The Developing Artist program is made possible with a grant from the Greenwich Alliance for Education. Additional funding for the Developing Artist Program has come from the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, CT Office of the Arts (COA), and the National Endowment for the Arts. The program led by Michael Manning and Ben Quesnel and was first piloted at the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich. The goal of the program is to give students a broader understanding of what it means to be an artist and to expose young artists to the possibilities of pursuing a career in this field. We do this by bringing a diverse group of professional studio artists into the school to share their work, practices, and experiences with the students. We also make trips to visit artists’ studios, galleries, museums and organizations that support and develop the career of professional artists.
