The Arts Fund for Region One is dedicated to the mission of providing arts opportunities to the students of Region One and the six towns of the Northwest Corner of Connecticut.
Donor Name: Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (BTCF)
State: Connecticut
Town: Canaan (Falls Village), Cornwall, Kent, North Canaan, Salisbury and Sharon
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/15/2025
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Arts Fund has been making a difference in the community since 1992. Through the efforts of the superintendent of schools and a private donor, The Arts Fund works to create a pool of private funding to enhance the arts curriculum of Region One. The Arts Fund supports students in their pursuit of arts experiences, brings the arts to the doors of those whose only exposure to the arts is time allotted for the arts in school, and creates bridges between schools, artists, teachers and the community.
The Fund supports:
- Project grants
- Individual scholarships for the arts.
Interest Area
Funding Information
- Project Grant
- Grants awarded may range from $500 to $1,000 and on rare occasions more.
- Individual Scholarships for the Arts
- Grants awarded may range from $100 to $500 and on rare occasions more, if the funds allow and the student has a marked need.
Eligibility Criteria
- Project Grant
- The project must enhance the students’ artistic development and the majority of the students must be residents of Canaan (Falls Village), Cornwall, Kent, North Canaan, Salisbury or Sharon, and must be in kindergarten through grade 12 at the time that the fund activity takes place.
- Applications will be reviewed by the governing board of The Arts Fund for Region One made up of community members, parents and/or teachers. Their recommendations will be referred to Berkshire Taconic’s Board of Directors for final approval. Incomplete applications will not be considered by the committee.
- Berkshire Taconic does not support organizations which in their constitution, by-laws, or practice, discriminate against a person or group on the basis of age, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or religious belief.
- Individual Scholarships for the Arts
- Students residing in the towns of Canaan (Falls Village), Cornwall, Kent, North Canaan, Salisbury or Sharon may apply for scholarships to participate in arts-related programs or workshops.
- Applications for summer study are invited from individuals to participate in a project or program that will enhance the student’s artistic development. Applicants must be residents of Canaan (Falls Village), Cornwall, Kent, North Canaan, Salisbury or Sharon and must be in kindergarten through grade 12 at the time that the funded activity takes place.
- Applications will be reviewed by the governing board of The Arts Fund for Region One made up of community members, parents and/or teachers. Their recommendations will be referred to Berkshire Taconic’s Board of Directors for final approval. Incomplete applications will not be considered by the committee.
Deadlines
- Individual Scholarships (Susan Fillman Memorial Scholarships): 15 June, 2025.
- Project Grants: 15 October, 2025.
For more information, visit BTCF.
