Our City’s unique arts and cultural institutions are among our most highly valuable community assets.  Arts and culture account for more than $115 million annually in economic activity and thousands of jobs in Providence. 

As Mayor of the Creative Capital, I will be a vocal and tireless advocate for the arts and culture.

As Mayor, I will:

• Build upon the recommendations of the Providence Cultural Plan and expand our “brand” from Rhode Island’s Creative Capital to the Creative Capital of the United States.

• Make permanent the Department of Arts, Culture + Tourism.

• Establish a United Arts Fund and use City Hall to provide back-office support to arts and culture nonprofit organizations.

• Reform our local zoning and tax codes to support growth in the arts and culture.

• Seek creative community collaborations to restore arts education in our public schools.