The Northampton Arts Council works to support and nurture the arts in the city of Northampton. The Council awards grants twice each year to artists and arts groups from both state and locally-raised funds, and seeks to improve public awareness of the arts. Its' goals include maintaining and preserving the rich and diverse cultural heritage of Northampton, programming such annual events of interest to the community as First Night Northampton and Transperformance.

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

The Survivor Theatre Project

WHAT: 8-Week Performance Project for female-identified survivors of sexual abuse/violence.
WHEN: Sundays & Wednesdays September 15 - November 13, 6 - 7:30pm
WHERE: Florence, MA
COST: Free
CONTACT: rythea@crocker.com
WEBSITE: www.survivortheatreproject.com

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Serious Play! Theatre Ensemble: BLIND DREAMERS

 Serious Play! Theatre Ensemble previews BLIND DREAMERS at Mount Holyoke College on August 9 & 10 
What: Blind Dreamers 
When: At 8:00 pm, on Friday, August 9 & Saturday, August 10 
Where: Kendall Studio Theater at Mount Holyoke College, in the Kendall Sports & Dance Complex, Dunlap Place, South Hadley 

William Hannum: Life is Long


William Hannum:  Life is Long
August 2-17
Artist Reception:  Arts Night Out:  Friday, August 9, 5-8 pm

Monday, July 15, 2013

Jacob's Pillow presents the U.S. Debut of Israeli Contemporary Dance Company L-E-V

JACOB’S PILLOW PRESENTS THE U.S. DEBUT OF AUDACIOUSLY ORIGINAL ISRAELI CONTEMPORARY COMPANY L-E-V, JULY 24-28 

July 10, 2013—(Becket, MA) L-E-V, the contemporary dance company founded by Israel-based co-creators and artistic directors Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar, will make its U.S. debut in the Ted Shawn Theatre at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival July 24-28. The company performs the U.S. premiere of HOUSE, a hypnotic evening-length work originally commissioned by the Batsheva Dance Company. With a score by the popular composer Ori Lichtik and lighting by acclaimed designer Bambi, the exquisite dancers of L-E-V, including Sharon Eyal herself, perform this compelling and mesmerizing work. 

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

The Northampton Summer Concert Series



While there's an amazing culture of music and art accessible every day in Northampton, there has actually been no live music that takes place outdoors during the summer.  That is until last year when The Collective Music Group and Northampton BID launched the “Northampton Summer Concert Series”. The Mission?  To showcase our fantastic local music scene while enhancing the summer environment and economy of downtown Northampton.  Free live music for all in Pulaski Park, over eight Friday evenings, beginning July 12th, 2013!!

The Dates
Fridays in July: 12th, 19th, 26th
Fridays in August: 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th

The Location
Pulaski Park, downtown Northampton. The park is located right on the corner of Main and South St. If using a GPS, enter this address: 274 Main St Northampton, MA 01060. Parking is available on the street (meters free after 6pm) or in the downtown parking garage. 

Rain Location
Should it happen to rain the day of any show, we will move the concert indoors to The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds. This venue is conveniently located right across the street from Pulaski Park at 32 Masonic St. Northampton MA 01062. Same time, still free!

The Time
6pm-8pm

The Cost
Free!!

Grab your blankets, coolers, and dancing shoes, and we'll see you this summer!!

Funded in part by the Northampton Arts Council.

Perry Huntoon's "Not Quite Here"

Perry Huntoon's "Not Quite Here", funded in part by the Northampton Arts Council, is an otherwordly landscape painting transformed into a three-dimensional installation. It features mountains that span the color spectrum and cotton candy clouds cut out of wood.

Monday, July 8, 2013

Blair Smith, Selected Works

Blair Smith, Selected Works
July 12- August 6th at UNITE
Opening Friday July 12th, 6-9 pm
202 Main St. Northampton MA

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Submit Your Work Here: “Be Here Now”: A Juried Exhibition

“BE HERE NOW”: A JURIED EXHIBITION
Deadline for Submissions: August 1, 2013, 11:59 pm
Hosted by the Northampton Arts Council
“It's all real and it's all illusory: that's Awareness!” -Ram Dass 
"What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit." -John Updike

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Gina Siepel 1 x 1 Site-specific Installation

Photo by Howard Smith
Gina Siepel
1 x 1
Site-specific Installation

July 2 – July 27, 2013
Artist Reception on Arts Night Out: Friday, July 12: 5-8 pm

First Grade Class at Leeds Elementary Singing a Recycling Song

Lyrics by Lauren Lawrence-Riddle set to the tune of Taio Cruz's "Dynamite".
Sound recording was done by Dan Richardson (sound engineer for Young at Heart and member of the AstroBeast). 
Video was shot and edited by Kirby Productions. 
Project was funded by the nice web developers at Gravity Switch

Monday, July 1, 2013

ArtsEZ ‘13 Grant Award Winners

The Northampton Arts Council Announces

ArtsEZ ‘13 Grant Award Winners

The Northampton Arts Council is pleased to announce the awarding of 19 ArtsEZ 2013 grants totaling $11,783.  The quality of applications was outstanding in this round, and the Arts Council was unable to fund many worthy projects. We received 22 requests for a total of just under $21,000. These grants were awarded from funds raised by the Northampton Arts Council through such programs as Transperformance and Four Sundays in February.  Grants were awarded in the following categories: Dance, Literature, Mixed Media, Music, Schools, and Visual Art.

Transperformance XXIII: Beyond Bob


Transperformance XXIII -- Beyond Bob:Hamp’s Annual End of Summer Music Festival

Tuesday, August 27, 2013 • 4:00-9:30 PM Pines Theater, Look Park

It’s time to celebrate our community and the arts with Transperformance, featuring “Beyond Bob,” at THE end-of-summer bash!  Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Bobby Darin, and Roberta Flack will be just a few of the Bobs who will be covered by local musicians this summer in Northampton.  It was 23 years ago that the Northampton Arts Council created the first Transperformance, Woodstock: The Performance Peace.  It’s a tradition that we hope will continue for many years to come. This year will be the last year with Bob Cilman at the helm. His retirement from the Arts Council begins two weeks after the show.

Award winning singer & storyteller Davis Bates at Forbes Library


The Forbes Library presents a participatory program for families by Parents’ Choice Award winning singer & storyteller Davis Bates

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