General Operating Support for Artists Application Deadline: Friday, June 30 General Operating Support for Artists (GOSA) provides grants of $6,000 per year, for three consecutive years (total of $18,000) for 3 artists to work toward large, specific, self-identified goals in their art practice. This funding is unrestricted, meaning artists can use the funds […]
iGaming In Rhode Island Becomes Law STATE HOUSE — Legislation introduced by Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio (D-Dist. 4, North Providence, Providence) and Rep. Gregory J. Costantino (D-Dist. 44, Lincoln, Smithfield, Johnston) to provide a new means of accessing existing table game offerings at Bally’s Twin River Casino in Lincoln has been signed into […]
THIS WEEK’S MUSE AMBERA WELLMANN, ARTIST “I hope people look at my paintings in a fragmented way, as things having their own timeline.” Artist Ambera Wellmann was born in 1982 in Lunenburg, a port town on the south shore of Nova Scotia – and raised in a “dreary log cabin in the middle of […]
Nazi-Linked Accounts at Credit Suisse WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a global Jewish human rights organization dedicated to confronting anti-Semitism, hate and terrorism, recognized Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) for their efforts to shine a light on previously-undisclosed Nazi-linked accounts held by Credit Suisse Members of the […]
Friend, After months of hearings, many hours of floor sessions, and votes on hundreds of bills, the 2023 legislative session has drawn to a close. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our Senate members, staff, advocates, and many others, we accomplished a great deal over the course of the session. […]
TICKETS ON SALE NOW BUY TICKETS! The magic returns this holiday season for a three-hour experience at the Blackstone Valley Polar Express!!! Weekends November 10th – December 17th and Monday, December 18thBlackstone Valley Train Station One Depot Square, Woonsocket, RI Join us for a 90-minute train ride to view the […]
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Setting and managing prescribed burns is one way to reduce the amount of “fuel” on the ground that a future wildfire could use to grow and spread. Credit: Dane County Land & Water Resources Dept, FlickrCC. Dear EarthTalk: Is it really a good […]
FirstWorks Announces New Date of July 19 for first Free Summer Beats Concert Featuring Belize-based The Garifuna Collective Providence, RI—FirstWorks, a Providence-based nonprofit dedicated to connecting art with audiences, announced today that due to international passport issues for The Garifuna Collective from Belize, their FirstWorks Summer Beats concert planned for Sunday, June 25, 2023 has been […]
