14 Southeastern CT Arts Organizations To Benefit From State Grants

NEW LONDON, CT — The state is releasing $135,532 in grants to support arts and entertainment organizations in Southeastern Connecticut, according to a statement from Sen. Martha Marx (D-New London).

The organizations in New London, Old Saybrook, Waterford, Old Lyme and Salem will receive grants valued from $791 to $51,303 from the Connecticut Arts Endowment Fund.

The grants are intended to ensure the long-term stability of the state arts industry.

“Arts, cultural, orchestral and historical organizations will all benefit from these grants, supporting everything from local education to cultural enrichment,” Marx said in a statement. “I’m grateful for the state’s continued investment in our region.”

The local grants include:

• 7th Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps, New London, $7,884
• Connecticut Storytelling Center, New London, $1,960
• Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, New London, $9,697
• Essex Winter Series, Old Saybrook, $1,177
• Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Waterford, $12,996
• Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, $10,784
• Foundation for Diversity in the Arts, Salem, $2,497
• Hygienic Art, New London, $4,449
• Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook, $14,896
• Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, $10,784
• Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, $51,303
• Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, $1,833
• Musical Masterworks, Old Lyme, $4,481
• Writer's Block Ink, New London, $791