Our Mission: We promote, encourage and preserve the art, history, heritage and cultures of the Spanish-speaking communities of Rhode Island.
Also consider following RILA on Facebook and Twitter and sharing our posts with your friends. By supporting RILA and sharing our information you are also supporting the many Latino artists in our network.
We celebrate and promote Latino art & artists through our Rhode Island Latino Artists Network events, and each year we coordinate the sharing of information and activities to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month.
Through strategic partnering with local community organizations, including schools, libraries, museums and senior centers in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods of our urban centers – we ensure our mission’s fulfillment: To raise awareness and preserve Latino arts, heritage and cultures in Rhode Island and to build community pride.
Hispanic Heritage Month ➤
National Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15-October 15. Hispanic Heritage Month-Rhode Island was started in 1988 by Marta V. Martínez, RILA's founder and it continues to be our signature community event. To participate contact us. To list your event on the Hispanic Heritage Month webpage and poster, go here. ➤
Latino Artists Directory
The Latino Artists Directory is a listing of Rhode Island (and some neighboring New England states) Latino artists who are willing to share their art and traditions to a wider audience. Sign up if you are an artist, or see our list of local artists for your programs. More ➤
Latino Festivals & Events
A listing of events celebrating the art and culture of Rhode Island’s Latino community. Post your events or read what’s going on! More ➤
Cultural Groups and Community Resources
Visit this page for a listing of cultural groups and Latino organizations in RI More ➤
P.O. Box 25118
Providence, RI 02905
Office:
La Galería @RILA
Nuestras Raíces: Latino History Archives
209 Central St.
Central Falls, RI 02863
Teatro del Pueblo @RILA Black Box performance space is located behind La Galería @RILA in Central Falls.
Cultural Partners
Trinity Repertory Company
201 Washington St.
Providence,RI 02903
Southside Cultural Center
393 Broad St.
Providence, RI 02907
Community Oral Historian:
Marta V. Martínez
Project Assistants
Yaruska Ordinola Pérez, Volunteer Coordinator
Diana Figueroa, Oral Histories Archives & Cultural Preservation Assistant
Latino Books Month
María Cotto, Coordinator
Teatro Latino
Tatyana-Marie Carlo, Director of Artistic Projects
Orlando Hernández, Performing Arts Programs Coordinator
Jesús Andujar, Latin Percussion
Orlando Hernández, Performing Arts | Dance
Marcel Mascaró, Theatrical Performing Arts
Magnolia Pérez, Theatrical Performing Arts
Natalie Rosario, Latinx Playwriting Festival Coordinator
Kufa Castro and Sussy Santana, Café Recuerdos
RILA is always looking for volunteers and donations of household items and for our various programs and activities. Go here to signup and to learn more ➤
Contact Us
RILA is proud to be a recipient of the
2019 Guidestar Platinum Seal of Transparency.
Latinx Tech Hax - Premiere Pro Basics: Find Your Editing Power
Start Date:
2020-10-19T17:00:00EDT
End Time:
2020-10-19T18:30:00EDT
Location:
Virtual | Registration required
Event Description:
Latinx Tech Hax - iPhotography: Taking Professional Photos with Your Mobile Phone
Start Date:
2020-11-30T17:00:00EST
End Time:
2020-11-30T18:30:00EST
Location:
Virtual | Registration required
Event Description:
Latinx Tech Hax - Inside the Voiceover Industry
Start Date:
2020-12-07T17:00:00EST
End Time:
2020-12-07T18:30:00EST
Location:
Virtual | Registration required
Event Description:
Latinx Tech Hax - What I Wish I Knew About Self-Taping
Start Date:
2020-12-14T17:00:00EST
End Time:
2020-12-14T18:30:00EST
Location:
Virtual | Registration required
Event Description:
A Nuestras Raíces | Colombia
Start Date:
2020-10-05T17:00:00EDT
End Time:
2020-10-04T18:30:00EDT
Location:
Join us on Zoom!
Event Description:
A Nuestras Raíces | México
Start Date:
2020-10-12T17:00:00EDT
End Time:
2020-10-12T18:30:00EDT
Location:
Join us on Zoom!
Event Description:
A Nuestras Raíces | Puerto Rico
Start Date:
2020-11-16T17:00:00EST
End Time:
2020-11-16T18:30:00EST
Location:
Join us on Zoom!
Event Description:
Teatro Latino | Plática
Start Date:
2020-11-18T17:00:00EST
End Time:
2020-11-18T18:30:00EST
Location:
Join us on Zoom!
Event Description:
Café Recuerdos
Start Date:
2020-10-22T18:00:00EDT
End Time:
2020-10-22T19:30:00EDT
Location:
Virtual
Event Description:
Café Recuerdos | CANCELED
Start Date:
2020-11-19T18:00:00EST
End Time:
2020-11-19T19:30:00EST
Location:
Virtual
Event Description:
Café Recuerdos
Start Date:
2020-12-17T18:00:00EST
End Time:
2020-12-17T19:30:00EST
Location:
Virtual
Event Description:
Dia de Los Muertos
Start Date:
2020-11-02T00:00:00EST
Location:
Rhode Island
Event Description:
Dia de Los Muertos | Ofrenda Tour
Start Date:
2020-10-24T17:00:00EDT
End Time:
2020-11-02T20:00:00EST
Location:
Various Mexican owned businesses in Rhode Island
Event Description:
Happy Thanksgiving | Día de Gracias
Start Date:
2020-11-26T17:00:00EST
End Time:
2020-11-26T20:00:00EST
Event Description:
Black Friday
Start Date:
2020-11-27T23:00:00EST
End Time:
2020-11-27T13:00:00EST
Location:
La Galería @RILA | Tiendita
Event Description:
Sabor Latino | 2020
Start Date:
2020-09-17T18:00:00EDT
End Time:
2020-09-17T19:30:00EDT
Location:
A virtual event!
Event Description:
Sabor Latino | 2020
Start Date:
2020-10-01T18:00:00EDT
End Time:
2020-10-01T19:30:00EDT
Location:
A virtual event!
Event Description:
Sabor Latino | 2020
Start Date:
2020-10-15T18:00:00EDT
End Time:
2020-10-15T19:30:00EDT
Location:
A virtual event!
Event Description:
