Greater Hartford Arts Council Amplifies Travelers' Impact on the Arts
The Greater Hartford Arts Council, in partnership withTravelers, has created the Travelers Arts Impact Grant Program to deepen andstrengthen the company’s community investments in the arts and culture sector.Through this new program, the Arts Council will allocate grants provided by theTravelers Foundation to organizations in the city of Hartford that provideeducation related to the arts, develop multicultural understanding and enhancethe community.
“The arts help tocreate vibrant communities, enhance academic success and form new culturalconnections,” says Erin Haberman, Director of Community Relations at Travelersand Senior Program Officer for the Travelers Foundation. “The Arts Council hasan extensive track record of supporting relevant nonprofits in the Hartfordregion, and this relationship will enable us to reach more people through thearts and make an even greater impact in the community.”
This new program is aimed at creating a culturally enrichedcommunity, which is a key focus for Travelers and the Arts Council. The firstset of grants, which are by invitation only for the first year of thisinitiative, will be announced in March 2019. The Travelers Arts Impact Grant Programfollows other recent corporate partnership expansions for the Arts Council,including the Summer in the City program with United Technologies, the Arts +Wellness Grant Program made possible by UnitedHealthcare and a summer eventseries sponsorship with Stanley Black & Decker. Additional corporatepartnerships are being planned and will be announced in the coming months.
For additional information about the Arts Council’s grantingprograms, visit LetsGoArts.org/Grants.To learn more about Travelers’ community support, visit Travelers.com/Community.
The Greater Hartford Arts Council helps to improve lives and transform communities through the arts. We inspire all people to participate and invest in the arts in their region, so that together, we can create a thriving, vibrant community that is united by art.
- Dan Deutsch, Marketing & Communications Manager
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