Arts & Culture

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• Supporting Arts Grant Program

  The Supporting Arts grant program is currently closed.

• The Bridge Builder Initiative

  Arts Community Impact Coordinators working to identify various affiliation circles and creative networks that are not being served at a high level and strategize innovative ways to support them.

• Accessibility

  Resources to assist with the development and implementation of more accessible arts.

• Creative Aging

  Engaging older adults in sequential arts activities with trained Connecticut teaching artists.

• Art in Public Spaces

  Integration of art in publicly accessible state buildings to provide an improved public environment.

• Cultural Districts

  Review standards and criteria for determining a Cultural District, which is a specific area of a town or city that has a number of cultural facilities, activities and/or assets.

• Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

  Legal services, advice, and educational programs for CT artists and cultural organizations.

• Air Collaborative

  Cross-sector community workshops for creatives and business-minded individuals.

• Jobs in New England Creative Economy Report

  Creative workers are employed in nearly every sector that powers New England, from education, to technology and science, to major global brands. They help shape our industries and culture, defining who we are and where we want to live.

• Americans for the Arts: Arts & Economic Prosperity Study V

  Arts & Economic Prosperity V is Americans for the Arts’ fifth study of the nonprofit arts and culture industry's impact on the economy.

• Connecticut Arts Alliance

  Connecticut Arts Alliance (CAA) is a nonprofit advocacy organization led by artists, educators and arts executives from all over our state promoting the importance of the arts in building healthy, vibrant and connected communities.

• Creative Ground Online Directory

  This free online directory includes profiles for cultural nonprofits like libraries and theaters, creative businesses like recording studios and design agencies, and artists of all disciplines such as performing arts, visual arts and crafts.

• NEFA Grants & Programs

  NEFA offers grants to artists and organizations to support the creation and presentation of work. Other opportunities and resources that connect and strengthen the creative sector include online tools, convenings and research publications.

• Arts & Culture Industry Guidelines for Operating During COVID-19

  Operating guidelines for the arts and culture sector to assist in reopening according to the guidelines provided by the State of Connecticut.

• Glossary of Terms

  A list of words, along with definations, that an applicant may come across in program guidelines and/or during the application process.