News & Updates
Stay updated with the latest information related to arts and culture.
St. Lawrence Book Award
The St. Lawrence Book Award is open to any writer who has not yet published a full-length collection of short stories or poems
Large Mural Honoring JFK, MLK, and RBG Overlooking Kennedy Park in Danbury
RiseUP for Arts/CT Murals is partnering with CityCenter Danbury, DaSilva Realty, and the City of Danbury to paint a large-scale mural overlooking Kennedy Park that honors John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The Aldrich offers FREE admission for kids this summer!
Children 18 years old and under explore Connecticut museums for free this summer. Make new discoveries at The Aldrich today!
Cultural Alliance Calls for 1% for Arts
In April, the Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut joined the Connecticut Arts Alliance call for 1% of America Recovery Plan funding be allocated for the Arts.
CT Humanities Grants and Programs Assistant Job Posting
CT Humanities seeks a full-time (37.5 hours), Grants and Programs Assistant. This is a two-year position
Aldrich Awarded $75,000 Grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation For The Visual Arts
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has awarded The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum $75,000 to support its 2022 exhibitions program. These essential funds will help realize three important exhibitions: the group exhibition 52 Artists: Revisiting a Feminist Milestone, and two solo exhibitions by artists Milano Chow and Duane Slick.
NEA grant supports Syrian-American artist’s Home Project at WCSU
Connecticut artist and architect Mohamad Hafez will bring his acclaimed skills in sculpture, assemblage and installation to Western Connecticut State University this fall as he shares his deeply personal exploration of the concepts of home and displacement with WCSU and Danbury students as part of “The Home Project,” sponsored by a $13,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
FY22 Supporting Arts Grant Program
The Supporting Arts grant program provides unrestricted funding to help support Connecticut’s arts organizations and municipal arts departments as they pursue their missions.
Brookfield Craft Center hosts “US All” an exhibition highlighting Diversity and Inclusion
Recognizing art as a catalyst for social protest and promoting harmony and unity, Brookfield Craft Center is proud to present “US All”, an exhibition focused on showing the diversity that binds us and is woven into the fabric of our country.
Seeking a Folk & Traditional Arts Community Impact Coordinator
The Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA), the Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program (CCHAP), and the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County (CAFC) are seeking a Folk & Traditional Arts Community Impact Coordinator to join CCHAP and to serve as an engagement leader with a focus on connecting to folk and traditional artists and communities across coastal Fairfield County.
Connecticut Arts Heroes
The Connecticut Arts Hero Awards honor and celebrate Connecticut residents who are doing inspiring things in, for or through the arts in Connecticut.
Re-Opening CT Arts Venues: Science-Based Safety
“Reopening” for the arts and cultural sectors varies greatly across disciplines, art forms and means of presentation, and there is no one size fits all approach.
