News & Opportunities
Stay updated with the latest information and resources related to arts and culture.
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
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.
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.
Now Accepting Nominations – Connecticut State Troubadour
The Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) appoints an individual resident singer-songwriter as the State Troubadour based on the recommendation of a review panel. Singers and songwriters from all genres of music are welcomed.
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.
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.
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.
Connecticut Designates Ridgefield As Its First Cultural District
The Lamont administration has designated the town of Ridgefield, Connecticut, a cultural district. It’s the first such designation in the state.
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.
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.
Creative Director Aims to Help Clients’ Branding “Break Through The Clutter”
John Rudolph, principal and creative director of the Newtown-based Map Agency is ready to help any local business, nonprofit, or entrepreneur chart a course to greater brand recognition
The Ridgefield Playhouse introduces the next generation of musicians
Get ready as The Ridgefield Playhouse introduces the next generation of new musicians to the world! The Ridgefield BandJam competition is back with some of the most talented local area middle and high school bands competing for the title of BandJam 2021 winner!