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Easthampton City Arts+ (ECA+)
As the goals of Easthampton City Arts and the Easthampton Cultural Council are closely aligned and as the two groups in recent years have further increased their collaborations through sharing office space, coordinating events at Old Town Hall for monthly ArtWalks, and volunteer-led projects, it has been decided that these entities merge to establish the group Easthampton City Arts+ (ECA+) which will be part of the Easthampton Municipality and subject to Municipality rules and guidelines.
The mission of ECA+ is two-fold:
To create a strong cultural identity for the City of Easthampton by stimulating and supporting innovative and diverse cultural programs and activities aimed at enhancing public access to the arts and humanities; and To improve economic opportunities for artists and cultural establishments, while increasing the role that cultural activity plays in the revitalization of the community.

News & Events

The Easthampton Cultural Council's office is now located at
43 Main Street Old Town Hall Easthampton, MA 01027

A contemporary arts festival with over twenty-five artists in a diverse roster of exhibitions and performances located in nine venues in Easthampton and Holyoke, MA in April and May 2013. www.reachfest.com

Art In the Orchard is on for 2013! The event will open on Saturday, August 10 to coincide with the Easthampton Second Saturday Art Walk. There are 24 weekend event days during the 79 day festival which closes around Halloween. www.parkhillorchard.com/art 2011 Gold Star Award recipient.

2013 Grant Cycle Theme.

On the "Second Saturday" of the month from 5-8 pm, locations all over Easthampton host free visual, music and performance art events in an energetic sampling of local, regional and national talent. Just look for large, yellow Art Walk banners outside each participating venue. www.artwalkeasthampton.com

Contact Us

ECA+ (Easthampton Cultural Council)
43 Main Street
Suite 2
Easthampton, MA 01027-2020

primary 413-527-4142

email eculturalcouncil@gmail.com
web http://www.easthamptoncityarts.com
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/EasthamptonCityArts?fref=ts

Amount Available for Granting in FY 2013

$7,008

Applications for field trips are accepted. (Formerly known as PASS applications.)

LCC Program Guidelines (PDF)

The postmark deadline for applications is October 15

Funding Priorities

For the 2013 grant cycle, the ECC is looking for grant applications that feature COLLABORATIONS.
We are also looking for grant applications for "Green" projects.
Think: RE - CREATE

Local Guidelines

-- Proposed projects must benefit the Citizens of Easthampton.
-- Projects should be well-planned: include appropriate support materials, detailing a specified date, time and location.
-- Projects should further the diversity in Easthampton's programming in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences.
-- Where appropriate, projects should demonstrate community support (i.e. if you are planning to present your project in a public space, include letters of support or commitment to use the space; if your project is to benefit a particular group, include letters of support from that group.)
-- Applications must submit ten (10) copies of the application to the Easthampton Cultural Council (only one copy of support material is needed).
-- Support material will not be returned.
-- For further guidelines, please see the MCC required guidelines.

Grant Applicants

Grant Recipients

FY 2013

Name	Project	Amount
Castonguay, Lyell	Carved Content	$425
Clayton, Carolyn	Free Box Museum	$575
David Poppie, Maggie Nowinski	R.E.A.C.H. (Beyond Borders)	$575
Emily Williston Memorial Library	Kick-Off Event with the Pumpernickel Puppets	$300
Iroko Nuevo	La Noche Cubana : An Afro-Cuban Experience	$200
Lepore, Seth	War/Peace	$575
Lewis, Jill	Easthampton - Changing Face, Changing Facade	$400
Mark Alan Miller, Elizabeth MacDuffie	Meat for Tea presents Cirques at Sonelab	$400
Nashawannuck Pond Steering Committee	Ice Harvesting on Nashawannuck Pond	$300
Pasche, Jean-Pierre	Art in the Orchard 2013	$2,000
Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School	PVPA Children's Theater	$300
Rezendes, Zackaria	Unearth Your Imagination	$300
Root, John	Songbirds of the Northeast	$158
Youth Action Coalition	E'town Photograffiti	$500

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ECA+ (Easthampton Cultural Council)