Organization Newsletter: July 2024

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News & Information for Arts & Cultural Organizations & Creative Businesses in Fairfield County

July 2024

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Georgetwon Arts & Culture Center

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CAFC NEWS

New FC BUZZ Event Calendar

We are thrilled to announce our new FC Buzz Event Listing through the CivicLift Calendar Platform, marking s a shift towards a more vibrant and beneficial system for event management! It's the most comprehensive arts and culture event listing around with over one hundred fantastic offerings in Fairfield County that shines a spotlight on you, our members, all the wonderfully creative individuals, organizations and businesses who provide us with an abundance of interesting opportunities to feed our souls. We firmly believe that this change will benefit event organizers and attendees alike. Find information on signing in and listing events you can see a tutorial HERE.

LOCAL & REGIONAL NEWS

NEA's Creative Placemaking Technical Assistance (CPTA) program!

The National Endowment for the Arts and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation are excited to announce the launch of their new site for the NEA's Creative Placemaking Technical Assistance (CPTA) program! This new website celebrates the power of arts and culture in strengthening communities, and offers an abundance of resources for anyone working in creative placemaking or curious about it!

Art to Enliven Downtowns At CT State Community College Gateway

New Haven, Hartford Turn to Art to Enliven Downtowns

At CT State Community College Gateway in New Haven, college leaders point out, art has always been a bridge to the community. The latest initiative continues that legacy, as Gateway students have embarked on a project to bring their creativity out of the studio and onto the street.

Nominations Now Open for 2025 IMLS National Medal for Museum and Library Service

IMLS is now accepting nominations for the 2025 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor awarded to libraries and museums for service to their communities.

Preservation Connecticut Membership Offer

Beginning July 1, 2024, Preservation Connecticut is restructuring membership levels and increasing prices for the first time in 20 years. This will help manage some of the increased cost of doing business, like providing our high-quality magazine Connecticut Preservation News, Circuit Rider and other technical assistance, educational programming and special events. We hope you understand and continue to support our mission of protecting our state’s heritage, landscapes, and built environment because YOU are essential to our work.

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Greater Bridgeport Latino Network 19th Annual Sunset Cruise

We’re excited to come together for the Greater Bridgeport Latino Network 19th Annual Sunset Cruise - Tropical Night sponsored by our friends at AARP-CT!

Join us on Thursday, July 20th and enjoy a summer evening beginning with networking on the dock and appetizers from El Coquito, followed by a beautiful sunset aboard the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry where we’ll dance the night away with music by Djvic.

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MEMBER NEWS

The annual Art + Design event at Metro is well into the planning stages now. If you are or you know a designer who would be interested in participating, please reach out to them! All proceeds from the gala reception on October 5 to benefit a local community service organization making a difference in Bridgeport. Media sponsor this year is Westport Lifestyle magazine. Join them for a great time with interior design and fine art, all while doing good!

Westport Country Playhouse is committed to providing a safe space for the LBGTQIA+ community. As they look to the 2024/2025 season, ticket holders of the Thursday Preview of our full productions are invited to the Pre-Show PRIDE NIGHT! They host a cocktail party for the community and friends, with live entertainment, a limited open bar, and appetizers from local restaurants. Local LGBTQIA+ community partners will be promoting their organization and offer free SWAG. They also look forward to hosting PRIDE events for some of our Special Events, stay tuned for more details!

The Connecticut Critics Circle held their 32nd annual awards ceremony and we are so thrilled to announce that A.C.T. of CT was amongst the winners! Congratulations to Kurt Alger (winner of the Best Costume Designer for KINKY BOOTS) and Nickolaus Colon (winner of the Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for KINKY BOOTS)

The three-session art history series, “Getting” Contemporary Art is back in session at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum starting with Layo Bright: Glass Reflections on the African Diaspora. Focusing on the glass sculptures of the Nigerian-born, New York-based artist Layo Bright. Beginning in the Studio, they will use a guided looking activity to investigate the Yoruba symbols present in Bright’s work.

A gallery tour will focus on how Bright’s connection to the natural world informs her investigation of these themes.

OPPORTUNITIES

FUNDING

GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS

DEADLINE: JULY 11

Humanities Collections and Reference Resources

DEADLINE: JULY 16

New England States Touring (NEST) Grant NEST 1 and 2

DEADLINE: AUG 1

CT Humanities Quick Grants

DEADLINE: AUG 5

Public Humanities Projects

DEADLINE: AUG 14

Media Projects

DEADLINE: AUG 14

Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions

DEADLINE: AUG 14

National Endowment for the Arts' Our Town Grants

DEADLINE: AUG 15

National Medal for Museum and Library Service

DEADLINE: SEPT 6

Museum Assessment Program (MAP)

DEADLINE: FEB 1

Strategic Partnerships Grants (SPG), the Connecticut Office of the Arts

DEADLINE: ROLLING

Maintenance and Repair Grants for Religious Properties

DEADLINE: ROLLING

Survey and Planning Grants

DEADLINE: ROLLING

JOBS

Director of Development - Long Wharf Theatre New Haven

Long Wharf Theatre | New Haven, CT

Development & Fundraising Manager

The Freeman Center

Chief Operating Office

The Bruce Museum

Senior Director Of Accounting

The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History

Exhibitions and Education Coordinator

Washington Art Association | Washington Depot, CT

Art Curator

West Hartford Public Library

Lead Projection Technician

David Geffen School of Drama at Yale

Chief Executive Officer

INTEMPO

Director of Advancement

Westport Country Playhouse

Director of Finance

Westport Country Playhouse

Development Coordinator

The New Haven Symphony

Garden Manager

Hill-Stead Museum | Farmington

Windsor Historical Society

Executive Director | Windsor

Social Media Coordinator (Freelance)

The Vilcek Foundation | Remote

Art Writer and Contributor

IMPULSE | Remote

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD) conference

JULY 29-30

INTERPRETIVE IMPACT STORY WORKSHOP (NORWALK)

Friday, August 23

ACG Revenue Enhancement Services

Ongoing Service

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