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Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane
Dance Company's "Story/Time"
World Premiere Tour!
10-time Grammy Award winner
Bobby McFerrin
May 10, 2012 at The Vets
Caravanserai music residency
Featuring powerhouse drumming
and voices of Lahore and Karachi
Delusion
by Laurie Anderson
Standing ovation at The Vets
MOMIX
Botanica
Festival 2011 Headliner
Thanks to Our Sponsors!
Connecting Art with Audiences
Education in RI Schools
Reaching over 2,100 students
during 2010-11 season
Community Partnerships
FirstWorks in the News
 
 
who we are
history

We launched FirstWorks in 2004 as a vehicle to build community, reach underserved audiences, and present extraordinary arts programs that elevate Providence's national profile.

In collaboration with the City of Providence's Department of Art, Culture + Tourism, FirstWorks has flourished. Over the past seven years, we have:

  • - produced 21 groundbreaking arts festivals, performances and installations
  • - presented over 300 international artists and innovators
  • - attracted more than 85,000 participants
  • - engaged more than 100 nonprofit community organizations and schools

FirstWorks has grown into a multidimensional arts organization recognized with eleven National Endowment for the Arts grants.

FirstWorks has a long history of community impact. From our roots in 1985 as First Night Providence, the New Year's Eve festival that drew more than 500,000 people throughout its 18-year history, to our expanded year-round programming today, FirstWorks' record of producing arts events that serve the community is substantial.

 

if you want to contact us:
401-421-4278 or info@first-works.org

 

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FirstWorks