Arts for Learning Connecticut (AFLCT) is a nonprofit organization out of Hamden, CT focused on creative learning through art.
Mission
Through its diverse roster of artists, the organization’s mission is to engage participants of all ages and abilities in learning creatively through the arts.
Vision
AFLCT envisions people of all ages and abilities in Connecticut actively participating in the arts. The organization serves as an essential resource for arts engagement in the state. This engagement flows from a roster of professional teaching and performing artists who spread their artistic expertise and inquiry into multiple disciplines to stimulate life-long learning and creativity.
AFLCT’s work transforms the public’s understanding of the value of the arts as an active and natural part of everyone’s life.
How they achieve their mission
AFLCT works tirelessly to match quality artists across every discipline with school, community, and corporate events across Connecticut. For schools this may mean providing arts programming that connects directly with curriculum. For communities, it may mean providing creative arts learning programs for various boys and girls clubs and community centers. For corporations, they create unforgettable art events and conferences.
The organization has enjoyed over 30 years of community engagement providing families and seniors with arts, as well as teacher professional development programs that further connect the arts to classroom learning.
In the news
AFLCT recently hosted its “Spring into the Arts” auction. Tom Lee, Storyteller, received the 2018 Artist of the Year Award and Surcari received the 2018 Performing Artist Award. Additionally, David Maloney, Connecticut Association of Schools, was recognized as the 2018 Arts in Education Advocate.
Featuring numerous silent auction items, the event is the organization’s largest annual fundraising event. It raises funds for its education programming to underserved students in economically disadvantaged cities and towns around Connecticut.
Performances by AFLCT artists are typically offered throughout the evening as guests are expected to engage and contribute to a cause that means so much to them.
Donate
AFLCT welcomes donations in all sizes from anyone interested in promoting arts education in Connecticut. You can donate on their website here.
Even donations as little as $50-$100 provide materials for visual art workshops or educational program guides to teachers.