Posts by Connecticut Arts Alliance

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/19/arts/nea-cuts-trump-arts-reaction.html?emc=edit_th_20170220&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=34935731

CAA Administrator Description Part-time: 16-20 hours/mo. or roughly 240 hours annually maximum (2017 would be for 9 mos. or 140 hrs max.) Reports to the CAA Board President I) Administration Provide administrative support to President for material related to board meetings Work with Treasurer to develop and track budget Coordinate strategic planning with board Monitor…

NEFA Blog post

FIRST ARTS DAY AT THE CAPITOL IN 20 YEARS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS A crowd of more than 350 arts workers, arts advocates, high-school students, performers, legislators and government officials celebrated the power of the arts to transform individual lives and stimulate the state’s economy at the first CT Arts Day in 20 years. Kristina Newman-Scott,…

The Connecticut Office of the Arts in partnership with our nine Designated Regional Service Organizations, The Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee, The Connecticut Arts Council and the Connecticut Arts Alliance is organizing the first State hosted Arts Day in over a decade. Connecticut Arts Day, “Moving the Arts from Nice to Necessary” will be held…

FEDERAL FUNDING VICTORIES  December brought some great federal funding news.   Thanks to Americans for the Arts for this update: The budget for the NEA was increased to $147.949 million – to the President’s request. Earlier this year, both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House proposals were to level-fund the NEA for the fifth year in…

Deficit Mitigation Agreement Reached On December 1, 2015 the legislature passed a $350 million state budget deficit mitigation agreement. The Governor had proposed a plan that included drastic cuts to the arts sector (eliminating all line item allocations to arts and culture organizations), but the approved legislative plan made less severe, across-the-board-cuts of 5% to…

How the Tax Code Hurts Artists April 1st editorial from the NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/01/opinion/how-the-tax-code-hurts-artists.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0