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MEMBER SPOTLIGHTS
Let's shine a light on the Arts Alliance members. After all, it's our members that make us the only statewide organization for the arts.
Imagine a forest waterfall. You might picture a scene like Hudson River School founder Thomas Cole’s “Kaaterskill Falls” of 1826, from Hartford’s Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. (Daniel Wadsworth was one of the English-born artist’s friends and patrons.) From the mouth of a cave behind the shimmering falls, one views autumn-tinged woods; rain from a dark cloud echoes the cascade…
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The Hartford Symphony Orchestra announced Friday that it has extended the contract of current music director Carolyn Kuan for three more years until the spring of 2027. Kuan has been leading the symphony since 2011. She is the 10th music director in the Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s 80-year history and the first woman to hold the position. Her initial contract…
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Fresh faces are coming to NXTHVN, as the latest round of artists and curators begin their 10-month fellowship program in New Haven. The art center’s Cohort 05 Studio and Curatorial Fellows will be refining their artistic practices in what NXTHVN describes as a community-driven program that will challenge each fellow and provide mentorship amid a collaborative spirit. The program began this month…
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Connecticut Arts Alliance continues a series of posts spotlighting our members. ___________ Just one block off Main Street in downtown Middletown sits a little brick house with colorful letters affectionally known as Oddfellow’s Playhouse – a community-based, multicultural children’s theater. Their mission – enhance young people’s present and inspire their future through engaging, accessible…
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Several thousand people are expected to attend the third annual ART maniFESTation – a combination of public art viewing, musical performances and interactive activities – on Bartholomew Avenue in Hartford on May 13. Organizer Matt Conway, executive director of sponsor RiseUP, said the 2023 event is expected to far surpass attendance of the first two…
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The Hartford Gay Men’s Chorus sings a wide range of music as a catalyst to inspire, impact, and enrich the lives of their members, patrons, and the community.
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The Fairfield University Art Museum (FUAM) is a dynamic space for engagement with the visual arts on the campus of Fairfield University. It is comprised of the Bellarmine Hall Galleries and the Walsh Gallery in the Quick Center for the Arts.
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Sally Rogers performs traditional, contemporary and original ballads and song, interwoven with stories taken from her life as a performer, a wife and a mother.
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