New Haven Organizations and Artists Awarded Arts Endowment Funding and Fellowship Grants
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Today New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker, and Arts and Cultural Affairs Director Adriane Jefferson stated their excitement following the announcement of endowment funding and fellowship grants to New Haven artists and organizations from Artist Fellowship Program from the Department of Economic and Community Development Office of the Arts and the Connecticut Arts Endowment Fund (CAEF). The CAEF was created by the State Legislature to improve and sustain private-sector funding to ensure that arts organizations can thrive long-term. The Artist Fellowship program continues to provide competitive grants to assist in developing Connecticut artists by supporting their new work, goals, and creative ideas.
Arts and Cultural Affairs Director, Adriane Jefferson stated, “I am delighted to see New Haven-based artists and arts organizations receive grant funding from the State of Connecticut, Office of the Arts. New Haven has immense cultural capital, and it is so imperative to our creative eco-system that we continue to recognize and provide tangible resources to our arts and cultural organizations, as well as our individual artists that help to shape the infrastructure—not just of New Haven, but of Connecticut.”
There are three grant designations for the Artist Fellowship Program: Artistic Excellence grant of $5,000, the Artistic Fellowship grant of $3,000, and the Emerging Recognition grant of $1,000. Over $20,000 has been awarded to the following New Haven artists:
Rachel Bernsen $3,000.00
Jay Eddy $3,000.00
Jacquelyn Gleisner $3,000.00
Kyle Kearson $1,000.00
Meredith Miller $3,000.00
Aedan O'Brien $1,000.00
Kevin Sherwin $1,000.00
Gabriella Svenningsen Omonte $3,000.00
Thuan Vu $5,000.00
The CAEF is under the purview of the State Treasurer, and funding is administered by the Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA). Art organizations that qualify for interest earned on the Fund’s principal must raise over $15,000 in contributions from the private sector and non-governmental entities for at least two years. Over $100,000 has been endowed to the following local organizations:
New Haven Architecture Resource Center $500.00
New Haven Artspace, Inc. $3,450.00
New Haven Creative Arts Workshop $2,832.00
New Haven Elm Shakespeare Company $2,630.00
New Haven International Festival of Arts & Ideas $9,073.00
Long Wharf Theatre $37,051.00
Music Haven, Inc. $5,129.00
Neighborhood Music School $4,227.00
New Haven Ballet $1,238.00
New Haven Chorale, Inc. $1,197.00
New Haven Community Chorus $500.00
New Haven Folk, Inc. $500.00
New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Inc. $13,199.00
New Haven Arts Council $2,087.00
New Haven Orchestra New England, Inc. $619.00
Shubert Theater/CAPA $40,102.00
“New Haven is a place where we see how the arts can make a positive impact on the lives of all communities,” stated Mayor Justin Elicker. “Though we are facing tough fiscal challenges, I am excited to know that many New Haven artists and organizations are continuing to receive State funding to pursue their goals and actualize their potential by embracing the arts.”
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