FY24 Artists Respond Grantees
Congratulations to the FY24 Artists Respond Grantees:
| First Name |
Last Name |
Town / City |
Community Issue |
| Faustin | Adeniran |
New Haven |
Youth Empowerment |
| Marianna |
Apostolakis |
New Haven |
LGBTQ Community |
| Janice |
Baker |
Durham | Community Healing |
| Isabelle |
Barbour |
Old Lyme |
Equity and Racial Justice |
| Carlos |
Biernnay |
Hamden |
Youth Empowerment |
| Lori |
Bloom |
Fairfield |
Mental Health / Youth Empowerment |
| John |
Boccuzzi |
Newtown | Creative Aging |
| Derrik |
Bosse |
Berlin |
Accessibility / Disability |
| Thomas |
Carruthers |
Bethel |
Human Rights / Climate Justice |
| Gustavo |
Casenave |
Easton |
Community Integration Through Music |
| Jessica |
Cerullo |
Stonington |
Mental Health |
| Joel |
Cintron |
Hartford |
Social Cohesion |
| Yoyo |
Collado |
Waterbury |
Community Healing |
| Jason |
Coombs |
Bridgeport |
LGBTQ Community |
| Christina |
Corcoran |
Uncasville |
Youth Empowerment |
| Kimiye |
Corwin |
Roxbury |
Mental Health / Community Awareness |
| Jolet |
Creary |
Bloomfield |
Youth Empowerment |
| Thomas |
Cuffari |
Norwalk |
Equity and Racial Justice |
| Gabriela |
De Jesus |
New Haven |
Economic & Community Development |
| David |
Dorfman |
New London |
Accessibility / Disability |
| Leslie |
Elias |
West Cornwall |
Youth Empowerment |
| Dymin |
Ellis |
Hamden | Queer, Trans, BIPOC solidarity |
| Kimolee |
Eryn |
Windsor |
Equity and Racial Justice |
| Christina |
Fagundes |
New Canaan |
Accessibility / Disability |
| Melanie |
Faranello |
West Hartford |
Community Healing |
| Susan Hoffman |
Fishman |
West Hartford |
Climate Justice / Environment |
| Sindy |
Folgar |
Stamford | Youth Empowerment |
| Nanette |
Fresher |
Middletown |
Social Cohesion |
| Leslie |
Gabel-Brett |
West Hartford |
Equity and Racial Justice |
| Sarah | Ghonaim |
Manchester |
Domestic Abuse |
| Desire |
Graham |
New Haven |
Social Cohesion |
| Colleen |
Hains |
Norwalk |
Mental Health |
| Eddie |
Hall |
Berlin |
Economic & Community Development |
| Karen |
Hogg |
East Haven |
Anti-Violence / Anit-Bullying |
| Sara |
Hunsucker |
Easton |
LGBTQ Community |
| Asaad |
Jackson |
Hartford |
Equity and Racial Justice |
| Chungsun |
Kim |
Wilton |
Creative Aging |
| Vivian |
Kung |
New Haven |
Youth Empowerment |
| Alana |
Ladson |
New Haven |
Economic & Community Development |
| Jac |
Lahav | Lyme |
Foster Care Advocacy |
| Teresa |
Langston | Middletown |
Reproductive Rights |
| Micaela |
Levesque |
East Hartford |
Mental Health |
| Ruth |
Lewis |
Avon |
Climate Justice / Environment |
| Linda |
Lindroth |
New Haven |
Inspiring Diverse Communities |
| Aly | Maderson Quinlog |
Essex |
LGBTQ Community |
| lyaba lbo |
Mandingo |
Bridgeport |
Equity and Racial Justice |
| Mary Jo |
McGonagle |
Bridgeport |
Mental Health |
| Amanda |
Mendoza |
New Britain |
Anti-Violence / Anti-Bullying |
| Juan |
Mesa |
North Windham |
Gender Representation in Music |
| David L. |
Meth |
Westport |
Equity and Racial Justice |
| Jay |
Misencik |
Monroe |
Connecting Communities and Cultures |
| Diana |
Moller-Marino |
Middletown |
Community Healing |
| Daniel |
Morrison |
Torrington |
Equity and Racial Justice |
| Effie |
Mwando |
Torrington |
Equity and Racial Justice |
| Carmen A. |
Nieves |
Bridgeport |
Social Cohesion |
| Katharine | Owens |
Middletown |
Climate Justice / Environment |
| Tyasha / Ty |
Pace |
Greenwich |
Equity and Racial Justice |
| Danessa |
Pedroso |
Hartford |
Community Healing |
| Michael |
Peterson |
New Britain |
Mental Health |
| Cynthia | Rauschert |
Bethel |
Youth Empowerment |
| Thomas |
Readett |
Mystic |
Youth Empowerment |
| Majesty |
Reyes |
Hartford |
Community Healing |
| Alexis | Robbins |
Hamden |
Social Cohesion |
| Margaret |
Roleke |
Easton |
Gun Violence & Anti-Violence |
| Bizzie |
Ruth |
Hartford |
Community Healing |
| Zahra |
Sadeghi |
Willimantic |
Honor Killings |
| Sahmra |
Sawyer |
Norwalk |
Mental Health |
| Karann |
Schaller |
New Hartford |
Economic & Community Development |
| Drew |
Scott |
West Hartford |
LGBTQ Community |
| Maya |
Sherman |
Mansfield Center |
Mental Health |
| Kevin |
Sherwin |
New Haven |
Youth Empowerment |
| Vanesa |
Suarez |
New Haven |
Community Healing |
| Alexander |
Svensen |
Madison |
Creative Aging |
| Rashmi |
Talpade |
Wallingford |
Economic & Community Development |
| Kate |
Ten Eyck |
Middletown |
Economic & Community Development |
| Brooke |
Toczylowski |
West Hartford |
Climate Justice / Environment |
| Andrew |
Valdez |
New Haven |
Youth Empowerment |
| Debra |
Walsh |
West Hartford |
Community Healing |
| Rhonda |
Ward |
New London |
Equity and Racial Justice |
| Ian |
Wrann |
Enfield |
Youth Empowerment |
| Hideki |
Yamaya |
New Britain |
Diversity in the Arts |
| Nika |
Zarazvand |
New Haven |
Community Healing |
| kHyal |
Bridgeport |
Equity and Racial Justice |
Grants in the amount of $3,000 for a program total of $249,000.
83 artists will conduct community art projects that touch on community