Updated news and information for the arts industry related to the coronavirus. Find federal, regional, and state resources, economic impact assessments, emergency relief efforts, and guidelines for re-opening. We’ll keep compiling the news as we get it and updating this page.
Americans for the Arts National Survey
Collecting data about the impact of the spread in the Art sector across the country. Help make sure Western Connecticut is counted!
CARES Act
The Arts Action Fund updated information on the CARES Act Funds. Great for nonprofit arts org, a governmental arts agency, a commercial arts company, a self-employed individual artist.
COVID-19 Alerts
Since mid-March, 2020 we’re sending COVID-19 related information to the arts sector as we get it. Not receiving the alerts? Get on list! In the meantime, check out what you’ve missed down below in date order and in the following categories.
Grants and Sponsorships Available from CT Humanities
CT Humanities has funding available that may interest non-profit organizations doing public history programs.
Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants
AAMC Foundation has opened the next application cycle for its Propel Program, a multifaceted initiative designed to support and accelerate a curator’s mid-career advancement
AAMC Foundation Launches Call For Applications For Its Propel Program
AAMC Foundation has opened the next application cycle for its Propel Program, a multifaceted initiative designed to support and accelerate a curator’s mid-career advancement
Professional Alliance for Curators of Color
The Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC) Foundation announced the Professional Alliance for Curators of Color (PACC), an initiative designed to support curators of color around the globe, has opened applications for its third edition.
Muse Squad Teams With Learning Streams
Homeschoolers have a new creative writing course! Muse Squad, a creative writing program just for kids, unites with Learning Streams, an alternative education center in Bethel, Connecticut. The whimsical facility is located at 145 Grassy Plain Street. The class meets twice a week, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 11 AM – 12:30 PM, May 17 – June 16.
Funding Roadmap Action Alert Reminder
Urge the Appropriations Committee to support the Funding Roadmap.
Thrown Stone Awarded NEA Grant For “Invitation To The Conversation”
Thrown Stone launches its Invitation to the Conversation program.
Arts Workforce Initiative – Apply Today for an Apprenticeship
We are currently accepting submissions from individuals who are interested in a summer apprenticeship with a non-profit arts organization. The apprenticeship period is June – August 2023.
Student Art Show: Artist on the Rise 2023!
Over 200 people attended our reception and awards ceremony for our Student Art Show: Artist on the Rise 2023! Over 140 students from surrounding High Schools submitted works for display in the Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery in our Mill Building.
All About the CT Communities Challenge Grant
CMSC Webinar: All About the CT Communities Challenge Grant, CT Main Street Center MARCH 30 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM
WCSU presents “Fairview,” a relevant and evocative play on social conditions in America
Winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, “Fairview” is “a searing examination of families, drama, family dramas and the insidiousness of white supremacy,” and is described by the New York Times as “dazzling and ruthless … a glorious, scary reminder of the unmatched power of live theater to rattle, roil and shake us wide awake.” The Pulitzer committee called the play “a hard-hitting drama that examines race in a highly conceptual, layered structure, ultimately bringing audiences into the actors’ community to face deep-seated prejudices.”
A Greek Celebration at Western CT State University
he tastes, sounds and art of Greece come to Western Connecticut State University on Tuesday, March 28, for the Macricostas Greek Celebration. The special evening of Greek culture is free and open to the public and will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in WCSU’s Higgins Hall Lobby, Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Advance registration is required.