Wednesday, September 10, 2008

storefront ART Receives Arts Council Grant

C3 was notified today that our storefront ART program has received a $2,500 grant from the BJ Goodwin Memorial Fund, which is administered by the Northampton Arts Council.

This generous grant comes at a perfect time for storefront ART, and will allow us to build on the momentum and energy generated by our debut ARThappening at A.P.E. in June and our debut workSPACE in Thornes Market this summer. We are excited by the enthusiastic response storefront ART has received from the community, and the Arts Council's support will help us build on that enthusiasm and provide new studio, exhibition and gathering spaces for local artists. Speaking of which,

Check out storefront Art's fall lineup!
  • We've just moved into our new workSPACE on the second floor of Thornes, in the old Northampton Box Office space. Be sure to stop by to check out the work of puppeteer Madison Cripps and the custom bookmakers from Jaguar Uprising Press.
  • Later in September we'll present a new series of paintings by local artist Michelle Bellici in our first windowSPACE gallery in the old Crystal storefront on the corner of Green and West Streets, generously donated by Smith College.
  • Mark your calenders now for our November 14th ARThappening and C3 fundraiser at the Haymarket Cafe.
  • Plus we have a very exciting new project we'll be announcing in the next few day, so stay tuned!

As you can see, storefront ART has a lot going on, and we couldn't do it without the support of the BJ Goodwin Memorial Fund and the Northampton Arts Council. Thank you so much!

We welcome the Arts Council to the growing community of storefront ART supporters, which includes many individuals and the following organizations: the Northampton Center for the Arts, Art Angels, A.P.E., Thornes Market and Smith College. Thank you for your support!

We hope you will join this community as well by making a donation to storefront ART. You can donate online at our website, or make a check out to Commonwealth Center for Change, with storefront ART in the memo line, and send it to:

Commonwealth Center for Change
12 Crafts Ave. #4
Northampton, MA 01060

Thank you!

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