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February 24, 2011
Advocates say the arts can help put
a city on the map, but can they also help put a city budget in the
black? Pawtucket officials are hoping the answer to that question is
yes.
August 26, 2010 For the group Notable Works, musical
perfection isn't necessarily the goal. The classical group also aims to
use its music to promote awareness for social issues like homelessness
and environmentalism.
July 30, 2010 It's time for another Wooly Fair in Providence.
June 30, 2010 Mancini and his cameras- have
traveled to India, Cambodia his native Italy and a host of locations in
between. In black and white, he's captured ancient rock drawings, a man
washing the feet of a giant Buddha statue, and a boy with a rat perched
on his shoulder in India. It's a career that's brought the
Cranston-based photographer numerous recognitions.
April 29, 2010
Brian Chippendale's name is closely linked to the Fort Thunder art
scene, a group of artists and musicians that lived and worked in a
Providence mill complex about a decade ago.
March 25, 2010 Brown Bird is a locally-based folk, Americana band. Their
sound draws on influences from Appalachian, gypsy and shanty music, and
features the sometimes somber lyrics of lead singer David Lamb. Lamb,
joined by cellist MorganEve Swain and steel guitarist Mike Samos,
recently sat down with Morning Edition host Bob Seay to discuss their
music.
February 25, 2010 By MARTINA WINDELS -- Currently on view at the RISD Museum of Art is a
40 year retrospective of drawings by artist Pat Steir. Mostly known for
her large paintings, this exhibition, titled "Drawing out of line"
focuses on Steir's drawings.
January 28, 2010 On this month's edition of Rhode Island Artscape, we hear
readings and an interview with the Rhode Island Black Storytellers.
December 31, 2009
There are working artists, and then there are artists who work so they
can create their art. You will find them everywhere, especially in
Providence. Our special Arts Correspondent Marina Windels introduces us
to one of them: C.W. Roelle.
November 26, 2009 Natural disasters are not usually seen as subjects for the musical
stage. But, then, there was "Titanic" on Broadway and in film. Now being
worked on in New York, there's another idea for an
improbable production. But it is centered in Rhode Island.
Bill Gale has the story.
October 22, 2009 As part of our One Square Mile: Focus on Newport reporting series, Bob
Seay spends some time with Newport gallery owner William Vareika.
Vareika has a story to tell about John LaFarge, the multi-talented and
influential artist based in Newport in the 19th and early 20th
centuries.
September 24 , 2009 The theater can be a very tenuous proposition. That's why
it's notable when an acting troupe lasts for 25 years. Now in
Pawtucket, the Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre has done just that. Bill
Gale has a look at the past and present of a Rhode Island theatrical
winner.
July 23, 2009
Providence is known internationally as a center for glass art, thanks to
Dale Chihuly, renowned as the most inventive glass sculptor in the
history of the medium - and the program he created at Rhode Island
School of Design in the 1970's. Many graduates have gone on to
distinguish themselves in the art world, often working with glass in
ways much different than those of the renowned Chihuly. One of them is
Daniel Clayman, who works out of a 12,000 square foot factory building
in East Providence.
June 18, 2009
On this month's edition of Rhode Island Artscape, we profile a local
artist who recovered a treasured diary lost in the nineteen eighties and
turned it into a uniquely personal piece of art. Correspondent David
Golann has the story.
May 21, 2009
For this month's Rhode Island Artscape we turn to a major
artists who had emerged from the city of Central Falls. Anyone who has
seen the film Doubt can not forget about the riveting performance of
Viola Davis. WRNI's Bob Seay visits Viola's sister, Deloris Grant, who
teaches acting at Central Falls Highschool.
April 16, 2009 This month's Rhode Island Artscape features the Everett Dance Theater of
Providence and their latest multimedia production "Silas the Teenager"
about a boy with autism. Bob Seay previews the production and interviews
its creator Aaron Jungels.
March 19, 2009 This month we discuss the future of the Newport Jazz and
Folk Festivals with the festival founder George Wein, and Bill Gale
reports on the work and history of 2nd Story Theater in
Warren.
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February 19, 2009 This month on Rhode Island Artscape - how local theaters are exploring
black history this February. Trinty Rep is staging the black theater
classic "Raisin in the Sun" and helping local teachers develop
strategies for their classrooms.
Also, a conversation with Ricardo Pitts-Wiley, the artistic director of
Mixed Magic Theater in Pawtucket, and the author of a new play that
reflects on the civil rights movement.
We start on location at a teachers workshop in Providence...
Web Extra: Hear an
extended interview with Ricardo Pitts-Wiley
February 19, 2009 Listen to an extended version of our conversation with Ricardo
Pitts-Wiley, playwrite and artistic director of Mixed Magic Theater in
Pawtucket.
December 18, 2008 This month's Rhode Island Artscape features our performing arts critic
Bill Gale talking with former Trinity Rep artistic director Oskar Eustis
now at the Public Theater in New York.
November 20, 2008 Artscape host Bob Seay visits the home of the Rhode Island Philharmonic
and Carter Center for Music Education in East Providence; and a preview
of another Gallery Night in Providence
October 16, 2008 We meet furniture craftsman Timothy Philbrick of
Narragansett whose work can be found at museums around the world,
including the MFA in Boston and the Smithsonian Institution in
Washington. We’ll also hear from new rap Raymond Watson of Providence,
who has produced a music video to get out the vote.
September 18, 2008 Our first program takes a comprehensive view of The Ocean
State arts scene. We'll hear from Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
staff members, including Executive Director Randall Rosenbaum,
Education Program Director Sherilyn Brown, Grants and Communication
Manager Elizabeth Keithline, and Steven Feinberg, Director of Rhode
Island's Film & TV Office.
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