Celebrate the Arts at the State House

Mark your calendar for RISCA's arts and culture community event and meet up, on May 8, 2:30 p.m.- 4 p.m., at the R.I. State House in the State Room.

Remarks by elected officials.
Keynote speaker: Harold Steward, New England Foundation for the Arts.
Other special guests.

RSVP: Arts Day at the State House Tickets, Thu, May 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM | Eventbrite or risca.contact@arts.ri.gov.

Art In Our Schools Month showcases student creativity

On March 18th, the Rhode Island State House hosted an Arts Day celebration as part of Arts in Our Schools Month, a statewide tribute to art students and educators. The event featured visual art exhibits by students from Beacon Charter High School for the Arts, Woonsocket; Saint Raphael Academy, Pawtucket; Exeter-West Greenwich Junior High, West Greenwich; and Western Coventry Elementary School, Coventry, among others. Performances included a cappella choral singing by the Barrington Choral Ensemble from Barrington High School and live theater by Bishop Hendricken High School. Dance and music videos were provided by Advanced Dance Majors from the Jacqueline M. Walsh School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Pawtucket; Goff Middle School Advance Band from Lyman B. Goff Middle School, Pawtucket; and the Pilgrim Jazz Ensemble from Pilgrim High School, Warwick. Remarks were delivered by Senator Hanna Gallo, Representative Lauren Carson, and Todd Trebour, the Executive Director of RISCA.

Missed the event? Watch a video of the ceremony on Capitol TV. View images from the day.

Atrium Gallery seeks artists for Art Unites Communities Exhibition

RISCA’s Atrium Gallery invites artists working in any medium to submit their artwork for consideration in a group exhibition from Sept. 26, 2025, to Jan. 21, 2026. This exhibition celebrates art, creativity, and understanding by bringing together artists from across Rhode Island.

Eligibility: Artists must be R.I. residents; students are not eligible. Selected artists will be notified.

Submission Details: Interested artists should email 2–3 JPEG images of their artwork along with an artist statement to Elena.patino@arts.ri.gov by April 14.

About the Atrium Gallery: Located on the main floor of the Administration Building at One Capitol Hill, Providence, the Atrium Gallery is overseen by RISCA. It hosts rotating multidisciplinary exhibits featuring local artists and cultural organizations from diverse communities. The public gallery has become a destination for visitors and those frequenting the Administration offices, while also enriching the daily environment for hundreds of state workers.

R.I.'s new Health Laboratory to have exhibit space

RISCA has partnered with the R.I. State Health Laboratory to exhibit artwork in its newly constructed building's first-floor corridor at 150 Richmond St., Providence, a state-of-the-art custom-built facility. This new public gallery space, which will be visible from the sidewalk level, will feature for six months solo exhibitions of artwork that preferably sit at the intersection of art, science, innovation and discovery.

Basic details:

Only Rhode Island artists can apply.
$2,500 honorarium for 6-month artwork loan.
Application Deadline is April 14.

Applications will be reviewed by a panel of artists and community members.

Apply for the Call on CaFE

View photos and renderings of the new Health Lab

Rhode Island College's Gaige Hall seeks artwork

RISCA is working with Rhode Island College (RIC) on a Call for art for its Gaige Hall, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, 600 Mount Pleasant Ave., Providence. The selection panel stated that an artwork for Gaige Hall might create a welcoming atmosphere, increase collaborative space, and support a sense of community. It also could be a series of artworks that might unite the various spaces throughout, create wayfinding, present an unfolding narrative or be in sequence.

Who can apply: All professional artists nationally. (Students are not eligible to apply).
Budget: $229,000 all inclusive.
Application Deadline: April 21.

Read more and see the Call on CaFE

View photos of Gaige Hall

Artwork to be purchased for R.I. Dept. of Labor and Training Facility

We are working with the R.I. Department of Labor and Training to purchase artwork for R.I. DLT’s buildings in Cranston. This Call is open to all artists residing in Rhode Island. Undergraduate students are not eligible to apply. Only applications from the artist who created the work(s) will be accepted.

The deadline is April 28.

Do you have any questions or need more information about this call? We have scheduled two in-person information sessions. They are: