Grant available to Visual Artists ~
The Rhode Island Foundation opened applications for The Robert and Margaret MacColl Johnson Fellowships on June 15, 2010. The 2010 fellowships will be in visual arts. The Robert and Margaret MacColl Johnson Fellowship Fund, established at the Foundation in 2003, provides up to three $25,000 artist fellowships each year, rotating among composers, writers, and visual artists on a three-year cycle.
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Congratulations to Diane Davis who won the fosteringArts.org Raffle Basket!
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Summer Concert Series
All concerts are free and take place on Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 7:45pm, at Little Rhody Vasa Park, 10 Boswell Trail, Foster, RI. (Rain location indoors). For more artist information click here.
August 12~Ameranouche
The award-winning Ameranouche trio features the melodic virtuosity of Guitarist Richard Sheppard, the vehement rhythm chops of guitarist Ryan Flaherty, and the dulcet low end of upright bassist Xar Adelberg. Together, this rip-roaring ensemble is a super force of hot acoustic jazz, sometimes referred to as hot swing or Gypsy jazz. The contrast of other influences like American Soul music, Flamenco and Bop are what give the fast fingered trio such a recognizable sound.
Bring a picnic supper, blankets, lawn chairs, and the whole family. All concerts are free, but we will pass the hat. Refreshments will be available . For more information, contact fosteringarts@notaol.com or call 401-392-1322.
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Our mission is to nurture and strengthen the communities of northwestern Rhode Island and eastern Connecticut by offering opportunities for sharing creative experiences and celebrating our cultural resources. The organization supports educational and social programs involving the arts including visual art, music, dance, theater, folk art, and healing arts.
We’ve come a long way in 10 years — This is the perfect year for us to grow as an organization and bring you some fresh, new programs, while still keeping the great things we have always done in motion. We will continue to bring art classes, gallery openings, movie previews, music events and other creative offerings to our community as we grow.
The Artists that make it all happen: We are honored to shine a light on the artists, musicians, actors and community builders that we work with. Visit our Artists Gallery to view, appreciate and even purchase art and music from YOUR local artists. Art and music are magical gifts we can give our children and, if we allow it, can be transformational for all of us.
Where we are heading with all this? Our vision has always been to link artists with community and vice versa. The last few years have brought changes to our economy, our school systems and our cities and towns. We realize that rather than bring you the arts because we like to, we may need to bring you the arts because we need to! That is fine with us; we are up for the challenge and have a host of volunteers that love to be involved. Speaking of volunteers…
Why volunteering is important: Volunteering gets you involved with the community. Volunteers energize us and the programs we create. Very often new volunteers have the best ideas because they see all we are doing with a fresh perspective. Volunteering allows you to give. Studies show that people who volunteer live longer than those who don’t. So, volunteering with fosteringArts.org could save your life!
Get involved in fosteringArts.org and be transformed.