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Dori Dougal is the artist behind the Biden and Trump sodas from Avery Soda. She is a Lebanon, CT artist, who along with husband, Bill Dougal call their company DougalArt.com. For the last election she drew Hillary Clinton for the “Hillary Hooch” bottle, and Donald  Trump for the “Trump Tonic” bottle. Rob Metz of Avery Soda deserves the credit for the concept, and the idea of … [Read more...] about Dougal Draws for Biden Bottle

We would like to announce that we will be having a two month long “Sculpture Affair” that will take place in the Business District and along the Putnam River Trail. Artist Dale Rogers, the man who created our present sculptures, Bird in Hand (Rotary Park)- 4 People (River Trail) and Big Dog (Entrance to Dog Park) will be bringing a display that will make our “Sculpture Affair” … [Read more...] about Putnam Arts Council Announces Two Month Long “Sculpture Affair”

Submissions for the 2020 CT Book Awards are closed, the books are in, and the readings are underway! This year the Connecticut Center for the Book received 93 submissions across four categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Books for Young Readers (Fiction, Nonfiction, Picture Books). Authors and illustrators send in six copies of their work to be distributed to judges (one … [Read more...] about Book Awards Update – Ready to Ship to Judges

The coronavirus pandemic has affected us all in one way or another. For artists and performers, coronavirus has seemingly closed the door on their creative outlets and, for many, their livelihood. But as days in self-isolation have turned into weeks, many in Connecticut’s creative workforce have found ways to make it work. Their innate ingenuity has them exploring new … [Read more...] about Connecticut Conversations: Art and Resiliency in the Time of Coronavirus

With the COVID-19 pandemic’s devastating effect on practicing artists, Assets for Artists quickly redesigned its business and financial education programming to provide artists with new, crisis-focused, distance-learning opportunities that largely retain the intimate cohort-focused style of our in-person workshops. Some workshops translate our usual offerings into a webinar … [Read more...] about CT ROUND 2: A4A Webinars for a Post-COVID World