WEst SPringfield Arts Council (WESPAC) Mission Statement:
The mission of WESPAC is to promote, support, and encourage the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences within the West Springfield community.
Members of WESPAC 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.
News & Events
Applications for WESPAC Grant Requests may be obtained at any one of the following locations:
The Mayor's Office, and the Park and Recreation Department located on the second floor of the Municipal Office Building at 26 Central Street;
The West Springfield Public Library located at 200 Park Street;
At all West Springfield public schools.
On line at:
www.west-springfield.ma.us.committees.artscouncil
see our calendar
Amount Available for Granting in FY 2013
$8,815
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
Our funding priorities for 2013 are as follows, however, we will review all projects and make a final decision based upon the pool of applicants:
1. We will try to support local applicants in the fields of Dance, Fine Arts, Humanities, Interpretive Sciences, Music and Theatre;
2. We would prefer that applicants submit projects that will occur between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013.
Local Guidelines
For 2013:
All WESPAC applicants are required to submit 12 (twelve) copies (including the original). The date, time and venue must be clearly indicated on the application. We require that all applicants include a letter of support/confirmation from the venue at which the proposed project will take place. All applications postmarked after October 15th, will be returned. Transportation is not funded.
Applications may be emailed to: wswespac@gmail.com