Cicilline details city plan to boost arts

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26 Jun 2009 - Denise Perreault | Providence Business News

Mayor Cicciline unveils a new arts and culture plan for Providence entitled "Creative Providence: A Cultural Plan for the Creative Sector."


P Logo
Providence's new "P" LOGO is part of a broader effort to market the city as the "Creative Capital."
Photo courtesy of City of Providence

Barbara Fields, executive director of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Rhode Island, chaired the 19-member steering committee that oversaw development of the plan during its final phases. The steering committee was made up of representatives from the local arts community; nonprofits such as the R.I. Council for the Humanities, AS220 and The Rhode Island Foundation; government agencies such as R.I. Housing; and private companies such as GTECH Corp., Cornish Associates and Textron Inc.

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> Download a copy of "Creative Providence: A Cultural Plan for The Creative Sector" from CreativeProvidence.org

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