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RISD Museum picks new curator for contemporary art
After a nationwide search, the Museum of Art at the Rhode Island School of Design has named Dominic Molon as the Richard Brown Baker Curator of Contemporary Art. more
WaterFire looks to region for help designing sustainable future
WaterFire Providence is asking its supporters for help in an “unusual” way. The nonprofit organization was recently named one of 14 semifinalists in the ArtsFwd 2013 Business Unusual National Challenge, and it’s looking for online votes to help it come out on top. more
Report: Creative jobs on the rise in R.I.
Rhode Island added 770 creative industry jobs and 460 new businesses between 2011 and 2012, according to an annual report from Rhode Island Citizens for the Arts. more
Trinity’s Sullivan receives best-actor award from IRNE
Fred Sullivan Jr. was recently awarded the Independent Reviewers of New England’s award for best actor in a drama. Sullivan received the award for his performance as Walter Burns in Trinity Repertory Company’s production of “His Girl Friday.” Since joining Trinity in 1984, Sullivan has acted in more than 100 productions as a resident acting-company member. He has directed two productions for Trinity and also teaches acting at the Rhode Island School of Design, The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre and Trinity. more
6/25/12
UMass faculty awarded creative-economy grants
DARTMOUTH – University of Massachusetts Dartmouth faculty members are among those within the school whose creative-economy projects will benefit from $259,300 in grants from the President’s Creative Economy Initiative Fund announced last month. more
7/9/12
38 Studios tells court it missed sales goal
In a reversal of public statements made in the wake of the revelations of its financial difficulties, executives of 38 Studios LLC told U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware that its its first product, the video game “Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning,” did not meet its sales expectations. more
| 7/10/12
Custom-made policies help with development
Supporting Rhode Island’s creative economy has long been an important part of the state’s self-image – the creation of arts districts in 1998 is only the most obvious example. more
7/23/12
Firm cut above rest in film editing
Successful networking and the perfection of a specific skill set are two business essentials that are commonly celebrated as keys to success. more
Immigrant-owned U.S. companies said to generate $775B
Immigrant-owned businesses employ one in 10 U.S. workers in private companies and inject more than $775 billion of revenue into the U.S. economy, according to the Partnership for a New American Economy. more
RISCA awards 117 grants to local artists, schools, nonprofits
The R.I. State Council on the Arts has awarded 117 grants to artists, educational institutions and nonprofits - including the Trinity Repertory Company - around Rhode Island. more
| 8/17/12
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