Central Mass. cultural organizations to split $173K in festival grants
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The Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton
The Massachusetts Cultural Council granted $2,500 each to 69 Central Massachusetts organizations as part of $1.85 million doled out statewide in 2023 Festival Grants Projects.
Mass. Cultural Council, a state agency responsible for bolstering the commonwealth’s creative and cultural sector, awarded the grants to 740 organizations across Massachusetts for cultural projects, programs, and festivals, according to an MCC press release on Tuesday.
“Community festivals, local arts programming, and creative projects are essential to celebrating, understanding, and sharing our vibrant cultural assets across Massachusetts,” MCC Executive Director Michael Bobbitt said in the press release. “I am thrilled to support these creative initiatives and look forward to participating in many of them and encourage all residents and visitors to engage in these events and activities as they take place in communities near you.”
The Festivals Projects program awards $2,500 grants to support publicly available cultural activities taking place between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. Of the grant recipients, 52% are receiving a Mass. Cultural Council grant for the first time.
“I’m pleased to note that we are funding every eligible first-time applicant as well as all eligible applicants who had previously applied for Agency support but were unsuccessful,” Bobbitt said. “I am so glad to welcome these new grantees and I hope they will continue to engage with our programs and services.”
The Central Massachusetts recipients were:
- Acton Recreation Department, Acton
- Alzheimer’s Support Network of South Central Massachusetts, Dudley
- American Heritage Museum, Hudson
- Assabet Valley Mastersingers
- Arts Wayland, Wayland
- Al-Hamra Academy, Shrewsbury
- Blackstone Valley Community Concert Band, Millville
- Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School, Upton
- Casita Cultura Latina, Upton
- Celebrate Milford, Milford
- Charlton Cultural Council, Charlton
- Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning, Framingham
- Dancing Arts Center, Holliston
- Eudaimonia, A Purposeful Period Band, Maynard
- Fitchburg Parks and Recreation Department, Fitchburg
- Fivesparks, Harvard
- Framingham Centre Common Cultural District, Framingham
- Franklin Cultural Council, Franklin
- Friends of Natick Drama Workshop, Natick
- Hopedale Cultural Council, Hopedale
- LaunchSpace, Orange
- Massachusetts Beijing Chinese Language School, Shrewsbury
- Massachusetts State Police Museum and Learning Center, Northbridge
- Maynard Business Alliance, Maynard
- Maynard Cultural District, Maynard
- Medway Marches, Medway
- Messy Kid Records LLC, Winchester
- Miclot, Ashland
- Milford Cultural Council, Milford
- Milford Fourth of July Parade Committee, Milford
- Milford Post 911 Monument Committee, Milford
- Museum of Russian Icons, Clinton
- Northborough Community Affairs Committee, Northborough
- Northborough Cultural Council, Northborough
- Northbridge Beautification, Northbridge
- Northbridge Brass Endeavors, Northbridge
- Northbridge Historical Society, Northbridge
- Open Door Theater, Acton
- Oxford Community Center, Oxford
- Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts and Humanities, Southbridge
- Rhododendron Needlers Quilt Guild, Franklin
- Ronald A. Burgess Jr. Foundation, Holden
- Studio InSitu Architects, Maynard
- The Pursuit of History, Marlborough
- Town of Ashland, Ashland
- Tri-Valley, Inc., Dudley
- Virginia Thurston Healing Garden, Harvard
- Wayland Human Rights, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, Wayland
- Weston Drama Workshop, Framingham
- Winchendon Winds, Winchendon
- Worcester Inter-Tribal Indian Center Annual Powwow, Rutland
- Burncoat Center for Arts and Wellness LLC, Worcester
- Centro Las Americas, Worcester
- Girls Inc. of Worcester, Worcester
- Massachusetts Beijing Chinese Language School, Shrewsbury
- Nipmuc Indian Development Corporation, Grafton
- Push Worcester, Worcester
- Ritmos Dance Studio, Worcester
- Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts, Worcester
- Spiritually Fabulous Ministries, Worcester
- Studio Theatre Worcester, Worcester
- Technocopia Co., Worcester
- WCUW, Worcester
- WICN Public Radio, Worcester
- Worcester Caribbean American Carnival Association, Worcester
- Worcester Community Cable Access, Worcester
- Worcester Jewish Community Center, Worcester
- Worcester Youth Orchestras, Worcester
- Westborough Cultural Council, Westborough
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