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ELLSWORTH — The Maine Community Foundation is seeking proposals for grants from its Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund for projects and organizations promoting traditional handcrafts in Maine.
An anonymous donor established the Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund in 2007.
Grant funding supports fiber arts, ceramics, basketry, jewelry, glass arts, woodwork, leather, metal crafts and more. It also includes traditional Native American handcrafts. Grants are available for new or expanding projects and capacity-building activities. Online applications are available through the Maine Community Foundation.
In 2017, the fund awarded seven grants totaling $26,750, including:
* Abbe Museum_,_ Bar Harbor_,_ to produce the inaugural Abbe Museum Indian Market, a juried art show to showcase and support Wabanaki artists in Maine. * Maine Fiberarts, Topsham, to upgrade and expand technology capability to better receive, store and present photographic images of Maine art and crafts. * Waterfall Arts, Belfast_, _to support a series of accessible events designed to expand the ceramics studio’s reach to all sectors of the community.
The application deadline is June 1. For more information, visit the foundation’s website, www.mainecf.org, or contact Cathy Melio, cmelio@mainecf.org, or by phone at 207-412-2002.
A statewide organization headquartered in Ellsworth with offices in Portland, Dover-Foxcroft and Mars Hill, the Maine Community Foundation works with donors and other partners to improve the quality of life for all Maine people. For questions or more information, visit www.mainecf.org or call 1-877-700-6800.
