Berkshire Taconic Announces Summer Deadlines for Art Grants
Sheffield, Mass. — Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation has announced summer deadlines for competitive art-related grants. The funds support regional artists and nonprofit arts organizations.
FOR ARTISTS
The Martha Boschen Porter Fund supports emerging artists in all media who reside in Berkshire, Columbia, northeast Dutchess or northwest Litchfield counties, as well as artists who plan to take their work in a different direction. Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded. Applications are due July 15. View photos of previous grantees at www.berkshiretaconic.org/BoschenGrantees.
The Artist’s Resource Trust (A.R.T.) Fund for Individuals provides grants to support the creative work of mid-career visual artists. Applicants must be age 35 and older and reside in New England or New York’s Columbia and northeast Dutchess counties. Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded. Applications are due Aug. 1.
FOR NONPROFITS
The Artist’s Resource Trust (A.R.T.) Fund for Organizations provides grants to regional nonprofit organizations to purchase, exhibit or commission work created by mid-career visual artists who reside in New England or New York’s Columbia and northeast Dutchess counties. Grants of up to $7,000 will be awarded. Applications are due Aug. 1.
The application process for all grants is online at www.berkshiretaconic.org/SearchGrants.
About Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
Now in its 30th year, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation builds stronger communities by inspiring charitable giving in northwest Litchfield County, CT; Berkshire County, MA; and Columbia County and northeast Dutchess County, NY. A nonprofit public charity with $150 million in assets, the foundation distributed a total of $6.5 million through grants and scholarships in 2017 to nonprofits and individuals in the arts and education, health and human services, and environmental protection. You can make a difference. We can help. www.berkshiretaconic.org
