The North Kingstown Arts Council works year-round to develop and support arts programs to bring both fine and performing arts to our community, reaching all age groups in a variety of venues.  We invite you to explore this website to learn more about the Arts Council, see how our activities serve to enhance the quality of life in North Kingstown, and find out about upcoming events and programs you can take part in.

"Take An Arts Break" Classes

The North Kingstown Arts Council is pleased to announce it offerings for the spring 2008 "Take An Arts Break" program.   Please visit the "Art Classes" link to the left to browse the class offerings - you'll find a wide variety of class options all offered by accomplished North Kingstown artists!

The North Kingstown Arts Council's popular Poetry Nights continues!   This monthly gathering is led by Audrey Friedman, a North Kingstown Literary Arts teacher, and open to all North Kingstown residents, students, and teacher.  Audrey is a Fellow of the National Writing Project & holds an MFA degree in Poetry from Vermont College.

Bring a poem (one you've written or one you've found) to share or just come to listen; this is a great intergenerational gathering of practicing poets!  **NEW THIS YEAR**  Part of these sessions will be devoted to a Poetry Workshop offering writers receive guidance on the poems they are working on.

Poetry Nights is held on the first Tuesday of each month from 7:00 - 8:30 pm at the Davisville Library.   Upcoming dates are:  Apr. 1st, May 6th, and June 3rd. This event is free to the public, all ages are welcome, and refreshments will be served. 

 North Kingstown Arts Council Seeking New Members 

The North Kingstown Town Council recently added two additional seats to the North Kingstown Arts Council's membership.  As a result, we are now seeking applications from individuals who are interested in joining the Arts Council.  The Arts Council is comprised of 13 volunteer members who work year-round to develop and support programs to bring performing and visual arts to the North Kingstown community, reaching all age groups in a variety of venues. 

The Arts Council plays a prominent role in the community sponsoring the popular Tuesday and Thursday night summer concerts, TUBAPhonia spring and holiday concerts, art and history programs at town libraries, the N.K. Senior Center, and Smith Castle, and "Take An Arts Break" - a series of art classes for adults and children.

The Arts Council is currently seeking town residents to join us in expanding our programming and building upon the success we have enjoyed in impacting the quality of life in our town. There are opportunities for you to participate in event coordination, grant writing, fundraising, and sponsorship development. Please note that you do not need to have an art background to serve on the Arts Council. We are looking for community-minded individuals who have an interest in sharing their time and talents to help us bring quality arts programming to our town.

As a volunteer Arts Council member, you may determine the amount of time you wish to devote to the Council's activities. Many of the art programs the Arts Council's sponsored are run by town residents with little hands-on involvement from Arts Council members. Other programs are completely coordinated by individual Arts Council members.

The Arts Council meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm in the Town Hall Conference Room. Regular attendance at these meetings is required.

This opportunity is available to North Kingstown town residents only. Interested individuals should complete and submit a Public Service Application (available at Town Hall or at www.northkingstown.org) to be considered for appointment by the North Kingstown Town Council.

  "Join The "Bring Back The Lighthouse" Effort

The North Kingstown Arts Council's "Bring Back The Lighthouse" drive is currently underway to raise funds for the public installation of the Wickford Harbor Lighthouse model.   The Arts Council is now offering commemorative Wickford Lighthouse coffee mugs to everyone who contributes $20 or more. Many North Kingstown residents and businesses have contributed their support to this project.  If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution to this project, please complete and return this pledge form.

Learn more about this exciting project and how you can help on  The Lighthouse page of this website.

Got Ideas?

The North Kingstown Arts Council is committed to supporting a variety of arts projects and programs in our town.  If you have an "arts idea", we're interested in hearing about it!  In some cases, the Arts Council provides full funding; in other cases, partial funding or other types of support may be provided.  In any case, the Arts Council is always interested in discussing new ideas, and encourages creative proposals.  

To submit your idea or a request for funding, we invite you to contact us at mailto:info@NKArtsCouncil.org  or 294-3331, ext. 241 or complete this Project Proposal Form.