Community Connecting
Through Art

Welcome

Commissioned by the Board of Selectmen of Newtown, CT to facilitate, stimulate, coordinate, and cooperate with existing town organizations for the development of the arts community.

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Annual Art Festival

Now in its 11th year, the Newtown Arts Festival showcases all forms of creative expression –visual arts, dance, music, the written word, and theater–in the setting of a town-wide celebration on the grounds of Fairfield Hills. This special event is the product of hundreds of people coming together and sharing their artistic expression.

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Grants & Scholarships

Annually, the Commission awards scholarships to Newtown graduating seniors who will be majoring in the arts. We also award two grants to Newtown artists, one to an individual artist and one to an organization that shares the arts in Newtown.

Upcoming Events

SCAN Color in Winter Art Show

January 5 @ 8:00 am - March 22 @ 4:30 pm
6 Primrose Street
Newtown, CT 06470 United States

Color in Winter Show will be on Exhibit.  This event will be at The Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street in Newtown, CT. All are welcome and admission is free.

Mother & Son Art Exhibit for Autism Awareness Month Month

March 4 @ 9:00 am - March 31 @ 4:00 pm
7 South Street
Roxbury, CT 06783

“In recognition of upcoming Autism Awareness month in April, the Roxbury Senior Center’s Art on Display program will feature a mother and son duo from Cincinnati, Ohio, Aaron M. Strait…

“Boeing, Boeing”

March 8 @ 8:00 pm - March 23 @ 10:00 pm
18 Orchard Hill Road
Newtown, CT 06470

“Boeing Boeing” takes place over a single long and hectic day in the life of Bernard, an American in Paris who has contrived a “foolproof system” for juggling three fiancées…

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Gallery and Showcase

The Arts Commission manages and curates the Newtown Municipal Arts Gallery and the Artisans Showcase. Exhibition is open to individual artists and arts organizations and is not limited to a Newtown affiliation.

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Resources

Look for professional & amateur auditions/opportunities in the arts as well employment in the arts here. Accepting that employment in the arts is difficult to find, this page will include national as well as local opportunities