ACWC is now accepting applications for the 2024 Town Arts Fund grant program! In this fifth year of the TAF program, we are excited to offer grants of between $1,000 and $3,000 for community-focused creative projects, taking place between July 2024 and May 2025.

  • Check out the program overview below- and download the full 2024 TAF Application Guidelines and TAF Budget Template for details, eligibility requirements, and application process.

  • Applications are due by May 15, 2024. You can submit your application through our online form: https://forms.gle/d1njZdesNq7TaWmPA

  • Join us for TAF Open Hours on April 17, 10-11am and May 1, 12-1pm. ACWC will be at Patio Coffee (139 Main Street, Brattleboro), answering your questions about the Town Arts Fund. Learn about the TAF application process and get some general grantwriting tips and advice!

  • Click here for a list of past TAF grantees and projects.

Check back here for program updates- and follow us on facebook and instagram! Questions? Contact us at townartsfundbratt@gmail.com .

MISSION:

The Brattleboro Town Arts Fund (TAF) enables the development and presentation of creative projects that contribute positively to the greater community and to the vibrancy and diversity of Brattleboro’s arts and cultural landscape. TAF endeavors to support community-focused creative projects that:

  • Explore creative solutions to social and quality-of-life issues in the community;

  • Involve engagement, community building, participatory, or collaborative elements;

  • Expands accessibility and visibility for underrepresented artists and audiences;

  • Highlight or enhance Brattleboro’s unique qualities and assets; and

  • Would not otherwise happen without this funding.

ELIGIBILITY:

The application is open to creative individuals, organizations, artists and culture workers at any phase of career or level of experience. First-time grant seekers are welcome and encouraged to apply.

TAF projects may employ any art form or creative practice—visual/conceptual art, photography, social practice, new media, video, dance, theater/performance art, music, creative writing, or other forms.

Projects must be based in Brattleboro or focus primarily on a Brattleboro audience. At least one project team member must live or be based in Windham County.

All activities must be free to participate (sliding scale and by donation admissions/pricing are allowed as long as a free option is offered).

Funded activities must be completed by the end of May 2025.

GRANT AWARDS + SELECTION CRITERIA:

We will be awarding grants between $1,000 and $3,000 to projects that meet the grant and applicant criteria. Applicants will be evaluated on the strength and clarity of their project idea, responsiveness to the mission of the Fund, and ability to successfully complete the project within the grant period.

TAF is committed to promoting diversity and equity in its selection process by supporting a wide array of creative projects and prioritizing support for underrepresented and marginalized artists, organizations, and individuals. Priority will be given to applicants who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color, individuals from the disability community, and LGBTQIA+ individuals.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please review the full 2024 TAF Application Guidelines document and download the TAF Budget Template before completing the online application form.

Applications are due by May 15, 2024 at 11:59pm. You can submit your application through our online form: https://forms.gle/d1njZdesNq7TaWmPA

Please be aware that the form may not save your work. We strongly recommend that you write your answers in another document and paste them in the form.  

Applicants will be notified of award decisions no later than June 15, 2024.

Questions? Contact us at townartsfundbratt@gmail.com .

The Brattleboro Town Arts Fund is a program of the Arts Council of Windham County and made possible by support from the Town of Brattleboro.