local organizations
- Art in Ruins
- documenting Rhode Island’s artists and architecture
- AS220
- a non-profit community arts space
- Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce
- striving to improve Rhode Island’s local economy, business climate, and quality of life
- FirstWorksProv
- connecting art with audiences
- Greater City: Providence
- urban matters, urban choices, urban life
- Providence Geeks
- helping Rhode Island’s digital innovators connect, collaborate, and ultimately make the City-State and its geeks info-technology leaders
- Providence Preservation Society
- improving the quality of life in the city of Providence through historic preservation and the enhancement of the built environment
- Providence Revolving Fund
- preserving Providence’s architectural heritage and stimulate community revitalization through advocacy, lending, technical assistance, and development in historic areas
- RI Nexus
- connecting Rhode Island’s Info-Tech & Digital Media Community
- The Steel Yard
- offering arts and technical training programs designed to increase opportunities for cultural and artistic expression, career-oriented training, and small business incubation

