FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, November 30, 2023
State Senator Julie Kushner (D-Danbury) today said local arts organizations in the 24th State Senate District towns of Danbury, Ridgefield and New Fairfield will receive $59,421 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
“We’ve got a vibrant arts culture here in western Connecticut, and I’m pleased that the state and federal governments are investing in the musical and performing arts organizations that Connecticut residents value so highly,” Sen. Kushner said.
Local organizations receiving funding include:
· A Contemporary Theatre (ACT), Ridgefield, $4,843
· Camerata d’Amici, Ridgefield, $2,897
· Civic Life Project, New Fairfield, $3,848
· Danbury Music Centre, Danbury, $3,303
· Musical at Richter, Danbury, $5,820
· Ridgefield Chorale, Ridgefield, $4,247
· Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, $4,220
· Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and the Performing Arts, Ridgefield, $10,491
· Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, Ridgefield, $4,152
· Ridgefield Workshop for The Performing Arts, Ridgefield, $6,376
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