WENDELL — Oct. 17 is the postmark deadline for organizations, schools and individuals to apply for a Local Cultural Council grant that supports cultural activities in the community. These grants can support a variety of artistic projects and activities including exhibits, festivals, field trips, short-term artist residencies or performances in schools, as well as workshops and lectures.
The Wendell Cultural Council is part of a network of 329 local cultural councils serving all 351 cities and towns in the Commonwealth. The Cultural Council Program is the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation, supporting thousands of community projects in the arts, sciences and humanities every year. The Legislature provides an annual appropriation to the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, which then allocates funds to each community.
This year, the Wendell Cultural Council will distribute about $4,400 in grants. Previously funded projects include a variety of children’s programming and school performances, residencies and field trips to UMass Fine Arts Theater and Shea Theater, as well as a marionette performance, monthly poetry readings, a photo exhibit, a classical music concert, an animal tracking walk and edible plant walk and adult art workshops. The grants have also provided support for local art festivals.
The goal is to provide a variety of experiences in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences.
For the first time this year, applications may be submitted online. See the Massachusetts Cultural Council website for more information: www.massculturalcouncil.org
Application forms and more information about the Local Cultural Council Program are available online at: www.mass-culture.org/lcc_public.aspx
Paper application forms are also available at the Wendell Free Library, the Wendell Town Offices, and the Wendell Post Office and must be submitted to the chairperson, Phyllis Lawrence, Box 81, Wendell, MA 01079 by the deadline date.
Please supply the Wendell Cultural Council with three copies of your application. For questions and other information on the Wendell Cultural Council, contact Lawrence at 413-367-2175 or: phyl-law@excite.com