Advocacy
Updates from the Arts, Culture & Tourism Caucus
After the Arts, Culture, and Tourism summit on December 3, 2021 that brought together sector representatives, interested legislators, and state agency leaders to discuss the priorities, challenges, and issues of the sectors, the Arts, Culture, and Tourism (ACT) Caucus held another meeting on January 26, 2022. Review the Agenda During the December ACT Caucus summit,…
Read MoreRaise Your Voice: Making the Case for the Arts
Free virtual event debunking common myths and misconceptions about advocacy and pointers to make a convincing case for support.
Read MoreEnd of Legislative Session Review
See an arts-focused breakdown of the final state budget and learn about what comes next in this review of the 2021 Connecticut legislative session.
Read MoreCrunch Time for Arts Funding
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 MoreMid-Legislative Session Updates
A lot can happen during the legislative session, so to help, we’ve summarized the activity related to the arts & culture sector from the past two months.
Read MorePandemic Response Resources
Data and resources available are changing rapidly during this time of crisis, so we’re providing links to governmental and organizational websites that are collecting information of interest to the cultural community. NEW: Get updated information about tax policies, PPP, SVOG, and other Government programs from the American Rescue Plan from this PowerPoint by the Americans…
Read MoreShare This Letter with your Town Leadership to Fund the Arts
Economic help for the arts community could be on its way, but it needs your help!
Read MoreTalking Points to Bring HB 6119 to a Vote
*UPDATE* The bill has been voted out of the Commerce Committee as of 3/19/2021! Be sure to thank members of the Commerce Committee for their support of arts and culture!
Read MoreEarly Legislative Session Updates
The 2021 Connecticut State legislative session started with a flurry of activity and it takes a lot to keep track of it all! We’re here to provide you a timeline of events related to the arts and culture community so far.
Read MoreCOVID-19 Impact Update
In response to the pandemic crisis and its economic impact, CAA continues to gather resources, data, and information for and about our statewide arts and culture community. When the time comes, we stand ready to assist in the reopening and rebuilding of arts organizations and the well-being of individual artists. We also have recommendations for…
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