Driven by Community
FUELED BY THE ARTS
PLAY
With BURELL MUSIC ACADEMY
School started by Lenny Burrell to teach drumming to create a new sound in today's music. Learn Drums, Guitar and More!
HEAL
With ADEUSA Providence
Healing Afternoon is a space to align your energy through Reiki. An opportunity to unwind, relax, and open the connection with your body and heart.
Room 106 Lower Level
At the Southside Cultural Center of Rhode Island, family—however it is defined—is honored as a source of strength and belonging. Here, the spirit of community and active participation are seen as forces that uplift and transform. Rooted in the Southside, West End, and Elmwood neighborhoods, SCCRI serves as a cultural anchor, nurturing artists of color and cultivating leaders who uplift their communities. The warmth, energy, and sense of unity within this space resonate across Rhode Island, offering a powerful example of inclusive art-making, connection, and shared cultural expression.
Currently at SCCRI
These programs and activities are coordinated by Rhode Island Latino Arts (RILA), a partner organizaiton of the SCCRI.
For information, contact RILA at: info@rilatinoarts.org
Gallery hours: M-Th • 10am-5pm | Bilingual Summer Art Camp Registration now open | Live performance on Thu May 21, 2026 • 6pm
Register Information
Our historic facility is also available for rent. SCCRI currently houses a 350-seat theater, a community space that can seat up to 150 people, a kitchen, and multiple rooms that may serve as classrooms, rehearsal spaces, studios, and offices. These spaces are all available for rent. *Please note that some of the spaces are not yet handicap accessible. Please email info@sccri.com for more information.
To book an event at Southside Cultural Center of Rhode Island, see our Booking page. ➤
We are home to the following partner tenant arts organizations - Jordan Wellness and Adventures Center, Rhode Island Black Storytellers and Rhode Island Latino Arts, who manages the Galería del Pueblo at SCCRI. Collectively these organizations provide classes in dance, music, storytelling, visual art exhibitions, and live performance events. In addition, several of these organizations also provide social advocacy, cultivate cultural preservation, and support individual artists.
For more information about our partner tenants click here ➤
GIVING CAMPAIGN
Please consider making a contribution
to help us meet our funding goal!
At the Southside Cultural Center of Rhode Island we work side-by-side with our neighbors to make sure that everyone, regardless of age, background, or interest, has the opportunity to learn, grow, and most importantly, express themselves through different mediums of art.
Your tax-deductible donation will help us build on and expand our cultural center.
