Arts for Learning Connecticut

06/01/2026

This Pride Month and all year long, AFLCT celebrates the artists, educators, students, and communities who make creativity a space for joy, expression, belonging, and connection. 🌈🎶

Through music, storytelling, dance, visual art, and more, we believe the arts help young people show up as their full selves — and that matters deeply.

Happy Pride from your friends at AFLCT! 💖

05/25/2026

Today, we remember and honor those who gave their lives in service to our country. ❤️

From all of us at Arts for Learning Connecticut, we wish you a meaningful and reflective Memorial Day.



Alt-Text:
A Memorial Day graphic featuring red poppies surrounding a centered image of the American flag. Large white text reads “HONOR REMEMBER REFLECT,” with smaller text below reading “Arts for Learning honors the fallen, and those who serve.” The design uses red, white, and muted gray tones.

05/19/2026

Last weekend, we welcomed families from across Connecticut to the 2026 Family Arts Festival. It was a day filled with fun, creativity, movement, music, storytelling, and hands-on artistic exploration.

What made the event especially meaningful was seeing children and families actively creating together alongside our incredible Teaching Artists. From dance and visual arts to interactive performances and workshops, the Festival reflected the power of the arts to build connection, curiosity, and community.

Thank you to everyone who attended, volunteered, supported, sponsored, and helped bring this event to life. Events like this are only possible because of a community that believes the arts matter.

Take a look through the photo gallery and relive some of the moments from the day:

https://www.aflct.org/announcements/family-arts-festival-2026-photo-gallery/

05/12/2026

This Juneteenth, create space for students and communities to celebrate Black history, culture, creativity, and joy through the arts. ✨

Arts for Learning Connecticut offers Juneteenth-centered performances, workshops, and residencies led by incredible Teaching Artists across disciplines including spoken word, dance, theater, music, visual art, collage, printmaking, creative writing, and more.

Perfect for schools, libraries, community centers, camps, and community events looking to engage learners through meaningful, arts-rich experiences that spark reflection, connection, and celebration.

Let’s honor the past, celebrate the present, and inspire the future through the arts.
Learn more at AFLCT.org

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day from your friends at Arts for Learning Connecticut 💐

To all the moms, caregivers, grandmothers, aunties, and nurturing adults in our communities — thank you for the love, creativity, and care you give to young people every day. We hope your day is filled with joy, rest, and maybe a little art-making too 🎨💛



Alt-Text:
A cheerful pastel Mother’s Day graphic with hand-drawn hearts, flowers, clouds, a sun, and two smiling stick figures holding hands on a light grid background. Text reads “happy mother’s day!” and “from your friends at Arts for Learning CT.”

05/06/2026

🚨 The Great Give Is LIVE — Join Us Today

For the next 36 hours, Arts for Learning Connecticut is raising support to expand arts learning programs that reached nearly 70,000 students this year.

🎯 Goal: $5,500 from 50 donors

Every gift matters—and every donor helps unlock bonus funding through prizes and matches.

⏰ Best time to give:
11:00 AM–12:00 PM today (our most important window)

👉 Donate now: https://www.thegreatgive.org/organizations/arts-for-learning-connecticut

If you can, share this with a friend or colleague—growing our donor community is one of the most powerful ways to help.

Let’s make it count. 💙

05/05/2026

⏰ Your Gift Can Go Further During The Great Give

The Great Give runs May 6 (8 AM) – May 7 (8 PM), and when you give can make a big difference.

Your support helps bring arts learning to nearly 70,000 students across Connecticut—and can unlock bonus funding through matches and prizes.

🎯 Best Times to Give:

🕚 May 6, 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Our most important window (match opportunity)

🕗 8–9 AM (both days)
🕛 12–2 PM (both days)
🕔 5–7 PM (both days)

🎁 Plus surprise “Golden Ticket” prize hours throughout!

🎯 What matters most:

Every donor counts.

Even a $10–$15 gift helps us unlock additional funding—and in many cases, more donors matter more than larger gifts.

👉 Donate: https://www.thegreatgive.org/organizations/arts-for-learning-connecticut

If you can, share this with a few friends—growing our donor community is one of the most powerful ways to help.

Let’s make it count. 💙

05/05/2026

Read all about the 2026 Family Arts Festival on -Ha.com!



https://we-ha.com/arts-for-learning-connecticut-announces-free-family-arts-festival-in-west-hartford/

The Family Arts Festival will be held on Saturday, May 16 in West Hartford. Submitted Arts for Learning Connecticut (AFLCT) is proud to announce the Family Arts Festival, a free, community-wide event taking place on Saturday, May 16, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the West Hartford Senior Center, 1...

05/04/2026

🌟 The Great Give Is Almost Here 🌟
Be ready to make an impact.

On May 6-7, Arts for Learning Connecticut is joining this 36-hour campaign to expand arts learning opportunities for students across the state, and we’d love your support.

This year, we reached nearly 70,000 students through programs in schools, libraries, camps, and community spaces. With your help, we can go even further.

How you can help:

🎨 Donate: Every gift counts, and every donor helps unlock bonus funding
📣 Spread the word: Share, text a friend, or post using

💡 Even a $10 gift makes a difference. Better yet, ask five friends to join you; that’s how we unlock additional funding.

We’ll share key times to give tomorrow (including match hours)—stay tuned!

Thank you for being part of this work 💙

To Give: https://www.thegreatgive.org/organizations/arts-for-learning-connecticut

05/04/2026

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week 💛

To the educators who show up every day with creativity, care, and commitment—you are the reason classrooms come alive.

At Arts for Learning CT, we see the impact of your work firsthand. You make space for curiosity, confidence, and connection—and that matters more than ever.

We’re grateful to partner with you in bringing meaningful arts experiences to students across Connecticut.

Tag a teacher who inspires you 👇