About
The Avenue Concept's mission has four main elements:
We Believe:
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Art belongs in public spaces
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Both art and public spaces bring people together
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The public has a right to experience and interact with art in everyday life
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Public art enlivens and improves cities and adds value to public spaces
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Public art should invite engagement and interaction, not passive observation
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Art tells stories and creates dialogues
Our Impact
170
Public art installations
40,000
People passing through Kennedy Plaza daily, exposed to public art
150
Local and regional artists supported
$100,000
Annually in tourism dollars, from murals alone
24
Sculptures brought to Downtown Providence
70
Art events produced
$1,450,000
Raised by The Avenue Concept for public art
Staff
Board
Mike Ritz
Chair
Executive Director; Leadership Rhode Island
Robert Monnes
Treasurer
CFO; AmWINS Group Benefits, Inc.
Jeffrey K. Techentin
Secretary
Shareholder; Adler Pollock & Sheehan
Hannah Chung
Co-founder + Chief Creative Officer; Sproutel
Dr. Charles Denby II
Psychiatrist; West Bay Psychiatric Associates
Owen Johnson
Chairman + CEO; Revival Brewing Company
Francisco Lovera
Project Manager; McMahon Associates
Edward Lawrence
Enterprise Data Steward Leader; Citizens Bank
Jennifer Massotti
Creative Director + GM; Barrington Books
Carla Ricci
Filmmaker; Carla Ricci Films
Cheryl Shaw
Director of Program Operations; Collette
Jill Woodcome
Vice Chair
VP Strategy + Operations; Skills RI
Sponsors and Partners
A special thank you to our donors:
Anonymous
Jon Almeida
Corinne Barber
Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Bass
Nick Bauta
The Bermil Foundation
Timothy Blankenship
Susan Budlong
Adrian Burke
Kristen Carbone
Chudacoff Fund
Bonnie Combs
Mazie Livingston Cox
Carolyn Crawford
Sarah and Dr. Charles Denby
Hue Dong
Brian Dowling
Laura Duclos
Nancy and Robert Evans
Cristina Feden
William Fitzgerald
Stephanie Fortunato
Eleanor Friedman and Jonathan J. Cohen
Robin and Michael Glancy
Cameron Greenlee
Keith Hoffmann
Karen Jessey
Elizabeth Jones
Kate Kennedy
Knead Doughnuts
Stacey Kors
Kimberly and Edward A. Lawrence
Terry Lyman
Maureen Mammen
Jennifer and Jeffrey Massotti
Alicia and Robert Monnes
Kimberly J. Noble
Marguerite and David Odeh
MLDC Charitable Fund
Andrew Pelletier
Paolino Properties
Ricci Family Fund
Matthew Ricci
Michael Riordan IV
Mike Ritz
Debra Roberts
Manya Rubinstein and Clay Rockefeller
Roz Rustigian
Julius Searight
Cheryl A. Shaw
Josephine Sittenfeld
Adrienne Southgate
Susan Starkweather
Anne and Michael Szotack
John Taraborelli
Thorne Cox Family Foundation
Yarrow Thorne
Alison and Charlie Townsend
Nancy and Bill Tsiaras
Thomas Verdi
Ted Williams
Jill and Harold Woodcome
The Avenue Concept
304 Lockwood Street
Providence, RI 02907
304 Lockwood Street
Providence, RI 02907