Step 1: Application

Interested recipients are invited to submit an Application to Receive Art. Once your agency is deemed eligible, we will call you to set up an initial site visit of your public space.

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Step 2: Site Visit

At the site visit, we meet with agency staff to review our program and the responsibilities associated with an art placement. A tour of the facility will take place to determine if the organization has the appropriate space for permanent installation.

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Step 3: Selection Visit

This process is facilitated by our staff and provides the opportunity for recipient agencies to select the work they wish to own and permanently display. Agencies must assemble a selection committee of at least six to ten people (staff, board members, clients, volunteers) who will collectively make decisions on which pieces are best for their site. We strongly encourage participation from clients and staff at all levels (program, facilities, clinicians, administrative, executive, etc.). 

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AC-RI will present artwork at our conference room at 36 Park Place, Pawtucket, RI to the selection committee. We will display approximately 30-50 images of artwork that represents the work of a variety of artists and that typically includes paintings, prints, drawings, photography, and mixed media. A selection visit takes one to two hours. 

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Artwork placed through AC-RI may only hang in spaces regularly accessed by agency clients. No staff-only areas, restrooms, or kitchens are permitted.

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Step 4: Art Pick-up and Inventory Visit

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After artwork has been selected, AC-RI prepares a deed and placement letter outlining requirements for the recipient organization. The recipient organization is required to sign the deed and receive the placement letter upon pick-up of the work. The agency has 30 days to acquire all artwork and an additional six months to frame any work, securely install art and provided plaques. Your agency and our staff will coordinate a time for you to pick your selected artwork up from our office. You are responsible for the safe transportation and delivery of artwork to your facility.

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Agencies are required to submit a three month report and schedule an inventory visit with AC-RI so we may see the collection after the installation has been completed.

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Step 5: Hosting a Reception

There are many ways to thank the artists and collectors who have generously donated their original artworks to your agency. Hosting an on-site reception after the artwork has been displayed is a great way to show gratitude to our donors. Inviting the artists, community leaders, friends and family to view your new art lends power to inspire, challenge, heal, communicate, and transform. Bringing people together educates others about your mission and at the same time, artists will gain an opportunity to increase their community reach.