Sterling Cultural Council
Building Community Bridges; creating a close-knit community by sponsoring and supporting activities and events that bring the diverse elements of our community together for enjoyment and cultural enrichment.
“Where Art & Culture meet the Community”
Our council aims to:
– Recruit new members, of all ages to better suit the guidelines of the Cultural Council. Create more diversity. Increase youth programing. In 2023 we established a pollcy to encourage more high school and young adult members. Interested youth should call Judy Doherty, Chairperson, to apply.
– We strive to bring something for everyone in all factions of the Arts and Sciences. Outreach efforts to promote the grant application process.
Contact
Judy Doherty
doherty_bwp@yahoo.com
508-688-2122
Address
1 Park Street
Sterling, MA 01564-2136
Application Information
FY24 Allocation
$7,200
FY24 Local Priorities
1. Local applicants
2. Programs that serve Sterling residents and that have secured a Sterling location for events.
3. Diversity and Multicultural.
4. Youth involvement.
FY24 Local Guidelines
1. Applicants are expected to do some of their own promotion of events.
2. Please be sure to contact the place where you plan to have events in advance.
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Reimbursement Grants
FY23 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Blehar, Katherine | Artist in Residency | $1,500 | Clear Path for Veterans New England, Inc. | Build-A-Flag Youth Workshop | $250 | Conant Public Library | Traditional Irish Music with Kate Chadbourne | $400 | Conant Public Library | Sally Ride– America’s First Woman Astronaut | $525 | Cormier, Denis | SONGS OF YESTERDAY | $150 | Discovery Museum, Inc. | Open Door Connections | $500 | Fitchburg Art Museum, Inc. | 87th Regional Exhibition of Art & Craft | $250 | Grattaroti, Michael | Artist Fund | $400 | Johnny Appleseed Trail Association, Inc. | Johnny Appleseed Visitor Center Cultural Components | $800 | Smith, Patrick | Afternoon of Brass #2 | $500 | Sterling Community Theatre | SCT summer musical | $3,000 | Sterling Council on Aging | Holiday Music Winter Wonderland | $200 | Sterling Garden Club | Forests, Wildlife, Water Climate and You! | $600 | Sterling Recreation Department | Summer Concert Series | $2,500 | Sterling-Lancaster Community Television Corporation | Classic Movie Nights | $2,300 | Virginia Thurston Healing Garden, Inc. | Meditation and Mindfulness | $1,000 | Worcester Chamber Music Society, Inc. | The Brandenburg Concertos - Free tickets for town residents | $648 |
