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Arts Awards and Recognition

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  • Artist Fellowship Program

    Provides recognition and funding support for CT artists to pursue new work and advance their artisitc careers.

  • Connecticut Arts Hero Awards

    Honors and celebrates individuals who are doing extraordinary things in, for and through the arts.

  • Governor's Arts Awards

    Recognizes remarkable individuals and organizations for excellence and lifetime achievement in the arts.

  • Lifetime Achievement Award

    Honors an individual who has made sustained contributions of outstanding significance to and/or through the arts.

  • State Poet Laureate

    Learn about this honorary position created to help promote the appreciation of and participation in, poetry and literary arts.

  • State Troubadour

    Find out about Connecticut’s State Troubadour, selected to help promote musical and cultural literacy throughout our state.

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Connecticut Arts Hero Awards - Call for Nominations

The Connecticut Arts Hero Awards honor and celebrate Connecticut residents who are doing inspiring things in, for, or through the arts in Connecticut. Since 2016, the Connecticut Arts Hero Awards have introduced us to an array of remarkable individuals engaged in or supporting the arts - some publicly and some behind the scenes. If you know a special someone who has contributed significantly to the arts in Connecticut, please take a moment to nominate this individual. The deadline to submit a nomination is Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.