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FirstWorks to Receive $60,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

FirstWorks to Receive $60,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

Award to support projects expanding on FirstWorks’ multi-year Raise Your Voice theme, celebrating diverse voices ...
FirstWorks Summer Beats Concerts Announced

FirstWorks Summer Beats Concerts Announced

Free concerts at Roger Williams Park Bandstand feature bhangra funk titans Red Baraat and multigenerational ...
401Gives – Rhode Island’s Biggest Weekend of Giving Starts Today

401Gives – Rhode Island’s Biggest Weekend of Giving Starts Today

401Gives 2023 is the biggest WEEKEND of giving in Rhode Island history. Your support helps FirstWorks' education ...
Newport This Week: Hip-Hop Performance Brings Cheers from Pell Students

Newport This Week: Hip-Hop Performance Brings Cheers from Pell Students

by Jared Kolok for Newport This Week On March 23 students from Pell Elementary School participated in a hip-hop ...
FirstWorks Lights up Providence G Ballroom with Performance by Hip-Hop Dance Duo the Wondertwins

FirstWorks Lights up Providence G Ballroom with Performance by Hip-Hop Dance Duo the Wondertwins

Identical twin dance crew takes audiences from the roots of street dance to the glitz and glamour of ...
Read FirstWorks’ Fall 2022 Newsletter

Read FirstWorks’ Fall 2022 Newsletter

See highlights from FirstWorks' Fall 2022 season! FirstWorks' newsletter highlights extraordinary programs ...
Read FirstWorks’ Annual Report 2021-22

Read FirstWorks’ Annual Report 2021-22

See what FirstWorks accomplished during its 2021-2022 season FirstWorks Annual Report highlights an ...
FirstWorks announces new date of December 8 for free ice-dancing performances by international ‘rebels on ice’ Le Patin Libre

FirstWorks announces new date of December 8 for free ice-dancing performances by international ‘rebels on ice’ Le Patin Libre

Three Nights of Lights partner extends festivities in Downtown Providence Providence, RI—FirstWorks, a ...
FirstWorks presents international “rebels on ice” Le Patin Libre with three free ice-dancing performances and skating party on December 1

FirstWorks presents international “rebels on ice” Le Patin Libre with three free ice-dancing performances and skating party on December 1

Ice-skating artistry from Montréal and screening of music performance film “Urban Carnevale” joins illuminating ...
Dance Review: “What Problem?” — Bill T. Jones’s Angel of History

Dance Review: “What Problem?” — Bill T. Jones’s Angel of History

By Debra Cash for ArtsFuse The struggle is to define what the problem is — and to allow the questions to have ...
Artscape radio interview: “What Problem?” explores isolation and community through movement at the Vets

Artscape radio interview: “What Problem?” explores isolation and community through movement at the Vets

Listen to Kathleen's interview with Artscape's James Baumgartner on The Public's Radio here. "We see how the ...
FirstWorks Collaborates with Leading Arts Organizations to Launch Signature Holiday Event in Providence

FirstWorks Collaborates with Leading Arts Organizations to Launch Signature Holiday Event in Providence

Three of Providence's leading arts organizations - FirstWorks, WaterFire Providence and The Avenue Concept join ...