EcoTarium, WAM, Mechanics Hall among recipients of $3M in Worcester cultural grants
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A Music Worcester event at Mechanics Hall in Worcester featuring the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. The Worcester performing arts venue received a $125,000 grant on Tuesday, while Music Worcester received $120,000.
The City of Worcester has issued just under $3 million in grants designed to boost Worcester’s art and culture scene, with the EcoTarium, The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts, Mechanics Hall, the Worcester Art Museum, and Tuckerman Hall all receiving $125,000 each.
In total, $2.95 million was awarded to 41 organizations across the city, with awards ranging from $15,000 to $125,000, according to a City press release issued Tuesday.
The awards were granted as part of the Cultural Organization Grant Program and funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, with applications being evaluated by City staff and members of the ARPA Creative Economy Committee. Priority was given to organizations negatively and disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The pandemic brought unprecedented challenges to our arts and culture community in Worcester, leaving lasting scars on the fabric of our creative ecosystem,” Fabian Barracks, cultural development officer for the City of Worcester, said in the press release. “These pandemic relief grants are more than just financial support: They will help to heal, rebuild, and sustain the vibrant cultural expressions that define our city. Together, we will emerge stronger, ensuring that our arts continue to inspire and unite us all.”
Barracks, a Jamaican-born film producer and theater manager, took over as the City’s cultural development officer in March 2023.
The 41 Worcester-based organizations and the amount they were awarded are:
- EcoTarium: $125,000
- The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts: $125,000
- Mechanics Hall: $125,000
- Worcester Art Museum: $125,000
- Tuckerman Hall, home of the Mass Symphony Orchestra:: $125,000
- Worcester Center for Crafts: $120,000
- Pakachoag Music School: $120,000
- Technocopia: $120,000
- Joy of Music Program: $120,000
- Music Worcester: $120,000
- Worcester Historical Museum: $120,000
- American Antiquarian Society: $110,000
- ArtsWorcester: $110,000
- Creative Hub Worcester: $110,000
- WCUW Radio: $95,000
- Worcester Youth Orchestras: $95,000
- Crocodile River Music: $80,000
- Worcester Children’s Chorus: $80,000
- Worcester Chamber Music Society: $80,000
- Preservation Worcester: $80,000
- Worcester Youth Center: $60,000
- Village Afrocentric Cultural Center: $60,000
- Pride Productions: $60,000
- Worcester County Poetry Association: $60,000
- Worcester Caribbean American Carnival Association: $40,000
- Salisbury Singers: $40,000
- Guardians of Tradition: $40,000
- WCLOC Theater Co.: $40,000
- CENTRO Inc.: $40,000
- Jubilee Career Center for Performing Arts: $40,000
- The Southeast Asian Coalition: $40,000
- Edward Street Child Services: $40,000
- Boys & Girls Club of Worcester: $30,000
- OurStory Edutainment: $20,000
- Liberian Association Of Worcester County: $20,000
- Studio Theatre Worcester: $20,000
- African Community and Cultural Center: $20,000
- 4th Wall Stage Co.: $20,000
- Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary - Mass Audubon: $20,000
- Master Singers of Worcester: $20,000
- Mass Humanities’ Clemente Course in the Humanities: $20,000
- Latino History Project of Worcester: $15,000
Eric Casey is a staff writer at Worcester Business Journal, who primarily covers the manufacturing and real estate industries.
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