Imperative for Continued Office of the Arts Leadership
There has been some confusion and misinformation this week about the recently announced job posting for an Arts and Culture Administrator at the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD). The Connecticut Arts Alliance, a non-profit advocacy organization led by artists, educators, and arts executives from all over our state, would like to clarify some…
Read MoreCandidates Agree that Arts are a Solution for Our Cities
Over the past months, we’ve collected responses to six questions about arts and culture from each of the gubernatorial candidates. In the next weeks, we’re going to focus on the candidates’ responses to specific questions. This week, we spotlight the candidates’ solutions for creating vibrant cities that will attract and retain talent. CTV: As governor,…
Read MoreState Arts Alliances Launch “Create the Vote”
In an election-year effort to draw attention to the importance of arts and culture to the state’s economy and welfare, the Connecticut Arts Alliance (CAA) and Connecticut Alliance for Arts Education (CAAE) have announced the launch of a campaign to “Create the Vote†in this year’s gubernatorial and other elections. All voters are encouraged…
Read MoreHelp #SAVEtheNEA
The Board and Staff of Connecticut Arts Alliance have written to the State’s Federal legislators and are reaching out to all arts supporters to help save and encourage funding of the National Endowment for the Arts. On February 12, 2018, President Trump released his FY 2019 budget request. Â The President’s proposal includes the termination of…
Read MoreArts and the State Budget
With a state budget still not passed in Connecticut, statewide arts organizations—along with all other businesses and economic sectors—face uncertain financial futures. As we continue to wait for a budget, it is important to stress the economic necessity of arts funding—which represents only 0.02% of that budget—to our legislators.
Read MoreConnecticut Arts Generate $797.3 Million in Economic Activity
As Connecticut’s leaders debated the fate of the state’s budget, the Connecticut Arts Alliance drew attention to recently released economic impact data. According to the Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 study, conducted by Americans for the Arts, Connecticut’s nonprofit arts and culture industry generates $797.3 million in annual economic activity in the state, supporting over 23,000…
Read MoreCT Arts Alliance Appoints New Administrator
The Board of Directors of the Connecticut Arts Alliance (CAA) is pleased to announce that Darren Farrington has been appointed the first Administrator of the advocacy organization and has begun in the position this summer. “I’m thrilled to have been selected as the first administrator for the CAA, and I’m prepared to take on the…
Read More48-Hour Advocacy Push to Save the State Arts Budget!
Join the Connecticut Arts Alliance in an important 48-hour advocacy push on June 5 and 6 in support of continued State arts funding. Please do what you can to take part, and please share this with other friends and supporters of the arts, encouraging them to participate too. Easy-to-follow instructions and a unified message appear below. THE…
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CAA Policy Statement Re: Proposed State Budget
Connecticut Arts Alliance 2017 POSITION STATEMENT PERSPECTIVE ON the STATE BUDGET and the OFFICE OF THE ARTS Call to Action: Contact your legislators and request: Support maintaining total arts funding of $5,183,087 (less than .02% of proposed budget) Fund State “Arts Commission” (Connecticut Office of the Arts) which will leverage Federal NEA matching funds. Activate…
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