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High Schools can now register for the 2026 Poetry Out Loud Recitation Competition
The national Poetry Out Loud Recitation Competition engages thousands of high school students each year, connecting them to great works of poetry, building self-confidence and public recitation skills. Each high school throughout the nation holds competitions to select a school champion who then goes on to compete at the state level. The state champion then heads to Washington, D.C., for the national competition and a top prize of $20,000.
The registration deadline for the 2025-26 school year is Monday, Nov. 17.
Participating R.I. schools receive curriculum resources including Teaching Artists’ workshops, an Anthology of over 1,000 works of poetry, lesson plans and access to expanded competition preparation materials. The program was co-founded by the Poetry Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts and is sponsored by RISCA, which has participated in the competition for more than two decades.
Sing up your school today by contacting: Damont Combs, Program Director of Poetry Out Loud RI. Or filling out the form linked here.
Learn more about Poetry Out Loud RI.
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The celebration of October's Arts and Humanities Month continues
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and Rhode Island Humanities (RI Humanities) have partnered to celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month in October. The Councils are hosting programs, webinars, workshops and celebrations aligned with the theme: Engaging Our Past, Sparking Our Future. Learn more at arts.ri.gov.
Read the 2025 Governor's Proclamation.
We encourage you to celebrate Arts and Humanities Month by participating in arts and culture and spreading the word about the importance of arts and humanities to friends, family, neighbors and community leaders.
Mark your Calendar for the Arts and Humanities Month event
Mix and Mingle: Arts and Health, Oct. 23
Join RISCA for an evening of creative connections and community building at the Hera Gallery, 10 Hight St., South Kingstown, on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 6 p.m. The event is open to artists, creatives, health professionals, and other innovators who believe in the power of the arts to engage communities and improve well-being. Participants will leave with ideas, connections, and resources related to arts and health.
Details
- Hera Gallery, 10 High St., South Kingstown.
- Thursday, Oct. 23, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
- Free event. Light snacks provided.
RSVP Required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1668608586199?aff=oddtdtcreator
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State’s Arts Agency awards arts grants
From Westerly to Woonsocket and points in between, the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) has approved 160 recommended grants totaling more than $944,604 to be awarded to arts and culture organizations, individual artists, folk apprenticeships and fellowships, arts educators and schools, and arts and health.
Through this funding, our state’s arts agency continues its goal of being present, engaged and responsive to the needs of the R.I. arts community. RISCA works to maintain and grow networks that connect and empower people, students and organizations; foster artists as small businesses; and take charge of related events, workshops, conferences and webinars.
During Fiscal Year 2024, according to the final reports from our grantees, they served a total of 693,350 adults; 150,325 young people; 10,951 artists; and 519,846 during virtual workshops. In addition, arts and culture spurred economic development representing 3.25 percent of Rhode Island’s GDP and accounting for nearly 18,000 jobs, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Listing of grantees.
Read more about the grants.
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Assets for Artists is now an independent nonprofit
Programs open to N.E.-based artists of all disciplines
Assets for Artists (A4A), now an independent nonprofit with workshops and programs open to all New England artists, has announced its November and December professional development workshops. They are free, online and open to artists of all disciplines.
The workshops and programs are as follows:
- "Artists Residencies 101 with Yasmine Ameli," Thursday, Oct. 30, 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
- "Show Biz: Independent Production and Collaboration Between Performers and Producers with Daniel Callahan and Mrs. Nerissa Williams Scott," Monday and Wednesday, Nov. 3 and 5, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
- "Fostering Relationships with Galleries and Museums with Kristen Becker," Wednesdays, Nov. 12 and 19, 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
- "Resource Mapping for Individual Artists with Ana Tinajero," Wednesday, Dec. 3, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
- "Intro to Taxes for Artists with Amy Smith," Monday, Dec. 8, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Learn more to sign up.
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