Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Providence became one of New England’s most creative cities in part because of AS220 and artist Bert Crenca. But today the Providence arts scene faces new pressures—from rising costs to the disappearance of affordable artist spaces. Crenca joins Ian Donnis to reflect on the city’s creative past and what it will take to keep Rhode Island’s arts community thriving.

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