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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

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Contact Us

Easthampton City Arts +
Doris Madsen
43 Main Street
Suite 2
Easthampton, MA 01027-2020

primary 413-527-4142

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

Amount Available for Granting in FY 2014

$9,031

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 2014 grant cycle, the ECC is looking for grant applications that feature COLLABORATIONS.
The theme for the 2014 applications is “Easthampton : Old and New”. Old and New refers to projects that interpret the “old” in the City (ie. mills, farms, history) in new ways and in new settings, enriching both the old and the new. Applications, however, will not be denied solely on this funding priority. Applications will be evaluated based on local guidelines and those outlined by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. A Grant Writing Workshop is scheduled for Sept. 9, 2013 6-8 p.m. at 43 Main St., Easthampton

Local Guidelines

• Proposed projects must benefit the Citizens of Easthampton. • Projects must be well planned: include appropriate support materials, detailing a specified date, time and location. • Projects must 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, the grant application must 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.) • Collaborative projects receive priority. • Projects must occur Jan. – Dec. 2014. • 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 and the grant application process see the https://www.mass-culture.org/lcc_public_applicant_guidelines.aspx

Grant Applicants

Grant Recipients

FY 2014

Name	Project	Amount
Blanchette, Peter	Archguitar at Art Walk Easthampton	$300
Easthampton City Arts	UNBUTTONED, An Evening of Spoken Word	$600
Easthampton Historical Society	Easthampton Historical Society - Hello Neighbor!	$800
Emily Williston Memorial Library	The Whalemobile	$485
Emily Williston Memorial Library	Artist of the Month Series	$400
Flywheel Arts Collective	Saturday Morning Music Party	$600
Herman, Gail	Storytelling in the Orchard	$800
Iroko Nuevo	Iroko Nuevo -- Art Walk Easthampton	$300
Lepine, Rachel	Easthampton Elementary and Middle School Art Show	$600
MacDonald, Erika Kate	Tap Me on the Shoulder -- Home Performance Series	$440
MacDuffie, Elizabeth	Old Mill Building/New Art, Film and Spoken Word	$706
Massachusetts Audubon	Changing Hands, Changing Lands	$600
Nashawannuck Pond Steering Committee	Winterfest: Ice Harvesting & The Working Horse	$1,150
Parker, Terre	Bird's Eye	$300
Robinson, Whitney	From the Horse's Mouth -- Horses and History	$150
Root, John	Edible Wild Plants Walk	$300
Smith, Trevor	Laugh for the Health of It	$200
The Dance Generators	Moving Generations	$300

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