Canton Cultural Council
The Canton Cultural Council strives to use its available grants to maximize positive impacts to the most Canton Citizens possible. We encourage applicants whose projects will be accessible to the entire Canton Community rather than specific groups.
Contact
Angela Mouradian, chair
ccouncil@town.canton.ma.us
781-575-1448
Address
Canton Town Hall
801 Washington Street
Canton, MA 02021-2500
Connect on Social
Facebook
Application Information
FY24 Allocation
$9,800
FY24 Local Priorities
Priorities of the Canton Cultural Council
The priority of the Canton Cultural Council is to bring cultural experiences to our community from a diverse group of artists, scientists and educators.
The council accomplishes this goal by offering grants to applicants committed to providing such experiences.
In order to bring awareness of the availability of grants, the council publishes articles in the Canton Citizen and Patriot Ledger providing information on the application process and the deadlines.
To promote the grant-funded programs, the council publicizes upcoming events on our Facebook page.
` Grant recipients are asked to note council sponsorship during their program to make the public aware of the council.
The council works constantly to increase its membership; having a presence at the annual Heritage Festival and the Farmer’s Market helps in recruiting new members as well as to increase the awareness of the council and its mission.
FY24 Local Guidelines
Canton Cultural Council Guidelines
The Canton Cultural Council awards grants for arts, science and educational programs.
Of primary importance is the diversity of the recipients of the grants. Canton is committed to assuring generational, racial, gender and ethnic representation.
Also of importance is the benefit to Canton. The council gives preference to programs held in town. Programs held outside of Canton require the participation of Canton residents or attendance of Canton residents. Applicants are not required to be from Canton
Grants in the past cycle ranged from $100 to $1,000
Criteria used in determining the awarding of grants include:
Qualifications of the applicants and the proposed program
Accessibility of the venue
Financial need
Artistic merit of the applicant and the proposed program
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Direct Grants
FY23 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Applefield, Janet | Combating Hate and Prejudice | $350 | Canton Community Theatre, Inc. | Hands on a Hardbody by Doug Wright | $1,000 | Canton Farmers Market, Inc. | Canton Farmers Market Fall Fest | $1,125 | Canton Farmers Market, Inc. | Canton Farmers Market Farm Day Celebration | $1,000 | Canton Public Schools | Rehearsal Cubes | $422 | Canton Public Schools Visual Arts Department | Open Studio Events | $600 | Easton Children's Museum, Inc. | Finding Your Voice Through STEAM | $300 | Easton Community Access Television ECAT, Inc. | Hockomock Film Festival | $500 | Friends of the Blue Hills Charitable Trust | Blue Hills Winter Fest | $500 | Friends of the Blue Hills Charitable Trust | Green Up the Blue Hills | $250 | Fuller Craft Museum, Inc. | Craft for Kids | $350 | Irish Cultural Centre, Inc. | St. Patrick's Day for All! | $523 | MUSIC Dance.edu | I am Autistic I am Fantastic | $680 | Mankita, Jay | Maker Space Build Along: Artful Mechanisms | $500 | Mass Audubon Metro South Region | Sensory-Friendly Days | $700 | Oladipo, Olarewaju | Bonegard Art Experience | $500 | Parker, Mary | Nostalgic Storytelling this is an on going project design to inspire people of all ages to express themselves and share their experiences through writing.Hopefully we will be starting book andencouraging book clubs to open up to all ages of book writers and illustrators. | $300 | Polatin, David | "The Fifties - The Golden Age of Music” | $500 | Revere and Son Heritage Trust Corporation | Revere Utility Box Wrap | $600 | Rhododendron Needlers Quilt Guild, Inc. | "A Community of Quilters" Quilt Show | $500 | Self Help, Inc. | The Art and Science of Puppetry | $450 | Sharon Community Chorus, Inc. | Holiday & Pops Concert | $100 | Silvia, Elizabeth | The BaNannies Live! | $500 | The Delvena Theatre Company | Lizzie Borden and the 40 Whacks | $650 | Women in Film & Video--New England Chapter, Inc. | Behind the Scenes: Connecting and Collaborating in the Film & Media Industry | $500 |
