The mission of the Northampton Arts Council is to support and nurture arts activities in the community; to allocate Arts Lottery funds assigned to Northampton and funds raised locally; to stimulate improved public awareness of and support for the arts; and to maintain and perpetuate the diverse cultural heritage of Northampton through the encouragement of ethnic, cultural and folk artistic expression.

For more information about the City Arts Council programs and staff or the volunteer Arts Council Board, visit their external website.

Current board members:
Marvin Cable
Mary Clark, Treasurer
Rick Fantasia
Lesley Farlow
Brian Foote
David Kutcher
Betsy Stone, Chair
Stephen Petegorsky
Julie Robbins
Kathy Service, Secretary
Dana Wilde

Press Release
Contact: Sondra Peron, Arts Administrator, Northampton Arts Council, 413-587-1069

April 2, 2012--The Northampton Arts Council, Inc. announces a special, locally supported arts grant round. Reimbursement grants will be available to area writers, painters, photographers, sculptors, musicians, filmmakers, schools, and all other creatives and small arts organizations for projects held in Northampton, Florence, and Leeds.

Completed applications with 14 copies and 1 set of supporting materials must be received by 4:30 pm on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, in the office of the Northampton Arts Council on the second floor of Memorial Hall, Room 5, 240 Main Street in Northampton. No late applications will be accepted.

Guidelines and an application are available for download at: http://www.northamptonartscouncil.org

Projects must start no earlier than July 1, 2012, and be completed by June 30, 2013.

This spring the Arts Council will be awarding grants in the following categories: dance, film/video, literature, mixed media, music, schools, theater, and visual arts.

Last spring the Council awarded $12,500 to 16 recipients with grants ranging from $500-$1,100. Money to support this grant round was raised at Transperformance 21: Royalty and the Four Sundays in February '12 series.

This local round of funding would not have been possible without the support of numerous local businesses, arts organizations, and artists that have helped make our fundraising efforts such a huge success. Thank you.


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