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Newport Festivals Announces 2022 Prine Songwriter Fellowship Winner
Leith Ross will be given a slot at the Newport Folk Festival and a week-long songwriting residency in Nantucket.
Instruments for Western Kentucky
Partnering with artists to donate instruments to those impacted the Western Kentucky tornadoes
2022 Artist Gives
We are making a commitment to partner with festival artists to donate to a music education cause of their choosing.
NEWPORT JAZZ & NEWPORT FOLK PARTNER WITH DICE
Newport Jazz and Newport Folk have announced they are entering a new era of ticketing via an exclusive partnership with DICE, the fast-growing platform that will digitally ticket each preeminent event for the first time ever.
Newport Festivals and Rainey Day Fund Join Forces
The Rainey Day Fund and Newport Festivals Foundation have announced a partnership to support BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and disabled musicians and other creators working in roots music.
Newport Folk Presents “Folk On”
This summer, Newport Folk will be presenting two 3-Day events taking place July 23-25 and July 26-28. Tickets go on sale May 18 at 11AM ET.
Instrument Bell Covers for Public Schools
Newport Festivals Foundation announces initiative to donate instrument bell covers to public schools and music programs.
Doris Duke Grant
Newport Jazz Festival Announces Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Leadership Grant
2020 Artist Donations
We are making a commitment to partner with festival artists (past and present) to donate to a music education cause of their choosing.
Our Musician Relief Fund
The Newport Festivals Musician Relief Fund has been created to provide financial relief to musicians in our Folk & Jazz communities who are experiencing lost income due to COVID-19.
Instruments For Colorado
Newport Festivals Foundation and Nathanial Rateliff have partnered up to provide over $30K worth of music instruments to underserved music programs in Greeley, CO.
Commitment to Newport Schools
Newport Festivals Foundation commits to supporting the music programs at all three public schools in the Newport School District.
Instruments For Portland
Newport Festivals Foundation and KEEN partner to provide instruments for public schools in Portland, OR.
Used Instrument Donations
Newport Festivals Foundation Partners with Rick’s Musical Instruments for First-of-it’s-Kind Instrument Donation Program to Support Rhode Island Public Schools.
Instruments For Puerto Rico
Newport Festivals Foundation & Hurray For the Riff Raff provide $20,000 worth of musical instruments to rural public schools still recovering from Hurricane Maria.
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