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Five beautiful bags that also get the job done

Fast Company Tech

Linquist Hilma, $750 Linquist, a studio studio based in Rhode Island, creates bags that are inspired by works of art. The bag is named after Hilma af Klint, a Swedish artist who was among the first abstract artists in Western art history.

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The Gamm Theatre: Telling Stories that Entertain, Provoke, and Engage

DipJar

Today’s story comes from the small but mighty state of Rhode Island, where The Gamm Theatre has been providing great cultural programming for almost 40 years. To do this, the theater has many ways to support the people of Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. They are literally all over the map.

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The Essential Nonprofit Annual Report Template & Full Guide

Bloomerang

Sending comprehensive annual report booklets to the right donors can pay off, like in the case of The Rhode Island Foundation. While he waited to be seen, he picked up one of the copies of the Rhode Island Foundation annual report. This organization published a well-designed, well-written report.

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Popular online businesses are opening storefronts thanks to TikTok

The Verge

Kaylor, who has a background as an artist and a coffee roaster, began selling specialty beans online and at farmers markets last summer. Rachel Parker, the owner of clothing boutique Little Lady Baby in Newport, Rhode Island, is adapting in a different way. She thinks people are just eager to do things in person again.

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Interview with My Dad, Tom Aageson, Co-Founder, Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship

Have Fun - Do Good

Since moving to Santa Fe, he has developed New Mexico Creates , an economic development initiative that creates market links for New Mexico artists and artisans. That can mean, for example, language; it can mean architecture; it can mean food; it can mean artisan work, or artistic work. We developed; for example, a juried show.

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Guest Post: A Tale of Two University Museums

Museum 2.0

I immediately recalled a phenomenon I witnessed as a student at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). The Rhode Island School of Design was established in 1877 alongside its Museum of Art, an important resource for RISD students. Programming: I don’t think that the Museum needs more programming.

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