Thursday, November 14, 2024

RISCA STEPPING UP

Take a Deep Dive into the Application Process for the State’s Minority Business and Women Business Enterprises Certifications

Friday, May 26, 10 a.m. (in English) and 2 p.m. (in Spanish)

 

By getting certified, you may get work with state government or a government entity and/or make key contacts to help you grow your business!

 

Please join Ana Pimentel and Anthony Aquino, both Programming Services Officers with R.I.’s Minority Business Enterprise Compliance Office (MBECO), for an online webinar featuring a question-by-question walk-through of the applications for the Minority Business and Women Business Enterprises.

 

Event details

 

What: MBECO application review for Minority Business Enterprise and Women Business Enterprise Certifications.

 

Where: Online and RSVP required through Eventbrite. For English, click here; for Spanish, click here

 

Applications Open for Individual Artists and Rhode Island Teaching Artist Roster

 

Be Ready for the June 30 Application Deadline for Both Programs

 

Applications are now open for the individual artists grant program, General Operating Support for Artists, and R.I.’s Teaching Artist Roster.

 

The Teaching Artist Roster is a listing of teaching artists and arts organizations who have been reviewed by public panels. For more information, reach out to Maggie.Anderson@arts.ri.gov

 

RISCA’s General Operating Support for Artists program provides grants of $6,000 for each of three consecutive years for artists to work toward large, specific, self-identified goals. Three artists will be selected to receive this grant.

 

General Operating Support for Artists Grant Application-Walk-Through Workshop

 

Thursday, June 1, noon to 1:30 p.m.

 

Click here to RSVP

 

Drop-in office hours

 

Wednesday, June 28, from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. RSVP required

 

Friday June 30, noon- 4 p.m. RSVP Required

 

 

 

Latest Calls for Artists

 

Warwick Center for the Artsis now accepting submissions for an upcoming exhibit, “Constructed Prisms: Sculpture, Photography and Installation”. Entry deadline: Thursday, June 1, 11:59 p.m. Notification of Acceptance is on June 15. Exhibition will run from July 12-August 19. Read more.

 

The Board of the Society of Arts and Craftsis accepting applications for the Craft Innovation Jumpstarter Program that offers two $3,000 grants to craft artists in New England this summer. Application Deadline: Monday, June 5. Read more

 

Launching with the opening of Brown University’s Lindemann Performing Arts Center in October 2023 is the IGNITE Series, which showcases a diverse array of offerings from throughout the Brown Arts ecosystem and beyond.

 

This Open Call is for Providence-area artists, collectives, organizations and creatives to share ideas for collaborative impactful projects, and propose artistic activations. Concept Proposals Deadline: June 1. Read more

 

The Lewis Prize for Musichas opened its Accelerator Award to Creative Youth Development music organizations seeking to influence youth-serving systems so all young people have access to learning, creating and performing experiences. Deadline: Friday, June 2. Read more