In order to qualify, you must:
*Be an individual artist, teaching artist, or arts organizer working in any artistic discipline who has facilitated an arts project, arts program, arts workshop, or arts exhibition in Northampton, Florence, or Leeds in the past three years.
*Be experiencing a loss of income that is impacting their livelihood and/or ability to carry out your artistic and programmatic mission.
*Be 18 years or older.
Grant Awards, Distribution, and Review
The Northampton Arts Council will award at least $10,000 in total grant funds to all applicants. Any additional funding raised from our MightyCause campaign will increase the amount of grant funds that we will distribute. Last year we awarded 129 artists $330 each.
Grant Payment
Awardees will be notified around May 25th. A check will be mailed 10–20 days after the grantee returns their contract and W9 form. The Northampton Arts Council will make every effort to expedite payments as quickly as possible.
Timeline
May 15: Deadline to apply
May 30: Awards finalized; email notifications sent with contracts
What if I have more questions?
Please visit
http://northamptonartscouncil.org and read about the application process, then contact the Northampton Arts Council with questions:
admin@northamptonartscouncil.org