Westfield Cultural Council
The Westfield Cultural Council is a commission of the City made up of mayorally-appointed members. The main purpose of the WCC is to allocate grant monies annually from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. We aim to make Westfield a little brighter and more welcoming by enabling the growth of arts and culture right at home.
Contact
Mary Ann Scognamiglio
maryscog@aol.com
413-562-9492
Address
Westfield City Hall
59 Court Street
Westfield, MA 01085-3529
Application Information
FY24 Allocation
$43,500
FY24 Local Priorities
Artist-led projects, especially outdoor public art projects.
– Collaborative projects between artists, cultural groups and community organizations.
– Quality public events, like concerts and festivals, open to the general population.
– Programming for school-aged children which provide enrichment outside of schools. These programs need not serve only children, but perhaps serves as a subset of a larger program (i.e: a mural project which invites children to collaborate)
FY24 Local Guidelines
All events must take place in Westfield, must have a venue and a date.
2. Applications must include plans to acknowledge the Westfield Cultural Council (WCC) as a source of funding in ALL printed materials related to each event. Failure to do so may compromise future grant funding for an organization. Reimbursements requests must include the copies of the publicity containing acknowledgment.
3. The Westfield Cultural Council is committed to bringing new cultural events to the city and, realizing that other local support may be difficult to secure for an untried event, may fully fund it in the first year. However, to best leverage the funds provided by the State, we encourage organizations to apply to the WCC for partial funding for subsequent years, while finding other sources of financial support.
4. First priority will be given to grants written by organizations. Grants written by artists and supported by organizations will be considered when (and only when) the event has a definite venue and date.
5. Those applicants seeking grant funds over $800, or first-time applicants, may be asked to attend a WCC Meeting.
6. Every three years, the WCC is required by the State to do a “Satisfaction Survey.” All recipients are expected to participate in this survey so that the WCC can learn how to better serve arts organizations and the community.
7. Any change to any funded event, including a change of date, purpose of the event, change in artists or venue must be submitted in writing to the Westfield Cultural Council two (2) months before the event. The WCC will consider the changes and vote before providing the grant funds for disbursement.
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Reimbursement Grants
FY23 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia Park Children's Museum, Inc. | Financial Literacy Learning | $1,000 | Amelia Park Children's Museum, Inc. | Penguin Plunge Ice Art | $300 | ArtWorks of Westfield, Inc. | Downtown Live Summer Concert Series | $1,500 | ArtWorks of Westfield, Inc. | Articultre Westfield 2023 - Art & Literature | $750 | ArtWorks of Westfield, Inc. | Dance Westfield | $500 | ArtWorks of Westfield, Inc. | ARToberFEST 2023 | $1,000 | Blackburn, Rebecca | Saturday Sounds Concert Series | $1,075 | Boys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield, Inc. | Boys & Girls Club Visual Arts Program | $1,000 | Ethnic Arts Center of Somerville, Inc. | WESTFIELD HERITAGES ALIVE! Folktale Puppet Shows and "My Family" Toy Theatre Making | $1,500 | First Congregational Church of Wakefield Concert Committee | Holiday Concert | $500 | Greater Westfield Choral Association, Inc. | Ducharme Mass in A Major | $4,856 | Henderson, Steven I. | Senior Theater Funeral of Mortimer Stiffler | $900 | Highland Elementary PTO | Maker Space Build-Along: Chain Reactions! | $800 | Longstreeth, Ken | Free Concert by Jeff Gavioli and his BAD NEWS JAZZ AND BLUES ORCHESTRA featuring Cindy Reed | $500 | MUSIC Dance.edu | Hip Hop Chair Dance for Seniors! | $600 | MUSIC Dance.edu | I am Autistic I am Fantastic | $400 | Neill, David | Music Concert by The Fanfare Brass Ensemble | $600 | Resilient Community Arts | Art & Music for Climate Justice | $1,000 | Root, John A. | Majesty and Mystery of Crop Circles | $400 | Science & Engineering Education Development, Inc. | Take Home Fossil Kits for Westfield Athenaeum | $350 | The Stanley Park of Westfield, Inc. | Stanley Park's Sunday Night Concert Series | $3,000 | Westfield Athenaeum | Rainforest Reptile Show - Desert Animals | $450 | Westfield Athenaeum | Basic Animal Balloon Twisting Workshop | $300 | Westfield Athenaeum | Jewelry Jam for Teens | $300 | Westfield Athenaeum | Mike the Bubble Man | $500 | Westfield Athenaeum | Castle and Dragon Workshop | $250 | Westfield Farmers Market | Music at the Market | $2,500 | Westfield High School | WHS Reads! | $1,600 | Westfield Technical Academy | Storytelling with Michael Tougias | $1,005 | Westfield Theatre Group, a department of the Westfield Woman's Club | Stage replacement/repair | $1,000 | Westfield on Weekends, Inc. | PUMPKINFEST 2023 | $4,500 | Westfield on Weekends, Inc. | UP CLOSE AND MUSICAL 2023 | $1,500 | York, Matt | Johnny Cash Songs and Stories | $600 | Young Singers of Greater Westfield, Inc. | Young Singers of Greater Westfield Spring Concert | $750 |
