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Arts Leadership Institute (ALI)
Program Overview:
The Arts Leadership Institute (ALI) is a fellowship program designed to empower professionals from non-arts sectors to collaborate with arts organizations in Greater Hartford. Through a 6-week leadership training, fellows will gain expertise in nonprofit finance, governance, fundraising, marketing, and program design, enhancing your organization's capacity to thrive.
Program Structure:
- Duration: September 17th – November 26th
- Important Dates:
- Orientation with Fellows and Organizations: September 10, 2024
- Online Trainings (Fellows Only): Tuesday evenings (September 17th – October 29th) from 6pm – 8pm
- 90 minutes of curriculum content
- 30 minutes of group breakouts
- Theater Week 2024 Experience: Pizza & Beer Night at TheaterWorks Hartford (DATE/TIME TBD)
- Fellow Graduation: December 12th at the Chrysalis Center
Fellow Commitments:
- Attend in-person orientation event (September 10th)
- Weekly professional development sessions (September 17th – October 29th)
- Weekly group work with arts organizations to plan Open House events (October – November)
- Hosting an Open House for an arts organization between November 8th and November 26th
- Fellow Graduation Ceremony (December 12, 2024)
Arts Organization Commitments:
- Attend in-person orientation event (September 10th)
- Collaborate with fellows on Open House event plans (October – November)
- Host an Open House event between November 8th and November 26th
- Fellow Graduation Ceremony (December 12, 2024)
Benefits of Participating:
- Collaborate with up to 5 fellows with professional experience to create an Open House event
- Build relationships with professionals in the Greater Hartford region
- Receive a $5,000 grant to host the Open House
- Fundraising opportunity at the Open House event
This form is to express interest in funding and partnership with the Greater Hartford Arts Council.
Arts organizations, individual artists and strategic partners may submit this form.
Funding and partnership are not guaranteed. Decisions about funding are made based on funds available, restrictions on those available funds, community needs, and connection to the Greater Hartford Arts Council's mission, vision and values. A more detailed application may be required if the Arts Council is interested in pursuing this partnership.
A member of the Arts Council's team will be in touch to discuss the status of your Interest Form. Before a partnership can move forward, the Arts Council requires a meeting via Zoom or in-person.
Please remember that building meaningful and impactful partnerships can take time.
If you are interested in applying for funds through the Arts Council's Hartford Creates program, please reference these Funding Guidelines. Hartford Creates is specifically for events, arts activations, and public art that takes place in the City of Hartford. Completing this Project/Partnership Interest Form is the first step towards funding through the Hartford Creates program.
Theater Week 2024 applications are Invitation Only.
Guidelines for Theater Week 2024 Applications:
Theater Week funding for 2024 can be used in two ways:
- To provide subsidized tickets for new audiences to attend performances at your theater during the 2 weeks of Theater Weeks 2024. Theaters can choose the subsidized rate based on their ticket price, audience size, and other elements unique to their theater.
- To implement programming at your theater that attracts new audiences during the 2 weeks of Theater Week 2024.
Theaters can select one or both of these options, keeping in mind that we are looking for the biggest impact for the dollars invested.
Use of Funds:
- Funding should be used to primarily cover programming.
- Up to 10% of the total award amount can be used on marketing and communications costs
- Up to 10% of the total award amount can be used on staff and other admin costs
Your grant application should include a detailed budget that outlines the costs of programming associated with Theater Week and other costs to your theater. But the budget should NOT include the cost of the production that was already scheduled to occur at your theater during the weeks of Theater Week.
Please keep in mind that the Greater Hartford Arts Council will provide support with marketing and communications of the overall Theater Week brand and program.
The maximum award for Theater Week grants in 2024 will be $10,000.
Timeline:
- Application Deadline: June 30, 2024
- Award Notifications: July 31, 2024
- Marketing Campaign Begins: August 2024
- Theater Week 2024: October 3 - 17, 2024
- Final Report Deadline: November 14, 2024
Contact information:
If you have questions related to this application, reach out the Tiana Correa at tcorrea@letsgoarts.org
If you have questions related to marketing and communications for Theater Week, reach out to Pablo Pita at ppita@letsgoarts.org