Personally, from a student's point of view, I want to be involved in what is going on in the world, as well as RISD. All my effort is in my studio work for my major, which is Architecture, as well as everyone else in Architecture and the other majors. However, I feel it would be to my advantage, as well as others', to be connected with people outside of RISD and the "art world". It would completely benefit students to be culturally enriched and have a true sense of the "world" outside of RISD because ultimately that "world" is where we will share our talents, innovative ideas, and personal experiences. It is where we will work and interact with others who may not have come from a design background. Therefore, making it quite valuable to have already been exposed to the "real world" and not just the "RISD Bubble" with its endless amount of ideas that are always floating around. I believe it would actually help put many of those ideas into action, which we need. We need to do something soon, instead of forever discussing it. I think just about everyone can see how important an issue this is and that we should improve upon it as soon as we can. This would allow a greater amount of people to have this community service experience before they leave RISD and get involved in their own endeavors.
I have been working over the last few months with Campus Compact (www.compact.org) and the RISD Office of Student Life. We have set up a group of community partners--basically, non-profit organizations that have a strong interest in getting students off College Hill and to work some artistic magic with their organization in a community setting. Many students have already discovered volunteer opportunities at these organizations and are doing some interesting service learning. Take a
look at this list of partner organizations that has been developed through the Office of Student Life. Definitely keep an eye out for
Community Service updates on the DailyJolt and the Intranet. Each month
we would like to feature some of the exciting projects going on at these sites - so please contact us with your submissions.
There are a lot of great things we can offer with our talents.
International Gallery For
Heritage and Culture
645 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907
Contact: Linda Avant-Deishinni
Phone: (401) 781-6507
Fax: (401) 781-6509 igallery@mindspring.com
Sol Gallery
891 Broad Street
Providence, RI 02907
Contact: Tatiana Pina tpina@projo.com
Hallworth House Nursing Home
66 Benefit Street
Providence, RI 02904
Contact: Bonnie Platzer
Phone: (401) 274-4505
Fax: (401) 521-3947
RISD Pleasant Street Project
Pleasant Street
Contact: Seth Goldenberg sgoldenb@risd.edu
English For Action
532 Kinsley St. #22
Providence, RI 02906
Contact: Adriana Young
Phone: (401) 521-3698
Fax: none englishforaction@hotmail.com
RI Black Heritage Society
65 Weybossett Street, Suite 29, The Arcade
Providence, RI 02901
Contact: Natalie Lewis
Phone: (401) 751-3490
Fax: (401) 751-0040 BLKHeritage@netzero.net
CVS Highlander Charter School
45 Greely Street
Contact: Esan Looper
Phone: 277-2600 X311
Fax: 277-2603 esanlooper@aol.com
Providence City Arts For Youth
891 Broad Street
Providence, RI 12907
Contact: Barbara Wong
Phone: (401) 941-0795
Fax: (401) 780-9985 CityArts@efortress.com
Campus Compact
The Arcade
65 Weybossett Street
Providence, RI 02903
Contact: Maggie Grove
Phone: (401) 598-1319 ext.133
Fax: (401) 598-1320 maggie.grove@jwu.edu www.compact.org
Providence Children's Museum
100 South Street
Providence, RI 02903
Contact: Nancy Worthen
Phone: (401) 273-5437 ext.133
Brown University Swearer Center
Box 1974 Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Contact: Keri Heffernan
Phone: (401) 863-1529
Fax: (401) 863-3094 www.brown.edu/Department/Swearer_Center/
New Urban Arts
743 Westminister Street
Providence, RI 02903
Contact: Tamara Kaplan
Phone: (401) 751-4556
Fax: (401) 273-8499 Tamara@newurbanarts.org
AIDS Care Ocean State
18 Parkis Avenue
Providence, RI 02907
Contact: Marci Huguley
Phone: (401) 521-3603
Fax: (401) 861-2981 volunteer@aidscareos.org
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