Our Work
We are a cultural heritage organization that brings together the Afro-Caribbean diaspora through the arts. Our projects celebrate our rich cultural heritage and provide opportunities for artists to showcase their work. Click here to learn more about our work!
BIPOC LGBTQIA Healing Retreat
Northwest Connecticut BIPOC LGBTQIA+ Healing & Strengthening Retreat in the Hills
Brooklyn Bridge Initiative
A 5 - 10 year project exploring community identity through creative place-making.
Art Gallery
The ACCC welcomes Artists to sign up to display and sell their art in our inhouse art gallery space.
Greater Waterbury Puerto Rican Day Parade & Festival
The Greater Waterbury Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival Committee exists to catalyze positive change for the Puerto Rican Community in Greater Waterbury.
Arts and Cultural Workshops (CreArte)
CreArte is a blending of two spanish words, Crear (Create) and Arte (Art) The legacy programs of the ACCC. We offer Vejigante Mask Making, Taino Symbols, Bomba/Plena and other amazing art and cultural workshops.
C.A.C.I.Q.U.E.
The Center for Ancestral Circling, Indigeneity, Queerness, Underprivileged, and the Eart. The Center fo Ancestral Circling, Writing to youth in juvenile detention, and L.G.B.T.Q.I.A. Pride. C.A.C.I.Q.U.E. is a center for Restorative and Social Justice.
CUYO
Cuyo is a Taino Indian word meaning light or fire. The Cuyo Middle School Youth Leadership Program is for youth to shed light on the injustices of the world and teach teens how to combat them.
Pa'lante Theater Company
Pa'lante Theater Company unapologetically presents opportunities to create, produce and perform representations of the arts. Pa’lante through the arts seeks to provide visibility for various marginalized communities (i.e., Afro-Caribbean, Black, Latine, LGTQIA+ and Youth).
Taíno Learning Community (Laton Nation)
Taíno Learning Community the official public educational community of Taíno decendents. Membership application (annual fee) and monthly co-horts of learning. The Taíno Learning community plans the annual Taino Rememberance Day/Bombazo & Barrio Arts Festival.
Funded in part by: Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation