Creative Providence site syndication http://www.creativeprovidence.org Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:58:35 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.creativeprovidence.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=115&Itemid=18 Mayor David N. Cicilline and the Department of Art, Culture + Tourism are pleased to announce that the City of Providence has been selected by Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts, to be one of 100 communities that will participate in the inaugural Local Arts Index. These local arts agencies will be part of an 18-month research initiative that serves as a complement to the National Arts Index. The findings from the Local Arts Index will be reported in Fall 2011. Randy Cohen, Vice President of Local Arts Advancement for Americans for the Arts, is in Providence today for the announcement. Cohen will speak at The Hotel Providence at 3:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Wed, 26 May 2010 11:37:34 +0100 http://www.creativeprovidence.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=114&Itemid=18 Connecting New England's Creative Communities March 10-11, 2010 | The Biltmore Hotel, Providence, RI New England is at the forefront of the creative community movement. In a period of economic uncertainty, many individual communities are achieving success by tapping into one of their greatest natural resources - the creative sector. Where are innovative creative economy projects happening in New England? Is your community thinking about the creative economy? How can a regional network of creative communities help strengthen your work? The City of Providence and the New England Foundation for the Arts invite New England's creative sector to highlight projects and talk about how cities, towns, and regions can leverage these activities to enhance their communities. This conference is targeted at those working on creative sector development in their city, town, or region - arts administrators, artists, government officials, business and civic leaders, students, and funders. Hotel rooms available at special conference rate of $139/night if booked before February 14, 2010. Details about registration will be posted soon. For more information call Stephanie Fortunato, 401-421-2489 x456 or sfortunato [at] providenceri.com. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:23:37 +0100 http://www.creativeprovidence.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=113&Itemid=18 Outside Providence - but not too far away. This conversation may be of interest to Creative Providence participants. SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 2010, 2:00-3:30 P.M. The Silo at Hunt Hill Farm, 44 Upland Road, New Milford, Connecticut 06776 $10; open to all. RSVP to 860.355.0300 or culbertsonv@hunthillfarmtrust.org (mailto:culbertsonv@hunthillfarmtrust.org) Creativity matters in all aspects of society. If you want to reconnect with your inherent creativity and explore new ways of expressing it, don't miss this series, which will be held at 2 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month at The Silo at Hunt Hill Farm in New Milford, Connecticut. The series will cover topics about creativity in all forms (including, but not limited to, arts) -- creative thinking, creative communities, creativity and education, creativity in organizations, creative persons, the creative process, creative aging, creativity and movement, creativity and spirituality, and more. In the first session on January 10, come and explore the general topic of what is creativity? -- plus, who has it, and how one can tap into more creativity both ersonally and professionally. Steven Dahlberg, who will host the series, also will lead the kick-off session in January. Dahlberg is the head of the International Centre for Creativity and Imagination and teaches Creativity + Social Change at the University of Connecticut. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:00:17 +0100 http://www.creativeprovidence.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=112&Itemid=18 The Department of Art, Culture + Tourism received $30,000 from the Rhode Island Foundation to undertake a feasibility study of the Greater Providence Cultural Authority.Establishing a Cultural Authority is one of the key recommendations (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=93 Itemid=74) called for by the community. The goal is to centralize, strengthen, and coordinate downtown cultural activities. The Department of Art, Culture + Tourism is now accepting proposals to facilitate exploratory research leading to the establishment of a Greater Providence Cultural Authority. The deadline to submit proposals is December 1, 2009 at noon, 12:00 p.m. EST.Download the RFP RFP - Planning for a Greater PVD Cultural Authority (index.php?option=com_docman task=doc_download gid=119 Itemid=) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:58:59 +0100 http://www.creativeprovidence.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=111&Itemid=18 Five local artists were selected to represent the 2009 series of the BUY ART Providence buttons now available to the public on November 19, 2009 at all BUY ART venues and viewable online (http://www.buyartprovidence.com). The open call for art received over 80 local artist submissions. Jenine Bressner (glasswork), Jungil Hong (print making), Seung-Hea Lee (metalsmith jewelry), Angel Luis Quinonez (painting) and Susan Starkweather (drawing) were chosen by a jury to represent the 2009 BUY ART Providence buttons. Mayor David N. Cicilline's BUY ART Providence highlights the sale of locally produced original art and art experiences in Providence, RI. The program works to collectively promote galleries, individual artists, art retailers, museums and performing arts venues throughout the city by providing limited edition I BUY ART buttons as a creative thank you to each person purchasing art from a BUY ART Providence participant. The program's web site serves as an online one-stop shop, unifying the city's art sellers under one roof so consumers can click through to view and purchase art created or sold in Providence. For more information on BUY ART Providence please visit www.buyartprovidence.com (http://www.buyartprovidence.com/). Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:46:47 +0100