Somerville Arts Council
The mission of the Somerville Arts Council (SAC) is to cultivate and celebrate the creative expressions of the Somerville community. Through innovative collaborations and quality programming we work to make the arts an integral part of life reflective of our diverse city.
Contact
Rachel Strutt
rstrutt@somervillema.gov
617-625-6600
http://somervilleartscouncil.org/
Address
50 Evergreen Avenue
Somerville, MA 02145-2819
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Application Information
FY24 Allocation
$53,200
FY24 Local Priorities
The Somerville Arts Council gathers input from the community throughout the year and develops funding priorities based on this feedback. This year the Somerville Arts Council will give priority to:
• Projects that serve diverse audiences
• Projects that support local artists
• Projects that support our city’s cultural infrastructure
In addition to the state criteria applications will be evaluated using the following review criteria:
• How well the program meets our local priorities
• Community support and involvement
• Evidence of track record and dedication of the applicant
• Ability to address the diverse cultural needs of a community’s underserved populations or support diverse forms of cultural activities
• Financial need
• Demonstrated planning
FY24 Local Guidelines
* Organizations may only submit only one project grant application. (Schools may submit more than one, but only one per lead teacher, specific project)
* Individuals may submit only one application, either a project or fellowship application. While individuals can partner with others, they can only submit one application, as a “prime” contact.
* Fellowships applicants must be Somerville residents.
* Applicants will submit via the MCC portal but MUST utilize Somerville Arts Council guidelines and follow directions concerning submission of support material and budgets. Applications not submitted by our standards may not receive favorable review. To download our guidelines go to: www.somervilleartscouncil.org/lccgrants
* Applicants must submit within our budget grant range and not above it. (Projects up to $5k; Fellowships request specific $3k)
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Reimbursement Grants
FY24 Funding List
Name | Project Title | Amount |
---|---|---|
Alsamsam, Dana | Fellowship, Literature | $3,000 | Around Hear | Around Hear | $5,000 | Arthur D. Healey School | Food Poetry with Anthony Febo (Artist in Residence) | $1,500 | Arthur D. Healey School | Music, Project | $2,000 | Arthur D. Healey School | Cultural Heritage Project | $1,350 | Artisan's Asylum, Inc. | Youth Programming and Events | $4,000 | Babilye, Theodora | The Testimonies of Love | $1,000 | Bemis, Jillian | Visual Art, fellowship | $3,000 | Benjamin G. Brown School | Visual Art: Willow Ave Mural | $700 | Boomer, Nolan | Elfland Workshop and Zine | $1,548 | Bresler, Edie | Visual Art, Fellowship | $3,000 | Cabral, Steven | Visual Art | $500 | Carlino, Matthew | G24 The Gilman Square Arts and Music Festival | $2,650 | Claudio, Sabrina (Phree) | Everybody Eats | $3,200 | Colella, Jodi | But It Doesn't Hold Water | $1,999 | Commonwealth Clayworks LLC | Clayworks Companion Program | $1,800 | Community Action Agency of Somerville | Home, Sweet Rented Home: Challenges and Disparities of Renting Families in Somerville. | $3,000 | Continelli, Anne | Spaces of Their Own (working title) | $3,500 | Dandelion Montessori | Creative Movement for Montessori Community | $536 | De Musis, Rejane | Festa Caipira Praticutucá | $4,000 | Dupras, Faye | Artist Fellowship | $2,016 | East Somerville Main Streets, Inc. | East Somerville Festival Series | $2,000 | Evrard, Maxwell | Exchanging Notes Album Project | $4,000 | Felix, Cidjud | IMAGINE W/ | $3,500 | Food Tank the Think Tank for Food | Little Peasants: A New Play | $750 | Friedland, Elana Lev | Literature, Fellowship | $2,800 | Garcia, Seth | Literature, Fellowship | $2,750 | Hale, Mary | Visual Art, Fellowship | $2,000 | Harcovitz, Ruth | A CELEBRATION OF RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN | $500 | Izuyama, Yumi | Kamishibai and Acts of Kindness | $1,650 | Kalliope Reed Quintet | Kalliope Reed Quintet performs at the Somerville Museum | $2,000 | Kitchell, Liza | Festa Junina | $3,000 | Klein, Ira | Open American Folk Concert at the Somerville Public Library | $1,200 | Kocol, Mary | Visual Art, Fellowship | $3,000 | Lane, Claire | Malefica: a Dance Theater Production | $3,000 | Livne, Shir | Multidisciplinary, Project | $3,300 | Malecki, Eliza | Lost and Found | $1,500 | Mancini, Hilken | Punk Rock Aerobics for Kidz Somerville | $3,000 | Martz, Paulina | Marian or the True Tale of Robin Hood | $500 | MetaMovements LLC | Access On The Row: Latin Dance lessons in ASL | $2,400 | Mystic Learning Center, Inc. | Books Of Hope | $1,589 | NAKATO, CATHERINE | BALLchella: The Legacy Cookout | $2,500 | Nath, Anjali | Khelna (Play) | $1,000 | Neighborways Design LLC | Visual Arts: Tufts Street Wall Mural | $4,925 | Newman, Howard | Music for Seniors | $375 | Novick, Steve | Visual Art, Fellowship | $500 | Olin, Debra | Visual Art Fellowship | $3,000 | Opera on Tap Boston | Flowers and Opera | $3,400 | PTA Massachusetts Parent-Teacher Association Inc. | Music, Project | $2,000 | Ross, Allison | Celebrating our Histories: Moving our Futures | $5,000 | SNYDER, AJDA | Music, Fellowship | $1,500 | Sanchez, Laura | Making Welcome to Holland! accessible. | $3,000 | School of HONK, Inc. | Summer Honk 2024 | $2,000 | Scott, David | Songwriters in the Round | $4,800 | Shepley, Julia | Visual Art, project | $500 | Smiley, Sarah Rose | Kaleidoscope: Queer Imaginings | $1,000 | Somervile Asian Family Network | Cambridge-Somerville Asian Festival 2024 | $4,825 | Somerville High School | Field Trip | $625 | Somerville Public Schools | Jean Appolon Multicultural Immersive Learning Experience | $4,607 | Somerville Public Schools | Collaborative Kindness Mural with Bren Bataclan | $3,750 | Somerville Public Schools | Printing for newspaper club, "The Kennedy Chronicle" | $3,525 | The Beautiful Stuff Project, Inc. | Cultural Heritage, Project | $3,033 | The Center for Arts at the Armory, Inc. | Performance Opportunity Program | $2,000 | The Flavor Continues Corporation | TFC@MOTA Street and Club Dance Sessions | $2,400 | Thompson, Lily | A Helping Branch | $500 | Torgerson, Mark | Kadanz Jazz: Music for Community | $1,278 | Trefts, Jason | Illegally Blind | $2,500 | Tunefoolery Music, Inc. | Music, Project | $2,400 | West Somerville Neighborhood School | Live Production of The Tell-Tale Heart! | $940 | Westwater Weekes, Naomi | The Reclamation Project: Honoring the Voices of People of Color in Folk Music | $1,150 | Willett, Galen | oDD nUMBERED rECORDS Concert Series | $1,000 | Winter Hill Community School | School-based Theatre for Social-Emotional Learning | $3,876 | sy, papa | Kanassu Bi | $3,000 |