Jim Hanley

CONCERTS THIS WEEKEND At the Meeting House In T4C MARK T. SMALL   American Music Concert   w/ Historical Discussion October 15th   FOUR CORNERS MEETING HOUSE CONCERT

A Fresh Coat   Graduate student’s creative touch transforms ECC bear statue   By Brian Benson | September 29, 2022   Sam Cushman, ’19, G’23, has quite the back-to-school tale for her Rockland elementary school art students: She spent her summer working with a giant bear.   Sam painted one of the fiberglass statues scattered […]

Art League RI and AAA Northeast Call for Action   ART LEAGUE RI and AAA Northeast are proud to present Community Matters     An Open, Juried Regional Exhibition   Seeking large, inspirational, and community-focused artwork to become part of a permanent collection in the regional headquarters of a national member association and service organization. The focus is on […]

A Spectacular Time at WaterFire: Celebrating Educational Excellence      Thank you to everyone who participated in the spectacular event we recently held at Memorial Park in Providence.     WaterFire: Celebrating Educational Excellence brought together hundreds of education professionals, students, families, state and local leaders, and community members from around Rhode Island to celebrate the incredible work our educators […]

THIS WEEK’S MUSE   NNENNA OKORE   “My inspirations derive from varying organic forms in nature”   To call Nnenna Okore just a sculptor—as she is often described— does something of a disservice to an artist, educator and environmentalist whose artistic output and social philosophy embody a wider and more complex remit than this label implies. […]

UConn Calls It Permanent for Interim Prez   Posted October 4, 2022   By John O. Harney Comings and Goings …   RADENKA MARIC   Radenka Maric, who has been interim president of the University of Connecticut since February, was named the 17th president of the state’s flagship land-grant institution. Formerly UConn’s vice president for research, innovation […]

Now Accepting Applications for the SCA $1,000 Youth Grant     Our SCA Youth Grant applications will be accepted from June 1st to December 15th, 2022.   High school and college students up to age 21 can receive a $1,000 grant for their art project or exploration.   This is not a scholarship to be […]

David Balto — former policy director of the Federal Trade Commission — argues that it’s time for us to hold PBMs accountable for their greedy and dangerous tactics.     Time to Rein in the Drug-Industry Middlemen Exploiting Patients   By David Balto   This summer, lawmakers missed a big chance to lower the cost […]