2 Danbury Arts Organizations Receive $37K+ Grants from Department of Economic & Community Development

Danbury, CT — The Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) announced the recipients of its Fiscal Year of 2017.

A total of 129 grants, including a grant for Danbury-based arts organization, totaling $1,532,598.

Danbury-based Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut received one of six grants to six Regional Service Organizations grants totaling $206,119. The Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut's grant totaled $30,855.

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The Connecticut Office of the Arts awarded 80 Supporting Arts in Place grants in the amount of $515,000, including the Charles Ives Center for the Arts who was awarded $7,065. The Supporting Arts in Place program awards matching grants to eligible arts organizations and municipal arts offices to "strengthen the state's nonprofit arts industry," according to the COA.

In New Milford, the Creative Arts Center of New Milford, Inc. was awarded $4,375 as part of the Supporting Arts in Place grant.

In Weston, Music on the Hill, Inc. was awarded $3,730.

Two Ridgefield arts organizations also received the Supporting Arts in Place grant. Ridgefield Chorale was given $3,581 and Ridgefield Playhouse was granted $18,630.

Resonator Films, LLC of Easton received $16,000 for a free networking event which includes an exhibition of multimedia arts featuring an entirely Connecticut lineup of filmmakers, musicians, artists and small businesses.

Resonator Films' grant was from the Public Art Community (PAC) Projects program which provides funding up to $20,000 for public art projects that "engage in quality partnerships and consider community need(s) and opportunity(ies)."

To see a full list of award recipients,click here.

About Connecticut's Office of the Arts

The Office of the Arts develops and strengthens the arts in Connecticut and makes artistic experiences widely available to residents and visitors. Through its grant programs, the Office of the Arts invests in Connecticut artists and arts organizations and encourages the public’s participation as creators, learners, supporters, and audience members. Through its programs and services, the Office of the Arts connects people to the arts and helps to build vital communities across the state.

In addition, the Office of the Arts plays an ongoing convening role and provides an array of training and professional development opportunities. The Office of the Arts collects and disseminates state, regional, and national arts information resources via web communications, directories, publications, data-sharing, one-on-one consultations, and referrals.

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