The Northampton Arts Council
has set a May 1st, 2015 deadline
for applications from organizations, schools and individuals for grants that
support artistic activities in the local community. According to Arts Council
Director Brian Foote, ArtsEZ 2015 Spring Grants can support a
variety of artistic projects and activities in Northampton, Florence, and Leeds,
including exhibits, writings, festivals, performances, workshops and lectures
that take place July 1, 2015 through
June 30, 2016.
This year, the Northampton Arts
Council will distribute up to $15,000
in grant monies. Previously funded projects include: $750 to the
Northampton Jazz Festival. $650 to Northampton High School for “The Skin of Our
Teeth.” $500 to Wire Monkey Dance for "Embryolo.” $500 to Ray Hannah for
“The Making of Florence Village, Storied by Village Residents.”
Applications
must be completed online at http://application.northamptonartscouncil.org/.
Please do not submit paper applications.
For potential applicants looking for advice on the application process The Northampton Arts Council will hold a question
and answer session at the City Hall
Hearing Room on the second floor of City Hall 210 Main Street Northampton, MA
01060 on Tuesday April 14th from
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Founded in 1980, the Northampton
Arts Council has an all-volunteer board, appointed by the Mayor, and staff,
consisting of one director, one part-time events producer, and one student
intern. The Northampton Arts Council was the first cultural council in the
Commonwealth to raise money for a second round of funding every spring. The ArtsEZ Spring Grant round is made
possible by two major fundraising events produced by the Northampton Arts Council: Transperformance, an end-of-summer
concert at Look Park held every third week in August, and the Four Sundays in
February series which includes events such as the Silver Chord Bowl and the
Really Big Gong Show. The Northampton
Arts Council works to support and nurture the arts in the city of
Northampton by funding, promoting and presenting high-quality, community-based
arts programming for the benefit of artists, residents and visitors, initiating
public art projects, and by seeking to improve public awareness of the arts.
For specific ArtsEZ 2015
guidelines and complete information on the Northampton
Arts Council please visit http://www.northamptonartscouncil.org/p/grants
or contact Brian Foote at (413) 587-1269/arts@northamptonma.gov.
