Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Announces Summer Deadlines for Arts Grants 

Sheffield, Mass. — Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation has announced summer deadlines for grants for artists and arts organizations in Berkshire, Columbia, northeast Dutchess and northwest Litchfield counties, and around New England.

The Martha Boschen Porter Fund supports artists residing in Berkshire, Columbia, northeast Dutchess and northwest Litchfield counties who are emerging in their field or experiencing a significant change of direction in their work. Artists working in all media, such as painters, sculptors, musicians, performers, writers and photographers, are eligible for grants up to $5,000. Applications are due July 15 at BerkshireTaconic.org/Boschen.

The Artist’s Resource Trust (A.R.T.) Fund provides grants to support the creative work of mid-career visual artists, age 35 and older. Grants are available in painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography or mixed media to artists with financial need in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, as well as Columbia and northeast Dutchess counties in New York. Nonprofit organizations wishing to show, commission or purchase work by such artists may also apply. Grants range up to $10,000. Applications are due Aug. 15 at BerkshireTaconic.org/ART.