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
200+
Public art installations
40,000
People passing through Kennedy Plaza daily, exposed to public art
180
Local and regional artists supported
$100,000
Annually in tourism dollars, from murals alone
30
Sculptures brought to Downtown Providence
75
Art events produced
$2,500,000
Raised by The Avenue Concept for public art
Staff
Board
Jamie Coelho
Chair
Editor in Chief; Rhode Island Monthly
Silvermoon LaRose
Vice Chair
Assistant Director, Tomaquag Museum
David Lieng
Treasurer
Audit Manager, CPA, Weinberg & Co. Certified Public Accountants + Business Advisors
Chris Donovan
Secretary
Director of Communications & Events, Leadership Rhode Island, Community Organizer, PechaKucha
Paul Amaral
Director
President and Founder, Amaral Custom Fabrications
Megan Cresci-Johnson
Director
Advisor, Educator, The Met High School
Libby Slader
Director
Owner and Principal, Libby Slader Design
Shawn Viveiros
Director
Graphic Artist, Entrepreneur
Dr. Charles Denby II
Past Director
Psychiatrist; West Bay Psychiatric Associates (Retired)
Edward Lawrence
Past Director
Data Management Lead; Advisor360°
Francisco Lovera
Past Chair
Complete Streets Engineer, MassDOT
Rob Monnes*
Past Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer, AmWINS Group Benefits
Jeffrey K. Techentin
Past Secretary
Shareholder; Adler Pollock & Sheehan
Jill Woodcome
Past Vice Chair
Senior Director of Human Resources, Bristol Community College
*deceased
A special thank you to our members and supporters:
- Joan Abrams
- Kristen Adamo
- Adler's Design Center & Hardware
- Alltrust Credit Union
- Avenue Public Art Fund
- American Online Giving Foundation
- Susan Amoruso
- Rebecca + Charles Allen
- Celia Almonte
- Victoria Antonucci
- Jon Almeida
- The Association Foundation
- Anne Connor
- Rebecca Cann
- Sharmin Attaran
- Joe & Donna Baer
- Corinne Barber and Sake Chan
- Constance Beverley
- Darlene Barber
- Arlene and Jeremy Barnard
- Constance Beverly
- Amy Bartlett Wright
- Nick Bauta
- Magnus Thorsson
- Mr. and Mrs. Edward P Bass
- Amanda Becker
- Linda Berman
- The Bermil Foundation
- Alix Campbell
- Nicholas Bauta
- Paul Brooks & Elise Swearingen
- Marianne Boukamp
- Holly Bisset
- Timothy Blankenship
- Jonathan Bittner
- Owen Bligh
- Daria Brashear
- Brown University, Center for Public Humanities
- Teresa Crean
- Sue and Tim Bruce
- Steven Boudreau
- Courtney Bourns
- Chris Butler
- Javier Bustos
- Jennifer Canole
- Chace Family Giving Fund
- Joanne Carnevale
- Carol Czaja and Theodore Wachs
- Howard P. Chudacoff and Nancy Fischer Chudacoff Fund
- Jamie Coelho
- Clermont Foundation
- Anthony Coletta
- The Coletta Group
- Mazie Livingston Cox
- Arnold B. Chace Jr. Chace Family Giving Fund
- C. Michael Charitable Trust
- Judith Croyle
- Jason Chopoorian
- Oliver S. Chappell Revocable Trust
- Nancy and Howard Chudacoff
- Kristin Dekuiper
- Christine Clapsis
- Christopher Costa
- Charlotte Foundation
- Clermont Foundation
- Vijay Chitnis
- Christine Craig
- Jessica David
- Eric Delin
- Sarah & Dr. Charles Denby
- Myles Dumas
- Katrina Demulling
- Jennifer Duffy
- Jack Devine
- Christopher Donovan
- Brian Dowling
- Rosalyn Driscoll and Alton Wasson
- Laura Duclos
- Mea Duke
- Terri Duffie
- Myles Dumas
- Katelen Dunphy
- Christy DuRegno
- Peter Erhartic
- Beth Eustis
- Heather Evans
- Nancy & Robert Evans
- Tripp Evans & Edward Cabral
- Stephanie Fortunato
- Elizabeth Francis
- Ivana Freitas
- Stephanie Fromwiller
- Vinne Fugere
- Leslie Fry
- Monica Gears
- Catherine Gibson
- Meghan Geary
- Thomas Giordano
- Liz Glatzer
- Daniel Greenberg
- Kira Greene
- Jenn Harris + Kyle Jackson
- Cameron Greenlee
- Susan Gunter
- Golden Einhorn Family Fund
- Mathew Goodwin
- Ann and Don Gralnek
- Kira Greene
- Akhil Gupta and Erica Backmann
- Julie Hayes
- Mark Hellendrung
- Gilda Hernandez
- Ian Hislop
- Keith Hoffmann
- Alex Holt
- Pamela Hughes
- Golden Einhorn Family Fund
- Phoebe Hughes
- Donna Hutchinson + Kitty Cook
- Erin Isabella
- David C. Isenberg Fund
- Julie Janson
- John Jacob
- Molly Jacobson
- Gary Janczynski
- Patty Jeffrey
- Sally Johnson
- Karen Jessey
- Marjorie Johnson
- Elizabeth Jones
- Gerald Krausse
- Michael Krupa
- Siu-Li Khoe
- Emily Koo
- Richard Kerbel
- Robert Kolyer
- Dennise Kowalczyk
- Sally Lapides
- Sheila Lawrence
- Richard Lappin
- Ryan Laughlin
- Evan Lemoine
- Jia Leung
- Eunice and Harold Levene Family Memorial Donor Advised Fund
- Jen Long
- Kim Lough
- Francisco Lovera
- James Ludes
- Arthur Lyman
- Maureen + Timothy Mammen
- Avi Mallinger
- Peter Mancuso
- Maureen and Timothy Mammen
- James Maguire
- Jennifer Massotti
- Carolyn Mark and Bill Stone
- Jeff Matteis + Ana González
- Jennifer McClean
- Peter McClure
- Katie McDonald
- Ann McKinney
- Kelley McShane
- Mullen Metcalf
- Natalie + Joe Migneault
- Jeffrey Nauges
- Arnell Milhouse
- Alicia & Robert Monnes
- Daniel Murphy
- Dietrich Neumann
- Marvin Novogrodski
- The Nuñez Co., Ray Nuñez + Taryn Nuñez
- Samuel Obstfeld
- Melissa Obstfeld
- Valerie Ottaviano
- Waring and Carmen Partridge Foundation
- Azila Plynton
- Alice Paul
- Ty Paulhus
- Lauren Pearlman
- Providence Department of Arts, Culture + Tourism
- Stephen Perreault
- Michael Pisacane
- Papitto Opportunity Connection
- Pecha Kucha Providence
- Providence Tourism Council
- Lori Quinn and David Stem
- Charlotte Foundation
- Susan Raleigh
- Lucius Ramsey
- Vinnie Ray
- Alexandros Rempis
- Robery Roscoe
- Rhode Island Foundation
- Ricci Family Fund
- Matthew Ricci
- Carla and Russell Ricci
- Camille Douglas
- Emily Rietzel
- Michael Ritz + Elaine Collins
- Joy Riley
- Rockwell & Pierard Team at Residential Properties
- Dr. Debra Roberts
- Manya Rubinstein & Clay Rockefeller
- Nancy Robins
- Benjamin Roth
- Robert Russell
- Gary Saint Laurent
- Jack and Erika Rusley
- Roz Rustigian
- Ricci Family Fund
- Michelle Savage
- Deborah Schimberg
- Phillip Schnell
- Ronna Sanchez
- Ian and Sarita Sandham
- Nancy Serpa
- Julius Searight
- Katherine Scancarello
- Clark Schoettle
- Shannon Shallcross
- Cheryl Shaw
- Anna Shea
- Rebecca Siddons
- Kirsten Shinde
- Rachel Slagle
- Adoniram Sides
- Ben Sisto
- Paul Sohn
- Tracy and Ezra Smith
- Jill Spohn
- Todd Spoor
- Richard and Betsy Staples
- Susan Starkweather
- Paul Stavrand
- Brett Smiley & James DeRentis
- Julie Steffes
- Jeff Sullivan
- Stephanie Sullivan
- Olin Thompson
- Dune Thorne + Neville McCaghren
- Nell Thorne
- Thorndale LLC
- Yarrow Thorne + Mary Ann Horrigan Thorne
- Melanie and Edwin Thorne
- Thorne Cox Family Foundation
- United Way of Rhode Island
- Videtta Golf Management
- Bradly VanDerStad
- Jodie Vinson
- Kayla & Shawn Viveiros
- Kasey Vivenzio
- Ken Wagner
- Kristine Waxman
- Michelle Wakeley
- Leigh Waldron-Taylor
- Allen Ward
- Vanessa Ward
- Rebecca Webber
- Dean Weinberg
- Beth + Stanley Weiss
- Anne Wert
- Michelle Wilcox
- Jennifer Wilson
- The Robert D. Wray Charitable Trust
- Robin Wetherill
- Robert Wilk
- Women's Club of South County, Inc.
- Jill & Dr. Harold Woodcome
- Ann Woodhull
- Jennifer Wright
- Kristin Zosa Puleo
- The Robert D. Wray Charitable Trust
- Waring and Carmen Partridge Foundation
- 110 Westminster Partners LLC
The Avenue Concept
Physical Address:
304 Lockwood Street
Providence, RI 02907
Mailing address:
PO Box 5978
Providence, RI 02903
Physical Address:
304 Lockwood Street
Providence, RI 02907
Mailing address:
PO Box 5978
Providence, RI 02903