Framingham Cultural Council
Mission
The mission of the FCC, a local partner of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, is to promote excellence, access, education and diversity in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences thereby improving the quality of life for all Framingham residents and contributing to the economic vitality of our community.
The council is responsible for ensuring that MCC and other local Framingham funds are distributed broadly to Framingham’s creative community through grants, awards, scholarships and other forms of public awareness and recognition, and reflect the city’s cultural diversity.
Grants with funds provided by the Massachusetts Cultural Council are paid when the agreement form is completed. Grants with funds from local fundraising are paid on a reimbursement basis.
Click Here to read the full LCC Program Guidelines,
Awards Reception
The FCC holds an Awards Reception to recognize grant recipients and to designate the Cultural Council Contributor of the Year Award and/or a Special Recognition Award.
Click here for more information about past receptions.
Rita and Bill Collins Memorial Arts Scholarship
The Framingham Cultural Council (FCC) awards one or more scholarships to seniors at Framingham high schools or grade 12 equivalent who have demonstrated talent in the arts. The students must be residents of Framingham and in good standing at their high schools.
Click here for more information on the arts scholarship.
Click here for more information on the Framingham Cultural Council.
Contact
Kerry Najarian
[email protected]
508-532-5440
https://www.framinghamma.gov/2567/Cultural-Council
Address
150 Concord Street
Framingham, MA 01702-8325
Application Information
FY27 details to come.
FY26 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| A Common Thread Theatre Company, Inc | Fun Home | $1,000 | A Common Thread Theatre Company, Inc | Hadestown:Teen Edition | $1,000 | Benton, Zachary | Music of the Beach Boys | $340 | Benton, Zachary | Howlin' Halloween Concert | $340 | Bettagere Nagendra Prasad, Pranav Swaroop | SARANG - Colors of South Asian Music | $500 | Boston Arabic Music Ensemble | Mourouj: Boston Arabic Music Ensemble in Concert | $1,000 | Boston Coalition for Autism, Inc. | Neurodiversity is Culture | $500 | Boston Opera & Zarzuela Corp. | Zarzuela y Olé! - Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in Framingham | $1,000 | Boys and Girls Clubs of MetroWest, Inc. | Incorporating STEAM Experiences into Summer Learning | $1,000 | Cameron Middle School | McAuliffe Center Mars Simulation | $500 | Cameron Middle School | Field Trip Visit | $500 | Charlotte A. Dunning Elementary School | Field Trip to Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum | $500 | Charlotte Dunning Elementary Parent Teacher Organization | Dunning Variety Show | $500 | Chinese Family Network Inc (CFN) | Spring Harmony: Performances and Crafts | $1,000 | Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning at Framingham State University | Challenger Series 2025-2026 | $1,000 | City of Framingham | Framingham 325th - Black History, Women's History & Hispanic History | $1,000 | City of Framingham | Framingham FEST | $1,000 | City of Framingham Parks & Recreation Department | Framingham Summer Concert Series | $1,000 | Costarelli, Eve | Mindful Mobility for All: An Adaptive Arts & Movement Program for Youth | $1,000 | De Musis, Rejane | McCarty Music | $1,000 | Druyan, Ron | Tiny Tutti | $675 | Edwards Church Incorporated A Congregation of the United Christ | Artist in Residence: Building Community through Art and Storytelling | $1,000 | Ethnic Arts Center of Somerville, Inc. | Circles of Love ME AND MY PALS Puppetry Esteem & Friendship Project | $750 | Framingham Centre Common Cultural District | Live Music on the Centre Common at Farmers Market | $1,000 | Framingham Garden Club, Inc | Building Bridges through Connections | $378 | Framingham High School | Beyond FHS: Your Story in Photographs | $600 | Framingham High School | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | $800 | Framingham History Center, Inc. | The Art of History in Framingham | $1,000 | Framingham Public Access Corporation | Access Film Festival | $1,000 | Framingham Public Library | 2026 Summer Reading: Plant a Seed, Read | $1,000 | Framingham Public Library | Bachata by the Bookmobile | $500 | Framingham Public Library | Summer Reading: Plant a Seed, Read | $1,000 | Framingham Public Library | FPL Jazz: 2026 Summer Concert Series | $1,000 | Framingham Public Library | Dark Summer Book Festival Guests of Honor | $1,000 | Framingham Public Schools | Harmony Grove goes to see the Boston Symphony Orchestra | $500 | Framingham State University | Adventures in Lifelong Learning | $500 | Framingham Townwide PTO Council | Around the World Fair | $500 | Framingham Townwide PTO Council | Matilda Jr | $500 | Framingham Townwide PTO Council | Music Program | $500 | Herzog, Jenny | Music Theory, Songwriting, Performance at MCI-Framingham | $1,000 | Hoops and Homework, Inc. | Music at Hoops | $1,000 | Jewish Family Service of Metrowest, Inc. | Metrowest Memory Cafe | $500 | Joseph P. Keefe Regional Technical High School | You're a Good Man Charlie Brown | $600 | Keezing, Jonathan A. | Classic Songs | $340 | List, Melina | Framingham Disability Cultural Series | $700 | Lora, Fanny | Mano a Mano: Arias in Dialogue | $1,000 | MUSIC Dance.edu | Hip Hop SQUARE Dance for Seniors! and chair dance | $500 | MUSIC Dance.edu | I am Autistic I am Fantastic - The Musical | $340 | MacInnes, Rebecca | Soloveychicks Concert of Yiddish Song | $375 | Martin, Jess | Echoes of Nature | $600 | Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild, Inc. | The Massachusetts High School Drama Festival | $500 | MetroWest Tourism and Visitors Bureau, Inc. | World Cup Fan Zone | $1,000 | Nocera, Josef | The GemsTones 50s Dance Party | $1,000 | Performing Arts Center of Metrowest, Inc. | PAC Winter and Spring Recitals : Instrument and Vocal | $1,000 | Pinefield Garden Club | Incorporating Natives in Your Garden | $340 | Polatin, David | Music from Memphis | $340 | Potter Road Elementary School | Crocodile River Music at Potter Road | $550 | ProGente Connections | ProGente Library Launch | $500 | Sordillo, Willie | Harmony Grove: A Legacy of Justice and Equality in Framingham | $600 | South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc. | Empty Bowls, 2026 | $1,000 | Stoney, Kimberly | Printmaking with a Gelatin Plate | $317 | Swanson, Kris | Songs & Stories Music Concert | $225 | Tasty Harvests | Roots & Recipes: Community Pop-Up Garden & Story Series | $1,000 | The Heritage Chorale, Inc. | Heritage Chorale Winter Pops Concert (“Page to Stage – A Literary Journey”) and Spring Concert (“America at 250 – Of Thee We Sing”) | $600 | The Raymond J. Callahan Center | Back to School...Without the Homework | $750 | The Raymond J. Callahan Center | Callahan Music Series | $1,000 | The Spectacle Collective, Inc. | Common Chords: The new generation of Chilean classical music | $600 | Utaegbulam, Rick | JuneteenthFest 2026 | $1,000 | Voices of MetroWest, Inc. | Evolution of Broadway | $500 | Walsh Middle School | Grade 8 Field Trip MFA | $500 | Waterman, Jon | Live Music Making History Live | $340 |