Arts, Humanities Grants Awarded To West Hartford Organizations

WEST HARTFORD, CT — More than 600 statewide grants worth $16 million have been allocated to Connecticut non-profit museums and cultural, humanities and arts organizations, including several in West Hartford.

The grants total 624 in all. The distribution is part of $30.7 million in grants allocated by the state legislature to Connecticut Humanities over the next two years. Grants range from $5,000 to $500,000 to any organization offering cultural, humanities and arts-based projects and activities for the public.

Local groups set to receive grants are:

• Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival Hartford: $8,000
• Art Museum, University of Saint Joseph: $5,000
• Ballet Theatre Company: $34,900
• Connecticut Explored: $19,700
• Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford: $12.300
• Music at the Red Door: $7,900
• Noah Webster House and West Hartford Historical Society: $22,900
• Playhouse Theatre Group: $5,000
• The Children's Museum: $5,000
• West Hartford Art League: $19,700
• West Hartford Women's Chorale: $6,800
• Hartford Opera Theater: $5,700

The grants are part of the 2021-23 biennial state budget from Connecticut Humanities through its Connecticut Cultural Fund. The grants assist organizations recovering from the pandemic and aid them in serving their communities.