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| Last updated on June 25, 2008 |
Pawtucket Arts Collaborative is dedicated to supporting, promoting and developing the highest level of the arts for the community and its artists. We do this by creating awareness, education and involvement through our members.
Description:
The Pawtucket Arts Collaborative provides opportunities to artists through exhibitions and education programs. Each year PAC coordinates six exhibits, three of which are member focused. In addition, a series of inspiring lectures and panel discussions takes place four to six times each year. PAC has several objectives one of which is to reach out and engage the community by encouraging participation in the arts through its many programs.
History:
On October 25, 2000, 25 artists led by Pat Zacks met at Slater Mill for the first time to establish goals, bylaws, membership dues, a mission
statement, a logo, and a Web site and formed Pawtucket Arts
Collaborative.
In 2001, Acquisition of permanent art gallery space in the Blackstone Valley Visitor's Center, 175 Main Street, Pawtucket. Design and installation, a collaboration of Morris Nathanson, PAC, the City of Pawtucket Planning Dept. and Exhibit 'A' Design Group.
In 2002, through PAC initiatives, the Pawtucket City Council voted unanimously 9-0 in favor of a line item 'arts funding', which will allow any non-profit group in the city of Pawtucket to apply for funding for the arts. An award of a total of $10,000 has been allocated for the arts for the 2003 fiscal year.
In 2003, the City of Pawtucket put out requests for arts funding. The Pawtucket Arts Panel committee was established, and $10,000 in funding was made available for application to any artist or arts project in the City of Pawtucket. Among the awardees was the Pawtucket Arts Collaborative who received $1,500 for a Holiday Open Studio Stroll.
PAC rents the office at 260 Main Street, Pawtucket, in the city's 'Arts and Entertainment District' tax-free zone providing a place for collecting artwork and organizing exhibits, a location finformation.
Contact people:
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Nancy Gaucher-Thomas, Board Of Trustee, (401) 222-0619, (email)
Steve Kumins, Board President, (email)
James Baird, Treasurer, (email) |
Office fax number: (401) 861-0802
Address:
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260 Main Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(See a map) |
Web Site: http://www.pawtucketartscollaborative.org
Miscellaneous Information
| Handicap accessible? |
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Yes
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| Does your agency accept court-appointed volunteers? |
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No
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| What type of organization |
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Nonprofit 501(c)(3)
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