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Artscape: Novel Tells of Grief and Love in Two Eras

Scott MacKay — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:53:03 +0000

In this month’s Artscape, Rhode Island Public Radio’s Scott MacKay sits down with author and Rhode Islander Ann Hood to talk about her latest novel, The Obituary Writer.

Lists Take the Spotlight at RISD Museum

Flo Jonic — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:59:12 +0000

The humble list is the focus of a new exhibit at the Rhode Island School of Design Art Museum. The lists provide added insight into the artists who kept them.

RISD Recieves $1M Gift to Foster Partnership with India

John Bender — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:13:50 +0000

The Rhode Island School of Design has received a private donation of $1M to fund international relationships. RIPR’s John Bender has more.

A $1M donation coming from Bangalore, India to RISD is the largest international gift the school has ever received. The money will be used to fund a visiting faculty position, specifically, artists and scholars connected to India.

RISD has had study abroad programs to India, and Provost Rosanne Somerson is excited to now bring scholars from India to RISD

Helping Artists Manage Finances

Catherine Welch — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:59:02 +0000

The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts is offering a program to help artists tackle their finances. The program originates from the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.

New exhibit opens at Green Space

John Bender — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:09:49 +0000

A new art exhibit opened this past Wednesday (1/30) at Green Space gallery at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick.

The show, entitled “ON AND THROUGH AND IN BETWEEN” deals with dreams and memories, and features the work of two Rhode Island artists says the gallery director Lynne Harlow.

Greenwich Odeum Theater reopening Saturday

Jehane Samaha — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:30:29 +0000

The Greenwich Odeum Theater reopens tomorrow (Saturday) with an evening of performances at its historic location on Main Street in East Greenwich. After surviving many incarnations since it opened as a vaudeville house in 1926, the theater closed in 2007 due to stricter fire codes following the tragic 2003 Station nightclub fire in West Warwick. Five years and over 200,000 dollars in renovations later, the Greenwich Odeum will host performing arts events once again. Co-chair of the Odeum's board, Frank Prosnitz, says theater lovers old and new are ready for this next chapter.

Artscape: Harpist brings in Winter Solstice

Chuck Hinman — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:21:55 +0000

For this month’s Artscape, we go to a Winter Solstice music celebration featuring the Irish harpist and singer Aine Minogue. The concert is put on by the Common Fence Music Association, a non-profit group based in Portsmouth, RI and as they say on their website, “focused on presenting music and music education in a people-oriented and sustainable community setting.”
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