2012 Pawtucket Arts Collaborative at the Atrium Gallery

Rhode Island State Council on the Arts presents the "2012 Pawtucket Arts Collaborative" at the Atrium Gallery @ One Capitol Hill. This exhibit is part of the New Visions New Curators Program.

Pawtucket Arts Collaborative is dedicated to supporting, promoting, and developing the highest level of the arts for the community and its artists. This is done by creating awareness, education, and involvement through their members.

Participating Artists: Brooke Hammerle, Benjamin Coleman, Pascal Lord, Holly Gaboriault, Lin Colette, Jerry Aissis, Beverly Silva, Joan Hausrath, Tarshire Battle, John Ricci, Eileen McCarney Muldoon, Antoinette Campbell-Hunter, Steve Mason, Deborah Baronas, Aaron Usher, David Kendrick, Nancy Gaucher-Thomas, Robert Easton, Maira Reinbergs, Paul Hitchen, Charles K. Morgan, Deborah Carlson, Cynthia Whalen Nelson, Mimo Gordon Riley, Maira Reinbergs, Jillian Barber, Cindy Horovitz Wilson, Bonnie Jaffe

Partnerships: Pawtucket Arts Collaborative

Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) developed the Atrium Gallery to recognize talented artists from communities throughout the state. The Atrium Gallery hosts multidisciplinary exhibitions in partnership with diverse artists and cultural organizations. The gallery features a stunning tall glass ceiling with light that cascades into an open space surrounded by three walls of artwork. This has become a destination point for visitors and the many people who frequent the Administration offices at One Capitol Hill, while enriching the environment for hundreds of state workers in the building.

New Visions/New Curators Program
The Atrium Gallery encourages the development of new curators and gallery directors from diverse communities through the New Visions/New Curators Program. Artists of color are provided logistical support to curate a show by defining a theme, professionally installing the artwork, and creating marketing materials that promote the exhibit. Previous participants have curated exhibitions in local and regional galleries and museums. This highly successful program has become an incubator for new curators that promote viewpoints and voices of artists of color.

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, a federal agency. 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. To learn more visit www.arts.ri.gov