30 events in 2018 to Celebrate 30 years.
10th Gathering of Rhode Island Latino Artists Network
Five years ago, as Hispanic Heritage Committee celebrated its 25th Anniversary, it was a major turning point in our organization. It was at that time when we completed a strategic plan, that led to a name change for the organization to Rhode Island Latino Arts (RILA). Our mission did not change, but we made some strategic decisions, one of which is to develop stronger relationships with our network of Latino artists by creating the Rhode Island Latino Artists Network (RILAN).
RILA Announces Latinx Emerging Artists Mentorships
Teatro en El Verano | Summer 2018
Rhode Island Latino Arts and Trinity Repertory Company announce this year’s free, bilingual theater during summer 2018. The 90-minute performance of Shakespeare’s La Tempestad | The Tempest will tour the following venues in Providence, Pawtucket, and Central Falls.
Celia Pérez Visits RILA's La Galería del Pueblo
On Friday, May 18, 2018 we inaugurated our new space in Central Falls with a standing-room-only reception for Celia E. Pérez, author of The First Rule of Punk. The book was selected by both Rhode Island Latino Arts and the Rhode Island Center for Book for Kids Reading Across Rhode Island summer reading program.
May is Latino Books Month and Reading Challenge for Adults
We found this list online compiled by Latina magazine, and it inspired us to send out a challenge for Latino Books Month and the Summer Reading Challenge …
Do you want to take this challenge?
What an Amazing Partnership!
Rhode Island Latino Arts is proud of its partnership with Trinity Repertory Company, Rhode Island’s premier theater company! Check out the press release below that was distributed on March 1, 2018. While there’s a great deal of focus on the appointment of RILA’s Executive Director as an Artist-in-Residence at Trinity Rep, we want to emphasize that the success of this partnership is due to the dedication of theater staff and company members, and the long history of forward thinking by the leadership of both organizations.
To learn more about RILA’s partnership with Trinity Rep, read this blog entry. ➤
Encuentro 2018 to be hosted by Rhode Island Latino Arts
Rhode Island Latino Arts is proud to host the 3rd Annual National Convening of Latinos in Heritage Conservation (LHC) in 2018.
RILA Drummers to Perform @SCC Holiday Event
RILA drummers will join SCC and community partners for
Multicultural Holiday Market & Cultural Extravaganza
Redobles de Cultura
Join Us for a holiday parranda, a send off and an evening of Afro-PuertoRican Bomba featuring
RILA | Nuestras Raíces Recognized by NEFA @CCX2017
We are extremely proud to share this video created by the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) and filmed at the recent CCX2017 in New London, CT.
Join us in congratulating our Executive Director, Marta V. Martínez, for her dedication to our organization for over 30 years! Read More...
Día de Los Muertos | Day of the Dead
If you probably couldn’t imagine how we can top last year’s event, well, you’ll be surprised!
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Just Like Us | RILA responds to DACA Issue
On September 5, 2017, President Trump ended DACA and left over 2,000 Rhode Island DREAMers in limbo and in a state of shock. Now is NOT the time to be SILENT. This is the time to call upon our resilience and compassion and raise our voices. As Latinos and as artists we must stand side-by-side with those affected by this decision and join in the fight for their freedom.
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Improv Partnership
Rhode Island Latino Arts is excited to partner with Providence Improv Guild (PIG) and the Rhode Island Black Storytellers (RIBS) to offer a workshop that would give you the tools to go before an audience and improvise.
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Latino Theater in Rhode Island | ¿Qué Onda?
The truth is that this project has generated both excitement and concern among Latinos in Rhode Island. I am not surprised, and in fact, I’m excited.
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Shakespeare en El Verano | Roméo y Julieta
Presented by/Presentado por Rhode Island Latino Arts + Trinity Repertory Company
Written by/Escrito por William Shakespeare
Bilingual English-Spanish Adaptation by/Adaptación Bilingüe en Inglés-Español por Marcel Mascaro
Co-directed by/Co-dirigido por Tyler Dobrowsky, Associate Artistic Director, Trinity Rep and Marcel Mascaro
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1st Bilingual | Latino 6x6 Networking Event
5th in a series of 6x6 events and the first bilingual one is co-sponsored by the Rhode Island Teaching Artists Center and Rhode Island Latino Arts.
6 x 6 on 12x12 en Español is modeled after RITAC’s fast-paced educational event where six bilingual Latino artists present for six minutes each.
Drumming Workshops
Up to 20 slots available. $50 for six classes. Click here to sign up ➤
Bring your own drum. Scholarships available for high school students.
RILA Recognized at New England Foundation for the Arts 2017 CCX
On June 9, 2017 Rhode Island Latino Arts and Executive Director Marta V. Martínez received the Creative Economy Award for Excellence in Cultural Community Development in New England at the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) 2017 Creative Communities Exchange (CCX) held in New London, CT.
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Día de Los Tres Reyes • Three Kings Day
Día de Los Reyes or Three Kings Day takes place on January 6th each year, it marks the peak as well as the end of Christmas. While the rest of the world has already packed up their festive mood, Latinos continue their annual celebrations and even turn it up a notch. Besides being a day of fiesta, it holds significant religious importance and age-old traditions.
Rhode Island’s Latino Artists Get a Place of Their Own
By Liz Klinkenberg | Special to The Journal
CRANSTON, R.I. -- Tamara Diaz stands between two paintings from very different periods in her life.
Exciting News About RI Latino Books Month 2016!
RI Latino Arts (RILA) receives grants from the Episcopal Charities Fund and Coastway Community Bank to expand May is Latino Books Month • RI.
7th Gathering of the RI Latino Arts Network
On Thursday, September 15, 2015 from 5:30-7:00PM, we will kick-off Latino Heritage Month with our continuing networking gatherings for Latino artists. More details are forthcoming, so come back to read more …
RILA Awarded Competative NEH Grant
Rhode Island Latino Arts • Latino Oral History Project, in partnership with Rhode Island Council for the Humanities has been selected to receive a competitive Latino Americans: 500 Years of History grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA).
May is Latino Books Month
Latino Books Month, celebrated annually in May since 2004, promotes books by and for Latinos. This month-long celebration is sponsored by the Association of American Publishers (AAP), which encourages booksellers, librarians, and teachers to promote books by and for Latinos and encourage their communities to read Latino books in both English and Spanish.
6th Gathering of the RI Latino Arts Network ❤︎ ¡Por El Amor Del Arte!
On Thursday, February 12, 2015 from 5:30-7:00PM, we will host a very exciting networking event that will continue previous discussion and will give artists an opportunity to show us their stuff! The event will take place at Southside Cultural Center, 393 Broad St. in Providence.
New and innovative ways to teach RI Latino history
RILA Executive Director promotes Latino history in Rhode Island with book readings and lectures statewide and an interactive art installation taking the form of a coffee cart will travel with her...
5th Gathering of the RI Latino Arts Network - Are you ready for change?
On Thursday, September 11, 2014 from 5:30-7:00PM, we will host a very exciting networking event meant for Latino visual artists and their guests. The event will take place at The ¡CityArts! Gallery 891 Broad St. in Providence. Come ready to make change!
Café Recuerdos – Los Cubanos del Norte
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The National Day of Listening is November 29, 2013
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Holiday Recipes from our Latin American Homelands
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Making Pan de Muertos: Bringing to life the Day of the Dead
4th Gathering of the RI Latino Arts Network
3rd Gathering of the RI Latino Arts Network
Argentinean Flag Raising and Tango Night a Great Success!
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2nd Gathering of the RI Latino Arts Network
Kick-Off of the RI Latino Arts Network A Great Success
Join Us for the 1st Gathering of the RI Latino Arts Network
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El Día de Los Niños/El Día de Los Libros
National Puerto Rican Parade to be dedicated to State of Rhode Island
Love Letters from Latin America
Latino Oral History Project of RI
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RI Latino CommUNITY Bulletin Board
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