Arts & Culture

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• Grant Overview Guidelines

  These guidelines outline what is required of applicants by law and will help applicants understand the requirements before entering the COA funding process.

• Connecticut Arts Hero Awards

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

• Make Music Connecticut

  Make Music Connecticut offers all native and newcomer residents of the Constitution State the opportunity to add a chorus to the rich musical history of Connecticut.

• State Poet Laureate

  Learn about this honorary position created to help promote the appreciation of and participation in, poetry and literary arts.

• ARTE-accesible Grant

  Provides funding to support access to the arts for all abilities through program and services, planning and training, and artist engagement.

• State Troubadour

  Find out about Connecticut’s State Troubadour, selected to help promote musical and cultural literacy throughout our state.

• Arts Learning - HOT Approach Implementation Grants

  Providing greater access to and professional development in the Higher Order Thinking Approach.

• Governor's Arts Awards

  Recognizes remarkable individuals and organizations for excellence and lifetime achievement in the arts.

• Regional Initiative Grant Program (REGI)

  Using small arts-based projects to engage in a specific community matter, reflect on personal experience(s) and/or bring neighborhoods together.

• Artist Fellowship Program

  Provides competitive Artistic Excellence grants as an opportunity for artists to pursue new work and achieve specific creative and career goals.

• Arts Project Grant Program

  The Connecticut Office of the Arts will no longer be offering the Arts Project Grant Program.

• Arts Workforce Initiative Sponsorships - Now Accepting Applications

  Provides funding to support art projects organized by urban creatives.

• 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.

• Supporting Arts Grant Program

  Provides unrestricted funding to help support Connecticut’s arts organizations and municipal arts departments as they pursue their mission.

• Arts Learning Presentation Grants

  Encourages arts engagement, arts integration, arts exploration and discovery experiences for learners of all ages