Subject: Office of the Arts Seeks YOUR Opinion: What to Think About

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ADVOCACY
CT OFFICE OF THE ARTS 
NEEDS TO HEAR FROM YOU
RESPONSES SOUGHT FOR 
NEXT 5-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN
READ THE PLAN
WED. JUNE 22, NOON
Thank you to those who have already registered for Wednesday's discussion.

For those who haven't, you can register here

Here are some questions for you to think about to make the discussion more practical and useful:
  • What needs to happen to make the state a place that truly supports artists, arts organizations and creative entrepreneurs?
  • How can the Office operate with greater transparency, so that you – the constituent – have the information you need?
  • What types of grants would be most helpful to you or your organization?
  • How can the Office best support teaching artists and arts educators?
  • Does your organization feel “ready” about “READI”? How is the Office putting its Equity values into practice? How can the Office help you as you address READI?
Staff will pose questions, listen to your answers, and open the conversation to participants to voice their needs and concerns.

We hope to see you there.
 
Share your input to affect Arts funding and programs statewide! 

The Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) seeks input from artists, arts entrepreneurs, creatives, arts workers in all sectors (for profit/nonprofit) and from all who want to share their opinion and feedback to ensure that the arts and the artistic community in the state thrives.

We invite you to participate in a virtual input session hosted by our regional partners that will help inform the goals and actions for the COA’s next strategic plan – due to launch in the fall of 2022. Please attend and participate, whether you participated or not in the prior survey conducted in April. 

Join a Virtual Input Session:

June 14, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Hosted by the Greater Hartford Arts Council

June 14, 4:00 - 5:30pm
Hosted by the NW CT Arts Council & the Cultural Alliance of Western CT

June 22, 12:00 - 1:30pm
Hosted by the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County

View Office of Arts current 2017-2021 Strategic Plan HERE and access more about its 2022 strategic planning activities at this LINK.
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