Arts Press
Welcome New Board Members
After a broad and open search in our community, CAA is happy to welcome Giovanna Adams, Alana Ladson, and Michelle Lapine McCabe as members of the Board of Directors. We are excited for their unique perspectives on the arts & culture community and expertise during a year of growth for the organization. Giovanna Adams is…
Read MoreOpen Call to Join Our Work
We are currently not accepting any more inquiries at this time. Look for more opportunities to volunteer with CAA in the future!
Read MoreGreetings and Updates from CAA’s New President
Dear Members, Supporters and Friends, Late last year, Connecticut Arts Alliance shared with you our first three-year strategic plan with a focus on building a stronger, more effective advocate for the creative sector in our state. Since then, we’ve been working hard on doing just that. As CAA’s newly-elected president, I’d like to tell you about the…
Read MoreA Year of Accomplishments with CAA
Connecticut began 2019 with the inauguration of Governor Ned Lamont following an election in which CAA’s Create the Vote CT campaign encouraged candidates and voters to consider the impact of arts and culture on our towns and cities, schools, and economy. As a result of CAA’s efforts, the new Governor formed an Arts, Culture and Tourism Transition Policy…
Read MoreFederal Legislation Update
Several pieces of Federal legislation are pending which will affect the creative sector. Our thanks to Americans for the Arts for providing these updates through our State Advocacy Captain, CAA Administrator Darren Farrington. NEA Appropriations In June, the U.S. House of Representatives passed ten appropriations bills, including an Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Bill which…
Read MoreCALL TO ACTION! ACT NOW!
With less than three weeks remaining in the 2019 Legislative Session, we ask you to contact your legislators and urge them to support the recommendations of the Connecticut Arts Alliance, the Connecticut Tourism Coalition, CT Humanities, the Connecticut Restaurant Association, and the Connecticut Marine Trades Association. What We’re Asking Allocate 25% of lodging tax revenue…
Read MoreThe Impact of Arts, Culture and Tourism Advocacy Day
Our thanks to all who attended Arts, Culture and Tourism Advocacy Day on April 8! Over two hundred arts and tourism advocates attended the event! One of the best ways to show our legislators that their constituents support the arts is to show up in large numbers for events like this. If their voters care, they’ll care!…
Read MoreCT Advocates in DC!
On March 4 and 5, a small but impressive delegation of Connecticut artists, arts administrators, and advocates traveled to Washington, D.C. for the Arts Action Summit and Arts Advocacy Day, hosted by Americans for the Arts. The Connecticut contingent joined approximately five hundred other arts advocates from all fifty states and a few U.S. territories.…
Read MoreGovernor Releases Two-Year Budget
In an address to the state General Assembly today, Governor Lamont released a two-year proposed budget. (For his full proposal and background documentation, click here.) Regarding arts items, the Governor’s proposal recommends maintaining flat funding in both fiscal years 2020 and 2021. His supporting documentation recognizes that “Governor Lamont’s budget maintains funding for arts and…
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