The Newtown Cultural Arts Commission will be awarding a $1,250 grant to a Newtown arts organization as well as groups and clubs that provide arts opportunities to the community and enrich the cultural life of Newtown. The arts do not need to be the main mission of the group or organization.

The commission will also continue a grant opportunity for individual Newtown artists.

The same application is used for organization grants and individual grants and is available for download at newtownartscommission.org/

Deadline for submission of grant applications is May 5, 2025. The NCAC will announce the grant awardees by email, on its website and via press release on or before May 12.

The funds for the grants come from the proceeds of the 2024 Newtown Arts Festival, a project of NCAC. This year’s Arts Festival is set for September 26-28, 2025, on the grounds of Fairfield Hills.

Past winners of the organization grants have included Flagpole Photographers, The Town Players, EverWonder Children’s Museum, Three Potters, Friends of Newtown Seniors, Ben’s Lighthouse, and the Friends of the Newtown Community Center.

Individual grants have been won by Virginia Zimmerman, the artist who created the Welcome to Newtown mural on the railroad bridge support; photographer George Duncan, who traced the creation of the Newtown Fruit Trail at Fairfield Hills; and Lindsay Fiore, who created the mural near Dog Park.