SENATOR FLEXER WELCOMES $22,000 FOR QUIET CORNER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS

State Senator Mae Flexer today said local arts organizations in the 29th State Senate District towns of Pomfret, Putnam and Willimantic will receive $22,640 through the state Department of Economic & Community Development’s Office of the Arts as it releases its Supporting Arts Grants for 2024.

The Supporting Arts Grant Program provides general operating support to Connecticut arts organizations and municipal arts departments; organizations receiving funds can use them where they are most needed. The program utilizes state funds and federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts

Local organizations receiving funding include:

· Opera New England Northeast Connecticut, Pomfret, $4,620

· Theatre of Northeastern Connecticut, Putnam, $5,732

· Windham Area Arts Collective, Willimantic, $7,231

· Windham Theatre Guild, Willimantic, $5,057

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