Howie Sneider

Howie Sneider is a sculptor and arts administrator from Providence, Rhode Island, who holds a 2002 BFA in Sculpture from RISD. He led The Steel Yard, an industrial arts nonprofit in the Olneyville neighborhood, as executive director after being named to the role in 2017. He built up the Steel Yard's Public Projects program, which produces public sculpture for towns across Southern New England. Business press reported in January 2026 that he had stepped down from the post.