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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 MoreThe 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 MoreJoin 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…
Read MoreConnecticut 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…
Read MoreStatement from National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu Today we learned that the President’s FY 2018 budget blueprint proposes the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts. We are disappointed because we see our funding actively making a difference with individuals of all ages in thousands of communities, large, small, urban and…
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