Providence gives $200,000 in awards to local arts, cultural organizations
Photo: KG Kitchen, Hope Street Mayor Brett P. Smiley and Director of Art, Culture, Tourism Joe Wilson Jr. today announced WaterFire Providence, Community MusicWorks, Trinity Repertory Company, Hope Street Merchants Association, The Puerto Rican Professional Association of RI, RPM Voices of RI, West Broadway Neighborhood Association, AS220 and Rhode Island Black Storytellers as the grantees for the Special Events Nonprofit Arts and Cultural Sector funding through the American Rescue Plan Act. “Our local arts and cultural organizations are critical parts of what makes us the Creative Capital and we need to help them fight the lasting economic impacts of the pandemic,” said Mayor Smiley. “Like many of our local businesses, our arts institutions have shown tremendous resiliency and creativity adjusting after the pandemic and rebuilding their audience. I am proud to support their work and the many local artists that contribute to our reputation for world-class arts...