Small arts organizations in Northwest Connecticut are about to have a stronger voice in the state.  Through a $2,500 grant from the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, the Connecticut Arts Alliance (CAA) is implementing a program called, “Raise Your Voice Northwest Corner.”  Connecticut Arts Alliance is a statewide advocacy organization inspiring support for the arts. “This ..read more

We’re down to the final stretch of the legislative session and the Appropriations Committee is making decisions right now on their budget priorities. We need to be sure arts and culture is one of them! The committee is working on two budgets: The 2022/2023 state budget currently calls for the Tourism Fund to be replenished from the ..read more

Free virtual event debunking common myths and misconceptions about advocacy and pointers to make a convincing case for support ..read more

If we want the arts to thrive, we need to support arts champions! Are you ready to support yours? The candidates we support this November will be legislators making decisions about budget priorities in 2023 and they’ll be the ones who will support policies that benefit the arts community. If we want the arts to be ..read more

Still looking to fully recover from the pandemic’s negative impacts, Connecticut’s tourism and arts organizations have teamed up to make an aggressive push for more state funding. Their request — outlined in a two-page memo put together by the CT Arts Alliance, CT Humanities and CT Tourism Coalition — is for $58.5 million annually, more ..read more