Arts and Creativity

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  • Requirements for Grant Recipients

  • National Assembly of State Art Agencies

    NASAA and the state arts agencies advance the arts for the well-being and prosperity of our nation's individuals, communities and families. NASAA is the association of America's 56 state and jurisdictional arts agencies.

  • NEA Grants for Organizations and Individuals

    Find available grants, awards and related events for individuals and organizations.

  • NEFA Grants & Programs

    NEFA offers grants to artists and organizations to support the creation and presentation of work. Other opportunities and resources that connect and strengthen the creative sector include online tools, convenings and research publications.

  • Creative Ground Online Directory

    This free online directory includes profiles for cultural nonprofits like libraries and theaters, creative businesses like recording studios and design agencies, and artists of all disciplines such as performing arts, visual arts and crafts.

  • Connecticut Arts Alliance

    Connecticut Arts Alliance (CAA) is a nonprofit advocacy organization led by artists, educators and arts executives from all over our state promoting the importance of the arts in building healthy, vibrant and connected communities.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Jobs in New England Creative Economy Report

    Creative workers are employed in nearly every sector that powers New England, from education, to technology and science, to major global brands. They help shape our industries and culture, defining who we are and where we want to live.

  • Application Checklist-2026

  • Empower Grant Initiative

    Support for small and medium-sized arts organizations that represent the diverse cultural expressions of all Connecticut state residents. The Connecticut Office of the Arts provides self-determined capacity building support to help grow organizations that have yet to receive meaningful levels of support.

  • Creative Aging

    Engaging older adults in sequential arts activities with trained Connecticut teaching artists.

  • Connecticut Arts Endowment Fund (CAEF)

    CAEF grants provide general operating support that arts organizations may use toward program­ming, administrative or operational costs, capital projects, equipment, or to build their own endowments. CAEF is currently closed.

  • Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

    Legal services, advice, and educational programs for CT artists and cultural organizations.

  • Lifetime Achievement Award

    Honors an individual who has made sustained contributions of outstanding significance to and/or through the arts.