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office of public engagement
RISD
established the Office of Public Engagement to deepen its commitment to public service, community-engaged
practices in the arts and design, and to support collaborative partnerships in the public interest. More...
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Soup Seminar FUNDING: Request for Proposals Due June 1: Soup Seminar Mini Grant
Proposals
A successful year-long series of Soup Seminars has now concluded! The series combined
some of the best elements of old fashioned fund-raising and community development. A wide array of attendees contributed
$3 for soup at each seminar, allowing for a mini grant to be offered to students and local community members.
Come
up with a grand idea! The only requirement is that your project must engage and bridge RISD with Providence in some capacity,
keeping in the spirit of the Soup Seminar. As a student, you may want to create a project that works within a certain community
population within Providence. Or as a community member, you may want share or facilitate a project that bridges a gap between
RISD and parts of the local community. We're open to any and all ideas!
Projects can range in scale
from $25-$200 and must be completed over the Summer/Fall of 2010.
APPLICATIONS: Please send a 2-3
page letter of proposal that describes your project, establishes a timeline, and outlines your budget to phocking@risd.edu
before noon on Tuesday, 1 June 2010. Up to 5 images can also be appended to the proposal.
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It's in the Bag is an open design competition to explore how plastic shopping bags can be reused, remanufactured or recycled, rather than finding
their way into landfills. Students from any department and any division, working in teams or individually are invited to submit
proposals. Make something new and inventive out of plastic bags. You may manipulate the bags any way you wish - cut, mash,
weave, press. Your final product may be an object or an environment. Entries are due April 28.
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Scholarships
for Service: Scholarships
for Service is an AmeriCorps Education Award Only program that engages ten RISD
students committed to service who commit a minimum of 300 hours in exchange for
a $1000 Education Award. At RISD, Scholarships for Service (SFS) is
administered by the Office of Public Engagement, through generous financial
support from the RI Campus Compact. This year, eight RISD students will be able to participate in this program. An application
process will be posted before the beginning of fall classes.
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Get
to Know Providence: Providence, RI is one of the oldest cities in North America. With a history
spanning nearly 400 years, the city's landscape narrates the history of the United States and echos the history of those people
who inhabited this land prior to European colonization. In addition to a long and complex history, Providence supports a vital
contemporary cultural life. Visit our growing list of resources, news sources and activities for getting to know your city.
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Relations
and Situations: Susan Sakash, 2008-2009 VISTA in the Office, developed a listing of relational and situational
art practices that we've posted as a resource. Over the year, we will be adding to the list. Let us know of great community-based,
relational art or situational art and design programs you encounter!
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Spring Break Habitat for Humanity Project: For three days during Spring Break the Office of Public Engagement sponsored a group of 10 RISD students to volunteer at two new South Providence sites of Habitat for Humanity. The weather was beautiful despite the record flooding only days before, and the crew was excited to work. We started with
only the foundations poured and over the three days were able to set the first floor beams and deck, and raise the first two
walls on each site.
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