Music Haven Receives $25,000 NEA Art Works Grant

We are absolutely thrilled to share with you that the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has designated Music Haven as one of 788 not-for-profit national, regional, state, and local organizations to receive an NEA Art Works grant! Music Haven has been awarded a $25,000 grant to support our tuition-free after-school lessons program and the permanent residency of the Haven String Quartet.

The 788 Art Works grants total $24.81 million and support the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strengthening of communities through the arts.


"The arts should be a part of everyday life," says NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman. "Whether it's seeing a performance, visiting a gallery, participating in an art class, or simply taking a walk around a neighborhood enhanced by public art, these grants are ensuring that across the nation, the public is able to experience how art works."

National Finalist Two Years Running!

Music Haven has been recognized as a 2012 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award Finalist by the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. Of 373 nominations, Music Haven's selection as one of the 50 finalists distinguishes us as one of the top arts- and humanities-based programs in the country, and the only finalist from the state of Connecticut.