Bedford Cultural Council

The Bedford Cultural Council supports public projects by regranting the annual allocation of funds from Mass Cultural Council (MCC). These projects shall promote access, education, diversity, and excellence in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences in Bedford.

Contact

Barbara Purchia
[email protected]
781-275-1111
https://bedfordma.gov/597/Cultural-Council

Address
Bedford Town Hall
10 Mudge Way
Bedford, MA 01730-2193

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Application Information

FY27 details to come.

FY26 Funding List

Name	Project Title	Amount
Bates III, Davis R.	Sea Songs and Stories: A Performance for Seniors	$250
Bedford Arts and Crafts Society	Series of Artist and Crafter Workshops and Demos	$450
Bedford Arts and Crafts Society	Bedford Arts and Crafts Society Annual Regional Art Show and Sale	$200
Bedford Arts and Crafts Society, Inc	Craft	$250
Bedford Bicycle Advisory Committee (BBAC)	Bikeway Block Party 2026	$450
Bedford Center for the Arts, Inc.	BCA Photo Group 2025 - 2026 Season	$300
Bedford Chamber of Commerce, Inc.	Rasa String Quartet hosted by The Bedford Chamber of Commerce	$500
Bedford Chamber of Commerce, Inc.	Bedford Comedy Night	$300
Bedford Community Access Television, Inc.	DSLR Camera	$750
Bedford Community Santa Program, Inc.	Bedford Community Santa Program	$590
Bedford Destination Imagination	Destination Imagination Bedford Instant Challenge Medley	$500
Bedford Free Public Library	The Joys of Nature: Leaping Lizards!	$400
Bedford High School	BHS Poetry Slam	$400
Bedford High School	Courtyard Clean Up	$200
Bedford Historical Society, Inc.	Town-wide Newsletter	$500
Bedford Historical Society, Inc.	Community Lecture Series	$400
Bedford Public Schools	Sewing Supplies for Bedford High School Skills Center	$250
Bempechat, Paul	Beethoven, His Brain and His Bloopers	$250
Boy Scouts of America Troop 194	Model Rocketry launch event	$300
Concord Band Association	Concord Bandemonium Nov 8, 2025	$250
Discovery Museum, Inc.	Open Door Connections	$250
Friends of the Job Lane House, Inc.	Job Lane Farm Museum Student Museum Docent	$250
International 145 Shkola Foundation, Inc.	Beauty as a Bridge. Ukrainian Arts Project.	$600
Liendo, Karina	Like Water for Chocolate Storytelling Series	$250
Lieutenant Eleazar Davis School	Stress Free Day	$250
MUSIC Dance.edu	Hip Hop Popular Culture: Where's the Beef? Kendrick Lamar and Drake	$350
MUSIC Dance.edu	Hip Hop SQUARE Dance for Seniors!	$300
Mierz, Kenneth	Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC)	$250
Parents Diversity Council, Inc.	Lunar New Year Celebration	$390
Parents Diversity Council, Inc.	Black History Celebration	$650
Silver, Ebony, Ivory Trio	Celebrating America's 250th: Music by American Composers	$400
South Asian Association of Bedford, Corp	Bedford Diwali Celebration	$500
South Asian Association of Bedford, Corp	Bedford Holi Celebration	$500
The Bedford Citizen, Inc.	Emerging Artists of Bedford	$500
The Concord Orchestra, Inc.	Far, Far Away	$250
The Delvena Theatre Company, Inc.	Another Order of Mangia, Meatballs and Murder!	$500
Tincknell, Roger L.	Old Time Sing-along	$250