THE AGAWAM CULTURAL COUNCIL announces 3rd annual $1,000.00 Grants
Read about prior grants

PURPOSE OF OUR GRANT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM

To financially assist an individual in obtaining education related to pursuing a career in the cultural arts. Grant money will be awarded for a cultural project that promotes education, excellence, diversity, and access in the Arts, Humanities, and Interpretive Sciences. Arts refer to the creation of work in the crafts and performing visual, media, folk, design, literary, and interdisciplinary arts. Humanities are types of learning that deal with human values and aspirations, human thought and culture, language, and creativity. Example: history, social studies, philosophy, criticism and literature. Interpretive Sciences engage people of all ages in learning about nature, science, and technology in ways that explain how they relate to people's lives. Some organizations that conduct this type of activity include aquariums, botanical gardens, nature centers, natural history museums, planetariums, and science centers. In the year 2010, the grant winners included an artist-illustrator, a gifted writer, and a consummate musician

Some examples of use of grant: Attend a camp or seminar in elected field, instruction either with a mentor or a class, assistance with the cost of materials, instruments, or apparatus.

QUALIFICATIONS

• The applicant must be a resident of Agawam and be in a high school
• The applicant could be attending school other than Agawam High School
• The primary purpose for the education is to provide a livelihood in the cultural arts
• Determination of the award will be primarily based on the applicants specific skills
Emphasis will be placed on personal interview and recommendations to be provided by teachers, instructors, and others
• Applicants will also be judged for creativity, work or works in process

TIMELINE

Applications must be postmarked to the Agawam Cultural Council by Friday, December 31, 2010 . Awards will be made by February, 2011 .

Click on the Application link below and download or print the .TXT file. Information entered on the application must be typed. 

The guidelines and application as a Word doc file can be received via email by sending an email request to:
r.kadis@comcast.net with “Grant for the Arts word file” in the subject line.

Please submit an example of your work with your application, i.e., pictures, CD, video, theater program, written work.
On a separate sheet, please explain why you feel you should receive this Agawam Cultural Council Grant.
Attach two (2) pertinent references or recommendations from teachers in your area of interest.

Questions – Contact Jay Berger at email circmgmt@aol.com or phone 413-786-6552

The decision of the Committee is final.

  Grant awards come from funds raised by the Agawam Cultural Council

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IMAGES - from Dan Kane and Friends with Ritchie Mitnick Music Grant Fundraiser

Two Grants for 2009

Three $1,000 Grants for 2010

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