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Subject: Organization Newsletter Nov 2022

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

November 2022

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Marc Alan is President of Factory Underground Tech/Factory Underground Studio, a nationally accredited School for Music and Film Technology, located in Norwalk. Students gain real world production credits through a hands-on studio experience, with a focus on career development and job placement. An arts advocate and community builder, he is the Chairman of Wall Street Neighborhood Association and part of the City of Norwalk Arts Commission. WEBSITE

Center for Family Justice breaks the cycle of abuse and violence - domestic, sexual and child - by providing services that create hope, restore lives and drive social change through education and community collaboration. They offer free, confidential, bilingual crisis services that help all people impacted by domestic violence, sexual violence and child abuse restore and rebuild their lives. They are also a nationally-accredited Child Advocacy Center (CAC), working with children and teens who have experienced extreme abuse of a domestic or sexual nature and provide community education in an effort to prevent future abuse and violence. WEBSITE

Histoury provides house tours that celebrate the architectural heritage found in communities throughout New England and New York. Offering expertise in the fields of historic preservation and tourism, they create tours that inform and inspire. WEBSITE

Jennifer Letitia, M.D. practices Functional Medicine as a result of her own health journey through which she found that many health issues are not always recognized or comprehensively addressed by conventional medicine. Using cutting edge practices, she helps her patients using personalized, compassionate care. WEBSITE

Carmen A. Nieves is Chief Engagement officer with CT Consulting Services, a workforce and business development organization with the mission of using civic engagement as a vehicle for development and social change using the arts. The company aims to educate, entertain and engage in joint efforts that help people get back to work faster, help businesses grow, and leverage resources that create a better place to live, work and play. WEBSITE

OUR NEWS

CAFC launched the Sixth National Arts & Economic Prosperity Study (AEP6) on October 19th with a visit from Randy Cohen, VP for Research at Americans for the Arts. Arts, cultural leaders, and business leaders, legislators, donors, and economic development officers in the region all took part in one of three different events of the day: a coffee at Stepping Stones Museum for Children, a business luncheon at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, and a cocktail hour at Riverside Yacht Club in Greenwich. Among the attendees were the following dignitaries:

Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling and First Lady, Lucia Rilling

Senator Tony Hwang

Representative Lucy Dathan

Representative David Michel

Representative Kimberly Fiorello

Greenwich First Selectman of Greenwich, Fred Camillo

BECOME A PARTNER

Distribute & Collect Surveys at Your Events

● Audience surveys will be collected from attendees at performances, events, exhibits, venues, and facilities from now through through April 2023. Venue Eligibility.

● If you are interested in having your venue participate, please submit your live event for consideration HERE . For current Calendar of Events where the survey will be taken, click here

VOLUNTEER

Help collect surveys at cultural events

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Executive Director, David Green

Special thanks to CAFC AEP6 Study Sponsor, WSHU Public Radio

Now Available On SoundCloud

In our double-header show in October, we introduced Randy Cohen, Vice President of Research at Americans for the Arts, and the main force behind the influential Arts & Economic Prosperity Study. We also invited several of the organizers and presenters of the Bridgeport Art Trail to talk about some of the highlights of the upcoming 14th Art Trail, slated for Nov. 10-13. Hear founder and chief organizer, Suzanne Kachmar, and other key participants, including artist and gallerist Cris Dam, artist Richard Killeaney, and Bridgeport Downtown Special Services District President & CEO, Lauren Coakley Vincent, talk to what’s special about the BAT and why this one promises to be the “best ever.”

LISTEN HERE

YOUR NEWS

The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk’s annual gala, Seas the Night, was held on Thursday, October 27, raising over $400,000 in support of critical funds the Aquarium’s living exhibits, award-winning STEM-based education programs, and groundbreaking conservation initiatives protecting Long Island Sound. Seas the Night is the first gala held in person since 2019. The evening celebrated the extraordinary community that supported the Aquarium over its history, and in particular during the past two years. The event welcomed close to 200 guests, who socialized over cocktails in the Aquarium galleries and enjoyed an elegant sit-down dinner with live jazz by the Duke Ellington Legacy, a band founded by Duke Ellington’s grandchildren, as well as silent and live auctions.

St. Philips Artists' Guild (SPAG) is excited to hold its annual art event on Saturday, November 12th, 6-9 pm. "Right Now. Art In the Moment" They will open the mansion doors for an art exhibit, open studios, silent auction, raffle and live music! LEARN MORE

URSA Gallery is proud to present the immersive art experience Drawings After Dark, a daring project in which the walls of URSA’s main gallery will be covered in black-and-white drawings, the space will be doused in darkness, and each viewer will receive an LED light to seek out the art. The drawings have been submitted from all around the world. Concurrently, URSA will present Bringing It Downtown. The openings for these two exhibits will be a part of the citywide kickoff for the Bridgeport Art Trail on November 10. On November 29, URSA will bring Bridgeport down to Art Basel Miami for the first time ever, putting the city on the map. LEARN MORE

WE DEPEND ON YOU TO SEND US YOUR NEWS

MEMBERS: Please post your News and Opportunities through your account on the CAFC website or send directly to Lorie Lewis at marketing@culturalalliancefc.org before the next Organization Newsletter which is always the first Friday of each month.

OTHER NEWS

FIVE BARRIERS TO ADVANCING DEI IN BOARDS

This BoardSource article by Cathy A. Trower, PhD. introduces five barriers to advancing diversity, inclusion, and equity within boards are identified in five categories — individual, group, structural, inertia, and mindsets and metrics. It also explains why making progress on DEI at the board level is challenging. To move forward and really have influence, boards must engage deeply and take a more active role in advancing DEI.

LEARN MORE

CT HUMANITIES ANNUAL REPORT

An interactive annual report for CT Humanities is now available for fiscal year 2022. Building upon the success of previous years, CT Humanities continues its commitment to advancing equity of access to the public humanities for the people of Connecticut.

NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

Listen to CT Humanities Executive Director Jason Mancini as he discusses the vibrant Native American population in New England and their erasure according to historical census records on today's "Where We Live," hosted by Connecticut Public. Meet U.S. Treasurer Lynn Malerba, Chief of The Mohegan Tribe. She is the first Native American to be appointed U.S. Treasurer.

LISTEN HERE

FAIRFIELD COUNTY'S COMMUNITY FOUNDATION RELEASES NEW STRATEGIC PLAN

Fairfield County's Community Foundation has released its new strategic plan for achieving a vision to change systems and dismantle the structures that have created disparities to create a stronger, more prosperous community. Developed in partnership with the Fairfield County community, Fairfield County Forward addresses racial disparities which are the result of racist systems and structures that were created decades and centuries ago and have been reinforced over time.

TOWN OF FAIRFIELD PASSES ORDINANCE TO CREATE ARTS & CULTURE COMMISSION

The Town of Fairfield passed an ordinance creating an Arts Commission for the town on Mon. Oct 24. The Commission was created "to stimulate, foster, facilitate and encourage the development and appreciation of artistic and cultural activities within the Town of Fairfield, and to explore the possibility of designating a “cultural district” within the town.” The next step is for the Board of Selectmen to appoint the members of the commission.

FUNDING

New England States Touring (NEST) Grant

DEADLINE: DEC 1

Quick Grants

DEADLINE: DEC 2

CT Arts Endowment Fund

DEADLINE: DEC 15

NEA Public Humanities Projects

DEADLINE: JAN 11

Museum Assessment (MAP) Program

DEADLINE: FEB 1

Community Heart & Soul Seed Grant Program

DEADLINE: ROLLING

JOBS

PT Accountant/Bookkeeper

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum | Ridgefield

HR Generalist

The Shed | NYC

Grant Administrator

NWCT Arts Council

Chief Financial Officer

Mattatuck Museum

Director of Marketing and Communications

American Mural Project

Development Assistant

Bruce Museum | Greenwich

Assoc Advancement Services Analytics

The Public Theater | NYC

CT League of History Organization Jobs List

Indeed Creative Jobs

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

National Theatre Project Virtual Convening

NOV 9 & 16

2022 Impact Together Expo

NOV 15

Museums Empowered

NOV 15

The Basics of Building A Grant

NOV 15, 22, 29

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