Politics & Government
9 Ridgefield Arts Orgs Score Over $46K In Grants
Connecticut's Supporting Arts grant program utilizes state and federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
RIDGEFIELD, CT — Nine Ridgefield arts organizations will be awarded over $46,400 through the state Department of Economic & Community Development's Office of the Arts, as it releases its latest Supporting Arts grants.
Ridgefield organizations receiving funds include:
- ACT (A Contemporary Theater) of CT, $4,843
- Camerata d'Amici, $2,897
- The Ridgefield Chorale, $4,247
- Ridgefield Guild of Artists, $4,220
- Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, Inc., $4,152
- Ridgefield Workshop for the Supporting Arts, $6,376
- Thrown Stone Theater Company, $3,716
- Western Connecticut Youth Orchestra Inc., $5,508
- Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and the Performing Arts, $10,491
The Supporting Arts grant program provides general operating support to Connecticut arts organizations and municipal arts departments. Organizations receiving funds can use them where they are most needed. The program utilizes state and federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
"I'm so excited to see how these funds help further their goals in service to their mission," State Sen. Ceci Maher (District 26) said in a statement released Wednesday.
