Art Starts

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Welcome to the October 25, 2012 edition of Art Starts

National Endowment for the Arts announces guidelines & deadline for Our Town Grants
Webinar to learn more: November 6 and 13, 2012 at 3:00 pm EST
Through Our Town, the National Endowment for the Arts will provide a limited number of grants for creative place-making projects that contribute toward the livability of communities and help transform them into lively, beautiful, and sustainable places with the arts at their core.  Grant deadline: January 14, 2013

Request for Qualifications: Town of Peterborough
Peterborough, NH is making a Request for Qualifications from consulting services to procure a qualified firm to provide the Town with planning services for a recently approved NEA “Our Town” grant.  The grant application can be reviewed on Peterborough’s web site. Qualification packages will be accepted until 2:00 pm on November 7, 2012.
                                                                                                                                                                                                   
REGISTER TODAY: New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA): 11th Annual Idea Swap
November 8, 2012 / Mechanics Hall / Worcester, MA
New England-based nonprofit presenting organizations: come to the Idea Swap to network and share project ideas that may qualify for funding from NEFA’s Expeditions program.

Deadline: January 18, 2013 for Artist Entrepreneurial Grants
(for projects between April 1, 2013 and September 30, 2014)

NEWS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES’ DIVISIONS

Cultural Resources and Travel & Tourism’s Barnstorming Tour
Presentations at seven locations to arts and cultural organizations; register today!