NBG Grants
Each year, the Northeast Basketmakers Guild (NBG) awards grants to advance the art of basket weaving. Whether a beginning weaver or an experienced teacher, members can take advantage of this benefit to perfect a skill they are already using or to challenge themselves to learn a new technique.
NBG Grants for 2026
Grants awarded were—
The Susi Nuss Grant for $500 to attend a non-NBG event of the applicant’s choice was given to four NBG members in 2026:
Stephanie Gage
Stephanie will attend the Willow Weaving Weekend at Maine Local Living in Temple, Maine. She will create a display about willow basktry for the 2027 Gathering.
Lynn Goldberg
Lynn will be a student in Sculptural Felting with Dawn Edwards at North Country Studio Workshops in January 2027. She will write an article for the newsletter and display her new works created from this workshop.
Amanda Guillereault
Amanda will attend Alice Ogden’s Black Ash Quatrefoil Tub Basket class at Sanborn Mills Farm in September 2026. She contribute a newsletter article and will also use the techniques learned to craft a basket that I can enter into the NBG’s Spring Gathering exhibit.
Nancy Kalos
Nancy attended the Stowe Basketry Festival this May and plans to share her knowledge with her students.
The Founders Grant was awarded to one NBG member in 2026.
Kimberley Harding
Kimberley requested funds for materials to teach basketmaking to students at Lincoln Middle School in Portland, Maine. in April 2026 This workshop was part of World Community Arts Day at the middle school and 58 young people were introduced to the art of basketry. Look for her article about the experience in the June 2026 newsletter.
The Bill Pope Grant was not awarded in 2026.
NBG Grants for 2027
There are three grant categories. Two of the grants are named in honor of founders of NBG who made notable contributions to NBG.
The Susi Nuss Grant for $500 for an NBG member to attend a non-NBG event such as Stowe Basketry Festival, the John C. Campbell Folk School, the NBO Conference, or an event of the applicant’s choice.
The Bill Pope Grant for $500 for an NBG member to attend current year’s NBG Gathering.
The Founders Grant to promote NBG and basketweaving by members teaching classes or providing their basketry supplies for classes to the general public, Boy Scout troops, or event of applicant’s choice. This category is also open to non-NBG members to seek funds to attend an NBG weaving event, such as a student studying the arts, a young person interested in a class, or other interested emerging artists.
The Susi Nuss and Bill Pope Grants may be awarded yearly at the discretion of the NBG Board in an amount that is approved by the NBG Board at their first meeting of the calendar year. Full details about the Grants selection and processes are available in the bylaws.
The guidelines for applying for grants are:
-
- An NBG member may apply for grants yearly.
- Grant recipients may apply two years after receiving a grant.
- An applicant will have been an NBG member for the past two years and must be a member for two years after receiving the award or until completing the project. If unable to maintain membership, the member will return the monetary award to NBG. Grant funds are typically given after completion of the project and receipts are submitted to the NBG Treasurer.
- Financial need is not a requirement.
- Deadline for submitting grant requests is March 31.
- Grant winners will share their experiences within two years of receiving the award:
- by writing an article for the next newsletter
- by teaching a class
- holding a demonstration
- making a display
- or any other means of sharing information with the general membership.
Apply for a Grant now.
If you have any questions about scholarships, applications, or the process, please contact the NBG vice president.