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Northampton Arts Council presents Transperformance 20: Body Parts--Tuesday August 31, 2010 August 11th, 2010 The Northampton Arts Council presents Transperformance 20: Body Parts at Look Park, Florence, MA – Tuesday August 31, 2010... 5th BJ Goodwin Memorial Fund Award Announced June 4th, 2010 The 5th BJ Goodwin Memorial Fund Award was granted this month to Alan Schneider of Leeds, MA for the unique opportunity to sing the title operatic role in Mozart’s Idomeneo at the prestigious International Vocal Arts Institute in Tel Aviv, Israel this summer.... TRANSPERFORMANCE 2010 wants you! May 26th, 2010 TRANSPERFORMANCE 2010... Special Grant Information Session April 21st, 2010 The Northampton Arts Council will host a special grant information session to discuss the upcoming ArtsEZ spring 2010 grant cycle on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 6pm in the old Dynamite Records space/Thornes Marketplace basement, 150 Main Street, Northampton. The deadline for applications is Friday, May 14, 2010. For guidelines and an application, go to: northamptonartscouncil.org... 5 Finalists Selected for New Public Art on the Railroad Trestle Bridge April 7th, 2010 The Northampton Arts Council is pleased to announce that the Review Committee has selected 5 finalists from at field of 16 artists for new public art on the railroad trestle bridge. David Gengler, Mary Kasper, Lisa Leary, Ali Osborn and Jena Sujat and Jamie Haskins from Chartpak, Inc joined Bob Reckman, from Ward 3 who had been with the project from the beginning. This committee will have an initial review the finalist proposals on Tuesday April 6, 2010. The Selection Committee will announce their final decision in mid-May.... Northampton Arts Council announces appointment of Lenelle Moïse, Poet Laureate of Northampton April 7th, 2010 The Northampton Arts Council is proud to announce the selection of Lenelle Moïse, poet, playwright and performance artist, as Poet Laureate of Northampton for 2010-2012. ... Money for Artists April 5th, 2010 The Northampton Arts Council, Inc. is once again running a special, locally supported arts grant round. This spring the Arts Council will be awarding up to $20,000. This money was raised at last summer's Transperformance 19: LookStock and the recent Four Sundays in February ’10 series. These grants are available to area writers, painters, photographers, sculptors, musicians, filmmakers, schools, and all other creatives and arts organizations for projects held in Northampton.... Pass the popcorn bucket at the Feb Series raises money for Haiti March 22nd, 2010 This year’s 18th annual Four Sundays in February 2010 series produced by the Northampton Arts Council proved to be an outstanding success, with a total of over 4,000 people in attendance throughout the month. The line up this time around included several collegiate a cappella groups such as the Tufts Beezlebubs, New Century Theatre’s performance of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), and the award winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus and tap dance troupe, The Young Hoofers. The series closed with local radio personality, Kelsey Flynn, impersonating Ed Sullivan in the The Really Big Show, a rendition of the classic variety show. Proceeds from this series go to benefit local artists in the form of grants. Next month, the ArtsEZ Spring Grant guidelines and application will be made available for download from the Northampton Arts Council website. http://www.northamptonartscouncil.org... The Really Big Show, the Final Sunday in the Feb Series February 22nd, 2010 Kelsey Flynn hosts THE REALLY BIG SHOW, instead of stealing it, as she channels Ed Sullivan in the 19th annual salute to Valley variety on February 28 at 2 p.m. at the Academy of Music Theatre.... Northampton Arts Council Announces Arts Awards February 22nd, 2010 The Northampton Arts Council will present its annual arts awards at this year’s REALLY BIG SHOW, Sunday, February 28th, 2pm at the Academy of Music Theatre. This is the last Sunday in the Four Sundays in February 2010 series.... Calling artists to the Railroad Bridge Request for Proposal December 28th, 2009 Calling artists to the Railroad Bridge Request for Proposal... Tickets Available for Four Sundays in February 2010 December 21st, 2009 BEFORE NEW YEAR'S: Advance ticket sales for all shows may be purchased at northamptonartscouncil.org; Tickets are also available by calling, Northampton Arts Council, 413-587-1069. Local ticket outlets will be announced after New Year's Day.... A gateway into the City will be the site of a new piece of public art to welcome people to Northampton October 21st, 2009 A gateway into the City will be the site of a new piece of public art to welcome people to Northampton. ... YouthFilm 2010: Make your Movie October 21st, 2009 The Northampton Arts Council is excited to present YouthFilm, the fourth annual showcase of cinematic talent from local children and teenagers. The deadline is January 6, 2010.... 30 Poems in 30 Days Project to Raise Money for Center for New Americans Family Literacy Project September 28th, 2009 Northampton poet laureate Lesléa Newman is issuing a challenge to the poets of the Pioneer Valley: write 30 poems in 30 days to raise money for literacy.... LCC Fall 2009 Grant Guidelines Now Available September 14th, 2009 Northampton, MA--Applications and newly revised guidelines are now available from the Northampton Arts Council for grants under the Massachusetts Cultural Council's Arts Lottery and PASS (Performing Arts Student Series) program. The Northampton Arts Council will be distributing up to $9,380 of this state allocated grant money during this funding cycle in the following categories: dance, film/video, literature, mixed media, music, PASS, schools, theater, and visual arts. Projects may start no earlier than January 1, 2010, and must be completed by December 30, 2010.... The Northampton Arts Council presents LANDSCAPE: SCENE AND UNSEEN September 9th, 2009 The Northampton Arts Council presents LANDSCAPE: SCENE AND UNSEEN, a biennial juried exhibition of two and three-dimensional work at the Hosmer Gallery in Forbes Library from October 3-31,2009. A reception for the artists is on Arts Night Out, Friday October 9th from 5-7pm. ... Woodstock 1969 - They were There August 24th, 2009 Hi--Both my husband and I were at Woodstock-We arrived Friday and left Monday am. Somewhere we have our tickets we never turned in. W A few things we remember are the incessant rain, the mud, mist on the cornfields and Jimmy Hendrix performing the national anthem early, early Monday am--we could hear it on our way to the site and wondered what/who it was. I have more memories if you'd like. We ended up getting married 4 years later and are running the family farm, Clarkdale.--Becky Clark... Transperformance 19: “LookStock: 5 ½ hours of Peace & Music” July 31st, 2009 Look Park, Florence, MA – Tuesday August 25, 2009 – The Northampton Arts Council presents “LookStock”. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the legendary Woodstock music festival, LookStock will be one incredible night of fun and music.... Northampton Arts Council Announces Arts EZ 2009 Grant Award Winners June 15th, 2009 The Northampton Arts Council is pleased to announce the awarding of 23 Arts EZ Spring 2009 grants totaling $15,000 in support of a variety of projects. The caliber of applications this round was outstanding, and we were unable to fund many worthy projects. The Arts Council received 37 requests for funding over $55,000. These grants were awarded from a pool of funds raised by the Northampton Arts Council’s Transperformance 18 (August 2008) and Four Sundays in February ’09 series. These grants were awarded in the following categories: Dance, Film/Video, Literature, Mixed Media, Music, Theater and Visual Art.... Transperformance 19...sneak peek June 8th, 2009 Max Yasgur said to the crowd at the original Woodstock that “This is the largest group of people ever assembled in one place, and I think you people have proven something to the world: that a half a million kids can get together and have three days of fun and music and have nothing *but* fun and music… “ ... YouthFilm 2010 May 4th, 2009 YouthFilm 2010, Part of the Four Sundays in February Series The Northampton Arts Council is excited to present the fourth annual YouthFilm in 2010. Due to the great success of this event over the years, we will continue to produce Northampton’s only film festival to feature the works of local children and teenagers. ... Landscape: Scene and Unseen Call for Entries April 29th, 2009 The Northampton Arts Council will present LANDSCAPE: SCENE AND UNSEEN, a biennial juried exhibition of two and three-dimensional work and performance art at the Hosmer Art Gallery, and on the Forbes Library front lawn in October 2009. While landscape is often restricted to habitat, we also encourage what might be called “inscape”—a view into the artist’s interior environment. LANDSCAPE: SCENE AND UNSEEN invites artists from our region to show us their concept of landscape.... ArtsEZ Spring '09 Grants Available April 22nd, 2009 The Northampton Arts Council, Inc. is once again running a special, locally supported arts grant round. This spring the Arts Council will be awarding up to $15,000. This money was raised at last summer's Transperformance 18: Letters and Numbers and the recent Four Sundays in February ’09 series. These grants are available to area writers, painters, photographers, sculptors, musicians, videographers, schools, and all other creatives and arts organizations for projects held in Northampton.... |
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