Sunderland Cultural Council
The mission of the Sunderland Cultural Council is to encourage access for Sunderland residents of all ages and groups to cultural events and resources of all types. The Sunderland Cultural Council pursues this mission through the administration of state funded Cultural Council grants. It is the policy of the Sunderland Cultural Council to seek the greatest possible diversity and number of funded events in order to provide the widest access to cultural resources.
Contact
Peter Lacey
[email protected]
413-665-3198
Address
Town Hall
12 School Street
Sunderland, MA 01375-9503
Application Information
FY26 Allocation
$6,200
FY26 Local Priorities
The Sunderland Cultural Council’s will give priority to projects that
1. serve and are readily accessible and affordable to the Sunderland community.
2. are well planned, detailing such factors as intended audience, venue, target date, and time of day, as appropriate.
3. demonstrate community support (i.e. letter of support to use a town space, letter of support from a a group or organization, or letter from appropriate staff person or school organization, if an in-school program.
As funding for Sunderland projects is limited, individual grants are typically capped at $500.
FY26 Local Guidelines
Information not provided
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Reimbursement Grants
FY26 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bates III, Davis R. | Sea Songs and Stories: A Performance for Seniors | $175 | Boston Comic Arts Foundation, Limited | Banned Books Week: Comics! | $500 | Cannizzaro, Peter | Good Trouble! Circus Variety Show | $500 | Ciampa, Elena | The Jazz queens | $400 | Franklin County Pride, Inc. | Franklin County Pride Parade and Festival | $300 | Frontier Regional CFCE/Union 38 Family Network | Owl Music & Movement for Families | $400 | Hilltown Youth Performing Arts Program, Inc. | Hilltown Youth Recovery Theatre & Spiderwick Chronicles | $500 | Local Access to Valley Arts | On the Boards '26 | $100 | Shea Theater Arts Center, Inc. | SheaK it Up Variety Series | $117 | Sunderland Elementary School | Sunderland Stars - Theater Group | $500 | Sunderland Public Library | Adaptive Music | $500 | Sunderland Public Library | Build a Fairy House for Wunderland | $500 | Sunderland Public Library | Incredible Earthworms | $275 | Sunderland Public Library | Digital Audio Creator Kit | $500 | Sunderland Public Library | Monster's Ball: Pride-Themed Dance Event for Teens | $500 | The Nolumbeka Project, Inc. | A Celebration of Native American Art, Music, and Cultures | $100 | The Nolumbeka Project, Inc. | Full Snow Moon Gathering and Social Dance | $100 | Weathervane Community Arts Corp | Montague World Music Fest | $300 |