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Updated 9/1/2022

AS220

  • R

    RI

Institution/Business Type: Arts Center

AS220 owns and enlivens 3 mixed-use buildings in Providence's reinvigorated downtown. Our buildings offer: 5 exhibition spaces, a performance space, a black-box theater, a dance studio, a youth outreach program, a recording studio, a print shop, black & white darkrooms, a media arts lab, a fabrication and electronics lab, 58 affordable residential and work studios, an AS220 owned and operated bar and restaurant, plus a handful of locally-grown non-profit and commercial tenants. AS220′s facilities and services are available to any artist in search of a place to exhibit, perform or create original work and our classes and public-access studios are among the most affordable in the nation. We guarantee every Rhode Island resident an opportunity to share their original creative work on our stage or in our galleries. Each year, AS220 serves thousands of diverse creators and a growing audience numbering more than 93,000. Our Empire St Performance Space hosts approximately 625 performances annually, giving around 3,000 artists an opportunity to perform on the stage. Over the course of a year, our 5 visual art galleries showcase the original creative work of more than 100 Rhode Islanders in solo, 2-person and unjuried group shows; 100-150 individuals participate each month in affordable community classes and free learning activities with our public-access art studio programs, the AS220 Industries, and 475 youth, from among the state's most under-served, engage with our free arts education and job readiness programs.

Find Me

Shey Rivera
Job Title: Artistic Director
Phone: 401 831 9327
Fax: 401-454-7445
Address:
95 Mathewson Street
#204
Providence, RI 02903

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Arts Center

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

1985

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Arts Center

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

1985

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Multi-Disciplinary

Additional Disciplines:

  • Multi-Disciplinary

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Audio or Video Recording
  • Consulting - Organizational Capacity
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Exhibitions
  • Film Preproduction / Production / Editing Services
  • Film Showings
  • Manufacturing / Fabrication
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Professional Development / Training
  • Public Art Projects (In Free, Public Spaces)
  • Residency - Community
  • Residency - Production / Development
  • Venue Rental
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 3000

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Businesses
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • Immigrant Populations
  • Nonprofits
  • People with Disabilities
  • Teens
  • Youth-At-Risk

Languages Available:

  • Spanish

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • County
  • Multi-County Region
  • State
  • Multi-State Region

Media Gallery

Venues for Rent/Use

AS220 performance space
Venue Address: 115 Empire Street Providence, RI 02903
Venue Phone: 401 831 9327
Venue Type: Multi-Purpose Room
Venue Capacity: 190
Venue Seasons: Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall
Venue Features: Green Room, Movie Screen / Projection Capabilities, Sound System
Trained Crew Available: Yes
Union Crew Available: No