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.

Guidelines and applications are now available to download from our external website http://www.northamptonartscouncil.org.

The deadline for all applications and support materials is Monday, May 12, 2008.

To be considered for a grant during this round, the project must begin no earlier than July 1, 2008, and be completed by June 30, 2009. Up to $20,000 will be available this round for artists and small arts organizations creating a wide variety of arts related project happening in Northampton.

For more information, contact Sondra Peron at 587-1269.