LCC FY24

The award of 32 grants totaling $22,705 in support of art projects and programming in Northampton. The Massachusetts Cultural Council's Local Cultural Council (LCC) program allocated funds to the city.

Northampton Parents Center, Inc.
Weekly Drop-In Music Classes for Families with Young Children
Northampton Parents Center (lower level Edwards Church)
Music
$1,500.00

Pathlight, Inc.
Whole Children musical theater project
Smith College, Northampton
Theatre
$1,000.00

The Performance Project, Inc.
"Mother Tongue" by First Generation Ensemble
Hampshire County Jail, Northampton High School
Theatre
$1,000.00

Northampton Center for the Arts, Inc.
2024 Youth Performance Festival
Northampton Center for the Arts and Make It Springfield
Interdisciplinary
$1,000.00

Acosta, Pamela
Contra-corriente or the Pond-dwellers
The Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library
Visual Arts
$1,000.00

Westwater Weekes, Naomi
The Reclamation Project: Honoring the Voices of People of Color in Folk Music
Ideally at Northampton Public Library or a Northampton Community center, but I am open to working with the LCC to find an accessible venue.
Music
$1,000.00

Barron, Shakia
The Gathering: Kia the Key & Company Community Hip-Hop Workshop
Outdoor space at 33 Hawley
Dance
$1,000.00

Bombyx Brass Collective
Bombyx Brass Collective Masterclasses and Performance
Bombyx Center for Arts and Equity
Music
$1,000.00

Chinese Association of Western Massachusetts, Inc
Latern Festival and Chinese New year Culture Fair
Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School, Northampton
Multidisciplinary
$750.00

Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School
The Viking Runestone
Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School
Humanities
$550.00

Carlino, Kim A.
BIPOC Curatorial Fellowship
Tiny Art 4 All Gallery Project, Northampton
Visual Arts
$750.00

Leader, Rachel
KlezCummington
Northampton and Cummington, MA
Multidisciplinary
$500.00

Lepore, Seth
Faces of Medicine
BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity
Media Arts
$750.00

Green Street Brew A Capella Group
Local Vocal #13
Northampton High School
Music
$750.00

Allen, Megan
Taking STEAM (Science-Technology-Arts-Math) into The Community: The STEAM-Mobile
Greater Northampton, Florence Farmer's Market, Northampton Public Schools, Hampshire Heights, Florence Heights
Multidisciplinary
$750.00

pastorfield-li, elizabeth
home//made
33 Hawley Street
Photography
$750.00

The Parlor Room, Inc.
Trans Affirming Voice Training Masterclass Series
Parlor Room
Music
$750.00

Forbes Library
Hands-on art making workshops for adults
Forbes Library Community Room
Visual Arts
$697.00

Grow Food Northampton, Inc.
Grow Food Northampton Farmers Markets Music
Tuesday Market and Winter Market Northampton, MA
Music
$750.00

Translate Gender, Inc.
co-ACT Trans Youth Theatre Collective
Northampton, MA
Theatre
$750.00

Liberal Arts Popup Gallery
The "Strong and Pleasant Homecoming" festival music from the 80' and 90's
Liberal arts popup gallery LLC and Bishops lounge LLC
Music
$750.00

Valley Arts Mentors
Valley Arts Mentors: Mentorship Program and Webinar Series
Virtually
Multidisciplinary
$558.00

Freedman, Robert
MY MAMA AND THE FULL SCALE INVASION
Workroom APE Theater , 33 Hawley St, Northampton, MAA
Theatre
$500.00

Play Incubation Collective
2024 Play Incubation Collective Salons
A.P.E. Workroom Cooperative, 33 Hawley St
Multidisciplinary
$500.00

Self-Evident Education, Inc.
Power of Truths Arts & Education Festival
Florence, MA
Interdisciplinary
$500.00

Valley Art Salon
The ArtSalon
Smith College
Multidisciplinary
$400.00

Bridge Street School
Field Trip to see Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra
Greenfield High School Auditorium
Music
$500.00

Evers, Madge
Drawing With Light
Northampton High School and Northampton Center for the Arts
Visual Arts
$500.00

Morigan Welland, Pan
I Sing Earth
Northampton Center for the Arts, Flex Space
Interdisciplinary
$500.00

Mothers Institute for Collaboration and Art
MICAfest Art for Change: The M/others' View
Throughout locations in Northampton and Florence.
Interdisciplinary
$500.00

Lander-Grinspoon Academy The Solomon Schechter School of the Pioneer Valley, Inc.
MAPA: Dancing Through The Map of Diasporic History
Lander-Grinspoon Academy
Dance
$250.00

Theater Between Addresses
To Serve The Hive
Pine Box Studios, 221 Pine Street, Florence, MA
Theatre
$250.00