What Tiverton Art Projects Got State Grants

TIVERTON-LITTLE COMPTON, RI — The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) awarded grants to 93 art projects throughout the Ocean State.

RISCA officials said the purpose of the $452,206 in grants is to further advance arts and cultural activities throughout the state.

"On behalf of the State of Rhode Island, I welcome RISCA's continued investments in arts and culture, which are essential to the cultural, educational, health and well-being of Rhode Islanders," Gov. Dan McKee said in a statement. "We are pleased that the agency invested funding for arts workforce development, vital to the life of our creative economy. These grants remind us of how important it is to support the arts, which bring audiences to our town and city centers, and, in addition to enjoying the arts, fill our restaurants and shops."

Artists/organizations to receive grants in Tiverton are included below. Included is also a description of the project from the respective artist or organization.

Tiverton

$12,000 for Tiverton High School — Tiverton High School's CTE Marine Carpentry Program

creates over 80 hours of work-based learning opportunities for students 9-12. Throughout the program, students construct 12-foot kayaks, rowing dories, and 16-foot skiffs. Students earn
OSHA 10 Certification, American Safety Hand & Power Tool Certification as well as college credits.

$1,000 for David Formanek — Numens were Roman spirits inhabiting sacred places, and

these small-scale sculptures, the Tivertonumens, are particular to my Tiverton studio and home. Shaped in their quest for water underground, the roots of brambles suggest mysterious
creatures of the Underworld. I conserve them and join them to plinths cut and polished from local bedrock to monumentalize their local origin.