Organization City East Hartford

CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grants were designed to help the state’s museums, cultural, humanities, and arts organizations maintain and grow their ability to serve their community and the public, connect K-12 teachers and students to strong humanities and arts content, and improve their information technology and digital infrastructure.

Goodwin University?s 3-Day Humanities Festival ?Living from the Inside Out? will celebrate art, music, and literature on October 20-22, 2021. The festival will be open to the public with the option of live-streaming activities for participants to connect virtually and will include the following activities: Keynote Luncheon, Nonfiction Writing Award presentation, Gallery Walk, Memoir in a Jar, Canvas Painting, Faculty Lecture Series, Film Screening, Meditation Activities, and Open Mic Night.

This partnership grant provides funding to the Office of the State Archaeologist for the retention of a graduate assistant during the 2019-2020 academic year. The graduate assistant will work with artifact identification, typing and cataloging as well as some additional responsibilities in required site research and report writing to allow the State Archaeologist more time for outreach and educational programming to benefit the public. The grant allows for the distribution (and creation) of content connected to Connecticut’s rich archaeological heritage for CTH platforms including ConnecticutHistory.org and TeachItCT.org. In addition to classroom presentations during the 2019-2020 school year, programs will also take place during the summer of 2019 and include digs for kids, adults, veterans, and teachers.