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PVDFest Returns in June 2022!
November 17, 2021

PVDFest founding partner FirstWorks is excited to join forces with Mayor Jorge O. Elorza and the City of Providence’s Department of Art, Culture + Tourism to produce the highly anticipated citywide arts festival June 10-12, 2022.

For PVDFest’s eighth season, Providence’s world-renowned art and culture community and stellar artists from around the globe to deliver a Creative Capital experience for all ages. Live music, dance, food, and visual art installations will transform parks, streets and public spaces into a multi-stage celebration of creativity.

Call for Artists and Ideas: The PVDFest submissions portal is now taking applications – click here for more info.

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 ...