Governor Speaks at Rhode Island State Council on the Arts’ $10,000 Bank of America Grant Announcement
Since 2010, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA)’s Big Yellow School Bus program has helped transport over 24,900 students to 233 different events across Rhode Island. In 2011 alone, 10,000 Rhode Island students from over one-hundred schools were transported to arts and cultural events throughout the state.
Last week, RISCA announced that Bank of America has given a $10,000 grant to the Big Yellow School Bus program. The Governor spoke of the benefits the service provides Rhode Island’s young people, recalling the important role exposure to the arts played in his own education, and thanked Bank of America for making it possible.
Because of the generosity of businesses like Bank of America, Rhode Island students are able to visit museums such as the RISD Museum and the Newport Art Museum, take trips to the Stadium Theatre and the Museum of Work and Culture, and attend student performances of the Rhode Island Philharmonic.
As school districts across the state face funding challenges, programs like RISCA’s Big Yellow School Bus can provide students with opportunities they might not otherwise have in arts education.
