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401Gives – Rhode Island’s Biggest Weekend of Giving Starts Today
March 31, 2023

401Gives 2023 is the biggest WEEKEND of giving in Rhode Island history.

Your support helps FirstWorks’ education programs expose students to creative thinking and empowers them to strive towards big goals. Be a part of the program! Donate to FirstWorks’ 401Gives campaign from Friday, March 31st at 6 AM through Monday, April 3rd at 6 PM.

“FirstWorks allows me to open some doors to my students that they wouldn’t otherwise be going through”
-Mary McMurtery, Arts Educator in Providence

Pictured above: Composer and musician Daniel Bernard Roumain engages with a group of high school students from JMW School for the Performing and Visual Arts at a FirstWorks arts education performance and Q&A. WaterFire Arts Center, September 2022. Photo credit: Erin X. Smithers

Egyptian Musician and Educator Karim Nagi Brings Arab and Muslim Music, Dance and Culture to FirstWorks’ Global Journeys Arts Programming

Egyptian Musician and Educator Karim Nagi Brings Arab and Muslim Music, Dance and Culture to FirstWorks’ Global Journeys Arts Programming

Week-long artist residency features ‘Arabiqa’ school assembly reaching students across Rhode Island, capped by ...
FirstWorks Names Nirva R. LaFortune as new Board President

FirstWorks Names Nirva R. LaFortune as new Board President

City Year Leader and former City Councilor Succeeds Catherine Taylor PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- FirstWorks, a non-profit ...
FirstWorks Invites Public to Performance and Talk by Multidisciplinary Artists Aretha Aoki and Ryan MacDonald at JMW School for the Arts

FirstWorks Invites Public to Performance and Talk by Multidisciplinary Artists Aretha Aoki and Ryan MacDonald at JMW School for the Arts

New performance re-imagines a female Japanese Kabuki theater icon through a punk/synthwave/glam-goth ...
Read our 2023-24 Annual Report

Read our 2023-24 Annual Report

FirstWorks’ 20th anniversary shines! Powerhouse performances! Meaningful learning experiences! City-wide ...
Watch Highlights from PVDFest 2024

Watch Highlights from PVDFest 2024

PVDFest 2024 animated the streets of the Creative Capital, Providence, Rhode Island, with astonishing ...
Master Musicians and Culture Bearers Collide in FirstWorks Fall Concerts

Master Musicians and Culture Bearers Collide in FirstWorks Fall Concerts

Jake Blount and Mali Obomsawin, Balla Kouyate and Matchume Zango to collaborate in live performances at Providence ...
Mayor Smiley, FirstWorks, ACT Announce Early PVDFest Programming Details

Mayor Smiley, FirstWorks, ACT Announce Early PVDFest Programming Details

More artists, stages, and programming announcements to be made throughout the Summer   PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor ...
FirstWorks Summer Beats Concerts Announced

FirstWorks Summer Beats Concerts Announced

Free July concert series at Roger Williams Park Bandstand features GRAMMY Award-winning Afropop vocalist Dobet ...
Advocacy Alert – Support H 8098 & S 2985 – Rhode Island Creative Futures Fund

Advocacy Alert – Support H 8098 & S 2985 – Rhode Island Creative Futures Fund

RHODE ISLAND'S ARTS AND CULTURE COMMUNITY HAS NOT RECOVERED FROM COVID-19! ONE-TIME FUNDING IS NEEDED NOW: RI ...
City of Providence Announces 2024 PVDFest Dates

City of Providence Announces 2024 PVDFest Dates

Creative Capital’s Signature Event Returns Downtown September 2024    PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Brett P. Smiley ...
FirstWorks and Small Island Big Song on The Rhode Show

FirstWorks and Small Island Big Song on The Rhode Show

FirstWorks' Kathleen Pletcher and Small Island Big Song co-producer BaoBao Chen join host Brendan Kirby on the ...
Indigenous Musicians from the Blue Continent Unite to Sing for our Changing Seas

Indigenous Musicians from the Blue Continent Unite to Sing for our Changing Seas

  International performance collective Small Island Big Song spotlights Pacific and Indian Ocean island ...