Westfield Cultural Council
The Westfield Cultural Council is a commission of the City made up of mayorally-appointed members. The main purpose of the WCC is to allocate grant monies annually from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. We aim to make Westfield a little brighter and more welcoming by enabling the growth of arts and culture right at home.
Contact
Mary Ann Scognamiglio
[email protected]
413-562-9492
Address
Westfield City Hall
59 Court Street
Westfield, MA 01085-3529
Application Information
FY26 Allocation
$45,300
FY26 Local Priorities
WCC supports Cultural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: projects that elevate the voices and experiences of marginalized communities to showcase Westfield’s diversified population. Projects that create opportunities for artists and organizations that identify as Black, Indigenous, LGBTQX, refugee or immigrant and help to develop leadership, coalition building and youth development.
FY26 Local Guidelines
All events must take place in Westfield, have a date and a venue.
All grant requests must include plans to acknowledge the Westfield Cultural Council (WCC) as a source of funding in ALL printed materials and copies submitted with reimbursement requests.
All grant requests must meet the MACC and WCC program guidelines to be considered.
Any change in venue, event time and place must be requested in writing to WCC for approval.
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Reimbursement Grants
FY26 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia Park Children's Museum, Inc. | Daily Specials Programming Series - art and program supplies | $1,000 | ArtWorks of Westfield Incorporated | Articulture 2026 (Music component only) | $1,000 | ArtWorks of Westfield Incorporated | Downtown Live! Summer Concert Series | $4,000 | ArtWorks of Westfield Incorporated | Articulture Westfield ~ Art, Literature & More! | $1,000 | ArtWorks of Westfield Incorporated | Dancing Under The Stars | $500 | ArtWorks of Westfield Incorporated | ARToberFEST 2026 | $2,000 | ArtWorks of Westfield Incorporated | Downtown Westfield WinterWalk | $1,500 | Baker, George | Dixieland Stomp Concert | $500 | Boys and Girls Club of Greater Westfield, Inc. | Art Studio Open to All Youth | $3,000 | Carmel, Donna | Watercolor painting with scents part 1 and part 2 | $200 | Center for Human Development, Incorporated | Buddy Walk Performance | $1,000 | Ethnic Arts Center of Somerville, Inc. | Folktales Alive! Animated Ancestries of Our People | $1,000 | First Congregational Church of Westfield Concert Committee | Family Carol Festival | $500 | Greater Westfield Choral Association, Inc. | 2026 Annual Choral Concert | $3,003 | Highland Elementary PTO | Playful Engineers | $1,000 | Lenski, Laurel | NIA Moving Mediation | $400 | MUSIC Dance.edu | Hip Hop Chair Dance for Seniors! a dance series | $450 | Maichack, Gregory | Vincent van Gogh’s the Iris: How to Pastel Paint | $500 | Mankita, Jay | Chain Reactions & Creative Contraptions | $1,000 | Maynard, Llama | Stars Above Westfield Women’s Club | $400 | Newlin, Trishadee | The Sounds of Westfield | $1,000 | Newlin, Trishadee | Westfield Woman's Club Multicultural Collage of Music and Storytelling, 1926 - 2026 | $350 | Newlin, Trishadee | Illuminating the Stage: Lighting and Sound Training Program for Community Theatre | $500 | Newlin, Trishadee | Roaring Through the Decades: Women of Westfield — 1926 to Today | $1,400 | Novi Cantori of Greater Springfield, Inc. | Novi Cantori Winter Concert | $600 | Plasse, Richard | Premier Swing band | $500 | Small Planet Dancers | Roaring Twenties | $800 | St. Mary's High School | St. Mary's High School Spring Musical | $2,000 | Stepanek, Julie | Monthly Ukulele Program at the Westfield Athenaeum | $1,000 | The Harlot Queens, Inc. | The Midnight in the Garden Fantasy Ball 2026 | $500 | The Stanley Park of Westfield, Inc. | Stanley Park's Sunday Night Concert Series | $3,000 | Westfield Athenaeum | Hidden Gems - Collectibles Appraisal with Rick Keller | $450 | Westfield Athenaeum | Colorful Camouflage | $200 | Westfield Athenaeum | Saturday Sounds Concert Series | $1,700 | Westfield Athenaeum | “New England Ghosts” | $325 | Westfield Farmers Market | Music at the Market | $1,500 | Westfield Intermediate School | Brendaliz Cepeda and Bomba De Aqui: Dance and Literature as a portal to culture | $1,690 | Westfield Middle School | Tanglewood Marionettes: Perseus & Medusa | $2,035 | Westfield Pride Inc. | Youth and Family Programming Series | $500 | Westfield on Weekends, Inc. | PUMPKINFEST 2026 | $2,900 | Westfield on Weekends, Inc. | Up Close and Musical 2026 | $1,000 | Westfield on Weekends, Inc. | WRITERS OUT LOUD 2026 | $500 | Westfield on Weekends, Inc. | Cupcakes, Cookies and Community | $500 | Westfield on Weekends, Inc. | WOW CENTER GALLERY EXHIBITS 2026 | $500 | YMCA of Greater Westfield, Inc. | Art Zone at the Y of Greater Westfield | $3,000 | Young Singers of Greater Westfield, Inc. | Young Singers of Greater Westfield Spring Concert | $750 |