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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:

  • Sunrise/Sunset

  • Boats/Watercrafts

  • Fish/Wildlife

  • 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:

  • History

  • Peacefulness

  • Uniqueness

  • Nature

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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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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l2HCS3RI9t5w_hNvgq3mzQ7fVNO06qvr/view?usp=sharing_eil_dm&ts=60dcd405

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Slam Poetry & Short Story Event – January 4, 2020

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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.)

 

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