Arts and Creativity

All grant recipients are required to submit a final report to the Connecticut Office of the Arts.

CAEF grants provide general operating support that arts organizations may use toward programming, administrative or operational costs, capital projects, equipment, or to build their own endowments. CAEF is currently closed.

Data Maps of COA Awarded Grants

See the distribution of grants awarded by the Office of the Arts across Connecticut.

Strategic Partnership Grants

Invests COA resources in specific, values driven initiatives to accomplish priority goals defined in its strategic plan.

Artist Fellowship Program

Provides recognition and funding support for CT artists to pursue new work and advance their artisitc careers.

Connecticut Arts Alliance

Regional Service Organizations

Artists Respond

Project funding for Connecticut artists to support community-based art projects that respond to social issues or current events.

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.