Amesbury Cultural Council
The Amesbury Cultural Council is a group of local volunteers, appointed by the Mayor, who help promote and facilitate cultural activities and the arts in Amesbury.
The Council oversees the distribution of Mass Cultural Council grants; organizes the annual Amesbury Open Studio Tour; curates an Art@CityHall exhibit four times each year; supports the work of Amesbury’s Poet Laureate; and executes, supports, and promotes public art projects and cultural events throughout the City.
Contact
Ann Johnson (Co-Chair) Sally Nutt (Co-Chair)
amesburycc@gmail.com
978-257-4698
https://www.amesburyculturalcouncil.org/
Address
Amesbury City Hall
62 Friend Street
Amesbury, MA 01913-2825
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Application Information
FY26 Allocation
$12,600
FY26 Local Priorities
Your ACC Grant Proposal will accomplish any/all of the following:
-Offer free/affordable musical + theatrical performances for the residents of Amesbury
-Offer free/affordable visual arts + folk crafts workshops, instruction + programming to the residents of Amesbury
-Offer cultural festivals + community-building opportunities to the residents of Amesbury
-Enhance our city through public art installations, placemaking, downtown revitalization, and historical interpretation, etc.
FY26 Local Guidelines
Information not provided
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Direct Grants
FY25 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Amesbury Carriage Museum, Inc. | Community of Makers Adult Workshop Series | $400 | Amesbury Carriage Museum, Inc. | Whispers of the Past: A Journey Through Amesbury's Mt. Prospect Cemetery | $500 | Amesbury Chamber of Commerce & Industrial Foundation, Inc. | Summer Series | $1,000 | Amesbury Green Team | Amesbury Earth Day Festival | $900 | Amesbury Innovation High School | Riverwalk Historical Kiosks | $1,100 | Amesbury Public Library | Art on the Lawn: Crafts & Community for Adults | $1,500 | City of Amesbury | Kid's Day with Johnny the K | $650 | Code & Circuit, Inc. | Stop Motion Animation for Amesbury Adults | $800 | Douglass, Lory | Educational Pollinator Garden at Town Park | $600 | Friends of the Amesbury Council on Aging, Inc. | Live Well Amesbury - a Feel Good Festival | $600 | Harcovitz, Ruth | SONGS OF WORLD WAR II | $550 | Houle, Jenn | Plant Paint Cross-Pollinate | $800 | Imagine Studios | Newburyport Indigenous People's Day | $600 | Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary | Nature in your neighborhood - All about birds | $325 | River Valley Charter District | Building a Better World Community Mural | $2,275 |
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