Chicopee Cultural Council
The Chicopee Cultural Council’s mission is to advance excellence and access to the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences. Through grants to artists, Arts organizations, independent council projects, volunteerism and community input, the Council aims to support local artists and enhance meaningful cultural experiences for the entire community. The Council strives towards good stewardship and community growth to promote wellness by contributing to our economic vitality and leveraging the power of the arts, culture and creativity for all citizens.
Cultural Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Projects that elevate the voices and experiences of historically-marginalized groups to highlight the current and historical diversity of Chicopee. Projects should create opportunities for artists and community members who identify as Black, Indigenous, a Person of Color, LGBTQ+, refugee, immigrant, or person living with a disability. Projects may include coalition building, research, leadership, wellness, and youth development.
***Monthly meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm on the 3rd floor Chicopee City Hall Auditorium and subject to change. Zoom option available upon request.
For information, please email culture@chicopeema.gov
GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR FY 2025 ARE OPEN SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
Letters of Confirmation from venues will take precedence. The council supports grants between $250 – $5000 and will only accept up to two grant proposals per applicant.
Contact
Charles Laboy, Chair
culture@chicopeema.gov
413-377-4404
https://chicopeeculturalcouncil.com
Address
PO Box 888
Chicopee, MA 01013-2806
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Application Information
FY25 Allocation
$71,600
FY25 Local Priorities
Letters of Confirmation from venues will take precedence.
Food and Refreshments can now be included in grant requests.
Funding for scholarships are also allowed in grant request.
The council supports grants between $250 – $5000 and will only accept up to two grant proposals per applicant.
FY25 Local Guidelines
Information not provided
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Direct Grants
FY24 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aviles, Samuel | Peace Coffee Offers | $1,750 | Baker, George | LVG Band | $400 | Baker, George | Happy 5 Oompah Band | $400 | Barrett, Cynthia | Emma and Belley: Sister Detectives, A Bilingual Book | $150 | Bates III, Davis R. | Celebrating the Season: Thanksgiving Harvest | $400 | Boutin, Melanie | Springfield Museums Field Trip | $990 | Bowie School | Bowie Memorial Grade 5 Field Trip | $870 | Bowie School | STEAM (Science, Technology, Enginerring, Arts, Music) Field Trip | $550 | Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee, Inc. | Campus Mural | $1,750 | Bruno, Roger | A Celebration of Song - The Great American Songbook and Beyond | $400 | Campbell, Sara | Digging Deeper into Genealogy Locale Research - It's Not All Online | $200 | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | CCHS Drama club Once upon a mattress | $1,500 | Chicopee High School | The Fantasticks | $2,000 | Chicopee High School | Inclusive Repertoire Initiative | $1,251 | Chicopee Parks & Recreation | Aldenville Commons Summer Concert Series | $1,750 | Chicopee Parks & Recreation | Fourth of July Concert Celebration | $1,200 | Chicopee Public Library | Odaiko New England presents Taiko Thunder | $880 | Chicopee Public Library | Storytime Quintet presents Peter and the Wolf | $600 | Chicopee Public Library | Buildwave Workshop | $500 | Chicopee Public Library | King and Kountry | $400 | Chicopee Public Schools | Pottery for the People | $1,900 | City of Chicopee | Hispanic Heritage Dominoes Tournament | $1,200 | City of Chicopee | Movie month's | $1,500 | City of Chicopee | Puerto Rican Heritage Month Celebration | $2,000 | City of Chicopee | "Expressions of Love" Sidewalk Chalk Drawing Day | $1,000 | Comeau, Robert | Chicopee Historical Tours | $550 | Crowes Pasture | Crowes Pasture - A Contemporary Folk Music Concert | $400 | DREAM Studios, Inc. | An Evening with Nina Simone | $1,348 | Escamilla, Marshall | Discovering Dinosaurs in the Pioneer Valley: A Place-Based Science Podcast for Kids | $1,000 | Fisher, Donald | Poetry and Spoken Word at the Chicopee Public Library | $450 | Fleischauer, Rosann | Yarning around Massachusetts | $500 | Get Movin' Fitness | Music, Dance and Culture Around the World | $600 | Greater Chicopee Area Community Concert Band | GCACCB Spring and Winter 2024 Concert Series | $700 | Harris, Kenneth | Foes of a Minimum Wage Guard | $600 | Hurlbut, Steven M. | Jumpin' Juba Senior Concert | $360 | Ishutkina, Tatyana | Let's Build a Roof over the World | $685 | Kachulis, Nick | Life with Bill: A New Model for Aging. | $300 | Laboy, Charles | One Strong Summer | 2024 | $4,800 | Le Note Diverse | Stories of Fortitude: Women Composers of the Baroque II | $1,000 | Leatherwood, Daniel | Chicopee Pride Fest and Flag Raising with Educational Panel | $5,000 | Longstreeth, Ken | Concert by Jeff Gavioli and his BAD NEWS JAZZ AND BLUES ORCHESTRA featuring Cindy Reed | $1,330 | MUSIC Dance.edu | Hip Hop Chair Dance for Seniors! | $600 | Maichack, Gregory | Painting Seascapes Inspired by Winslow Homer: Maintaining Habitats | $500 | Mann, Elaine | Decoupage Oyster Shells | $400 | Mann, Elaine | Valentine's Day String Art | $350 | Midnight, Tito | Chicopee Pride Mega Drag Bingo | $700 | Newell, Jared | Fruit Fair | $1,750 | Novi Cantori of Greater Springfield, Inc. | Novi Cantori Winter Concert | $600 | Patrick E. Bowe School | Zoo at Forest Park | $400 | Patrick E. Bowe School | World Language Books | $501 | Patrick E. Bowe School | Hip Hop Promotes Positivity | $1,000 | Pioneer Valley Concert Band | Sounds of Summer | $400 | Pioneer Valley Symphony, Inc. | “Burden of Hope”: A concert for peace | $1,200 | Plasse, Richard | Beatlemania | $400 | Resilient Community Arts | 2024 Bilingual Plein Air Tour: Chicopee | $500 | Root, John A. | Organic Gardening for Everyone | $550 | Ross, Sheldon | Ragtime Five Brass Quintet | $400 | Salon Vincènte | Back 2 School Bash | $800 | Sobel, Anna R. | Race Car Puppet Show at the Library | $400 | Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Inc. | SSO Musical Petting Zoo | $2,000 | St. Joan of Arc/St. George School | Berkshire Theatre Group performs at St. Joan of Arc School | $1,000 | Sutherland, Debra | Spotlight on the Arts | $1,500 | The Greater Chicopee Chamber of Commerce, Inc. | Center Fresh Market Music Series | $3,000 | Tincknell, Roger L. | Winter Solstice Cerebration | $400 | Valley Arts Mentors | Valley Arts Mentors: Mentorship Program and Webinar Series | $600 | Watsky, Craig Harris | Drum Away the Blues | $850 | Watsky, Craig Harris | Drum Away the Blues | $850 | Watsky, Craig Harris | Drum Away the Blues | $850 | Watsky, Craig Harris | Drum Away the Blues | $850 | Watsky, Craig Harris | Rhythmic Reconnections | $400 | Watsky, Craig Harris | Celebration of Music | $400 | Watsky, Craig Harris | 60th Anniversary of the Beatles | $400 | Witt, Mary | Music for community | $1,000 | Wong, Diane | How Did We Get Here | $1,500 | York, Matt | Matt York - Songs & Stories: Johnny Cash | $400 |
