Dennis Arts and Culture Council
The Dennis Arts and Culture Council is designed to support Dennis arts — visual, interpretive, and performing. The Council approves efforts that directly benefit Dennis residents, full-time and part-time, and Dennis artists with funding provided by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Priorities are developed with community input.
Contact
artsindennis@gmail.com
508-760-6148
Address
685 Route 134
Dennis Town Hall
Dennis, MA 02660-3056
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Application Information
FY26 Allocation
TBD
FY26 Local Priorities
Local Councils are authorized to develop additional criteria and may give different weight to their criteria in order to reflect local concerns and community cultural needs.
DACC PRIORITIES:
In addition to the state guidelines and criteria (click here), DACC prioritizes applications in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences that focus on: community-wide gatherings, such as festivals, concerts, plays, films, lectures, workshops, and other performances; nature, science, farming, environmental, and interpretive sciences projects; arts education in the schools; arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences enrichment for all; restoration and preservation projects; projects that celebrate local history and promote cultural diversity; projects that attract underserved groups or a broad spectrum of the population or support diverse forms of cultural activities.
Project must benefit people in the town of Dennis – i.e., audiences, artists, students, residents, visitors and organizations.
Preference is given to local/regional applicants and activities that demonstrate a clear cultural benefit to the Dennis community
Applicants must state how the proposed project will benefit the Dennis community.
All programs must be presented in the town of Dennis, or a school in the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District
Awards generally are not less than $150 or more than $1,000.
For repeat applicants, preference is given to new and different projects because our goal is to support a wide range of innovative activities.
Repeat applicants should be aware that priority is given to new applicants.
Project must be clearly defined and detailed. Applicants must identify a venue, date, and audience before submitting an application.
Preference will be given to applicants who submit a letter of support from the venue, including confirmed date(s), if event will be done either in-person or remotely.
Field trips are considered for funding, but DACC does not fund transportation costs.
Priority is given to projects that are free to the public, discounted, or low cost/affordable.
Preference is given to projects submitted by individual and non-profit applicants.
Grant programs must occur between January 1st and December 31st of the applicable funding year.
We request that in accepting any grant monies, the recipient will acknowledge the Council with a statement on any advertising, press releases, flyers, programs, etc: “This event has received funding from the Dennis Arts and Culture Council”.
FY26 Local Guidelines
The local guidelines specific to the Dennis Arts and Culture Council are:
• Grant programs must occur between January 1st and December 31st of the applicable funding year.
• Applicants must state how the proposed project will attract and benefit the Dennis community.
• Project must be clearly defined and detailed. Applicants must identify a venue, date, and audience before submitting an application.
Please keep these guidelines in mind when filling out and submitting your grant application. Thank you!
We request that in accepting any grant monies, the recipient will acknowledge the Council with a statement on any advertising, press releases, flyers, programs, etc: “This event has received funding from the Dennis Arts and Culture Council”.
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Direct Grants
FY25 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer's Family Caregivers Support Center, Inc. | MUSICAL SOUVENIRS FOR MEMORY LOSS | $400 | Bates III, Davis R. | Celebrating the Seasons: Four Performances for Seniors | $250 | Cape Arts & Entertainment, Inc. | Zahili Zamora Trio | $252 | Cape Cod Music Society, Inc. | Cape Cod Music Society Presents - Spring Is Here 2025 Concert Series | $250 | Chatham Chorale, Inc. | A Broadway Feast to Benefit Food 4 Kids | $300 | Cumes, Julia | Invisible Threads: Portraits and Stories of our Global Nieghbors | $500 | Dennis Public Library | Felted Froggie Hoop | $275 | Eventide Arts, Inc. | Happiness is Charlie Brown | $600 | Friends of Bass River, Inc. | 7th Grade Water Tables Educational Program – Estuarine Experience | $200 | Harwich Junior Theatre, Inc. | "The Lorax" Costume and Prop support | $225 | LeVine, Denya R. | Multicultural Music Dance Rhythm | $300 | Lower Cape Community Access Television, Inc. | Shifting Tides; a short documentary funded by Mass Humanities FY25 | $300 | Maichack, Gregory | The Seahorse: How to Pastel Paint | $300 | Partelow, Judith | Trying Your Hand at Poetry | $250 | Village Improvement Society of Dennis | Dennis Concerts on the Green | $500 | Wilson, Mary | Puppets, Paul and Mary: Puppets Pay it Forward | $300 | York, Matt | Willie Nelson - Songs & Stories w/ Matt York | $320 | Zuzanski, Jacek | Puppet Show "Jack and the Beanstalk" | $375 | lardner, Kerry | Music and Movement with MsKerry | $200 |
