuando tú no eres un creador, no mereces el título de director. […]
This episode will focus on mental health during the pandemic and the healing power of the arts in our communities. Hosts Michelle Cruz, and Joe Wilson, Jr. with guest host Janaya Kizzie from PPL will be joined by special guests Dr. Dana Dillon (National Alliance on Mental Illness – Rhode Island) and Ashley Frith (Community MusicWorks), who will […]
Many have turned to poetry over the past year for both expression and consolation in the face of loss. On Fri, April 23 at 5pm What Cheer Writers Club celebrates the form in honor of National Poetry Month with a virtual showcase of Rhode Island poets reading their work.
Join Stages of Freedom April 26 and 27, 2021 at 5:30 pm EST for a free two-part virtual civics lesson in democracy, voting rights, and political literacy featuring local and national legislators, a video by Haus of Glitter, dramatic presentations of historic political courage, and a discussion of case studies of Black civic engagement. Click […]
This webinar will feature Professor Íris Kantor from the University of São Paulo discussing "The History of Cartography and the Transatlantic Slave Trade". Register for this event here.
Join Stages of Freedom April 26 and 27, 2021 at 5:30 pm EST for a free two-part virtual civics lesson in democracy, voting rights, and political literacy featuring local and national legislators, a video by Haus of Glitter, dramatic presentations of historic political courage, and a discussion of case studies of Black civic engagement. Click […]
Join Thundermist Health Center’s Trans Health Access Team for the virtual launch of TransVoteRI.com — a new website providing voter resources for trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse Rhode Islanders. Because trans and non-binary citizens who do not have identification documents that match their appearance, gender, or name may face obstacles to voting, TransVoteRI.com features a comprehensive […]
Kick off Kids Reading Across RI 2021 with a live, virtual discussion with Becoming Muhammad Ali authors James Patterson and Kwame Alexander. Schools, public libraries, learning pods, homeschoolers, and children's literature lovers are invited to celebrate this year's selection and the dynamic authors who have brought Muhammad Ali's story to a new generation. Please pre-register to receive the event […]
Join a live virtual workshop with National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) program staff to hear about NEH grant opportunities, deadlines, and application information. This is part of a series of ten virtual grant workshops which will be hosted Thursdays at 2:00 pm EST. NEH Virtual Workshop — all interests April 1, 2021 2-3:30 PM […]
ECAS en Casa inicia una serie de Diálogos teatrales, primer panel de discusión con el director y escritor de teatro dominicano Haffe Serulle, en una tertulia sobre el arte de la actuación, la energía creadora y la imaginación. “El director es un creador por excelencia. Cuando tú no eres un creador, no mereces el título de director. […]