Hartford Performs Receives CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Rie Poirier-Campbell

860-249-8674, RPoirier@HartfordPerforms.org

Hartford Performs Receives

CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant from CT Humanities

Hartford, CT — Hartford Performs has received a $22,700 CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant (CTCFOSG) from Connecticut Humanities. CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grants assist organizations to maintain and grow their ability to serve their communities as they recover from the pandemic.

As a nonprofit collaborative, Hartford Performs focuses the Greater Hartford region’s considerable arts and cultural resources on more than 10,000 students in Hartford Public Schools. Hartford Performs brings teaching artists to Hartford Public Schools’ 30 public Pre-K through 8th-grade schools, where they use music, dance, theater, puppetry and the visual arts to teach English language arts, math, science or social studies lessons to students of all learning styles and language backgrounds. These programs serve an important academic purpose, aligning to both Common Core State Standards and National Core Arts Standards. They also provide added creativity and joy to the school day.

With the CTCFOSG, Hartford Performs will continue to diversify its pipeline of teaching artists and ensure that all programs meet students’ cultural and socio-emotional needs, and to strengthen and expand its arts-based programming for Hartford students and professional learning opportunities for Hartford teachers.

“Support from CTCFOSG is especially meaningful as schools continue the important work of getting student learning back on track. Our wonderful teaching artists bring their creativity to the classroom to support student learning and social-emotional development, while, importantly, encouraging attendance and enjoyment of school time,” said Hartford Performs Executive Director Rie Poirier-Campbell.

Hartford Performs was one of 723 organizations in Connecticut receiving a CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant. Totaling more than $8.5 million, these grants are part of a two-year, $30.7 million investment in arts, humanities, and cultural nonprofits by the CT General Assembly and approved by Governor Ned Lamont.

About Hartford Performs

Working in partnership with school systems and artistic communities, Hartford Performs infuses and integrates arts and cultural experiences into teaching and learning in ways that enrich the student experience and improve outcomes across the curriculum. The organization brings professional teaching artists into classrooms to teach curriculum in creative ways, ensures that Hartford students experience professional dance, music, theater and museums, and provides teachers with professional-learning programs that help them use art techniques in their classrooms to help students learn and develop. hartfordperforms.org

About Connecticut Humanities

CT Humanities (CTH) is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. CTH connects people to the humanities through grants, partnerships, and collaborative programs. CTH projects, administration, and program development are supported by state and federal matching funds, community foundations, and gifts from private sources. Learn more by visiting cthumanities.org.

About Connecticut Office of the Arts

The Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) is the state agency charged with fostering the health of Connecticut’s creative economy. Part of the state’s Department of Economic and Community Development, the COA is funded by the State of Connecticut and the National Endowment for the Arts.