SHELBURNE — The Shelburne Cultural Council has awarded $4,293 in grants for 30 projects approved for funding this year.
The Council received 39 applications requesting a total of $11,588.
The grants awarded range from $50 to $300 and they went to the following projects:
Memorial Hall Association, for theater production of “Dixie Swim Club” (September).
Mohawk Music Association, student trip to Annapolis Exhibition Music Festival (April).
Zachary Arfa, a Mohawk Trail Regional High School senior, for a satire, “A Very Potter Musical” (May).
The Art Garden, Community Exhibits at the Art Garden (summer.)
The Art Garden, Hilltown Draw-around (April)
Hilltown Families, Hilltown Families Suggest, (2016)
Jonathan Diamond, The Charlemont Academy Hilltown Youth Summer Theater Workshop (June and August)
Susan Cummings at Arms Academy, Adventures in Liking My Look in the (spring)
Buckland Shelburne Elementary School, Field Trip to UMASS Fine Arts Center (Febuary)
The Collected Poets Series, 2016 Season (February — December)
Pothole Pictures, Classic Film Series (2016)
Racial Justice Rising, Monthly Program Series (2016)
Ballet Renversé, A Festival of Dance (June)
Shelburne Senior Center, This Land is Your Land Concert (in May)
Richard Little, Geological History of Shelburne and Vicinity (2016)
Ashfield Community Theater, Live Theater (Spring)
Kathleen Sylvester, Co-op Concerts (Summer)
Shelburne Senior Center, Hilltown Harmony Chorus (March – May)
Jacqueline Cooper, Hilltown 50s-60s Music, People, Place (July 21-23)
Ashfield Contradance Committee, Contradance (January — June)
Christina Gabriel, Hilltown Folk Rock Dance! (September)
Mark Fraser, Mohawk Trail Concerts (Summer 2016)
The Charlemont Forum, Changing Political Horizons (Summer)
Franklin Land Trust, Spring Ephemeral Wildflower Workshop (May)
Piti Theatre Company, Annual SYRUP (March 2016)
Saint John’s Church, Ann Hutt Browning Poetry Series (May- June)
Greater Shelburne Falls Business Association, Annual Riverwalk (June)
Shelburne Grange, Annual Fair (August)
Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, 2016 Education Concert (April)
Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival, Annual Film Festival (March- April)
Those considering applying for funding from the Shelburne Cultural Council for the 2017 cycle may visit the Massachusetts Cultural Council website (www.massculturalcouncil.org); or may write to:
Shelburne Cultural Council, 51 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls, MA 01370; or contact Chairwoman Constance Clarke at 413-625-9913.
The Shelburne Cultural Council seeks to fund projects of strong artistic and cultural value, which have a clearly stated plan to attract and benefit the residents of Shelburne and West County.
It funds a variety of projects aimed at children/school audiences, adult/senior audiences and family entertainment audiences, and to balance grant awards among these constituencies.