One of the most amazing and inspiring qualities to WaterFire volunteers is how frequently they are out in the world making other kinds of magic happen. Melissa Ferrell is an avid volunteer all over the state, making good things happen with a variety of organizations. Her real start to volunteering,… Read More »Volunteer Spotlight: Melissa Ferrell
As the WaterFire Arts Center comes closer and closer to completion, it is beginning to take on its final looks. From the outside, the doors and awnings are installed, giving a definite visual impression that the building is no longer a strictly industrial space, but has been morphed into… Read More »Facades inside and out!
While the WaterFire staff was away enjoying a hard-earned post-season holiday, TRAC builders and many subcontractors continued to work on the WaterFire Arts Center. They’ve installed central heating, and are now sealing up the spaces around the windows. The building is warm (at least relatively) and getting quieter as… Read More »Back from the Holiday Break!
Barbara Sokoloff and Associates has worked closely with WaterFire Providence to bring abut a complicated and successful funding package that will allow us to finance the WaterFire Arts Center. Their work with us has been so successful that the WaterFire Arts Center was even featured on the cover of Tax… Read More »Building for the Future Episode 19 | Financial Development and Implementation
1. You make cool and unique things happen Volunteerism is an extremely unique mode of work because you get to choose exactly what it is you want to make happen. When you choose to volunteer somewhere, you get to pick exactly where based on what you’d like to make happen.… Read More »5 Reasons Why Volunteerism Should Be Your New Year’s Resolution
Brian Kelleher and the Aspen Group have been the project managers and developers for the WaterFire Arts Center, and are responsible for helping us to shepherd the project to completion. You can hear some of Brian’s thoughts on the project and some of the challenge that the team has faced… Read More »Building for the Future Episode 18 | Brian Kelleher
It is a little late for breaking news, but we here at WaterFire Providence celebrated the groundbreaking for our new building at the beginning of the month with our official groundbreaking ceremony!
Many great public supporters of WaterFire were there to speak about what the Art Center means for WaterFire and the future of us and the neighborhood. You can catch a few highlights in this video!
Read More »Building for the Future Episode 17 | Full Groundbreaking Ceremony!
Gold Star Sponsor: Walmart | Silver Star Sponsors: Bank of America & National Grid | Bronze Star Sponsor: Dominion Power and Energy Saturday, November 5th, 2016 – WaterFire Salute to Veterans Sunset: 5:34 p.m. Lighting time: 5:54 p.m. The fires will remain lit until 11:00 p.m. Music Program For this incredibly… Read More »November 5th, 2016 – WaterFire Salute to Veterans
After a dozen years of volunteering, Jane Carlson has become extremely familiar with Providence and its people. First-time volunteers and even visitors immediately and automatically become part of WaterFire’s people — a giant family encompassing every type of individual one could ever dream up. For Jane, that’s part of a… Read More »Volunteer Spotlight: Jane Carlson
It has been weeks of installation, but finally, the WaterFire Art Center has its new windows! Insulation around the windows is still being carefully fitted, but the final facade of the WaterFire Art Center is finally coming into place and looking fine! The panels of plywood which look similar in size… Read More »Windows are in!
