Mission & Values

The art galleries that the Northampton Center for the Arts (NCFA) stewards at 33 Hawley are spaces which support NCFA’s mission to foster community connections through the arts. Theses galleries provide dedicated space to cultivate constantly evolving and transformative conversations between and among artists and viewers. In managing these community resource, NCFA uses the following intentions as a guide:

• To create an art space that is accessible and inclusive, with transparent criteria, that welcomes a wide variety of artists and art mediums.

• To steward the art gallery in such a way that it is available to as many artists and community members as possible.

• To provide space to learn more about how people with varying identities express themselves through art.

• To maintain a rotating curatorial committee of NCFA staff and board and community members that makes recommendations on curatorial decisions.

• To make financially sound decisions that will enable us to continue to provide opportunities for our community to experience the arts for years to come.