Posts by Connecticut Arts Alliance

Hartford librarian among 9 awarded for work in community Gabbie Barnes is a multi-faceted woman who continually seeks ways to expand her knowledge and set forth on new journeys, she said. “It’s important to me that we move through the world looking for opportunities to transform ourselves and how we relate to one another,” said…

The Westville Performing Arts Center (WPAC)—a community art space run by the nonprofit organization Arts in CT—is now homeless. After three years running drama, music, dance, and visual arts classes on the second floor of the former Saint Aedan’s Parish school building, Arts in CT Executive Director Barbara Alexander turned in the keys on Jan. 17 following what…

Yale University’s $163 million Schwarzman Center is not only a new hub for students, but adds to downtown New Haven’s arts, entertainment and social scene, officials said. “I don’t think there’s a space like this, not just in Connecticut, but anywhere,” said the center’s Executive Director Rachel Fine. The center is named for billionaire Blackstone founder and 1969 alum Stephen…

Iranian artist Minoo Emami was in the gallery preparing for a daring, almost unthinkable piece of performance art. On Nov. 11, Veterans Day, Emami destroyed 22 of her paintings by fire, including early works dating back to 1998. Many of the paintings depict artificial limbs in whimsical, but sometimes surreal and dark settings. “I love my paintings,…

From high-tech helicopters to “the country’s best pizza,” medical breakthroughs and aerospace, Connecticut’s innovative culture and quality of life makes it an ideal place to live, work and grow a business, according to the state’s new marketing campaign. Gov. Ned Lamont launched a $1.5 million campaign Tuesday to hammer home Connecticut’s best qualities. It is as…

A national arts advocacy organization, Americans for the Arts, found that spending by arts and cultural organizations in 2022 supported 2.6 million jobs nationwide, $152 billion in spending and $29 billion in income and sales tax revenue to local, state and federal governments. The group’s latest report, “Arts & Economic Prosperity 6,” argues that “Nonprofit arts…

Hartford’s Real Art Ways — the contemporary arts center that has been a fixture in the Parkville neighborhood for three decades — will break ground on an ambitious expansion as soon as this spring that is part of a larger, $23-million plan for its Arbor Street building. The expansion, which includes a major addition that will increase…

Posted September 15, 2023 wshu | Public Radio By Jenna Zaza The Connecticut Office of the Arts is hosting a one day READI Set Music Conference on Oct. 7 to celebrate the state’s long musical history while also providing an opportunity where artists can gain the skills needed to succeed in the industry. The event will be…

The Pulitzer Prize Board has revised its longtime rules on eligibility for many of its arts and letters awards and will now allow those not born in the U.S. and other non-citizens to compete. The board announced Tuesday that permanent residents and those who have made the U.S. their longtime primary home will be eligible…