Click here to take a look at grants awarded that help arts and culture programs in our community.
From left to right: Make Music Waterbury, Landmark Community Theater, Waterbury Strong Community Collective.

 

Arts organizations foster cultural connections, inspire solutions, and drive social, educational, and economic transformation. Fueled by donor-established funds, Connecticut Community Foundation’s arts and culture grants prioritize expanding access to arts and to culturally responsive arts experiences.

DOE.LIVE Curators Camp

DOE (Definition of Entertainment) LIVE is a Black-led organization dedicated to enriching Black communities through the transforming power of the arts. Its Curators’ Camp is a one of-a-kind, hands-on apprenticeship program that teaches young adults aged 16 to 25 the skills they need to produce live art, music and film. Connecticut Community Foundation awarded DOE.LIVE $13,500 to run skills training sessions and its 12-week Curators’ Camp program, which culminated in a city-wide talent showcase in March 2023. Participants learned customer and vendor relations, marketing strategies, audio and lighting, content creation, and stage production—skills that can lead them to job opportunities as professional creatives.

 

 

The Role Models: Martin Luther King, Jr. Park Basketball Court Mural

Public art is a community asset and can be a powerful way to revitalize communities. Through its Grassroots Grants program, Connecticut Community Foundation supported the work of The Role Models with $16,800 to repair damage and create a large mural on the basketball court at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in Waterbury, which had been poorly maintained and in disrepair. In a true community effort, a local Connecticut artist worked with students to design and paint the mural, and students then joined together on court clean-up efforts. This public mural and process has fostered community pride and created a safe, welcoming place for neighborhood residents.

 

 


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