Local Cultural Council Grant
Thank you to everyone who stopped by and looked and commented – even though I didn’t write. I did not feel well enough to do anything but share an image and it means a lot to me that you came anyway!! Thank you!
Green Moon, Digital © Diane Clancy
I am pretty excited because I got news of the results of my grant application to the Local Cultural Council. Some of you will remember I applied back in October 2007. I got the notification letter and was awarded the full amount I asked for. I have never even applied for a grant before so I am very delighted! This grant is to coordinate the AWE (Artists Window Exhibits) Project in downtown Greenfield, Franklin County, western Massachusetts, US.
I don’t just get the money … I have to do the work and then submit invoices for the particularly parts of the work. One of the big things I will need to do is make a database of all the potential places to exhibit our work (mainly store windows), contact information and any specific details. To do this, I will have to learn a new program to make it easily accessible to others. With this database in other years someone else could more easily take over.
I am now off to the board meeting of the local group, currently Create Franklin County, which works to stimulate the local creative economy, the economy that includes artists, web designers, and lots of small home-based businesses. I think it also includes building the green economy – or at least they are in conjunction with each other.
Tonight is a big step for the town. We have joined ICLEI. ICLEI is an international membership association of local governments working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They provide programs, tools, software assistance and technical expertise towards this goal. To find out more about ICLEI and its programs go to www.iclei.org. The is for local towns and cities working to deal with climate change. Much of this paragraph is taken word for word from the promotional materials. This is sponsored by the Greening Greenfield group that I belong to and am active with.
These are 2 important meetings to go to today … and I am still only at half steam. (This is an expression that means I still do not feel very well). Thank you for coming and reading!! I will catch up your blogs soon.
~ Diane Clancy
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Congratulations on your grant and on your beautiful work as well. Keep it up. Looking forward to keeping up with your progress
Congratulations on the grant, I know how much work it is to submit an application alone…. you deserve great things! your art is truly one of a kind! xo, Monica
Congratulations, Diane!! Way to go! 🙂
Congratulations, Diane, but it does seem that you have an awfully busy life and you do say that you are not feeling well and I do worry about you.
Today’s bubble scape is wonderful and has great colors.
Take good care of yourself, okay?
Hello Diane,
Congratulations on the grant! And such great news about ICLEI too.
I hope you are able to rest soon and feel better. I, too, have a little something for you on my blog. Stop by when you can.
Be well!
Sorry to hear you have not been well, but great news about the grant. It seems all has been taking off for you! You certainly deserve it.
Diane, Congratulations on receiving your grant award. Sorry to hear you are not feeling well. Lovely bubble scape of course I love the color green. Sending warm well wishes.
That’s wonderful news Diane! I am so very happy for you.
I’m sorry to hear that you have not been feeling well, and hope you feel better soon xx
Yay you, Diane.
BUT – like most people on here, I am shouting YOUR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING COMES FIRST!
Look after yourself, I am sure success will come to you and you should not kill yourself in the process.
Take care of yourself and your partner
Love
Frances
Congrats on your grant and once again I really love your work. It’s inspirational.
As the tags, say, public and private partnerships without control are parallel dangers.
Please tell us that local cultural is simply universal although some time publicly open or privately secrete. Local governments will more understand the local cultural accounting for the public and private partnerships.
Please help