All across Connecticut, young artists are moving into rehabbed old buildings, setting up creative new businesses and bringing new life to their communities. I’d like to share two examples.
In Hartford’s Parkville neighborhood, factories and warehouses have been converted into apartments and commercial space. A new CPTV series called “The Parkville Sessions” tells this story through the eyes of some of the musicians who now call Parkville home.
But it’s not just a city thing. In Litchfield, the former Bantam Switch Factory has been renovated and converted into commercial space for artists and artisans. Today, the occupants of the Bantam Arts Factory are helping draw younger people to this rural town. “Arts means business,” says Jocelyn Ayer of the Northwest Hills Council of Governments.
Click the links below and get a sample of the exciting things arts are making happen in our communities!
The Parkville Sessions, Bantam Arts Factory, Bantam revitalization
Discovering Amistad: A Community Event
Part I at The Playhouse on Sunday June 25th with Samuel Pieh, descendant of lead captive, Sengbe Pieh will discuss his family’s story, along with Captain Bill Pinkney who served as the first captain of the Amistad reproduction and Paula Mann Agnew, Executive Director of Discovering Amistad.
National Endowment for the Arts Grant Deadlines
National Endowment for the Arts Grants deadlines
Get Help with Your America 250 Commemoration by Applying for a Museum Makeover Grant
apply for America 250 CT Museum Makeover grants
Public Art Learning Fund Application Now Open
Apply now- grants to support professional development for artists
Brookfield Craft Center Welcomes First Artist-in-Residence
The Brookfield Craft Center is pleased to announce Brookfield native Scott Calcavecchio as its 2024 Artist-in-Residence
Music Inspires Teen Writers in Ridgefield
Ridgefield Parks & Recreation hosts writing community for children and teens. Calling all local teens! Do you enjoy creative writing, but feel like you only ever write essays in school and never get around to free-writing at home? Then Muse Squad’s Anthologies summer writing program, beginning in just under a week, is for you!
Redefining Disability with Brookfield Craft Center’s The Accessible Artist Exhibition
exhibition showcases work from artists who have any type of disability
Brookfield Craft Center’s gallery hosts “Views from a Matrix”
Brookfield Craft Center is pleased to present its latest gallery exhibition
Registration for the 2024 CT Arts Institute is now open!
Summer Arts Institute registration is open
Introducing Creative U!
CREATIVE U is a dynamic two-day conference crafted to ignite your creativity and elevate your artistic journey.
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History now accepting applications for the Southern New England Apprenticeship Program (SNEAP)
The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the 2024-25 Southern New England Apprenticeship Program (SNEAP) through July 31.
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New Female Artisan-Instructors Bring Blacksmithing and Woodturning Classes to Brookfield Craft Center
Female Artisan-Instructors Bring Blacksmithing and Woodturning Classes to Brookfield Craft Center
Arts & Humanities Webinar with US Senator Chris Murphy
Please join the Office of US Senator Chris Murphy for a webinar on the different federal and state funding options available! You will have the opportunity to hear directly from leadership at the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Connecticut Office of the Arts, and the Connecticut Humanities.