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Local Electronic Resources AS220 provides an open and permanent venue for artists. AS220's galleries and stage are non-juried; any Rhode Island artist can exhibit or perform. AS220 also works to make basic resources available to artists, including adarkroom, computer lab and residential and work studios. CapitolArts Providence produces art events that enliven the cityscape of Providence, RI. Working with the City of Providence, Parks Department, Office of Cultural Affairs, CapitolArts Providence produces events, both large and small, that appeal to the region's diverse community. The Center for the Arts and Spirituality, in Woonsocket, RI, is a non-profit, interfaith community center that provides sliding-scale arts education and events along with affordable resources for mental, physical and spiritual health. The Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities is a not-for profit state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. RICH promotes public understanding and appreciation of the humanities, based on the conviction that the humanities are central not only to formal education, but to the daily life and work of a free and diverse people. The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts is a state agency, supported by appropriations from the Rhode Island General Assembly and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. RISCA provides grants, technical assistance and staff support to arts organizations and artists, schools, community centers, social service organizations and local governments to bring the arts into the lives of Rhode Islanders.
National Electronic Resources Arts for Change reflects a desire to share art about social change and healing and to make that process interactive. The site features strategies for making activist art and for collaborative action. They say: "We see art as an interdisciplinary practice that can both heal individuals and foster social engagement. We see art as an intrinsic and necessary part of the cultural and social change required for survival on this planet." APInews is a project of the Community Arts Network a partnership by Art in the Public Interest and The Virginia Tech Department of Theatre Arts' Consortium for the Study of Theatre and Community. The CAN project promotes information exchange, research and critical dialogue within the field of community-based arts. The Center for Arts and Culture is America's first independent think tank for arts and cultural issues. Based in Washington, D.C., the Center considers the role of creativity and innovation in our national and international life through research, analysis, publication and dialogue. It sparks a fresh look at the scope and contributions of art and culture to society, and links people, groups, and governments with the information they need for the future. In 1994, Jason Neulander, David Bucci, and a handful of graduates from Brown University founded Salvage Vanguard Theater with the purpose of creating new theatrical work that would reach an audience that never attended theater. For the first two years of its existence, Salvage Vanguard produced plays at the now-defunct Electric Lounge, a rock club. Audiences came in droves to see plays
Selected Bibliography Apgar, Sonia. "Fighting Back on Paper and in Real Life:
Sexual Abuse Narratives and the Creation of Safe Space. In Creating
Safe Space: Violence and Women's Writing, ed. Tomoko kuribayashi and
Julie Tharp. Sate University of New York Press, 1998.
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