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"Bringing out the inner artist in every resident"
PAST EVENTS
Fall Poetry Event September 23, 2023
CAA in partnership with Cromwell Belden Library will hold a Poetry reading event on September 23, 2023. We are looking to spotlight local artists and their written work. If you are a writer or aspiring writer thirteen years or older, we are looking for you to participate.
The event will consist of the artists reading their submissions followed by a “talk back” where we can ask questions of the artists.
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Second Annual Photography Contest - "CT River in Cromwell"
Photos must be taken along the CT River in Cromwell.
Prizes of $50 will be awarded to the winning photographers in each of these four categories:
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Sunrise/Sunset
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Boats/Watercrafts
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Fish/Wildlife
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Plants/Arbor Life
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Cromwell Arts Alliance (CAA) Annual Poetry Event January 23, 2023
The artists will read their submissions and we will have an opportunity to have a “talk back” with the artists. There will have light refreshments and we invite all to attend and enjoy this event.
When: January 28, 2023, at 11 am
Where: Cromwell Belden Library
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First Annual Photography Contest - "Rest in Peace"
Photos must be taken at the Cromwell Hillside Cemetery between Oct 15th and Oct 23rd.
Each photographer may enter up to three photos.
Photos will be judged in four categories:
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History
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Peacefulness
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Uniqueness
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Nature
Four prizes will be awarded (1 in each category). Winners will be announced on November 21st.
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Holiday Season Paper Craft Night 2022
November 17th, 6:30pm at Senior Center, Cromwell Town Hall
Cost: $30 Per Person
All supplies included to make 4 greeting cards, mini cards that can also be used as gift tags, a gift card holder and a candy treat holder.
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Paper Craft Night
March 29, 2022, 6:30pm at First Congregational Church
Cost: $25 a person
All supplies included to make Greeting Cards, a Gift Card Holder and a Candy Holder Card!
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Virtual Poetry Night 2021
Due to COVID restrictions, the second annual Cromwell Arts Alliance Poetry Night was a virtual event. We solicited poems from the community and created a video compilation of all the submissions. Click the link below to launch the virtual poetry night video.
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Slam Poetry & Short Story Event – January 4, 2020
Cromwell Arts Alliance in partnership with Cromwell Belden Public Library will hold a live performance of “slam poetry” or “spoken word poetry” and short story.
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Wreath Making
November 12, 2018, 7:00 pm at Cromwell Town Hall (Senior Center Room). Register before October 31
Cost: $40 per person
All supplies and instructions are included (15” grapevine base, greens, berries, decorative accents, craft wire and wired ribbon bow.)