Sec. 10-402. (Formerly Sec. 10-370b). State art collection.
Sec. 10-402. (Formerly Sec. 10-370b). State art collection. (a) For purposes of
this section the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) "Work of art" means any work of visual art, including but not limited to, a
drawing, painting, sculpture, mosaic, photograph, work of calligraphy or work of
graphic art or mixed media;
(2) "Connecticut artists" means artists born in Connecticut, artists who have worked
in or received a portion of their training in Connecticut, or artists living in Connecticut
at the time of the purchase of their works of art.
(b) The Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, established under section 10-392, may establish and administer a state art collection.
(c) The Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, established under section
10-392, shall establish policies and procedures with respect to the activities of the art
collection and perform every other matter and thing requisite to the proper management,
maintenance, support and control of the Connecticut art collection.
(d) The art collection shall be representative of various media, diverse styles and
periods of Connecticut artists and shall be representative of Connecticut's ethnic, racial
and cultural groups.
(e) The Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, established under section
10-392, may apply for and receive aid or grants from individuals, private artists, state
sources, private foundations, local arts organizations and the federal government for
the state art collection.
(P.A. 83-180; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 222; P.A. 04-205, S. 5; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 30.)
History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 amended Subsecs. (b), (c) and (e) to substitute Connecticut Commission on Arts,
Tourism, Culture, History and Film for Connecticut Commission on the Arts, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 04-205,
effective June 3, 2004, and May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, effective May 12, 2004, both replaced Connecticut Commission on
Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film with Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism; Sec. 10-370b transferred
to Sec. 10-402 in 2005.