Arts and Creativity

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• About the Connecticut Office of the Arts

  The Office of the Arts works to inspire a culture of creativity in Connecticut by supporting arts making and arts participation for all people.

• Accessibility

  Resources to assist with the development and implementation of more accessible arts.

• Acknowledging COA Support

  Outlines how to properly acknowledge state support and credit the Office of the Arts.

• AIR Collaborative

  Cross-sector community workshops for creatives and business-minded individuals.

• Americans for the Arts: Arts & Economic Prosperity Study V

  Arts & Economic Prosperity V is Americans for the Arts’ fifth study of the nonprofit arts and culture industry's impact on the economy.

• Art in Public Spaces

  Integration of art in publicly accessible state buildings to provide an improved public environment.

• Art Is Power: Community Roundtable Discussions

  A series of curated discussions with key stakeholders from the arts, community members and professionals from various business sectors to provide unique perspectives on practices, challenges and collaborations that are occurring within the State of Connecticut

• Artist Fellowship Program

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

• Artists Respond

  The Artists Respond grant program is closed.

• Arts & Culture Industry Guidelines for Operating During COVID-19

  Operating guidelines for the arts and culture sector to assist in reopening according to the guidelines provided by the State of Connecticut.

• Arts and Creativity

• Arts Directory

  CreativeGround, a free service of NEFA that provides a database of the arts and culture sector.

• Arts Learning

  Advancing arts education and experiences through professional development and funding support.

• AWI Pathways - Youth Summer Arts Experience

  AWI Pathways is a programmatic extension of the Arts Workforce Initiative. AWI Pathways will provide Connecticut youth (aged 16-18) who are negatively impacted by the justice system the opportunity to explore traditional and non-traditional jobs in the arts. This pilot project will serve residents and arts organizations in Bridgeport.

• Connecticut Artists Collection

  Established to acquire and exhibit art by CT artists and to preserve the works for future generations.