Greater Hartford Arts Council Awards $10,000 in Grants to Support Arts Programs for Citizens With Disabilities
14 April 2017 - 9:28AM
Business Wire
The council’s 2017 “Arts + Wellness” Grant
program, funded by UnitedHealthcare, supports organizations
that enrich the lives and well-being of adults with physical
disabilities and their families through art
The Greater Hartford Arts Council has announced the recipients
of its 2017 “Arts + Wellness” Grants. These grants, supported by
UnitedHealthcare, were given to four local arts organizations to
produce programs that use creativity to enrich the lives and
enhance the health and well-being of adults with physical
disabilities and their families.
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Andrea Barton Reeves, president and CEO
of Harc, Inc. (left) shared details about its 2017 Greater Hartford
Arts Council (GHAC) 2017 “Arts + Wellness” Grants project “Harc
Arts Day” at a reception with other GHAC grant recipients, and
UnitedHealthcare and GHAC staff, including Elizabeth Winsor, CEO,
UnitedHealthcare National Accounts (center), and Cathy Malloy, CEO,
GHAC (right). Grants, supported by UnitedHealthcare, were given to
four local arts organizations to produce programs that use
creativity to enrich the lives and enhance the health and
well-being of adults with physical disabilities and their families.
[PHOTO CREDIT: Alan Grant, Digital Creations]
The recipients – Charter Oak Cultural Center, Easter Seals’ Camp
Hemlocks, Farmington Valley Arts Center and Harc, Inc. – were
chosen by a panel of community volunteers and were honored today at
the Arts Council’s 100 Pearl Street Gallery in Hartford.
“The Arts Council is proud to award ‘Arts + Wellness’ Grants to
these four organizations for their outstanding artistic
programming, which offers people with physical disabilities an
outlet to express themselves, and showcase their talents and
abilities,” said Cathy Malloy, CEO, Greater Hartford Arts Council.
“We thank UnitedHealthcare for its continued support of this
important grant program and for its commitment to helping improve
the lives of our friends and neighbors.”
2017 “Arts + Wellness” Grant Recipients
Charter Oak Cultural Center’s Shared
Ability Art and Dance
Shared Ability Art and Dance classes are an inclusive arts
program that provides young people of all abilities an opportunity
to work together and have a creative outlet to express
themselves.
Easter Seals’ Camp Hemlocks Arts
Enrichment Program
The Camp Hemlocks Arts Enrichment Program is a summer arts
program that enables campers who have developmental and/or physical
disabilities to connect with and participate in the arts in ways
they would likely not otherwise have the opportunity. Campers will
learn Zentangle, a meditative pen and ink drawing discipline, and
movement and dance based on a “shared ability” approach.
Farmington Valley Arts Center’s Accessible
Art for All
Farmington Valley Arts Center will provide traditional art
classes for people who have acquired brain injuries (including
stroke and traumatic brain injuries), as well as veterans,
particularly those with a physical and/or developmental
disability.
Harc, Inc.’s Harc Arts Day
Harc will invite people with physical disabilities, their
families and the community to participate in creating a collage
mural based on favorite landmarks in Hartford and surrounding towns
to encourage connection and understanding among participants.
“We are grateful for the opportunity to support the Arts
Council’s ‘Arts + Wellness’ Grant initiative, which helps fund
arts-related programs to enable people with physical and mental
disabilities to engage in creative, fun and therapeutic
activities,” said Elizabeth Winsor, CEO of UnitedHealthcare
National Accounts. “This year’s grant recipients and their works
will make a difference in the lives of these individuals and their
families.”
For more information on the Greater Hartford Arts Council’s
“Arts + Wellness” Grants, visit www.LetsGoArts.org/wellness.
About the Greater Hartford Arts
Council
The Greater Hartford Arts Council is the central voice for the
cultural sector in our region. The organization secures community
resources and responsibly reinvests those dollars through a
stringent grant-making process into a wide array of organizations
and programs that keep our community strong. The Arts Council
promotes the arts as a regional asset and connects citizens to the
arts. To learn more about Arts Council programs and services, as
well as the United Arts Campaign, visit www.LetsGoArts.org or
follow @letsgoarts_org on Twitter.
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Greater Hartford Arts CouncilKate McOmber, 860-525-8629 ext.
249kmcomber@LetsGoArts.orgorUnitedHealthcareMaria Gordon Shydlo,
914-933-4613maria_g_shydlo@uhc.com
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