Fall River Cultural Council

Congratulations to the 53 applicants who have been awarded 2026 Grants.

To receive reimbursement for either the 2025 of 2026 grant, the directions can be found on page 3 of your acceptance letter.

Contact

Debbie Pelletier
[email protected]
508-678-1840

Address
1 Government Center, Room 326
Fall River, MA 02722-7700

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Application Information

FY27 details to come.

FY26 Funding List

Name	Project Title	Amount
Andrews, Roger	SketchyGOichie DRAW! - Empowering Fall River Youth Through Digital Art (referred to as DRAW! throughout this application)	$5,000
Atlantis Charter School	A Return to the Theatre	$1,350
Bigelow, Gary	Back In the Neighborhood ( Album- 10 compositions)	$3,000
Burrowes, Jules	Combining printmaking and painting	$1,500
Carreiro, Kate	Artist Talks	$900
Casa dos Açores da Nova Inglaterra, Inc. (House of Azores of New England, Inc.)	Fabric Arts Festival, 7th Edition	$1,000
Children's Museum of Greater Fall River, Inc., The	Visual Voices: Design for Learning, Language, and Culture	$1,000
Community Autism Resources, Incorporated	Family Movie for Autistic Individuals and Their Families	$950
Craftyish Shop	Free Crafts for all ages at Fall River Public Library	$3,000
Creative Arts Network, Inc.	Isabella Steward Gardner	$2,000
Creative Community Vision, Inc.	Flint Arts Festival	$3,000
Darcy, Jayne	Marketing & Funding Resources for Fall River Nonprofits	$500
Doherty, Jennifer Brooke	Red Billows Expansion	$2,000
Drayton, Susan	Learn To Paint With Susan Drayton	$2,000
Ethnic Arts Center of Somerville, Inc.	MY FALL RIVER PUPPET PALS	$1,000
Fall River Arts and Culture Coalition	Illuminate Fall River Phase 1	$4,000
Fall River Museum of Contemporary Art, Inc.	FR MoCA Spring Exhibition Curatorial Resident	$3,000
Fall River Public Library Foundation, Inc.	Watercolor Workshop Series	$1,500
Fall River Waterfront Cultural District	Sunsets on the Waterfront	$3,000
Fazio, Rhonda M	Woven Pathways	$3,000
Gatesman, Kimberly	The Homemade Printmaker Series	$1,595
Gnome Inc.	Happiness Project at Gnome Surf	$7,000
Greater Fall River Symphony Society, Inc.	2025-2026 Fall River Symphony Orchestra season	$6,000
Lafayette-Durfee Historical Foundation, Inc.	Colonial Fall River	$4,000
Little Theatre of Fall River, Inc.	Sunday in the Park with George	$6,000
Lovegrove, Jr., Vincent W.	"A Lot More Bubbles in a Lot More Parks"	$2,500
MUSIC Dance.edu	I am Autistic I am Fantastic - The Musical	$580
Marquee Theatre Productions, Inc.	Disney's Little Mermaid	$6,000
Martell, Scott	Martell Magic Library Show	$550
Mateus, Kayla	Through the Canvas: Healing Through Art	$2,000
Means, Pamela	Pamela Means presents Black, Brown, and Beige: Our Shared History and Present Day	$800
Mello, David	Relics	$2,500
Narrows Center for the Arts, Inc.	Take Me to the River	$9,039
Noverca-Viveiros, Vania Marie	Musicians ~n~ Muse {Gold Series}	$3,000
Oliveira, Sheila	Pocasset Tribal History along the Quequechan River	$3,000
On Stage Theatrical Productions, Inc.	DARE TO DREAM	$5,000
Our Lady of Light Symphonic Band, Inc	2026 SPRING CONCERT SERIES	$5,000
Page, Eleanor	ECHOES OF THE POCASSET & Falling River	$3,000
Practice Best Practice, Inc.	Practice Best Practice Workshops	$300
Raposa, Marquelynn	Exploring Layers	$2,500
Santa Cecilia, Inc.	SAINT CECILIA ANNUAL HOLY GHOST FEAST 2026	$2,000
Skala, Nelson	Sounds Of The Future : A Recording & Music Production Workshop for Fall River Youth	$2,000
South Coast Community Chorale	Trouble to Triumph	$6,000
Spectrum Productions, Inc.	Lion King Jr. Production	$5,000
The Colonial Navy of Massachusetts	Colonial American Music, History, & Patriot Honors	$3,500
The Preservation Society of Fall River Inc.	Dr. Isaac Fiske House Underground Railroad and Abolition Museum	$5,000
The Spectrum Empowerment Project Inc.	Empowered Theater and Arts Fesival	$5,500
Theatre Rats, Inc.	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	$5,500
Thomas Chew Memorial Boys & Girls Club	Arts Program	$5,000
U. S. S. Massachusetts Memorial Committee, Incorporated	The Twelve Waves of Christmas	$2,000
Viveiros, Gracen	Whispers of the Community: An Interactive Sound & Art Installation	$2,000
Zaino, Nick	100 Years of Boston Comedy	$157
Zammarchi, Robert	ElijahT. Grasshopper & Friends	$900