Barbara Fields, executive director of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Rhode Island, chaired the 19-member steering committee that oversaw development of the plan during its final phases. The steering committee was made up of representatives from the local arts community; nonprofits such as the R.I. Council for the Humanities, AS220 and The Rhode Island Foundation; government agencies such as R.I. Housing; and private companies such as GTECH Corp., Cornish Associates and Textron Inc.

Fields noted that the plan does more than address the downtown area. “One of the top goals,” she said, is “fostering neighborhood vitality.” She spoke of the need to “build bridges across our neighborhoods” so “different people in different neighborhoods” can partake in and benefit from the arts.

Full Story: Cicilline details city plan to boost arts Source: Providence Business News, June 26th, 2009 Author: Denise Perreualt Added on June 26th, 2009 at 1:42 pm, by Matt Mikula