Northbridge Cultural Council
The Northbridge Cultural Council (NCC) seeks to expand access to experiences and opportunities within our community in the arts, humanities, and interpretative sciences, which enrich the quality of life for all while contributing to the community’s economic and cultural vitality.
Through its network of local councils, Mass Cultural Council (MCC) provides grants to non-profit cultural organizations, schools, communities, and individual artists to fund programs that use arts, science, and the humanities to build strong, diverse, livable communities.
Contact
Christine Johnson
[email protected]
508-234-2095
Address
7 Main Street
Northbridge, MA 01588-2294
Application Information
FY26 Allocation
$14,500
FY26 Local Priorities
The Northbridge Cultural Council (NCC) has approved the following local funding priorities for the FY26 fiscal grant year:
Provide an activity that supports the mission of the NCC and MCC within the Northbridge community.
Provide details as to the proposed venue, date, and a detailed description of the planned activity.
Provide a cultural activity free of charge to attendees.
Provide an activity that aligns with the results of our NCC Annual Interest Survey.
Provide an innovative and creative cultural experience with the community.
FY26 Local Guidelines
The Northbridge Cultural Council invites all grantees to visit Mass Cultural Council’s website (massculturalcouncil.org) and familiarize themselves with its requirements for funding and adhere to the priorities of our local council as identified in the Council Priorities. The NCC offers an optional free grant writing workshop which will be held in September. Details are posted on our town’s website.
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Reimbursement Grants
FY26 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bilodeau, Chris | Celebration of Irish Music | $1,200 | Blackstone Valley Community Concert Band, Inc. | Summer Concert Series 2026 | $500 | Blackstone Valley Education Foundation, Inc. | Arts in the Valley | $500 | Blackstone Valley Emergency Shelter, Inc. | Festival of Trees 2025 | $925 | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School | BVT Band & Chorus Concerts for All Series: Celebrating Diversity Through Music | $500 | Dick, Robert | Blackstone Valley Bluegrass concert | $400 | Discovery Museum, Inc. | Open Door Connections | $400 | George Marston Whitin Memorial Community Association, Inc. | WCC Youth Theatre | $1,000 | Hart, Francis | A Cultural and Historical Reflection of the 1960s through the Music of The Beatles | $250 | Landers, Kathleen | The Driveway Chicks at Plummer Place | $300 | Langlois, Celeste | The Art Of Pysanky | $500 | Langlois, Celeste | Craft to Crow About | $250 | Mankita, Jay | Traveling Maker Space: Chain Reactions | $1,000 | Massachusetts State Police Museum and Learning Center, Inc.* | MSPMLC Technology and Robotics Day | $1,237 | Newman, Howard | Musical Baseball Show | $250 | Northbridge Beautification | Northbridge Holiday Lights Celebration | $1,661 | Parnes, Janet | Farm Girl on the Front Lines: Deborah Sampson's Secret! | $250 | Richards, Raianne | Concert at Northbridge Senior Center with Mark & Raianne and their studio band | $250 | Silvia, Elizabeth | The Catnip Junkies Band Live! | $1,250 | The Claflin Hill Music Performance Foundation, Inc. | Celebrating America's 250th at the Whitin Mill Plaza | $1,850 | The Northbridge Historical Society, Inc. | Capturing our History through Storytelling: 1950 - 2025 | $750 | Whitinsville Social Library | Once Upon A Garden | $800 |