Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire
CCNB regrants funds from the Mass Cultural Council to individuals and organizations for projects in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences.
Eleven municipalities are represented. These municipalities are: Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Florida, Hancock, Lanesborough, New Ashford, North Adams, Monroe, Savoy & Williamstown.
Contact
Nicholas Rigger
mrm@usa.com
413-652-2982
Address
10 Main Street
City of North Adams - Auditors Office
North Adams, MA 01247
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Application Information
FY25 Allocation
$89,500
FY25 Local Priorities
Our council represents 11 mostly rural towns. We prioritize funding events and projects taking place within these municipalities, and/or if the applicant resides in one of our 11 municipalities.
Encourage activity that involves collaboration and grows community.
We aim to strike a balance between supporting new and previously funded projects, as well as individual and organizational funding needs.
FY25 Local Guidelines
Venues: If the proposal involves a venue, the Council strongly encourages applicants to include a general letter of support from a venue representative (this letter does not need a specific date or official letterhead). In addition, venues should be within one or more of our municipalities, as well as be handicap accessible.
Multiple Applications: If you – are an individual – are offering the same activity in multiple locations, please complete a single application (for example, make one grant request for a music performance being presented in 3 different libraries, and itemize the details in the narrative and budget).
Digital Content: If your project has digital content, please share the public benefit it brings to our 11 municipalities, as well as the applicant’s connection to any of these communities.
Feasibility: Please be as detailed as possible about the practical details of the project, from partnerships to technical set-ups. This information is essential in the Council’s deliberations.
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Direct Grants
FY25 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott, Katherine | Migration Stories with Multicultural Bridge | $881 | Adams Council on Aging | Senior Theatre Trip | $793 | Adams Council on Aging | Adams Rythm Keepers | $1,321 | Adams Free Library | Summer 2025 Adams Free Library Programs | $1,761 | Adams Theater Presents Inc | The Adams Theater Season 2025 | $2,201 | Arts in Recovery for Youth | AIRY Expansion Project | $1,761 | Barrington Stage Company, Inc. | Playwright Mentoring Project | $1,321 | Barton, Ricky | Robot Paintings Color Patterns | $1,134 | Bates III, Davis R. | Celebrating the Season: Winter & Valentine's Day | $475 | Bates III, Davis R. | Celebrating the Season: A Halloween Harvest | $475 | Bates III, Davis R. | Celebrating the Season: Thanksgiving Harvest | $475 | Bellizzi, Kathryn | Crafts with Izzie! | $660 | Berkshire Children's Chorus, Inc. | Berkshire Children's Chorus Pilot Program in North County | $881 | Berkshire Folk Theater | Balfolk in the Berkshires: a community dance weekend | $1,321 | Berkshire Music School, Inc. | Rhythms of Brazil: A Journey Through Traditional Musical Instruments | $500 | Berkshire Pulse, Inc. | Soul Steps Residency Spring 2025 | $660 | Berkshires' Academy for Advanced Musical Studies, Inc. | BAAMS' Homecoming - Five Year Anniversary | $1,761 | Bettagere Nagendra Prasad, Pranav Swaroop | Project SARANG - Colors of South Asian Music | $1,101 | Cavallari, Marilyn | Gallery North: Community Programming | $1,321 | Charles H. McCann Technical School | Field Trip Fund | $1,145 | Cheshire Community Association | Cheshire Summer Festival | $2,025 | Cheshire Council on Aging | Seniors to the Theatre 2025 | $660 | Cheshire Council on Aging | Tommy T and Black Velvet and Jackson | $325 | Cheshire Library Association | Summer Reading Program | $881 | Christensen, Laura | Art in Response | $881 | Clarksburg Town Library | Wreath-Making Workshop | $250 | Clay, Sarah | Games People Play | $528 | Community Images, Inc. | Young@Heart | $881 | Daunis, Michael | North County Chorale | $1,761 | Domkarova, Sonia | Frames of Reality | $881 | Doubiago, Jessica | individual artist grant | $250 | Doubiago, Karylee | Berkshire Mountains Faerie Festival | $1,761 | Elkus, Eli | Musical Storytelling & Folk Music by Eli Elkus at Windsor Lake | $400 | Emma L. Miller Memorial Elementary School | Berkshire Theater Group Theater Performance | $881 | Fietta, Patricia | Thinking Inside the Box | $837 | Friends of the Lanesborough Public Library, Inc. | Cultural Exposure Program | $749 | Future Labs Gallery, LLC | The Glow Show | $704 | Geer, Michelle | Natural Fiber Clothing Swap | $400 | Greenagers, Inc. | Greenagers Education and Stewardship | $500 | Guenette, David | The Future of Climate Change in the Berkshires | $212 | Heart & Soil Collective Inc. | School Garden Construction and Planting | $1,321 | Heart & Soil Collective Inc. | Plant Identification Markers for Native Plant Community Garden | $528 | Hoosic River Watershed Association, Inc. | Finding Poetic Inspiration in the Hoosic River Watershed: Classes & Poetry Shares | $793 | Jazz in the Berkshires, Inc. | Concert Series: Jazz in the Berkshires | $2,201 | Jazz in the Berkshires, Inc. | Jazz in the Berkshires - Tribute to Modern Jazz Quartet | $881 | Kachulis, Nick | Life with Bill: A New Model for Aging. | $528 | Kaye, Marjorie | Eternal Transmission | $747 | Kids 4 Harmony | Kids 4 Harmony | $1,761 | Lane, David | Folk Carving Workshop | $881 | Lanesborough Public Library | Preschool Music and Literacy Enrichment | $881 | Lewis, Bernice E. | Songwriter Series | $1,233 | Lewis, Bernice E. | History Alive | $660 | MUSIC Dance.edu | Hip Hop Chair Dance for Seniors! - a dance series | $704 | MUSIC Dance.edu | I am Autistic I am Fantastic - The Musical | $511 | Maichack, Gregory | The Seahorse: How to Pastel Paint. | $516 | Mandel, Bruce | Song and Inspiration | $500 | May, Peter | Public Space Installation | $881 | Mendel, Lisa | Mosaic Stepping Stones | $500 | Mendel, Lisa | Spring Gardent | $450 | Mendel, Lisa | Spring Resin Project | $450 | Minerva Arts Center, Inc. | Winter Show | $500 | Momen, Farah | Lessons in Food and Revolution, from Bangladesh to the Berkshires | $3,507 | Mowinski, Melanie | Women Walking to Water Print Exchange and Exhibit | $881 | Nadler, Charlie | Pop-Up Punchlines | $1,937 | Nelson, Dawn | The Little Red House | $881 | Nelson, Dawn | One Day at a Time / Four Years of Chaos | $528 | New England Puppet Arts | Puppet Making Workshop and Adams Theater Gallery Exhibition | $1,057 | North Adams Chamber of Commerce, Inc. | North Adams FIRST Fridays | $1,761 | North Adams Cultural District | WinterFest 2025 | $1,761 | North Berkshire Community Dance | North Berkshire Community Dance | $1,321 | Nutshell Playhouse, Inc. | Nutshell Playhouse at the North Adams Library | $350 | Ouellet, Alvin | "Painting the Town: Berkshire Landmarks 2025" -- En Plein Air Painting Series | $528 | Patterson, Robert | Folkloric Hoosic | $881 | Pellegrini, Carlo | MILL TOWN CIRCUS | $881 | Porcino, John P. | Imagine Your Story: Summer Reading | $475 | ROOTS Teen Center, Inc. | ROOTS Arts Programming | $2,268 | Raymond, amanda | Calm Creations: Art and Mindfulness for All Ages | $726 | Reynolds, Emilee | Community Craft Time | $300 | Reynolds, Emilee | Doodle Bugs | $528 | Reynolds, Emilee | Community Sign and Sing | $1,321 | Roomful of Teeth Vocal Arts Project, Inc. | Roomful of Teeth Residency and Performance at MASS MoCA | $1,321 | Ryan, Elizabeth | Eclipsed! 2025 | $660 | Salmeron, Anna | Future Lab[s] Gallery March Exhibition | $881 | Second Chance Composting LLC | Compost Fun, Education, and Art! | $881 | Shakespeare & Company, Inc. | 2025 Fall Festival of Shakespeare | $1,321 | St. John III, Edmund | Sheryl Faye Presents Abigail Adams, America's First Second Lady and Second First Lady | $528 | St. John's Parish of Williamstown Mass | St John's Concert Series | $1,321 | St. Stanislaus Kostka School | Field trips to engage in local culture | $1,057 | Steeple City Social LLC | Steeple City Music Series | $1,321 | Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center, Inc. | Forest and Field Ecology and Exploration at Youth Center Inc and Mt Greylock summit | $881 | Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center, Inc. | Berkshire Rhythm Keepers at Ramblefest w/ Guests Adams COA Seniors | $528 | Taylor, Desiree | Community Humanities Workshops- Writing Courses and History Talks | $500 | The Berkshire Fife & Drum Corps | The Berkshire Fife & Drum Corps | $500 | The Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum, Inc. | The Declaration of the Rights of Women of the United States: A Reenactment | $881 | Tincknell, Roger L. | Elvis to the Everly Brothers | $500 | Tincknell, Roger L. | Country and Western, Cowboy Songs, and Yodeling | $500 | Tincknell, Roger L. | Elvis to the Everly Brothers | $450 | Tool, Kristen | Community Telescope Days | $599 | Tupper, Lara | Memoir Writing: What's Your Story? | $500 | Waterman, Jon | Live Music Making History Live | $400 | Williamstown Cultural District | Creative Futures: Youth Outdoor Exhibition | $1,061 | Williamstown Farmers Market | Music at the Market and Special Community Events | $1,180 | Wise, Dennis | The Theft of Dignity: Northern Berkshire Free Public Presentation | $598 | Wyrrick, Sharon | The Center for Resourceful Living: Documentary Film & Photography Exhibit | $881 | York, Matt | The Songs and Stories of Willie Nelson | $350 |
