The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts has awarded over $898,650 in grants to 149 arts and culture organizations, individual artists, and arts educators in Rhode Island.
The funding comes from the National Endowment for the Arts and supports a variety of programs including arts education, individual artistic development, and arts and health.
“On behalf of the State of Rhode Island, congratulations to our State’s Arts Council for all of the thorough work to provide key investments in arts, folk artists, artists, arts and health, and arts education programming, an important sector in the lives of Rhode Islanders,” said Governor McKee. “The grants being announced today, in addition to continuing to ensure R.I.’s reputation nationally as an arts and cultural destination, are a reminder that the arts bring audiences to our town and city centers and fill our restaurants and shops.”
The arts sector supports nearly 18,000 jobs in Rhode Island, and generates around $2.37 billion for the state’s economy, according to the latest data.
Some of the projects supported by the grants include Andre Lee Bassuet, Warwick, who plans to lead three Hangeul language art sessions for youth, and the Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center in Newport, which will give East Bay Met High School artists experience in a clay studio.
Full List of Grantees
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