Assets for Artists is now accepting applications for 2009!
Upcoming Information Sessions:
Monday, February 9, 7:00pm
Lichtenstein Center for the Arts
28 Renne Avenue, Pittsfield, MA
Tuesday, February 10, 5:30pm
MCLA’s Gallery 51
51 Main Street, North Adams, MA
Click here to download the pre-application form! Application Deadline is Monday, February 23, 2009!
Assets for Artists is a program aimed at helping artists throughout Berkshire County who wish to become home owners and/or strengthen their creative businesses.
Grants of up to $4,000 for artists seeking to become first-time home buyers and $2,000 for artist-entrepreneurs will be available for fourteen low- to moderate-income artists (all disciplines encouraged to apply).
The programs provides state-funded “individual development accounts,” a financial tool that provides an incentive “match” for the participant’s own savings over a period of 6 – 24 months.
If you have any questions about the pre-application process or the program in general, please contact Blair Benjamin at MASS MoCA at blair@massmoca.org or 413-664-4481 x8104
Assets for Artists is a partnership between Berkshire Creative , MASS MoCA, MCLA’s Berkshire Cultural Resource Center , and Pittsfield’s Office of Cultural Development, with funding from the Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development and Berkshire Bank Foundation.
ASSETS FOR ARTISTS IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH THE SUPPORT OF:
