ArtsOrganizations
Information about Northampton and surrounding communities.
Northampton Arts Council
http://www.northamptonartscouncil.org
Northampton Center for the Arts
http://www.nohoarts.org/
Massachusetts Cultural Council
http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/
Mass Humanities
http://www.masshumanities.org/
This organization, based in Northampton, explains on their website: "Mass Humanities supports programs that use history, literature, philosophy, and the other humanities disciplines to enhance and improve civic life throughout Massachusetts".
New England Foundation for the Arts
http://www.nefa.org
One of six regional arts agencies nationwide, NEFA develops and manages arts initiatives on local, regional, national and international levels. NEFA functions as a grantmaker, program initiator, regional laboratory, project coordinator, developer of resources, and builder of creative partnerships among artists, arts organizations and funders.
Arts Extension Service (AES)
http://www.umass.edu/aes/
Through workshops, courses, conferences, publications, consulting and resources, AES has taught artists, community and state arts leaders how to manage the arts. This is a program of the Division of Continuing Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Academy of Music Theatre
http://www.academyofmusictheatre.com/
Anchor House of Artists
http://www.anchorhouseartists.org/index.html
Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton (P.A.C.E.)
http://www.pioneerarts.org
Fiber Art Center (Amherst)
http://www.fiberartcenter.com
Pioneer Valley Folklore Society
http://www.filbert.com/pvfs/
Available Potential Enterprises, Ltd. (A.P.E.)
http://www.apearts.org/
The Institute for the Musical Arts
http://www.ima.org/
Northampton Community Music Center
http://www.ncmc.net/