Westerly Sound is an ongoing series of cultural events programmed mainly in and around the coastal community of Westerly. Curated by Sean W Spellman, Westerly Sound has brought internationally recognized artists and musicians to the Westerly area in an attempt to support a creative community by promoting diverse cultural events of quality and recognition, open to people of all ages and backgrounds to enjoy.

Cvrrent is a collaborative oriented art and media company that explores the intersection of the surf and art culture in the Rhode Island area and beyond. The goal is to continue to push sustainable and creative practices that bridge the coastal and domestic space with the intent to inspire individuals to consider the practice of art and design as a driver of recreation, creativity, and sustainability.   

Born and raised in New Jersey, musician Steve Marion first came to widespread attention with the release of Wondervisions, his 2011 debut. Delicate Steve's 2012 follow-up, Positive Force, was met with similar acclaim. In the years that followed, Marion would go on to release two more highly lauded studio albums; record with the likes of Paul Simon, Amen Dunes, and Sondre Lerche; perform live with Mac DeMarco, Built To Spill, Dr. Dog, and more; have his songs sampled by Kanye West not once, but twice; and join the Black Keys on the road as a touring guitarist.

A family run business inspired by Surf Culture and Coastal Rhode Island. We work with surfboard shapers from around the country to provide quality and custom surfboards to the New England Community. We are currently stocked with premium surf accessories, wetsuits, fins, apparel for the whole family, coastal home goods, surf inspired art and beach essentials. Go SURF

Surf Exchange Company LLC is a secondhand, online multi-vendor marketplace focused on sustainability and reinvesting back into the community, based in southern Rhode Island.

The idea stemmed from a lifetime passion of buying, selling, and riding vintage surfboards in New England. After seeing how many surfers shared the same appreciation and interest for all of the secondhand goods still around, it felt like creating a safe online marketplace would be beneficial to so many people.

As seen on Shark Week, The Atlantic Shark Institute is a Rhode Island based shark research organization dedicated to funding and supporting the Atlantic’s best shark scientists and researchers for a wide variety of high value shark research projects. ASI assists in research, management, conservation and awareness of large predatory sharks in the Atlantic region.

The Surfrider Foundation believes that getting outside and engaging with the natural world, especially the ocean, waves and beaches, is inspiring, supports healthier lifestyles, improves productivity and ultimately creates a better culture.

Guess Method is a dance inducing Indie-Funk powerhouse hailing from the Boston area. Originating from the coastal communities of southern Rhode Island, this group has grown over the past few years, accumulating new members, a horn section, and touring throughout the East Coast.

As a herbalist, Georgia grows her plants on a piece of land in New Jersey, tending to the soil in a regenerative way to encourage biodiversity. Turn to Nature makes herbal medicine in small batches, outsourcing any herbs needed further from her local community of organic and regenerative farms to create blending oils, balms, and lotions and other sustainable products. Georgia is also a metal smith and creates small batch sterling silver + brass pieces with USA mined turquoise and shells.

Folk Vintage is a Vintage shop founded by Sydney Gordon and located Newport, Rhode Island. Folk values sustainability and the art of vintage fashion and carries hand selected vintage pieces curated by Sydney. 

Clean Ocean Designs manufactures high quality & environmentally conscious surf products. Partnering with innovative material suppliers and working with bio-materials like algae to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, Clean Ocean Designs re-imagines the way things are made. Rather than just creating stuff, they work to define meaningful purposes for each of their products.

Colorful Lineup was founded by Lauren Zane and Satya Sullivan as a way to increase visibility, representation, and community for women of color. Among other things, Colorful Lineup holds safe spaces to commune and connect with other women of color surfers through events and gatherings, and works to reduce financial barriers to surfing through free surf clinics and gear redistribution events.

Handcrafted, plant-dyed textiles, bespoke clothing by wild-foraging & carefully sourcing plant pigments, Earthly's palette is dictated by nature. 

Every piece of fabric is one of a kind & infused with the healing essence of each plant.  Earthly offers garments to enhance the magic of life, while showing love to our bodies & the environment. 

Hydrophile Surfcraft is a passion project turned obsession turned career. Each fin is handcrafted with love and attention to detail by one pair of hands using the best materials available.

Crooked was founded by a hearty group of New England surfers seeking gear made for the shitty conditions they battle every session. They wanted a high performance, light-weight winter wetsuit without the yuppie price tag.

Thanks to the butter-smooth Yamamoto neoprene, the crooked suit is like wearing a warm hug in the line up. It is the easiest suit you'll ever slide into and your butt will never look better.

Rhode Island Reef was born with a vision to provide safe, accessible, and affordable CBD products that improve the lives of our customers. We aim to support the well-being of the local community by educating the public about the benefits of CBD, responsible consumption, and self-sufficient farming. 

Our product line is crafted from hemp grown organically, sustainably, and outdoors - the way nature intended. It’s a natural, responsible approach to growing we call “The Cannabis Gold Standard."

A RI based personal chef service focusing on special events, birthdays, anniversaries, and weddings.

THE "Rhode Island Tradition".

Shaidzon opened in 2017 with owners, Josh Letourneau and Chip Samson. Josh and Chip are friends reaching back to their childhoods who both developed serious passions for great tasting beer. We pride ourselves on taking global influence in our beers plus the impact of the growing American beer market. On site, in Rhode Island, we host numerous events year round that include live music, food vendors and more.