Welcome to RIDOT The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) designs, constructs, and maintains the state’s surface transportation system. This includes not only roads and bridges but also the state’s rail stations, tolling program, bike paths and ferry service. RhodeWorks is the plan by which we live at RIDOT To stimulate growth that includes everyone, […]
Linden Place Manion’s Slave Trade Walking Tours Continue this Summer Linden Place Museum invites you to join our walking tours of Linden Place Mansion and downtown Bristol, focusing on the DeWolf Family’s significant role in the transatlantic slave trade. The DeWolf family, prominent in Bristol during the 18th and early 19th centuries, was among the […]
Jakob Fioole: The Sally Bishop Prize June 1, 2024–September 1, 2024 Lower Frances L. Hiatt Gallery (115) My paintings don’t tell a definitive story; they are attempts to visualize an experience. —Jakob Fioole Jakob Fioole blends figuration and abstraction to create immersive scenes. The artist paints ambiguous narratives that depict a world that is at […]
The digital submission entry period OPENS ON JULY 15th Call to Artists- PAC Fall Juried Show Presents The Color of Sound: Art Inspired by Music with Guest Juror William Shaff Top Prize- $500, 2nd $250, 3rd $100, with 2 $50 honorable mentions Entry Period 7/15-midnight 8/25/24 Guest Juror William Shaff Show Opens- 9/26/24 5:30-7:30, winners […]
214th Colombian Independence Day celebration to be held on July 16 STATE HOUSE – Four Rhode Island legislators of Colombian descent will be hosting the 214th Colombian Independence Day celebration on Tuesday, July 16, at 5 p.m. in the State Room of the State House. Rep. Karen Alzate Sen. Sandra Cano (D-Dist. 8, Pawtucket), Rep. Karen […]
The Art Museum is pleased to present a solo exhibition of recent work by acclaimed artist, Alex Buchanan. Sucker For Sunsets, 2024Retired blended synthetic hawser, VHP58”x22” ARTIST STATEMENTWhile viewing my sculptures, it’s sometimes difficult to see that the core material used was considered waste. Retired tugboat towing rope, construction culls, iron rod, and stainless-steel shackles all […]
Today’s Topic 1. Re: Seeking Input: Municipal Responses to Tercentenary Markers (Martha J McNamara) 2. Re: Seeking Input: Municipal Responses to Tercentenary Markers (Sullivan, Charles M.) 3. Re: Seeking Input: Municipal Responses to Tercentenary Markers (Pleun Bouricius) Dear Michael — I’ve long been fascinated by the Mass Tercentenary markers. Many of them express problematic interpretations […]
RIPTA Federal, State, and Local Officials Celebrated State’s First Electric Bus In-Line Charging Station Federal, state and local officials joined the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority to celebrate the completion of Rhode Island’s first electric bus in-line charging station. U.S. Senator Jack Reed U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner U.S. Representative Gabe Amo […]
