NORTHAMPTON ARTS COUNCIL SEEKS FUNDING PROPOSALS--Proposals for community-oriented arts, due October 17th,
2016.
The Northampton Arts Council has set an October 17th deadline for
organizations, schools, and individuals to apply for grants that support
cultural activities in the community.
According to
Northampton Arts Council Director Brian Foote these grants can support a
variety of artistic projects in Northampton,
Florence, and Leeds-- including exhibits, festivals, field trips,
short-term artist residencies, or performances in schools, workshops, and
lectures.
The Northampton Arts Council is part of a
network of 329 Local Cultural Councils serving all 351 cities and towns in the
Commonwealth. The LCC Program is the largest grassroots cultural funding
network in the nation, supporting thousands of community-based projects in the
arts, sciences and humanities every year. The state legislature provides an
annual appropriation to the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency,
which then allocates funds to each community.
This year, the Northampton Arts Council will
distribute about $11,590 in grants.
For local guidelines
and complete information on the Northampton
Arts Council, contact Brian Foote at
(413) 587-1269 or arts@northamptonma.gov. Application forms and more information about the Local
Cultural Council Program are available online at http://www.mass-culture.org.
Our funding priorities are:
• Northampton-based artists
• Artists who reside in another city but whose project will be held in Northampton, Florence or Leeds
• Work demonstrating the highest artistic/cultural merit
• Projects that include a public component, such as an exhibition, literary reading or performance held in Northampton, Florence or Leeds that clearly benefits the residents of Northampton
• Non-profit cultural and educational institutions that offer programs and events that bring arts and culture to a Northampton area audience
• Projects that are financially feasible
Our funding priorities are:
• Northampton-based artists
• Artists who reside in another city but whose project will be held in Northampton, Florence or Leeds
• Work demonstrating the highest artistic/cultural merit
• Projects that include a public component, such as an exhibition, literary reading or performance held in Northampton, Florence or Leeds that clearly benefits the residents of Northampton
• Non-profit cultural and educational institutions that offer programs and events that bring arts and culture to a Northampton area audience
• Projects that are financially feasible
