State Arts Council awards $1 million in grants to RI artists, art educators, arts and culture organizations
Arts Council awards Covid relief grants to RI arts community
RISCA awarded $1 million in Covid Relief Funds (CRF) to artists, professional arts education associations, and arts and culture organizations.
These grants announced a few days before Christmas provided badly needed assistance to organizations, artists and arts educators who continue to experience economic hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
For artists, the assistance was distributed through the Rhode Island Artist Relief Fund , a charitable fund set up by RISCA to help artists who have lost income due to the pandemic.
For arts and culture organizations, and arts education associations, the funds were dispersed directly through RISCA.
In addition to artists, and arts and culture organizations, grant recipients included 11 organizations associated with the RI Expansion Arts Program and seven culturally specific nonprofits. RIEAP is a partnership among RISCA, RI Council for the Humanities (RICH) and Rhode Island Foundation to support community-based, culturally diverse arts and cultural organizations.
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For List of recipients, click here