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State House Room 217
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-222-2357
Fax: 401-222-1356
TTY: 711
aralphmollis@sec.state.ri.us
 

Arts, Rhode Island State Council on the

Randall Rosenbaum

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Description:
Annual Budget: $2,885,847
Total Personnel: 9
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) is an agency of state government, created by law in 1967 to “insure that the role of the arts in the life of Rhode Island communities will continue to grow and will play an even more significant part in the welfare and educational experience of our citizens.”
Responsibilites:
§ 42-75-7 Duties of commission. – The duties of the commission shall be: (1) To stimulate and encourage throughout Rhode Island the study and presentation of the performing, visual, and environmental arts and public interest and participation therein; (2) To survey and assess the needs of the arts throughout Rhode Island and to make recommendations to the general assembly and the governor to encourage the arts so as to meet the legitimate needs and aspirations of the citizens of the state; (3) To take any steps necessary and appropriate to expand the state's cultural resources and to encourage the growth of local community arts councils; (4) To encourage and protect freedom of artistic expression in Rhode Island; and (5) To co-operate with the commission of education in all areas in which the arts are applicable to primary and secondary education, including the use of educational television and other media in the promotion and presentation of the arts.
Key Staff
Steven Feinberg 401-222-3456 steven at arts.ri.gov
Elizabeth Keithline 401-222-3882 elizabeth at arts.ri.gov
Sherilyn Brown 401-222-6994 sherry at arts.ri.gov
Daniel Kahn 401-222-1146 dan at arts.ri.gov
Cristina Di Chiera 401-222-3881 cristina at arts.ri.gov
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Membership
  • Annette M Montalvo
  • Chairperson of the Arts and Tourism subcommittee
  • Douglas Bennett
  • Beverly A. Blais
  • William A. Brackett
  • Nancy Chapman
  • Ann Clanton
  • Dana Neugent
  • Regina A. Partridge
  • Carolyn R. Peck
  • Jean Rondeau
  • Mary K. Talbot
  • Andrea Valentini
  • David M. Wax
  • Carrie Zaslow
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