Georgetown Cultural Council
Mission:
The Georgetown Cultural Council (GCC) is a Town-appointed group of volunteers who strive to bring creative arts, sciences, and humanities to the citizens of Georgetown through their advocacy, leadership, and vision. The GCC funds exemplary artists and arts organizations and provides programs, events, and services of public value that educate and engage all audiences in our community. The GCC provides access to the arts for people of all cultural backgrounds, economic status, sexual orientation, age, and physical ability and ensures broad public access to the arts. We further believe in and maintain high management and governance standards as directed by Mass Cultural Council and our Town’s Selectmen, which support the health and vibrancy of the arts community.
Contact
gtownculture@gmail.com
978-352-5710
https://gtownculture.org/
Address
1 Library Street
Georgetown, MA 01833-2086
Application Information
FY25 Allocation
$7,400
FY25 Local Priorities
The GCC funds exemplary artists and arts organizations and provides programs, events, and services of public value that educate and engage all audiences in our community. The GCC provides access to the arts for people of all cultural backgrounds, economic status, sexual orientation, age, and physical ability and ensures broad public access to the arts.
FY25 Local Guidelines
The Georgetown Cultural Council (GCC) requires all Grant Applications that propose being onsite at a venue that the applicant includes documentation from said venue that states they want the activity to take place in their venue i.e. if you say your event will take place at the Georgetown Library, you include documentation from the Georgetown Library endorsing said event.
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Reimbursement Grants
FY24 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Veasey Park, Inc. | Rubbish to Runway Re-Fashion Show @ Veasey Park | $250 | Georgetown Council on Aging | Life's melody | $450 | Georgetown Housing Authority | Music at Trestle Way | $1,200 | Georgetown Peabody Library | End of Summer Reading Celebration | $450 | Hart, Francis | The Music of The Beatles - LIVE and BY REQUEST | $1,200 | Imagine Studios | Indigenous People's Day Event | $300 | McGary, Diane | Resident Therapeutic Musician | $450 | Murray, Mary-Liz | Georgetown Theatre Workshop 2023-2024 Season | $1,200 | Newburyport Film Festival, Inc. | Newburyport Documentary Film Festival | $375 | OnStage, Inc. | Classic Stories in the Open: Family Friendly Theater performance | $351 | Open Air Sculpture Group | Outdoor Sculpture at Maudslay 2024 | $200 | The Delvena Theatre Company | Love Letters | $650 | The Newburyport Literary Festival | newburyport literary festival | $325 | Tincknell, Roger L. | Beatles and Beyond | $500 | Underhill, Alyce | The Bluebird Performance Venue Invitational Mic | $1,500 |
