MAP is looking for a Program Development VISTA! Year-long, paid volunteer position through Americorps. Benefits include living allowance stipend, health insurance and education award. 35 + hours a week. (NEW VISTA rule allows for outside employment). Required Pre-Service Orientation Aug 3-6. Service term starts immediately following PSO. Spanish speaking skills a huge plus. Experience with Salesforce also preferred. BA required, […]

  MAP Announces Summer Series at Roger Williams National Memorial (Providence, RI) The Manton Avenue Project (MAP) is proud to announce that plays from their most recent festival, “This Land is Our Land: the public park plays,” will be presented as part of a summer series in Roger Williams National Memorial.  The free outdoor performances […]

MANTON AVENUE PROJECT TEAMS KIDS AND THEATRE PROFESSIONALS By Johnette Rodriguez — Apr 15, 2015 4:07:20 PM Many studies have noted the positive effect of the arts in public education, but it’s primarily music and the visual arts that are emphasized. At the Manton Avenue Project (MAP), in Providence, Rhode Island’s Olneyville neighborhood, however, the […]

The Public Park play festival! Public Parks Theme in Next MAP Festival of Plays by Young People (Providence, RI) The Manton Avenue Project (MAP) is proud to present it’s next production: “This Land is Our Land: the public park plays” April 17-19, 2015. Performances will take place at 7pm on Friday and Saturday, and 2pm […]

If you missed it the first time due to snow, we’ll be performing Open For Business on Sunday, April 19th as part of double feature with our Public Park plays! Show starts at 2pm. Open for Business is the culminating performance of The Manton Avenue Project’s Tag Team program, an afterschool playwriting class held at MAP’s Clubhouse in Olneyville. Seven […]

We’ve had a wonderful year, full of growth and amazing plays by new and returning kid playwrights. We could not have done it without the help of community funders and individual donors. Thank you to everyone who supported us in the last year! The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities (RICH); The Rhode Island State Council on the […]

Clubhouse Activities Instructor, Friday afternoons, weekly, for one year. $12/hr. Starting immediately! 

…And be entered into a raffle to win a free garden consultation with Master Gardner Leonard Moorehead, “Urban Gardener” columnist with GoLocal! Leonard Moorehead is a life-long gardener. He practices organic-bio/dynamic gardening techniques in a side lot surrounded by city neighborhoods in Providence, RI. His adventures in composting, wood chips, manure, seaweed, hay and enormous […]

At this year’s Gala we will be auctioning off four incredible vacations and a dinner party! Don’t miss the chance to bid on these amazing getaways: purchase your tickets here! See below for details about each spot.

Press release for upcoming gala: On the MAP – our 10th anniversary and gala! “MAP celebrates 10 years with a fun-filled fete” (Providence, RI) The Manton Avenue Project (MAP) announces its annual gala and fundraiser, which will be a celebration of the organization’s tenth year serving young people in Olneyville through playwriting and performance. “On the […]