Posts by Connecticut Arts Alliance

Jeffrey N. Brown, the chief executive of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, leads one of three fine arts museums in the Hartford area that plan to collaborate on marketing, exhibitions and possibly fundraising to chart a course out of a pandemic that has left the institutionsstruggling. Here, Brown is shown at the entrance to…

According to an article in the Hartford Courant “The Connecticut Office of the Arts has awarded over $1 million in Supporting Arts grants to 220 organizations around the state still getting back to normal following the COVID shutdowns of 2020 and ‘21. The funds awarded are designed to be used wherever they are most needed,…

November 1, 2022 Status qualifies the Trail for new grants and will help raise awareness of what member museums have to offer The Connecticut Art Trail is excited to announce that it has been approved as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. This status will allow the Trail to pursue new grants, improve its online presence, and…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2022 Revived Local Cinema Broadens Cultural Mission with Global Short Film Festival on November 19th Area independent cinema fans were encouraged when, after the pandemic-driven closure of the Bethel Cinema, Frank and Jamie Lockwood reopened the space as Greenwood Features earlier this year.  Beyond screening independent films at the four-screen…

In a recent article by the Hartford Courant Reporter Kenneth R. Gosselin says crisis is coming to the theater district in downtown Hartford. This alarming trend can be found in theater districts throughout the state of Connecticut. Rob Ruggiero of TheaterWorks says “It’s a critical moment that is heading toward crisis.” Prior to the pandemic…