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
FraminghamCultural@gmail.com
508-532-5440
https://www.framinghamma.gov/2567/Cultural-Council
Address
150 Concord Street
Framingham, MA 01702-8325
Application Information
FY25 details to come.
FY24 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| A Common Thread Theatre Company, Inc. | Embracing the Magic of “Kiss of the Spider Woman” | $1,063 | Amazing Things Arts Center, Inc. | A Night at the Circus | $1,063 | Amazing Things Arts Center, Inc. | Summer Dinner and Movie Nights | $1,500 | Bhumika Arts, Inc. | Samana | $1,000 | Block, Debra | Five Theatre Workshops - Selections from Love, Loss, and What I Wore | $1,063 | Boys and Girls Clubs of MetroWest, Inc. | Summer Brain Gain - Friday Film Festival | $1,500 | Brophy Elementary School | Lights ... Color ... Action! | $975 | Cee, Maggie | Little Explorers Dance Enrichment | $797 | Charlotte A. Dunning Elementary School | Field Trip to Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum | $1,063 | Christa McAuliffe Branch Library | Summer Reading: Read, Renew, Repeat | $1,063 | City of Framingham | Stars & Stripes Over Framingham 2024 | $1,500 | City of Framingham Parks & Recreation Department | Framingham Friday Night Concert Series | $1,063 | Costarelli, Eve | Move With Eve: Flamenco & Yoga | $1,063 | Dalton, John | Spheres Of Influence Performance & Masterclass | $709 | De Musis, Rejane | Festa Caipira Praticutucá | $1,063 | Driscoll, Kevin H. | Paul Revere & Friends | $319 | Framingham Centre Common Cultural District | Live Entertainment at Centre Common Farmers Market | $1,063 | Framingham High School | The Heart of Robin Hood- Stage Combat Specialist | $1,063 | Framingham History Center, Inc. | Summer Series: Nipmuc Lifeways | $1,500 | Framingham Public Access Corporation | Youth Media Video Arts Program | $850 | Framingham Public Library | FPL Concerts 2024 | $1,063 | Framingham Public Library | Zine Comics Workshops | $1,063 | Framingham Public Library | Summer Reading: Read, Renew, Repeat | $1,063 | Framingham State University | Portuguese-Speaking Tour (Series of 4) | $1,500 | Framingham State University | Courage and Resilience: Big Ink for Big Hearts | $1,063 | Gelfand, Rick | Celebration of Día de Los Muertos | $709 | Hoops and Homework, Inc. | Music and Dance at Hoops | $1,000 | Howard Street Studios | Views of Framingham | $1,500 | Johnson Grynkewicz, Lynne | ReAwakenings | $1,063 | Joseph P. Keefe Technical High School | Stories Told | $500 | Joseph P. Keefe Technical High School | Keefe Tech Drama Club Theater Production | $1,500 | Kelly, Kaye | SheGrooves; Using Our Voices for Positive Change | $750 | King Elementary School | After school Drama Club | $1,063 | MUSIC Dance.edu | Hip Hop Chair Dance for Seniors! | $425 | MUSIC Dance.edu | I am Autistic I am Fantastic - - The Musical | $445 | Mansfield, Katie Lee | 48 Hour Installation | $1,063 | Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild, Inc. | The Massachusetts High School and Middle School Drama Festivals | $709 | Performing Arts Center of Metrowest, Inc. | PAC Summer Programming | $1,063 | Potter Road Elementary School | Crocodile River Music at Potter Road | $3,000 | Ruff, Sherry | Arts, Culture & Well-Being | $779 | Santos, Wellberson | Duo Piccolo bass and Mandolin | $1,063 | Sordillo, Willie | Harmony Grove Multi-arts Performance | $1,500 | The Heritage Chorale, Inc. | 2 Concerts: Come Out and Play! and Hold Fast to Dreams | $638 | The Raymond J. Callahan Center | 2024 Humanities Series | $1,063 | The Raymond J. Callahan Center | 2024 Cultural Arts Series | $1,063 | Voices of MetroWest, Inc. | Voices of MetroWest - Celebration of Dance | $709 | Walsh Middle School | Walsh MS 8th Grade language class field trips MFA | $1,063 |
