STAMFORD, CT — The Stamford Arts & Culture Commission announced this week it is taking applications for the Stamford Arts & Culture (SAC) Grant.
This grant funds arts and cultural programming and art projects in the city of Stamford.
For the past decade, the Stamford Arts & Culture Commission has provided funding for numerous arts and culture-focused projects through Stamford-based arts and cultural organizations.
This year, the city has allocated $191,500 in grant funding for the Arts & Culture Commission to distribute to nonprofit organizations and artists.
“The arts bring vibrancy and pride to our community, and I am excited to see the ideas and programming that will come through this year’s application process,” said Mayor Caroline Simmons in a news release. “I want to thank Director of Economic Development Leah Kagan, Chair of the Arts & Culture Commission Lynne Colatrella, members of the Arts & Culture Commission, and Program Manager Aaron Miller, for their dedication and work to expand arts and culture programming in our city.”
Last year, 21 organizations received funding ranging from $3,000 to $15,000 which was utilized for events and projects that bolster arts and culture programming in Stamford, including:
- Architecture Workshop
- Avon Theatre Film Center
- Ballet School of Stamford
- Carwin Park Summer Concert Series & Ferguson Library
- Connecticut Ballet
- Ecuadorian Civic Community of Fairfield County
- Highland Green Foundation
- Latino Foundation of Stamford
- En Vivo con Maricarmen & Ferguson Library
- INTEMPO
- La Tertulia
- Loft Artists Association
- Project Music
- Grupo Quetzal
- All School Musical
- Stamford Art Association
- Stamford Chorale
- Stamford Pride
- Tallar de Marinera & Ferguson Library
- The Jewish Historical Society of Fairfield County
- Slowianie
“The Arts and Culture Commission is eager to receive applications for this grant opportunity,” said Colatrella said in a news release. “We look for a range of cultural programming that represents and embodies the diversity of our community.”
To submit an application and for more information on eligibility requirements, click here.
La aplicación también está disponible en español.
All applications are due before 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 21.