Now “it’s hip to be Square” at WaterFire!
WaterFire welcomes Square Wallet users with some burning hot special offers! We are always looking to create a better experience for WaterFire visitors. This year we are introducing new digital payments technology, Square Wallet, for all Official WaterFire merchandise purchases and donations made at the Official WaterFire Store or at Official WaterFire Guest Stations throughout the ...
We need your help to meet this Business Unusual Challenge!
I’ll cut right to the chase. We need your help! Earlier this week we were excited to learn that we are a semifinalist in the ArtsFwd 2013 Business Unusual National Challenge. In order to advance to the final round, we need you to visit their website and vote for WaterFire Providence. Actually, we need you to ...
Strike the Match Spring Auction
We are excited to announce WaterFire’s first ever online auction! We have dozens of exciting items, everything from lunch with WaterFire creator and artistic director Barnaby Evans, to Brazier Society memberships, and gift certificates to many Rhode Island area restaurants. Featured Items Include: 2 Tickets to Wicked the Musical on Broadway A weekend time share in Newport during the ...
We received a National Endowment for the Arts grant!
Grant is one of 817 NEA Art Works grants totaling $26.3 million in funding nationwide.
Volunteer Spotlight – Carrie Capizzano
From feeding the fires, to mingling with the crowd, to late nights spent creating vital materials at the Production Shop, Carrie Capizzano, has been one of WaterFire’s most dependable and flexible volunteers since she joined the WaterFire Volunteer Team in 2010. A couple of years ago, I saw on my Facebook feed that WaterFire needed ...
Inside WaterFire: Navigating Tidal Challenges
Most fans of WaterFire know that the ‘Water’ in our name refers to the three rivers that flow through Downtown Providence. What many do not realize is that those same rivers rise and fall with the tides of Narragansett Bay at least 2 times a day. Unfortunately, since it was last dredged in 1998, siltation ...
Newport Premiere of WaterFire: Art & Soul of a City
Be among the next group to see the documentary that everyone is talking about WaterFire: Art & Soul of a City, produced by two time Emmy award-winner Joe Rocco and WaterFire Executive Artistic Director, Barnaby Evans. Thursday, May 16th 2013 The Jane Pickens Theater 49 Touro Street Newport, RI 02840 Purchase Tickets for this event. WaterFire has ...
WaterFire Providence Earth Day Cleanup
This earth day take pride in your community and help make Providence a better place to learn, work, live, play, and especially – watch WaterFire! Join WaterFire for an Earth Day Cleanup! Saturday, April 20th 11AM – 2PM WaterPlace Park Sign-up here. In years past, hundreds of volunteers have come together to help improve the appearance ...
The Internship Program at WaterFire Providence
More and more employees are looking to internships when evaluating potential hires. While classroom education is the backbone of workforce training, employers are usually more concerned with your work experience than your qualifications and internships are often the only way to get the work experience. In fact, in many of the more competitive job markets ...
Volunteer Spotlight – Sheryl Mason
Seven years ago, Sheryl Mason was working at Fidelity Investments in Texas when she came across an email about Fidelity’s sponsorship of WaterFire.
“It looked incredible but, of course, was too far away for me to attend.”
To her disbelief, just a few months later, Sheryl was asked to transfer to the Fidelity Investment office in Smithfield, Rhode Island.
