P:ACE
Partners: Arts, Community, Education
For over three decades the Garde has served its broad and diverse constituency by utilizing its public gathering spaces and curated performing arts and cinema events, to host and collaborate with local and visiting artists, community organizations and educators.
P:ACE aims to bridge economic, ethnic, and generational divides, especially to foster the participation, mentoring, and hiring of underserved younger populations.
P:ACE programs include:
- Summer on Stage,
- Dominion Energy Schooltime Performance Series
- Passport to Literacy
- YEP! Youth Engagement Project
- Ticket Subsidies
- New London Youth Affairs training program
Community Partners include:
- New London Youth Affairs
- New London Homeless Hospitality Center
- New London Public Schools
- Safe Futures
- Child and Family Agency
- Drop-In Learning Center
- Writers Block
- Hispanic Alliance
- Eastern CT Housing Opportunities (ECHO)
- New London Human Services Department
- Pattaganset Art Center (PAC)
- Hygienic Art
- Women’s Network of ECT
- Thames River Heritage Park
- CT Maritime Heritage Festival