West Springfield Arts Council
West Springfield Arts Council (WSAC) Mission Statement:
The mission of WSAC is to promote, support, and encourage the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences within the West Springfield community.
Members of WSAC believe that people of all ages need exposure and experiences with the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences. These experiences are nourishment for the body, heart and mind.
Arts involve the creation, presentation and preservation of, and education about works in the following disciplines: Crafts, Design, Folk, Interdisciplinary, Literary, Media, Performing and Visual Arts.
Humanities are branches of learning that deal with self-awareness, language, reason, creativity, human values and aspirations and the products of all of these.
Interpretive Sciences are those activities that engage people of all ages in learning about nature, science and technology in ways that connect directly to their lives.
Contact
West Springfield Arts Council Members
artscouncil@tows.org
413-739-9034
https://westspringfieldartscouncil.blogspot.com/
Address
Municipal Building
26 Central Street
West Springfield, MA 01089-2797
Connect on Social
Facebook
Application Information
FY23 Allocation
$24,900
FY23 Local Priorities
1. A specific date, time and venue must be confirmed when submitting an application. Please include a letter from the venue as confirmation.
2. Programs that offer free or low cost for attendees.
3. New programming projects from first time applicants, will be given preference over repeat applicants.
4. Applications from diverse age groups, cultural backgrounds, as well as local institutions and artists.
5. We encourage collaboration and sponsorships among community groups.
FY23 Local Guidelines
1. Grant funds may NOT be used for transportation; to purchase food, refreshments, gifts; or for payment of sales taxes.
2. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that persons with disabilities have access to public programs or services on an equal basis with the rest of the general public. All events and programs funded by the West Springfield Arts Council must be accessible to persons with disabilities, including the facility or event location as well as the content of the program.
3. Grant recipients must include the required credit line for all West Springfield Arts Council grant funded programs: “This program is supported in part by a grant from the West Springfield Arts Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”
4. Grant recipients must forward their publicity releases to the contacts listed on the West Springfield Arts Council Publicity Toolkit web page at least TWO WEEKS BEFORE the performance date of the grant funded project.
5. Contact the Mass Cultural Council Help Desk at Grants.Team@mass.gov for assistance with technical issues and/or questions about the online application process.
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Reimbursement Grants
FY23 Funding List
A grant list will be published here after January 17, 2023 and once the Local Cultural Council has finalized their decisions.
