Tewksbury Cultural Council
The Tewksbury Cultural Council is accepting new members. Residents should apply online to be considered by the Town Board of Selectmen. Please follow this link to the New Citizen Activity Form: https://tewksburymaboards.vt-s.net/newcaf.php
Our local council generally meets in November to consider applications for grant funding from the allocation made to the town by Mass Cultural Council. The meeting is public and posted on the town website calendar. Applicants and the interested public are encouraged to attend.
Priorities for this council are based on a mission to serve a broad and diverse audience of residents, serving all age groups with public access to various cultural programs as presented by our applicants.
Contact
Christian Panasuk
[email protected]
978-821-2335
Address
250 Trull Road
Tewksbury, MA 01876-1638
Application Information
FY26 Allocation
$18,500
FY26 Local Priorities
The local Tewksbury council will review the applications in a public meeting in Tewksbury, with the date to be posted on the town website. We encourage applicants to attend. We review applications with a priority toward benefit for our local community. Therefore, if you are an applicant from outside our local community, your application will carry substantially more preference if you arrange approval and agreement of a venue with one of our local host organizations in advance, and include a letter from the local host.
We also encourage new cultural programing, and give priority to new grant requests over annual applications looking for continued or sustained funding.
FY26 Local Guidelines
The following guidelines must be met PRIOR to submitting a Grant Application to the Tewksbury Cultural Council:
1. All performances/services must be pre-arranged and location noted on the application.
2. All performances/services must benefit Tewksbury residents.
3. All deadlines must be adhered to, including reimbursement or extension requests.
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Reimbursement Grants
FY26 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Discovery Museum, Inc. | Open Door Connections | $150 | FALVEY, BRENDAN | Stampede Kinetic Sculpture | $500 | Friends of the Elderly Tewksbury, Inc. | Trivia & Tunes Entertainment for Older Adults | $550 | Ipswich River Community Chorus Inc | Ipswich River Community Chorus 2026 Spring Concert | $263 | Jackson, Peter | Community Magic Show | $300 | John W. Wynn Middle School | WMS Drama Presents: Between the Lines Jr | $2,000 | John W. Wynn Middle School | WMS Spring Play | $2,000 | MUSIC Dance.edu | Hip Hop Chair Dance for Seniors! a dance series | $300 | Tewksbury Garden Club | Art & Bloom | $2,000 | Tewksbury Memorial High School | Tewksbury Titans Robotics Team Expansion & 2026 FRC Team 1474 Robotics Competition Season | $2,000 | Tewksbury Memorial High School Theatre Company, Inc. | The Sound of Music | $2,000 | Tewksbury Public Library | TPL Playful Engineers | $400 | Tewksbury Public Library | TPL Pop Up Art School | $375 | Tewksbury Public Library | TPL - XPress VIBE: Hip Hop Xpression for Youth & Families | $400 | Tewksbury Public Library | TPL - Plant A Seed, Read with The Whalemobile | $400 | Tewksbury Public Library | 20s & 30s: Apple Picking | $400 | Tewksbury Public Library | Library's 8th Annual Summer Concert Series | $2,000 | Tewksbury Public Library | Library's Art History ZOOM Series on ZOOM | $2,000 | Waterman, Jon | Live Music Making History Live | $400 | York, Matt | Matt York - Songs & Stories: Johnny Cash | $400 |