Weston History & Culture Center Scores $25K Grant

WESTON, CT — The board of directors of CT Humanities has awarded a $25,000 grant to the Weston History & Culture Center.

The funding supports the Center's permanent exhibition "Weston at Work." Opening September 2025, the installation will explore the theme of industry in the form of manufacturing, agriculture and domestic textile production and the people who played roles in these three sectors from the 18th through the early 20th century in Weston. The exhibition will aim to highlight underrepresented groups (enslaved, free black, immigrant populations, women, and children) and their changing involvement in these industries and activities over the course of a century and a half, according to a news release.

The grant was one of 11 awarded to Connecticut nonprofits in support of humanities projects and planning that strengthen the organizations’ impact in their communities and highlight humanities work through the state. Over $144,000 was handed out, overall.

Eight capacity grant requests were funded, totaling $69,065. CT Humanities also awarded $74,982 in planning and implementation grants – which support the planning and execution of humanities projects, such as exhibitions, public programs, and interpretive digital media projects – to three organizations with projects focusing on historically underrepresented groups and colonial archaeology.

"CT Humanities capacity grants help Connecticut organizations that bring humanities to the public to think strategically, better understand their audiences, assets, and operations, and plan for the future," said Jason R. Mancini, executive director of Connecticut Humanities. "During our peer-reviewed grants selection process, our volunteer committee saw a higher number of requests for capacity funding, and we are pleased that these grants will strengthen not just the organization but the communities they serve."