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City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism

The City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism ensures the continued development of a vibrant and creative city by integrating arts and culture into community life while showcasing Providence as an international cultural destination.
 

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  • Contact Info

    City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism

    444 Westminster Street
    3rd Floor
    Providence, RI 02903

    Phone: 401-680-5770   |   Email   |   Official Website

  • Current Events

    05/22/12

    Providence Storytelling Festival Rochambeau Library Providence Storytelling Festival Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Rochambeau Library May 22, 2012 Catch the Rhode Island Black Storytellers at the Providence Community Library!

    04/28/12- 06/22/12

    Rhode Island in the Civil War: Myth, Memory, and (Mis)Information Gallery at City Hall Rhode Island in the Civil War: Myth, Memory, and (Mis)Information Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Gallery at City Hall April 28-June 22, 2012 After 150 years, some might assume that the history of the Civil War is a closed book. The exhibit Rhode Island in the Civil War: Myth, Memory, and (Mis)Information reopens a chapter of this story to reveal the deeper complexities of Rhode Island's Civil War experience. Curated by students in Brown University's Methods in Public Humanities class in collaboration with the Rhode Island Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission, the exhibit examines the history and legacy of Rhode...

  • Upcoming Events

    05/24/12	Providence Storytelling Festival Fox Point Library Providence Storytelling Festival Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Fox Point Library May 24, 2012 Catch the Rhode Island Black Storytellers at the Providence Community Library!
    05/29/12	Providence Storytelling Festival South Providence Community Library Providence Storytelling Festival Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at South Providence Community Library May 29, 2012 Catch the Rhode Island Black Storytellers at the Providence Community Library!
    06/04/12	Providence Storytelling Festival Mount Pleasant Library Providence Storytelling Festival Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Mount Pleasant Library June 4, 2012 Catch the Rhode Island Black Storytellers at the Providence Community Library!
    06/05/12	Providence Storytelling Festival Smith Hill Library Providence Storytelling Festival Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Smith Hill Library June 5, 2012 Catch the Rhode Island Black Storytellers at the Providence Community Library!
    06/06/12	Providence Storytelling Festival Olneyville Library Providence Storytelling Festival Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Olneyville Library June 6, 2012 Catch the Rhode Island Black Storytellers at the Providence Community Library!
    06/07/12	Providence Storytelling Festival Wanskuck Library Providence Storytelling Festival Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Wanskuck Library June 7, 2012 Catch the Rhode Island Black Storytellers at the Providence Community Library!
    06/15/12	Delta Spirit Waterplace Park Delta Spirit Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Waterplace Park June 15, 2012 The Brooklyn quintet Delta Spirit kicks off the Friday Night Concert Series after rocking out on Bonnaroo's main stage.
    06/22/12	- Silks/Tower & The Fool Waterplace Park - Silks/Tower & The Fool Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Waterplace Park June 22, 2012 Enjoy a bit of local flavor as two of Providence's hotttest acts, the Silks and Tower & The Fool, hit the stage.
    06/29/12	The White Rabbits Waterplace Park The White Rabbits Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Waterplace Park June 29, 2012 The White Rabbits come to town in support of their new album "Milk Famous."
    07/06/12	Grouplove Waterplace Park Grouplove Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Waterplace Park July 6, 2012 After high profile perofrmances at Bonnaroo and Coachella , Los Angeles based Grouplove performs.
    07/13/12	Walk The Moon Waterplace Park Walk The Moon Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Waterplace Park July 13, 2012 Walk the Moon promise to deliver a performance worthy of the New York Post's claim that "this is a band you need to know…now."
    07/20/12	The Rice Cakes Waterplace Park The Rice Cakes Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Waterplace Park July 20, 2012 Following one stellar performance after another during the 2012 WBRU Rock Hunt, the Rice Cakes close out the series.

• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    05/22/12

    Providence Storytelling Festival Rochambeau Library Providence Storytelling Festival Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Rochambeau Library May 22, 2012 Catch the Rhode Island Black Storytellers at the Providence Community Library!

    04/28/12- 06/22/12

    Rhode Island in the Civil War: Myth, Memory, and (Mis)Information Gallery at City Hall Rhode Island in the Civil War: Myth, Memory, and (Mis)Information Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Gallery at City Hall April 28-June 22, 2012 After 150 years, some might assume that the history of the Civil War is a closed book. The exhibit Rhode Island in the Civil War: Myth, Memory, and (Mis)Information reopens a chapter of this story to reveal the deeper complexities of Rhode Island's Civil War experience. Curated by students in Brown University's Methods in Public Humanities class in collaboration with the Rhode Island Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission, the exhibit examines the history and legacy of Rhode...

  • Upcoming Events

    05/24/12	Providence Storytelling Festival Fox Point Library Providence Storytelling Festival Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Fox Point Library May 24, 2012 Catch the Rhode Island Black Storytellers at the Providence Community Library!
    05/29/12	Providence Storytelling Festival South Providence Community Library Providence Storytelling Festival Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at South Providence Community Library May 29, 2012 Catch the Rhode Island Black Storytellers at the Providence Community Library!
    06/04/12	Providence Storytelling Festival Mount Pleasant Library Providence Storytelling Festival Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Mount Pleasant Library June 4, 2012 Catch the Rhode Island Black Storytellers at the Providence Community Library!
    06/05/12	Providence Storytelling Festival Smith Hill Library Providence Storytelling Festival Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Smith Hill Library June 5, 2012 Catch the Rhode Island Black Storytellers at the Providence Community Library!
    06/06/12	Providence Storytelling Festival Olneyville Library Providence Storytelling Festival Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Olneyville Library June 6, 2012 Catch the Rhode Island Black Storytellers at the Providence Community Library!
    06/07/12	Providence Storytelling Festival Wanskuck Library Providence Storytelling Festival Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Wanskuck Library June 7, 2012 Catch the Rhode Island Black Storytellers at the Providence Community Library!
    06/15/12	Delta Spirit Waterplace Park Delta Spirit Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Waterplace Park June 15, 2012 The Brooklyn quintet Delta Spirit kicks off the Friday Night Concert Series after rocking out on Bonnaroo's main stage.
    06/22/12	- Silks/Tower & The Fool Waterplace Park - Silks/Tower & The Fool Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Waterplace Park June 22, 2012 Enjoy a bit of local flavor as two of Providence's hotttest acts, the Silks and Tower & The Fool, hit the stage.
    06/29/12	The White Rabbits Waterplace Park The White Rabbits Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Waterplace Park June 29, 2012 The White Rabbits come to town in support of their new album "Milk Famous."
    07/06/12	Grouplove Waterplace Park Grouplove Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Waterplace Park July 6, 2012 After high profile perofrmances at Bonnaroo and Coachella , Los Angeles based Grouplove performs.
    07/13/12	Walk The Moon Waterplace Park Walk The Moon Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Waterplace Park July 13, 2012 Walk the Moon promise to deliver a performance worthy of the New York Post's claim that "this is a band you need to know…now."
    07/20/12	The Rice Cakes Waterplace Park The Rice Cakes Presented by City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at Waterplace Park July 20, 2012 Following one stellar performance after another during the 2012 WBRU Rock Hunt, the Rice Cakes close out the series.

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    05/17/12	Providence Storytelling Festival Washington Park Library
    05/10/12	Providence Storytelling Festival Knight Memorial Library
    05/08/12	Providence Storytelling Festival Olneyville Library
    05/03/12	Rhode Island In The Civil War - Opening Reception Gallery at City Hall
    04/25/12	Providence Storytelling Festival Mount Pleasant Library
    04/25/12	Community Visions: Opening Reception Gallery at City Hall
    04/24/12	Artist as Researcher, Collaborator and Agent Rochambeau Library
    04/21/12	Jeffrey Osborne Block Party Downtown Providence
    04/17/12	Providence Storytelling Festival Rochambeau Library
    04/12/12	Providence Storytelling Festival Wanskuck Library
    04/04/12	Providence Storytelling Festival South Providence Community Library
    03/29/12	Providence Storytelling Festival Fox Point Library
    03/26/12	Providence Storytelling Festival Knight Memorial Library
    03/26/12- 04/24/12	Community Visions Gallery at City Hall
    03/22/12	Providence Storytelling Festival Washington Park Library
    03/13/12	Providence Storytelling Festival Smith Hill Library
    02/23/12	RI Black Storyteller Valerie Tutson Wanskuck Library
    02/23/12	RI Black Storyteller Valerie Tutson Rochambeau Library
    02/17/12- 03/09/12	Witnesses to Hunger: A Photography Exhibit Gallery at City Hall
    01/25/12	2012 Celebrate Providence! Neighborhood Performing Arts Initiative Information Session City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism Conference Room
    12/15/11- 02/16/12	BUY ART Exhibit Gallery at City Hall
    12/03/11	Providence City Hall Tree Lighting Providence City Hall
    11/22/11	Hey Providence, It's Your Birthday! Providence Performing Arts Center
    10/31/11- 12/09/11	This I Believe REVEALED Gallery at City Hall
    10/26/11	Pecha Kucha Night Providence Fete Lounge
    10/12/11	Gallery Reception at City Hall Providence City Hall
    07/06/11- 08/27/11	Celebrate Providence! Neighborhood Performing Arts Initiative Downtown Providence
    07/04/11	BankRI Indpendence Day Celebration India Point Park
    07/01/11	United States Airforce Band Of Liberty Bank of America Skating Center
    06/22/11- 07/27/11	Poetry In Public Places Downtown Providence
    06/17/11- 08/12/11	Friday Night Concert Series At Waterplace Park Waterplace Park
    05/09/11	Senator Claiborne Pell Lecture on Arts & Humanities Trinity Repertory Company
    12/09/10	BUY ART Providence Artist Reception Duck & Bunny
    12/04/10	Providence City Hall Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony Providence City Hall
    10/27/10	Creative Conversation @ Pecha Kucha Firehouse 13
    10/20/10	Fiscal Sponsorship Information Session for Individual Artists and Emerging Arts Organizations Providence Public Safety Auditorium
    10/15/10	Hispanic Heritage Month Closing Reception
    07/03/10- 07/04/10	BankRI Independence Weekend Celebration India Point Park

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