Gloucester Cultural Council
Gloucester is home to the oldest art colony in the United States. The City keeps its cultural history alive through education, programs, and initiatives that enrich the community for both residents and visitors. The Gloucester Cultural Council is invested in maintaining the vibrancy of the City of Gloucester in myriad ways, including securing grant monies to provide funding to City schools, organizations, artists, and other community members.
The Council exists to support public programs in our community that promote access, education, diversity and excellence in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences. We seek to fund programs that have a lasting cultural impact, promote art for equity, support working artists and elevate underserved populations.
Contact
Elizabeth Neumeier
eneumeier@earthlink.net
978-325-5231
Address
3 Pond Rd
c/o Community Development Department
Gloucester, MA 01930-1834
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Application Information
FY25 Allocation
$14,000
FY25 Local Priorities
The Gloucester Cultural Council invites you to apply for a grant for your arts, humanities, and/or science program. This year we plan to give priority to programs that meet one or more of these criteria:
Have a direct link to Gloucester
Recognize and celebrate Gloucester’s historical nature as a center for the arts, humanities and sciences
Are led by and accessible to diverse people and groups: young, old, strong, infirm, new arrivals and life long residents, BIPOC, queer/gender nonconforming, traditionalists and innovators
Demonstrate innovative ways to bring science to the public
Promote art for equity and underserved populations
FY25 Local Guidelines
Applicants must include the specific location, if applicable, and approximate timeframe for completion of the project for which funding is being sought.
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Direct Grants
FY25 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Atwoood, Heather | Folly Cove artist Ellen Day Hale and Her Extraordinary Family | $600 | Baumberger, Tess | Chapbook Contest | $250 | Benjamin, David | Vietnam 50th Anniversary Concert | $750 | Bettagere Nagendra Prasad, Pranav Swaroop | Project SARANG - Colors of South Asian Music | $500 | Bodies Moving | Voices Unbroken | $1,500 | Cape Ann Art Haven, Inc. | Spring GHS Paint Out | $850 | Cape Ann Finns, Inc. | Not to Be Forgotten: Preserving a Cape Ann Ethnic Community | $800 | Cape Ann Museum, Inc. | Cape Ann Student Exhibitions | $2,000 | Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe | Shakespeare Outdoors | $250 | Cape Ann Symphony Orchestra, Inc. | Youth Concerts | $850 | Dogtown Books, LLC | The Illegalist | $850 | Firebird Music Ensembles, Inc. | Firebird Pops Orchestra 2025 Season at Hammond Castle | $500 | Jackson, Peter | Senior Center Magic Show featuring a friendly bunny. | $250 | Jonathan Bayliss Society, Inc. | Cape Ann Harbors (working title) | $1,500 | Klopotoski, Jamie | Gloucester Student Band 2025 Summer Tour | $750 | Lanes Coven Theater Company, Inc. | Lanes Coven 2025 Performance and Education | $2,000 | MUSIC Dance.edu | Hip Hop Chair Dance for Seniors! - a dance series | $400 | Magnolia Library Center, Inc. | Magnolia Porchfest | $850 | Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild, Inc. | The Massachusetts High School Drama Festival | $1,000 | Newman, Howard | Knock on Wood, acoustic folk-rock duo | $500 | Rockport Music, Inc. | Writing our Musical History | $500 | Rocky Neck Art Colony, Inc. | Sunset Paint Out on Rocky Neck | $550 | The Hammond Museum, Inc. | Bubbles and Books | $400 | Westwater Weekes, Naomi | Reclaiming Folk | $1,000 | Williams Scott, Nerissa | MassQing Our Souls | $1,000 | Windhover Foundation, Inc. | Live Quarry Dance with Music and Poetry | $750 |
