Northampton Arts Council, Inc.
The Northampton Arts Council works to to support and nurture arts activities in the community, stimulate improved public awareness and support for the arts, and oversee public art projects for 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, Performance, the Silver Chord Bowl, KidsBestFest, Summer Concert Series, Four Sundays, Northampton Public Arts Festival, and advocating on behalf of the arts community.
The Northampton Arts Council believes that art is for everyone. We strive to produce, support, and sustain arts and cultural initiatives that uphold all people—including but not limited to those who have been historically marginalized based on race/ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, neurodiversity, socioeconomic status, geography, citizenship status, or religion. We affirm the need to redress historical inequities in the arts and cultural sector and commit to supporting equitable and inclusive practices through all aspects of our work.
Contact
Brian Foote, Executive Director
arts@northamptonma.gov
413-587-1069
http://www.northamptonartscouncil.org/
Address
240 Main Street #1
Northampton, MA 01060-3113
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Application Information
FY26 details to come.
FY25 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Allis, Sunny | There's Nothing Wrong With Love | $780 | Available Potential Enterprises, Ltd. | ETERNAL | $1,060 | Ayres, Wylder | The Queer Story Slam | $1,110 | Back Porch Productions LLC | Back Porch Festival | $1,100 | Bettagere Nagendra Prasad, Pranav Swaroop | Project SARANG - Colors of South Asian Music | $500 | Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity, Inc. | Tell Her This Live! | $515 | Chapman, Anna | [RE]tangle:GATHER | $1,001 | Chinese Association of Western Massachusetts, Inc | Chinese Lantern Festival and New Year Celebration | $765 | Ferguson, Carrie | Queer Kids Fest 2025 - Author Presentations | $1,020 | Francis, Indë | Mirror, Mirror | $765 | Gately, Sara | Access to the Arts | $250 | Grow Food Northampton, Inc. | Grow Food Northampton Farmers Markets Music | $900 | King, Matthew | Global Groove Festival | $1,050 | Krosoczka, Gina | Northampton Youth Arts & Lit Fest | $995 | Manselle, Jafar | “West African Drumming Workshop - Come Out to Play” | $250 | Mothers Institute for Collaboration and Art | MICAfest: Mothers in Contemporary Art | $1,070 | Northampton Center for the Arts, Inc. | 2025 Youth Performance Festival | $795 | Northampton Jazz Festival, Inc. | Northampton Jazz Festival | $810 | Northampton Parents Center, Inc. | Weekly Drop-In Music Classes for Families with Young Children | $1,015 | Pedraza, Kit | Queer Curiosities | $400 | Play Incubation Collective Inc | PIC PIPS 2025 | $700 | Queer Joy Collaborative | Creating the Joyful Kids Chorus | $425 | Quinn-Vasic, Paige | Noho Art Club | $800 | Self-Evident Education, Inc. | The Power of Truths Arts & Education Festival | $1,130 | Smith, Ronald | Saturday Jazz Workshop Jam Sessions | $750 | Striving For All | Art Therapy for Foster Children | $1,045 | The Northampton Academy of Music, Inc. | Academy Regional Poetry Slam | $1,045 | Translate Gender, Inc. | CoACT Community Theatre for BIPOC Youth | $1,050 | Valley Arts Mentors | Mentorship Program & Webinar Series | $355 | Valley Light Opera, Inc. | Production of H.M.S. Pinafore | $500 | Westwater Weekes, Naomi | Reclaiming Folk | $500 |
