Wellfleet Cultural Council

The Wellfleet Cultural Council (WCC) is a town committee of volunteers appointed by the Wellfleet Board of Selectmen. WCC receives state funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and local funds from the Town of Wellfleet plus our own fundraising efforts. We distribute this money through annual grants for a broad variety of projects in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences. This council accepts grant proposals in online formats.

Contact

Carolyn Rogers, Chair
wellfleetculturalcouncil@gmail.com
508-349-3525
https://wellfleetculturalcouncil.org

Address
300 Main Street
Wellfleet, MA 02667-7470

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Application Information

FY26 Allocation

$5,700

FY26 Local Priorities

• Benefit Wellfleet individuals and organizations

• Support local artistic and not-for-profit talent

• Provide off-season activities for year-round residents

• Promote racial equity and encourage diversity

• Highlight Wellfleet’s local heritage and unique natural resources

• Support emerging artists, start-ups, and new programs

• Be evaluated and prioritized to assure that the assortment of grants funded provide different types of arts and cultural activities: (e.g. music, theater, visual art, performing arts, literature, science, historical, and other types of events)

FY26 Local Guidelines

• The value of the program/project to Wellfleet needs to be clear. Consider identifying who in Wellfleet will benefit? How many will benefit?

• Preference is given to Wellfleet residents/organizations.

• Preference may be given to local artists (Cape-wide as opposed to off-Cape).

• Programs/projects venues must be physically accessible.

• A venue, if needed must be secured and specified in the grant application. (A letter of agreement or more formal agreement is sufficient).

• Your program/project must take place and be completed during the calendar year 2025.

• Only one application from each group or individual will be considered. Please combine multi program/project requests under one application.

• A budget should be clear; the council needs to know how the funds will be used.

• Additional funding from other sources is preferred, or there is a clear plan to complete your project if not fully funded by council.

How Grant Recipients Are Paid

Direct Grants

FY26 Funding List

A grant list will be published here after January 17, 2026 and once the Local Cultural Council has finalized their decisions.