Palace Theatre Receives $5K Grant From CT Humanities

Stamford CT

23 January, 2022

12:01 PM

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STAMFORD, CT — The Palace Theatre in Stamford announced recently that it received a $5,000 grant from Connecticut Humanities, a statewide, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for Humanities. The grant will support the theatre's efforts to add greater diversity to its audience programming, outreach initiatives and arts education offerings. "The CT Cultural Fund Operating Support grant is crucial as we grow our programming to incorporate more inclusive entertainment and arts education classes that reflect our community," said Michael Moran, President & CEO of The Palace in a news release. "These funds will also support our efforts to work toward greater diversity among staff and board members, promote our organization with cultural alliance associations, and advertise our availability to more renters. We are fully committed to developing further as an institution that embraces cultural diversity." The Palace Theatre is the longest-running arts presenter in greater Fairfield County. The 1,630 seat venue has hosted music, comedy, dance and theatre events since 1927. The grants are part of $30.7 million in funds allocated to arts, humanities and cultural nonprofits through CT Humanities over the next two years by the CT General Assembly and approved by Gov. Ned Lamont. The grants will assist organizations as they recover from the pandemic and maintain and grow their ability to serve their community and the public