Join us for Connecticut Arts Day - a day to celebrate and to learn about the successes and aspirations of the arts and cultural sector in Connecticut.  

Hear from state, regional and national leaders including Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Majority Leader Matt Ritter, Minority Leader Themis Klarides, Cathy Edwards from the New Foundation for the Arts, Pam Breaux from the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, and Andi Mathis from the National Endowment for the Arts, and Honorary Chair Jock Reynolds from the Yale University Art Gallery .

This year's keynote speaker is Laura Callanan, Founding Partner of Upstart Co-Lab.

Special performances throughout the day.  Come see:

Pamela Z - composer/performer and media artist
WAR STORIES: A Veterans Project
A production by Fairfield University's Quick Center for the Arts
Modern dance performance by Arien Wilkerson from  TNMOT AZTRO
Anne Cubberly and the  Night Fall Puppets
Performance Poetry by  Ameen Storm Abo-Hamzy
Performance Poetry by Naomi Jones
Dance performance by D'Andrea Knox
New London's  Interdistrict School for Arts & Communication's Swing Choir 
Poetry Reading by  Connecticut Poet Laureate Rennie McQuilkin
African drumming by Felicia Hurley and Steven Hurley
UCONN Chamber Singers
Musical Performance by  Connecticut State Troubadour Kate Callahan

and more!

Connecticut Arts Day begins at the Belding Theater at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts and then we March for the Arts across the street to the State Capitol!  

HAVE YOU CHECKED OUT OUR CURRENT GRANT OPPORTUNITIES?

Supporting Arts in Place - Deadline:  March 15, 2017

Arts Learning Grants - Deadline:  March 15, 2017

Arts Access Grants - Rolling deadline

Project Grants - Deadline:  March 22, 2017

Regional Initiative Grants - Deadline: March 22, 2017

CONGRATULATIONS TO SUSAN BALLEK OF THE HILL-STEAD MUSEUM!

Susan Ballek, 39, the Executive Director of the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington was named to Connecticut Magazine's 40 Under 40 Class of 2017! The 40 Under 40 is a list of the best and brightest of Generation Next - people under 40 who are excelling in the fields, leading and influencing others, and making a difference.  Other arts related 40 Under 40 Classmates include:

• Ilario Altamura, 33, of Stamford - Concert promoter
• Amy Kao, 26, of New Haven - Co-founder of the nonprofit International Music & Arts Society
• Mohamad Hafez, 33, of New Haven - Artist and architect
• Paul Dano, 32, of Wilton - Actor
• Sawyer Fredericks, 17, of Newtown - Singer-songwriter
  
  CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

Creative Communities Exchange (CCX)
June 8-9, 2017 
New London, Connecticut

Join New England leaders to exchange ideas, build our network, and share actionable tools to strengthen our communities through arts and culture. Learn about creative economy initiatives from throughout New England and NEFA's in-depth report on the employment of the  New England creative sector, including findings from the  Creatives Count direct survey of the region's creative workers.

Help  local host  Southeastern Connecticut Cultural Coalition plan engaging events before, during, and after the CCX by  taking this quick poll.