Monday, August 30, 2021
The Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $107,901 to 12 organizations across Maine that promote traditional handcrafts.
Grantees include:
- Monson Arts, to support a four-day retreat and planning session for 12 of Maine's experienced and emerging furniture makers to develop ideas for new work
- Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport, for a series of workshops spotlighting local Maine traditional fiber arts with hands-on and historical components
- Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, to safely reopen in 2021-2022 with expanded programming in new year-round and fully accessible studio constructed during the pandemic year.
A MaineCF donor made an additional grant totaling $10,000 from a donor-advised fund.
The next grant application deadline is June 1, 2022. The online application, guidelines, and a complete list of 2021 grants are available at www.mainecf.org. For more information, contact Leslie Goode, senior program officer, at (207) 412-2002 or lgoode@mainecf.org.
2021 Grants from the Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Committee
- Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport, to upgrade and update the center’s aging IT infrastructure to better support current operations and advance new online initiatives such as the free video library: $7,500
- Cobscook Institute, Lubec, to sustainably expand inclusive traditional handcrafts programs for the long term by investing in strategic planning, program development, and improved operational systems: $10,000
- Eastport Arts Center, for general operations that sustain its mission: $10,000
- H.O.M.E. Inc., Orland, to purchase supplies for the Homeless Shelter Quilt Project to introduce people experiencing homelessness to traditional Maine crafts: $9,531
- Main Street Art Studio, Inc., Sangerville, to hire professional handcrafters to instruct volunteers to teach future craft courses: $7,500
- Maine Media College, Rockport, to expand the Book Arts Program to include paper-making for use in making art books: $5,450
- Monson Arts, to support a four-day retreat and planning session for 12 of Maine's experienced and emerging furniture makers to develop ideas for new work: $9,700
- Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport, for a series of workshops spotlighting local Maine traditional fiber arts with hands-on and historical components: $8,220
- Schoodic Arts for All, Winter Harbor, to offer educational opportunities in traditional handcrafts: $10,000
- Tides Institute & Museum of Art, Eastport, to expand the StudioWorks Residency Program to include four handcraft artists with educational opportunities to learn handcraft techniques and traditions: $10,000
- Trenton Elementary School, to start an annual school Maine Arts Festival to introduce students to traditional and native handcrafts and connect students to the local artist community: $10,000
- Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, to safely reopen in 2021-2022 with expanded programming in new year-round and fully accessible studio constructed during the pandemic year: $10,000
2021 Grant from Donor-Advised Fund
- Houlton Band of Maliseets, Houlton, to implement a cultural- and community-driven arts program from which future generations can benefit: $10,000
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