A $45,454.50 grant to The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum awarded by Connecticut Humanities will enable to Museum to offset lost income due to COVID-19 that supports general operating expenses.
This grant was awarded by CT Humanities, with funding provided by the Connecticut State Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD)/Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) through an allocation to the State of Connecticut from the CARES Act.
The fifty-seven-year-old museum, one of the oldest contemporary art museums in the country, is a pillar of the cultural landscape in Fairfield County.
“We are deeply grateful to CT Humanities for their significant grant to The Aldrich through the COVID Relief Fund for Museums. During this incredibly challenging time, this support for some of our most essential expenses is truly extraordinary,” said Cybele Maylone, Executive Director.
Connecticut Humanities (CTH) is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. CTH connects people to the humanities through grants, partnerships, and collaborative programs. CTH projects, administration, and program development are supported by state and federal matching funds, community foundations and gifts from private sources. Learn more by visiting cthumanities.org.