Arts and Creativity

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• Arts Workforce Initiative Sponsorships - Now Accepting Applications

  Provides funding to support art projects organized by urban creatives.

• Connecticut Artists Collection

  Established to acquire and exhibit artwork by major and distinguished Connecticut artists and to preserve the works for future generations.

• Connecticut Arts Alliance

  Connecticut Arts Alliance (CAA) is a nonprofit advocacy organization led by artists, educators and arts executives from all over our state promoting the importance of the arts in building healthy, vibrant and connected communities.

• Connecticut Arts Council & Foundation

  Learn more about the Connecticut Arts Council & the Connecticut Arts Council Foundation.

• Connecticut Arts Endowment Fund (CAEF)

  Provides grants to arts organizations that have raised $15,000 or more in total donor contributions for two consecutive fiscal years.

• Connecticut Arts Hero Awards

  Honors and celebrates individuals who are doing extraordinary things in, for and through the arts.

• Connecticut Office of the Arts Internship

  Internship program for qualified students to obtain academic credit from their institution as well as professional-track applicants not currently enrolled in an academic institution.

• Connecticut Office of the Arts' Logos

  Download logos in different layouts and file formats.

• Connecticut Visual Artist Resource Guide

  The Visual Artist Resource Guide includes a variety of opportunities and resources available to Connecticut artists.

• Creative Conversations

  This professional development series gathers community leaders to discuss various topics relating to the transformative power of the arts.

• Creative Ground Online Directory

  This free online directory includes profiles for cultural nonprofits like libraries and theaters, creative businesses like recording studios and design agencies, and artists of all disciplines such as performing arts, visual arts and crafts.

• Cultural Districts

  Review standards and criteria for determining a Cultural District, which is a specific area of a town or city that has a number of cultural facilities, activities and/or assets.

• Cultural Heritage Arts Program

  Encouraging and promoting traditional artists and their communities through research and program development.

• Culture & Tourism Advisory Committee

  Learn more about the Culture & Tourism Advisory Committee that advises DECD on matters pertaining to arts and cultural activities, preservation and more.

• Culture Gallery at Bradley International Airport

  Rotating exhibits at Bradley International Airport in Terminal A