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| | TODAY AT NOON: WPKN SPOTLIGHT ON ARTS & CULTURE: KEEPING ARTS & CULTURE ALIVE THROUGH COVID-19 |
| | Celebrate the largest award ever from the CT Office of the Arts (COA): $9 million of COVID Relief Funds to 154 CT arts organizations, by tuning into WPKN at noon today to hear from Liz Shapiro about how this grant was made possible and how it was designed. Hear from CT Humanities' Frank Mitchell about the $2+million it is awarding to humanities organizations - and how this crisis has affected how grant making is done. Three recipients of the COA award, Michael Barker, Lawrence Caso and Angie Durrell, will talk about their struggles and successes, and how this grant is helping stave off disaster for them. Hear too from Kathy Maher (Barnum Museum) and Jason Patlis (Maritime Aquarium), two other kinds of organizations not eligible for this grant, on how they are holding together and what the chances of survival though the summer are for them. And hear Senator Tony Hwang make the point that such a large grant is still only part of a continuing mix of federal and state grants, individual giving and foundation philanthropy necessary to keep the arts and culture industry alive through 2022. Tune in at noon today: WPKN.org or 89.5FM |
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