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Thank You for Participating in the Flying Ivories Event!
The dueling piano sensation, The Flying Ivories, were BACK by Popular Demand on Thursday, April 29 at 6:30 p.m. to help raise some much-needed funds for the arts. This special virtual performance was supported by dueling sponsors, Ion Bank and Drew International. The event also showcased the culmination of an online fundraising auction, sponsored by Post University, featuring art, performance and products of ACC members and supporting businesses.
THANK YOU to everyone who purchased tickets, submitted song requests and donations, participated in the auction and supported us at all levels!
Thank You for Giving to Give Local!
We are grateful for your support of Give Local and especially for donating to the Arts & Culture Collaborative (ACC) and our arts members. The ACC received $1,975 in donations, which will be boosted by bonus funds from generous sponsors and the Connecticut Community Foundation. Thank you!
Cultural Capacity Building Webinar Links
The CT Office of the Arts and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 1, presented a series of Cultural Capacity Building Webinars for the arts sector in December. Topics ranged from cooperatives and collaborations to financial strategies and fully secured borrowing as well as resources from the Small Business Administration and Tech Soup. Below is a full list of links,* resources and contacts from those webinars.
ACC Members Online and In person Events
Every Thursday The Arts & Culture Collaborative sends out an email with all of the cool events our members have scheduled for the next 7 days. It covers Thursday until the following Thursday morning.
If you aren’t getting notified, please sign up! Our members are offering up some really innovative ways to entertain you during this time of social distancing. Some are virtual, some are in-person and even others are both!
If you are wondering what a particular member is doing (click here for a list of our members/pARTners in the ARTS) or if you have a suggestion, drop us a line!
A NEW EVENT EMAIL COMES OUT every Thursday!
If you aren’t getting the email, there are 3 ways to sign up!
1. email us!
2. Fill out the pop-up form while you are here!
3. Visit us on Facebook . This link takes you to the sign-up form>>>Newsletter sign-up form
Our Mission
The Arts & Culture Collaborative was created to strengthen and support the arts in the Waterbury region as a central component of furthering economic and cultural development and to enhance the quality of life for our residents.
Find out more about the ACC. Join us as a member. Help us to spread the word about the high quality of artistic life in our region by participating in the programs of the ACC. This collaboration works through open dialog, so contact us for more information or to receive our regular events publications.
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Support for the ACC is provided by its members, the Connecticut Community Foundation, the Waterbury Regional Chamber and the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of the Arts, which also receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
