How about a downtown museum, library or art gallery? Or maybe even the Columbus Theater on Broadway, the poster child in Providence for the potential to expand our arts economy?
Instead, the charrette will be held at Fidelity’s campus in Smithfield. It’s scheduled to run from 4 to 6:30 p.m. – perhaps a more convenient time for bankers to make than artists.
So, the effort isn’t perfect … it’s still a good idea, and I’m glad it’s on state’s radar. If we spent a fraction of the time building up the arts economy as we do complaining about CNBC rankings, we’d probably be able to solve both issues at once!
Issues being discussed include:
If these topics matter to you, you should show up and have your voice be heard … assuming you can get out of work early enough to get up to Smithfield. If not, drop them off next week when Rhode Island hosts a forum on how to attract more investment bankers to the state at AS220. (just kidding)
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