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Grant Award Announcements
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$33,500 Awarded Locally- REGI Grants Announced
The Southeastern Connecticut Cultural Coalition is pleased to announce that $33,500 has been awarded to seven recipients throughout its nineteen-town region in Southeastern, CT.
Click HERE to see recipients.
Good to Great Grant Awards Announced
The Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) announced today it will provide $1,990,386 in grants to 20 nonprofit organizations thatsponsor cultural and historic sites in the state.
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Our Rising Tide Series
Have a voice and help shape our region's future.
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A series of
Cultural Conversations
and
Cultural Summits
to provide opportunities for:
Collaboration · Capacity Building · Information Sharing
Addressing Common Challenges · Stakeholder Discussions
What our Partners are saying about the impact of our Rising Tide Series:
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Networking is found everywhere. At the last Cultural Conversation in September, just from our introductions, I was able to connect with two other non-profits and have already collaborated with them and the grants have been submitted."
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I absolutely love all the panel discussions you offer and that they are free. It provides me with professional development and networking opportunities."
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UPCOMING CULTURAL CONVERSATIONS
Communication Arts
First meeting for graphic designers, illustrators, web developers, publishers, writers, and publishers
Tuesday, October 20th 9:15am
Museum Directors
Quarterly roundtable meeting for directors of museums open and/or staffed year-round
Tuesday, October 27th 9:15am
For more information on The Rising Tide Series, click here.
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Cultural Facilities Management
November 10, 2015 from 9:15 am to 11:00 am
Charter Oak Federal Credit Union's Community Room
1055 Hartford Turnpike, Waterford
FREE
Introduction: Kristina Newman-Scott, Director of Culture, Department of Economic & Community Development, State of Connecticut
Featured Panelists:
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CDR Jeffrey Barta, USN, Deputy for Museum System Operations, Naval History and Heritage Command
Facilities Standards: Headquartered on the historic Washington Navy Yard, D.C., the Command includes ten official Navy museums nationwide, including the Submarine Force Library and Museum in Groton.
- Ken Wilson, Director of Facilities, Mystic Seaport Museum
Facilities Care: Mystic Seaport is home to approximately 100 structures on its campus ranging in size and type and from historic buildings to modern additions.
- Chuck Mueller, Senior Director, Centerbrook Architects & Planners
Cost Analysis & Planning: A collaborative firm with an exceptional history of building, Centerbrook performs many other services such as project management, planning, interior design, sculpture, landscape and site design, industrial design, furniture and lighting design, fund raising, and graphic design.
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News & Information
We're forging new partnerships for YOU...
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NEW ENGLAND:
New England Museums Association
NEMA 97th Annual Conference: The Language of Museums
Early-bird deadline for the NEMA Conference is Friday, October 2nd!
Mark your calendar. Tie a string around your finger. Jot a to-do on your list. This Friday, October 2, is a red-letter day if you're planning to attend the NEMA Conference, November 4 - 6 in Portland, ME. It's the early-bird deadline! Click HERE to register.
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News from New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA)
October 13, 2015 1:00 to 1:45 pm
CreativeGround Webinar: How to Use CreativeGround to Find Collaborators and Explore Your Creative Community
Click
HERE for more info.
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The Southeastern CT Cultural Coalition is proud to announce that we are one of three regions in the state partnering with Mass MoCA's
Assets for Artists to bring their Matched Savings Program to CT.
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (
Mass MoCA) in North Adams, MA is a multi-disciplinary arts center occupying a 16-acre, 25-building former factory campus in a struggling former mill town.
MASS MoCA is about nourishing new ideas and innovation, both in the arts and in economic development.
Since 2008, Mass MoCA's Assets for Artists has enrolled 200+ artists in four northeastern states in their matched savings program. Together their participating artists are creating $700,000+ in seed capital to invest in their creative futures.
Click
HERE to learn more or
contact Wendy Bury, Executive Director, Southeastern CT Cultural Coalition at (860) 448-5135.
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CONNECTICUT:
Connecticut's Submarine Century
Gov. Malloy Designates Year-Long Celebration to Commemorate 100 Years of Connecticut's Submarine Heritage (
October 2015 to October 2016)
Connecticut's Submarine Century is reaching out to all types of community organizations across the state. If you want to join us and have your organization or event promoted as part of this year-long celebration, click
HERE for more information and to submit your event.
Museums, Galleries, and History Organizations: Need some advice or nurturing of your idea to develop it fully? Want to partner with another business or organization? We want to help! Please contact Wendy Bury of Southeastern CT Cultural Coalition at (860) 448-5135 or [email protected]
News from CT Association of Nonprofits
13th Annual Conference: Innovate & Elevate
November 18th at the Hartford Convention Center
Keynote Speaker: Dan Pallotta
CT Nonprofits Propose Arts & Culture Caucus
Recently Governor Malloy announced
$103 million in rescissions (funding cuts to the current fiscal year's CT budget), due to low revenue projections. Reductions included $64 million in reduced Medicaid payments to hospitals, and $15 million in cuts to cities and towns.
DECD
took a cut of $700,000, including cuts to the Office of the Arts and to all line items.
Last month, along with others, Southeastern CT Cultural Coalition attended a meeting with Julia Wilcox of CT Nonprofits, Kristina Newman-Scott and Office of the Arts staff to discuss the formation of a legislative arts caucus. Future meetings will continue the discussion. Click HERE for Julia Wilcox's earlier statement.
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SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT:
SCORE To Host Free Event: "Business Tips for ARTrepreneurs: How to Market Your Creations"
Saturday, October 17, 2015 from
10:00am - 12:00pm
Essex Art Association, 10 North Main Street, Essex, CT 06426
The Southeastern Connecticut chapter of SCORE, a nonprofit association dedicated to the success of small businesses, recognizes that many artists and crafts people are not comfortable with the business side of selling their work. Most prefer spending more time creating than marketing. This workshop will provide tips for marketing creative work, and an opportunity to network with other artists, creatives and business mentors from SCORE.
Nonprofit Resource Center's 2015 Workshop Series for Nonprofits
Sponsored by the Community Foundation of Eastern CT and New London Public Library
Preparing Your Organization for A Capital Campaign
presented by Rebecca Bryan, President of R. Bryan Associates, LLC
Monday, October 19, 2015
Board Roles and Responsibilities in Challenging Economic Times
presented by Priya Morganstern, Esq., Director, Pro Bono Partnership
Friday, November 6, 2015
Registration opens at 9 a.m., and workshops take place from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Library's Community Room.
To register, contact Madhu Gupta, Public Library of New London, at
860.447.1411 x3
or
[email protected]
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Historic Houses of Southeastern CT
Stephanie Lantiere of Avery Memorial Association and Julie Soto of the Denison Homestead hosted a meeting to discuss a historic house tours brochure for New London County. 12 organizations (and counting) are participating!
Next meeting is October 13th at 10am at the Charter Oak Federal Credit Union's Community Room, 1055 Hartford Turnpike, Waterford.
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Filmmakers From Underrepresented Communities Invited to Apply for Tribeca All Access Program
The Clark Hulings Fund Grant for Visual Artists
Business Accelerator Grants- The fund offers targeted financial assistance and business support to professional visual artists to help them boost their careers and succeed as managers of their art businesses. Deadline extended to 10/4
Click
HERE for guidelines
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Creativity Leads to Economic Benefit, Panel Says
-Lee Howard, The Day, September 29, 2015
"The Cultural Summit, titled "Tapping Into the Creative Economy," addressed a wide range of issues, from the use of social media to zoning regulations to the way the region's businesses can reach out to a national audience."
To read the complete article, click
HERE
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Executive Coordinator, Eastern CT Symphony Orchestra *NEW (posted 9/29)
Actors for Mystic Aquarium's Sea Scare
La Grua Center *NEW (posted 9/8)
Must be a registered Partner to post opportunities (Become a Partner, it's FREE and easy!)
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Become a Partner
TODAY!
Connect. Collaborate. Communicate.
It's FREE and easy!
Click HERE
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Southeastern Connecticut Cultural Coalition
860-448-5135 | PO Box 95 | New London, CT 06320
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