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

John Hicks
[email protected]
978-325-5231

Address
3 Pond Rd
c/o Community Development Department
Gloucester, MA 01930-1834

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Application Information

FY26 Allocation

$14,000

FY26 Local Priorities

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

FY26 Local Guidelines

The Gloucester Cultural Council invites you to apply for a grant for your arts, humanities, and/or science program.
Grants will only be awarded to projects presented and completed during the 2026 Fiscal Year.
If you are proposing a performance, workshop or showing in our community, you must have engaged a venue willing to host.

How Grant Recipients Are Paid

Direct Grants

FY26 Funding List

Name	Project Title	Amount
Backyard Growers, Inc.	Backyard Growcery, Gloucester's Farmer's Market, Music Program	$765
Benjamin, David	Cape Ann Community Band Concert	$800
Cape Ann Art Haven Inc.	Gloucester High Paints Plein Air	$750
DiPrima, Jay	Readers Theatre at Rose Baker Senior Center	$750
Gloucester Education Foundation, Inc.	Gloucester Elementary Band Program	$1,000
Gloucester Fund Inc., The	Middle Street Walk	$725
Gloucester Stage Company, Inc.	Tickets for a Classic Play for Golden-Age Audience Members	$752
Huang, Weiying Olivia	The Artistic Journey of Gloucester: From Past to Present	$500
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary	Nature in your neighborhood - All about birds	$375
Jackson, Peter	Community Magic Show	$300
Jonathan Bayliss Society, Inc.	The Acropolis of Gloucester (working title)	$1,000
Klopotoski, Jamie	Gloucester Student Band New Member Expenses	$1,000
Lanes Coven Theater Company, Inc.	Lanes Coven Education Programs and Summer Season	$2,000
Magnolia Library Center, Inc.	Magnolia Porchfest	$850
Maguire, Lynn	Art and Alpacas	$1,000
Malecki, Eliza	My Shirts All Shrunk	$725
Mankita, Jay	Chain Reactions & Creative Contraptions	$500
Manship Artist Residence and Studios, Inc.	Firefly Fiesta	$725
Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild, Inc.	The Massachusetts High School Drama Festival	$700
Movement Arts Gloucester MA LLC	Pouvwa	$1,050
Nelson, Elizabeth	Mini Big Top - A Mini Circus for Mini Readers	$400
Newman, Howard	Knock on Wood, acoustic folk-rock duo	$400
Pustizzi, Katie	Liquid Spine Eco-Dance Performance	$600
Rockport Legion Band, Inc.	Rockport Legion Band - Middle St Walk	$400
Rockport Music, Inc.	Cape Ann Youth Chorus	$550
Rocky Neck Art Colony Inc.	Sunset Paint Out on Rocky Neck	$625
The Hammond Museum, Inc.	Bubbles & Books	$400
The North Shore Arts Association of Gloucester	Exercises for the Quiet Eye Workshop Series	$850
Windhover Foundation, Inc.	Quarry Dance 2026 with Live Music	$750