Common Cause's second Demystifying Democracy event of 2020 will focus on understanding the Census and how Rhode Island is preparing for an accurate Census Count in 2020. The United States Census takes place every 10 years. The data collected by the census determine the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of […]
Home Movie Day is an annual celebration of homemade films and the communities that made them. The Rhode Island Historical Society joins local hosts around the world to provide equipment and moving image expertise, and the public is invited to attend and bring their home movies to share with the audience. The following formats can […]
America Too: It’s Our Health will begin with four Story Sharing Workshops on August 24 and 25 with, by, and for community members gathering to share their health and wellbeing experiences with professional playwrights and storytellers. The stories shared at each of the workshops will be crafted into a series of short plays to be performed at Trinity […]
An exhibition of design proposals for a new school on Broad Street, developed by RISD Architecture students. A public conversation led by Ben Pell, RISD faculty, will explore how design can both nurture a sense of community within the school and foster connections to the surrounding neighborhood.
This much anticipated and highly visible event is the flagship of Rhode Island Black Storytellers (RIBS) program and reaches a statewide audiences of thousands. Each January for the week of the Martin Luther King Holiday, RIBS tellers, local artists and invited national and international guests bring the best of Black Storytelling to Rhode Island and […]
UNLADYLIKE2020 is a transmedia series featuring extraordinary, unsung women who changed America at the turn of the 20th century, in honor of the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in 2020. This event includes: - Research presentation by series creator Charlotte Mangin on Sissieretta Jones and Annie Smith Peck, two remarkable women from Rhode Island history […]
Join us Monday, April 23rd for our annual Grant Announcement and Humanities Happy Hour at the Southside Cultural Center. Grant Announcement | 3:00 - 4:00 pm in the Community Space This special event recognizes and celebrates the Council's 2018 major grant recipients. Humanities Happy Hour | 4:00 - 6:00 pm at the Southlight Pavilion* The […]
The City of Providence and its partners host the annual Senator Claiborne Pell Lecture on Arts & Humanities to honor the late Claiborne Pell (1918-2009), who represented the State of Rhode Island in the United States Senate from 1961-1997. Senator Pell was a lead sponsor of the “Basic Educational Opportunity Grants” program in 1973, renamed […]
Mark Valdez, writer and director who has worked at theaters across the country, will lead us through an introduction to scriptwriting workshop. This event is Part IV of a series of community pláticas designed to empower Latinos on how to tell their story to a live audience. FREE and open to the public.
Valerie Tutson of the Rhode Island Black Storytellers (RIBS) will lead a workshop on best practices and the art of storytelling. This event is Part III of a series of community events — pláticas — designed to empower Latinos on how to tell their story to a live audience. You will learn the difference between […]
