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Updated 6/4/2024

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - OFFICE OF THE ARTS

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    CT

Institution/Business Type: Arts Council / Agency

 Overview

The Office of the Arts is the state agency charged with fostering the health of Connecticut's creative economy. Part of the state's Department of Economic and Community Development, the Office of the Arts is funded by the State of Connecticut as well as the National Endowment for the Arts.

Our Vision

Our goal is to inspire, empower, educate and transform. We believe the arts are a human right, and we envision a world where the arts, in all forms, are embedded in everyday life. 

Our Mission

We strive to animate a culture of creativity across Connecticut by supporting arts making and arts participation for all people.

READI: Relevance, Equity, Access, Diversity, and Inclusion

COA knows that equity, inclusion, and access for all people are key to the health and well-being of our neighborhoods, towns, and cities. We help by supporting and including diverse members of our communities in arts policy, practice, and decision-making.

Our Initiatives

  • Grant programs that invest in Connecticut artists and arts organizations and encourage the public's participation as creators, learners, supporters and audience members
  • Programs and services that connect people to the arts and help build vital communities across the state
  • Arts Education that engage strong partner support networks.
  • Creative Economy Initiatives that strengthen the arts within communities. 

 Enabling Legislation

Sec. 10-400.  Duties and powers of department re: arts activities

 

Find Me

Tamara Dimitri
Job Title: Program Specialist
Phone: 8605002377
Address:
450 Columbus Blvd.
4th FLOOR
Hartford, CT 06103

About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Arts Council / Agency

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Embedded in non-cultural public agency

Parent Organization:

State of Connecticut, Department of Economic and Community Development

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Arts Council / Agency

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Embedded in non-cultural public agency

Parent Organization:

State of Connecticut, Department of Economic and Community Development

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Multi-Disciplinary

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • General Public
  • Nonprofits

Geographic Reach:

  • State