154 nonprofit arts organizations in Connecticut will be receiving $9 million in grants to provide support to the arts community amid the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Among the recipients are Brookfield Craft Center, Ridgefield Playhouse, Sherman Chamber Ensemble, Danbury Music Centre and Village Center for the Arts in New Milford. Qualifying organizations receive a base grant of 5-thousand dollars. For organizations that have raised funds between March 10th and November 1st, the program will offer a supplemental 50-percent match. The program uses federal CARES Act funding from the state’s Coronavirus Relief Fund.
1214 Foundation (aka NewArts), Newtown, $11,700
ACT of Connecticut, Ridgefield, $221,000
Arts Escape, Southbury, $6,800
ASAP!, Washington Depot, $52,100
Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, $43,200
Connecticut Hurricanes Drum & Bugle Corps, Seymour, $11,300
Danbury Music Centre, Danbury, $38,000
Music on the Hill, Wilton, $13,200
Pilobolus, Washington Depot, $97,300
Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance, Ridgefield, $30,400
Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, $14,300
Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and the Performing Arts, Ridgefield, $186,400
Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, Ridgefield, $25,000
Ridgefield Workshop for the Performing Arts (aka Ridgefield Theater Barn), Ridgefield, $16,300
Sherman Chamber Ensemble, New Milford, $8,600
Sherman Players, Sherman, $6,300
Thrown Stone Theatre Company, Ridgefield, $5,900
Village Center for the Arts, New Milford, $16,600
Western Connecticut Youth Orchestra, Ridgefield, $14,900
