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For the past four years, Enchanted Circle has been without an executive director since Priscilla Kane Hellweg stepped down in 2022.
Now, the 48-year-old arts organization based in Holyoke, Mass., has announced it's going dormant for a year, the Republican reports.
"We are dedicated to keeping the spirit of our mission alive by connecting our community partners with our roster of teaching artists who may be available as independent contractors," the group said in a statement.
Government funds and foundation grants that had helped the organization weather the pandemic are harder to come by, says interim board president Melissa Redwin.
"We weren't able to lay that strong foundation while doing programmatic work," she says.
The group's goal is to raise $300,000 over the next year to cover the cost of staff recruitment, salaries, and programming.
Enchanted Circle has worked with public schools in Holyoke, Amherst, and Northampton for decades, integrating performing arts into their curricula.
It has also worked with community organizations in Chicopee, Holyoke, and Springfield.
Redwin says they're "trying to understand where to put our focus and resources."
She cites the decades-long association the group has had with Holyoke public schools, and a recent meeting with Mayor Joshua Garcia, who remembered Enchanted Circle's
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