Assets for Artists 

Under the umbrella of Berkshire Creative, MASS MoCA, Pittsfield's Office of Cultural Development, and MCLA's Berkshire Cultural Resource Center launched Assets for Artists. 

This pilot initiative is aimed at helping artists throughout Berkshire County who wish to become home owners and/or receive small business training and assistance.

Training sessions-- custom designed for artists-- are offered on both home ownership and business management.  Financial assistance via individual development accounts are available for low- to moderate-income artists.

Assets for Artists is now inviting new applications for 2009!  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). 

Click HERE to download the pre-application form due Monday, February 23, 2009.  For more information on eligibility for the Assets for Artists program and the services to be offered, review the pre-application form and attend one of the upcoming information sessions:

Monday, February 9, at 7:00pm at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts (28 Renne Avenue) in Pittsfield

Tuesday, February 10, at 5:30pm at MCLA's Gallery 51 (51 Main Street) in North Adams.

A detailed overview of the program was printed in the January 2009 edition of the Berkshire Trade & Commerce and may be downloaded HERE.

If you have questions about the application process or the program in general, please contact Blair Benjamin at MASS MoCA at 413.664.4481 X 8104 or at blair@massmoca.org.

 

 

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