West Newbury Cultural Council

The West Newbury Cultural Council provides yearly funding for local events surrounding the Arts, Humanities and Interpretive Sciences. Our Council reviews applications for a variety of events including concerts, art exhibits, musical performances, historical series, literary festivals, library and school programs, theatrical events, class offerings for senior citizens and other populations as well as other art-related programs. We appreciate emerging as well as established individuals and organizations. We strive to grant funding for a diverse group of community and surrounding programs. Current Council Members include Jocelyne Cosentino, Catherine DeWitt, Amy Friend, Heather Karp, Jess Knezek, Jen Pepper, Alyson Tedeschi and Linda Young. We are always looking for new members to join the Council and add a fresh perspective to Grant Season.

Contact

Alyson Tedeschi, Chair
westnewburylcc@gmail.com
978-363-1100

Address
381 Main Street
West Newbury, MA 01985-1499

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Application Information

FY25 details to come.

FY24 Funding List

Name	Project Title	Amount
Grammer, Elisa	Minute Histories of West Newbury, MA; Tales of Classic New England Town	$626
Greater Newburyport Village, Inc.	Port Gingerbread Festival	$500
Imagine Studios	Indigenous People's Day Event	$308
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary	Nature in your neighborhood - All about birds West Newbury	$300
Merrimack Valley Concert Band, Inc.	2024 Bandstand Concert Series	$750
OnStage, Inc.	Classic Stories in the Open: Family Friendly Theater performance	$408
Open Air Sculpture Group	Outdoor Sculpture at Maudslay 2024	$500
Pentucket Fine & Performing Arts Foundation	Makers Market	$350
Russell, Charlie	Summer Music Series	$400
Terezin: Children of the Holocaust, Inc.	Terezin- Children of the Holocaust	$300
The Actors Studio of Newburyport, Inc.	HerStory, a month long celebration	$608
the Wizard, Ed	Basic Ballon Twisting Workshop	$450