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.

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Northampton Arts Council Announces FY24 Grant Recipients


 

NORTHAMPTON, MA: Today, Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra and the Northampton Arts Council announced the award of 32 grants totaling $22,705 in support of art projects and programming in Northampton. The Massachusetts Cultural Council's Local Cultural Council (LCC) program allocated funds to the city. 


“I am pleased to continue Northampton’s long tradition of support for the arts community,” shared Mayor Sciarra, “I look forward to enjoying, along with our city residents, the outcome of these exciting projects.”


The Arts Council received 114 applications for $217,372  in requested funding. Grants were awarded in the following categories: Dance, Literature, Media Arts, Multidisciplinary Arts, Music, Theater, and Visual Arts.


“I wish we could have funded them all,” said Brian Foote, Director of the Northampton Arts Council.  “The caliber of applications this round was extraordinary, which made the process extremely competitive among many worthy projects.” 


The LCC FY24 Grant Recipients are:



APPLICANT

PROJECT TITLE

Project Location

DISCIPLINE

Award

Northampton Parents Center, Inc.

Weekly Drop-In Music Classes for Families with Young Children

Northampton Parents Center (lower level Edwards Church)

Music

$1,500.00

Pathlight, Inc.

Whole Children musical theater project

Smith College, Northampton

Theatre

$1,000.00

The Performance Project, Inc.

"Mother Tongue" by First Generation Ensemble

Hampshire County Jail, Northampton High School

Theatre

$1,000.00

Northampton Center for the Arts, Inc.

2024 Youth Performance Festival

Northampton Center for the Arts and Make It Springfield

Interdisciplinary

$1,000.00

Acosta, Pamela

Contra-corriente or the Pond-dwellers

The Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library

Visual Arts

$1,000.00

Westwater Weekes, Naomi

The Reclamation Project: Honoring the Voices of People of Color in Folk Music

Ideally at Northampton Public Library or a Northampton Community center, but I am open to working with the LCC to find an accessible venue.

Music

$1,000.00

Barron, Shakia

The Gathering: Kia the Key & Company Community Hip-Hop Workshop

outdoor space at 33 Hawley

Dance

$1,000.00

Bombyx Brass Collective

Bombyx Brass Collective Masterclasses and Performance

Bombyx Center for Arts and Equity

Music

$1,000.00

Chinese Association of Western Massachusetts, Inc

Latern Festival and Chinese New year Culture Fair

Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School, Northampton

Multidisciplinary

$750.00

Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School

The Viking Runestone

Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School

Humanities

$550.00

Carlino, Kim A.

BIPOC Curatorial Fellowship

Tiny Art 4 All Gallery Project, Northampton

Visual Arts

$750.00

Leader, Rachel

KlezCummington

Northampton and Cummington, MA

Multidisciplinary

$500.00

Lepore, Seth

Faces of Medicine

BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity

Media Arts

$750.00

Green Street Brew A Capella Group

Local Vocal #13

Northampton High School

Music

$750.00

Allen, Megan

Taking STEAM (Science-Technology-Arts-Math) into The Community: The STEAM-Mobile

greater Northampton, Florence Farmer's Market, Northampton Public Schools, Hampshire Heights, Florence Heights

Multidisciplinary

$750.00

pastorfield-li, elizabeth

home//made

33 Hawley Street

Photography

$750.00

The Parlor Room, Inc.

Trans Affirming Voice Training Masterclass Series

Parlor Room

Music

$750.00

Forbes Library

Hands-on art making workshops for adults

Forbes Library Community Room

Visual Arts

$697.00

Grow Food Northampton, Inc.

Grow Food Northampton Farmers Markets Music

Tuesday Market and Winter Market Northampton, MA

Music

$750.00

Translate Gender, Inc.

co-ACT Trans Youth Theatre Collective

Northampton, MA

Theatre

$750.00

Liberal Arts Popup Gallery

The "Strong and Pleasant Homecoming" festival music from the 80' and 90's

Liberal arts popup gallery LLC and Bishops lounge LLC

Music

$750.00

Valley Arts Mentors

Valley Arts Mentors: Mentorship Program and Webinar Series

Virtually

Multidisciplinary

$558.00

Freedman, Robert

MY MAMA AND THE FULL SCALE INVASION

Workroom APE Theater , 33 Hawley St, Northampton, MAA

Theatre

$500.00

Play Incubation Collective

2024 Play Incubation Collective Salons

A.P.E. Workroom Cooperative, 33 Hawley St

Multidisciplinary

$500.00

Self-Evident Education, Inc.

Power of Truths Arts & Education Festival

Florence, MA

Interdisciplinary

$500.00

Valley Art Salon

The ArtSalon

Smith College

Multidisciplinary

$400.00

Bridge Street School

Field Trip to see Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra

Greenfield High School Auditorium

Music

$500.00

Evers, Madge

Drawing With Light

Northampton High School and Northampton Center for the Arts

Visual Arts

$500.00

Morigan Welland, Pan

I Sing Earth

Northampton Center for the Arts, Flex Space

Interdisciplinary

$500.00

Mothers Institute for Collaboration and Art

MICAfest Art for Change: The M/others' View

Throughout locations in Northampton and Florence.

Interdisciplinary

$500.00

Lander-Grinspoon Academy The Solomon Schechter School of the Pioneer Valley, Inc.

MAPA: Dancing Through The Map of Diasporic History

Lander-Grinspoon Academy

Dance

$250.00

Theater Between Addresses

To Serve The Hive

Pine Box Studios, 221 Pine Street, Florence, MA

Theatre

$250.00


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