POETRY OUT LOUD STATE FINALS
Evans Reynolds named State Champion!
Congratulations to Evan Reynolds of Lewis S. Mills High School on winning Connecticut's Poetry Out Loud State Finals! Evan will represent Connecticut at the 2019 National Poetry Out Loud Finals to be held April 30 - May 1, 2019 at The George Washington University in Washington D.C.

Poetry Out Loud (POL) is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with The Poetry Foundation . The program encourages students to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. It helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about literary history and contemporary life.

Twenty-nine (29) students participated in the Poetry Out Loud State Finals held on March 9 at Middlesex Community College. Madelon Morin-Viall of Windsor High School was named runner-up in the State finals.

Schools interested in participating in Poetry Out Loud in 2020 should contact Adriane Jefferson . 
ELIZABETH L. MAHAFFEY
ARTS ADMINISTRATION FELLOWSHIP
The Elizabeth L. Mahaffey Arts Administration Fellowship provides $2,500 to arts administrators to pursue professional development activities that will advance their careers in arts administration. To be eligible, an individual must:
  • be a Connecticut resident;
  • be employed at a Connecticut non-profit arts organization; and
  • have a minimum of two (2) years and no more than ten (10) years of experience in the arts field.

Funds may be used toward costs relating to professional development activities, including registration fees for workshops, conferences as well as associated travel and hotel costs. See program guidelines for more information and how to apply. Applications are due March 29, 2019 by 5:30 pm. Please contact Rhonda Olisky with questions.
R.E.A.D.I TALK with MACK WILDS!
March 30, 2019 @ 6 pm
On March 30 at the Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanities at the University of Saint Joseph, the Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) will present a chance to experience a 1:1 in-depth conversation with actor, singer-songwriter, and record producer Mack Wilds .

Veteran hip-hop journalist and Genius Head of Artist Relations Rob Markman will moderate a discussion with Mack about how he started, his career path, and how he's gotten to where he is now. Rob will tap into the good and the bad of Mack's life in the industry to give insight to the audience on how they can maneuver and achieve their goals more effectively. 
 
If you have a passion for music, writing, producing content, and acting, this R.E.A.D.I Talk is for you! The event is free of charge and open to the public.


R.E.A.D.I Talk with Mack Wilds
Saturday, March 30, 2019
6 pm
Bruyette Athanaeum
The Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanities
University of Saint Joseph
1678 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, CT

BUSINESS WORKSHOP FOR CONNECTICUT ARTISTS
Financial Fundamentals - March 25 & 26, 2019
ADA 101 FOR ARTS ORGANIZATIONS


There was a great turnout for the ADA 101 for the Arts workshop that took place on March 13! This professional development workshop was organized by Tamara Dimitri who serves as the Office of the Arts' Accessibility Coordinator. The workshop was led by Charles Baldwin, Universal Participation Program Officer at Mass Cultural Council .

Stay tuned for more accessibility-related workshops!
SAVE THE DATE!
Connecticut Arts Hero Awards
&
Connecticut Arts Day