Arts and Creativity

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  • Americans for the Arts: Arts & Economic Prosperity Study V

    Arts & Economic Prosperity V is Americans for the Arts’ fifth study of the nonprofit arts and culture industry's impact on the economy.

  • Jobs in New England Creative Economy Report

    Creative workers are employed in nearly every sector that powers New England, from education, to technology and science, to major global brands. They help shape our industries and culture, defining who we are and where we want to live.

  • Empower Grant Initiative

    Support for small and medium-sized arts organizations that represent the diverse cultural expressions of all Connecticut state residents. The Connecticut Office of the Arts provides self-determined capacity building support to help grow organizations that have yet to receive meaningful levels of support.

  • Creative Aging

    Engaging older adults in sequential arts activities with trained Connecticut teaching artists.

  • Connecticut Arts Endowment Fund (CAEF)

    CAEF grants provide general operating support that arts organizations may use toward program­ming, administrative or operational costs, capital projects, equipment, or to build their own endowments. CAEF is currently closed.

  • Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

    Legal services, advice, and educational programs for CT artists and cultural organizations.

  • Lifetime Achievement Award

    Honors an individual who has made sustained contributions of outstanding significance to and/or through the arts.

  • Emerging Creative Award

    This award highlights a breakthrough creative leader who is starting to blossom as an impactful and innovative contributor to the Connecticut art scene.

  • Creative Economy

    Studies, research, and resources that document the value of the arts, culture, and creative industries.

  • Poetry Out Loud

    Encourages the nation’s youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and performance.

  • Arts Learning

    Advancing arts education and experiences through professional development and funding support.

  • Artist Fellowship Program

    Provides recognition and funding support for CT artists to pursue new work and advance their artisitc careers.

  • Directory of Teaching Artists

    CT teaching artists reviewed for their excellence, readiness, capacity and desire to work in schools.

  • Regional Service Organizations

  • Strategic Partnership Grants

    Invests COA resources in specific, values driven initiatives to accomplish priority goals defined in its strategic plan.