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. […]
On Friday, June 4th at 2:00 PM, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and the Juneteenth RI Committee are joining with the Smithsonian Institute for a special virtual presentation by The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). The NMAAHC’s Senior Curator of History, William Pretzer, PhD, will lead a virtual tour of the museum’s history galleries, […]
On Friday, June 4th at 2:00 PM, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and the Juneteenth RI Committee are joining with the Smithsonian Institute for a special virtual presentation by The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). We are excited to welcome NMAAHC’s Senior Curator of History, Dr. William Pretzer, who will lead a virtual tour […]
Women’s Fund of Rhode Island (WFRI), a leader in the movement to improve policies that impact women and girls in Rhode Island, today announced the organization will be holding a fundraising launch event: 100 Men for Gender Equity. The kickoff event features guest speaker, Ted Bunch, co-founder of A Call to Men. Mr. Bunch is […]
Professor Anthony Bogues will moderate a conversation with Professor Joy James; Ebenezer Fitch Professor of Humanities at Williams College; Nse Ufot, Chief Executive Officer of the New Georgia Project (NGP); Professor Elena Shih, Manning Assistant Professor of American Studies at Brown University; and Felicia Denaud, PhD Candidate in Africana Studies at Brown University
The book publishing landscape is incredibly complex, and even more so for writers of color, who have historically lacked support and representation within the book industry. At Diverse Paths to Publishing, literary agent Saba Sulaiman, editor Christine Pride, and marketing director Antonio Gonzalez Cerna speak to the unique challenges of publishing as a person of […]
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. […]
Located in four city neighborhoods from the East Side to Elmwood, the eight featured gardens will exhibit a variety of plantings and contemporary interpretations of historic garden design. Six of the featured properties are private residential gardens located at historic houses. Green-thumbed homeowners have transformed their city backyards into urban sanctuaries by using water features, […]
Ana González, host and producer of Mosaic podcast from The Public's Radio, and Gisel Bello, host of You Are Med podcast, discuss why it's important for Latinx people of color to produce and share stories that are not often heard in traditional media outlets. The conversation will be facilitated by Rhode Island Latino Arts Executive […]
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. […]
A live in-person culminating event for America Too: Reckoning and Resilience series. The event will be held outdoors in Adrian Hall Way, next door to the theater. Safety precautions including social distancing and mask-wearing will be in place. More info coming soon. America Too: Reckoning and Resilience marks the sixth year of the America Too initiative. This 5-part online series […]
The General Order No 3 stated: “all slaves are free … this involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves.” This was the order read in Galveston. Texas on June 19th 1863. The order emancipated the enslaved in Texas but did not produce equality. Today 158 years […]
An Episcopal minister. 41 naval recruits. A zealous newspaper editor. A pandemic. A drag show. A beanstalk. The YMCA. A future president of the United States. At the close of World War I, the US Navy sparked a national scandal after news broke about an undercover operation to stamp out “immoral acts” in Newport, Rhode […]
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. […]
Co-produced with Providence Public Library America Too: Reckoning and Resilience marks the sixth year of the America Too initiative. This 5-part online series combines theater, music, and art with stories from our community and seeks to catalyze community dialogue around the many challenges and potential opportunities of this particular moment, as we confront the aftermath of a polarizing election season, […]
Need a brush-up on your cataloging skills? If you are a professional, volunteer or student associated with one of Rhode Island’s repositories or cultural institutions, you can register for a free virtual workshop, Managing Complex Collections, presented by the Rhode Island Historical Records Advisory Board (RIHRAB) on Friday, June 25th at 9 a.m. This workshop, led […]
This informal discussion circle is sponsored as part of a one-year research grant, Wanderground: Archiving Lesbian Legacies, Words, Creativity in Rhode Island. This one-year research looks into Rhode Island Lesbians’ relationships with and contributions to the late-twentieth-century Women in Print Movement (1970-2000), and their existing personal collections related to the Movement. ** This discussion is […]
This informal discussion circle is sponsored as part of a one-year research grant, Wanderground: Archiving Lesbian Legacies, Words, Creativity in Rhode Island. This one-year research looks into Rhode Island Lesbians’ relationships with and contributions to the late-twentieth-century Women in Print Movement (1970-2000), and their existing personal collections related to the Movement. ** This discussion is […]
MARY BETH MEEHAN is an independent photographer, writer, and educator, who has spent more than twenty years embedding herself in communities across the United States. Beginning in her native New England, and continuing in the Midwest, the American South, and Silicon Valley, her work, which combines image, text, and large-scale public installation, stems from her belief […]
MARY BETH MEEHAN is an independent photographer, writer, and educator, who has spent more than twenty years embedding herself in communities across the United States. Beginning in her native New England, and continuing in the Midwest, the American South, and Silicon Valley, her work, which combines image, text, and large-scale public installation, stems from her belief […]
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. […]
MARY BETH MEEHAN is an independent photographer, writer, and educator, who has spent more than twenty years embedding herself in communities across the United States. Beginning in her native New England, and continuing in the Midwest, the American South, and Silicon Valley, her work, which combines image, text, and large-scale public installation, stems from her belief […]
MARY BETH MEEHAN is an independent photographer, writer, and educator, who has spent more than twenty years embedding herself in communities across the United States. Beginning in her native New England, and continuing in the Midwest, the American South, and Silicon Valley, her work, which combines image, text, and large-scale public installation, stems from her belief […]