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Holyoke Local Cultural Council

The Holyoke Local Cultural Council (HLCC) consists of community members appointed by the Mayor based on their credentials, interest in the arts, and commitment to arts programming in the city of Holyoke. The HLCC encourages individuals and organizations to apply for financial support through its annual grant program which is part of a statewide grant program administered by the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC).

HLCC Members 2024-25
Tim Damon, Secretary
Christopher Dunay
Mark Dunlap
Navae Fenwick Rodriguez
Chris Fournier,
Gloria Caballero-Roca
Anne Thalheimer, Chair

Contact


holyokeculture@gmail.com
000-000-0000

Address
City Hall, Office of the Mayor
536 Dwight Street
Holyoke, MA 01040-5086

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Application Information

FY26 details to come.

FY25 Funding List

Name Project Title Amount
Sensory Research through Art and Science at the YMCA $2,000
Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary Birds of Holyoke $400
Arts Integration Studio LLC Truth Tellers Theater Ensemble Year 2 $750
Battat, Daniel A. Continuing Glass with Holyoke High Schoolers $1,250
Blues to Green, Inc. Legacy Education Project – 2024 Lighthouse Harlem Renaissance & Hip-Hop Residency $2,200
Bombyx Brass Collective Bombyx Brass Collective Masterclasses and Performance $2,600
Caballero, Gloria Afro-Caribbean History through the Arts $5,000
Cepeda, Brendaliz Project Proposal: "Bomba Beats: Integrating Puerto Rican Folklore Music into Our School Curriculum" $2,500
Comeau, Robert Holyoke in the American Revolution $250
Comeau, Robert Precious Blood Church Fire of 1875 $225
Flywheel Community Arts, Inc. Flywheel Zine Workshops $1,500
Ghiz, Alexandra Reflections of Hildegard: Musical Thoughts of the Middle Ages $750
Gordon, Damany Dub N Grub $1,850
Holyoke Art 2025 Great Holyoke Brick Race & Car Show $750
Holyoke Art 2025 Holyoke Pride Talent $5,000
Holyoke Art High Street Storefront Art $3,000
Holyoke Art Art at Home with the Holyoke Senior Center 2025 $2,250
Holyoke Art Artery Exchange $1,250
Holyoke Art La Plaza programming $1,250
Holyoke League of Arts and Crafts Weekly Artmaking and Annual Public Showcase $2,500
Holyoke Public Library Corporation Historic Film Footage of Holyoke Revealed $575
Holyoke Public Library Corporation Genealogy $350
Holyoke Public Schools Youth Archivists for Social Change $2,250
Holyoke Public Schools Holyoke Ethnic Studies Block Party $1,500
Holyoke Rows Inc River Mosaic $2,500
Keezing, Jonathan A. TIMELESS TALES! Puppet Show $600
LOCULUS Collective LOCULUS Presents The Fourth Annual SIDEWAYS DOOR: a festival of ecstasies & escape routes $1,250
Massachusetts Academy of Ballet Educational Training Association Cabaret with Broadway Brings Joy and Massachusetts Academy of Ballet Educational Training Association $750
Mazzola, Joseph Learn to Sew Classes at Paper City Fabrics $1,850
Montgomery, Jason Holyoke Community Ofrenda $750
Ms. Massachusetts Senior America Pageant Club Ms. Senior Massachusetts Musical Review $200
Neill, David Christmas and Holiday Sing along with the Fanfare Brass Emsemblecy $700
Nuestras Raices, Inc. Festival Cultural de la Cosecha $3,000
Pioneer Valley Roller Derby, Inc. Skating with Pride $750
Print Shop, Inc. Art @ Home: Travel Kits $634
Print Shop, Inc. Art at Home: Snow Day Edition $650
Print Shop, Inc. School Vacation at the ARTery 2025 $900
Print Shop, Inc. Hourly Comics Day & 24 Hour Comics Day Events At The Print Shop $800
Resilient Community Arts Plein Air Painting & "Views of the Valley" Exhibition at Holyoke Heritage State Park $1,000
Ritornello Music The Mead Tones: Buzzing Baroque! (working title) $850
Rodriguez, Julissa Creative Youth Arts Lab $2,000
Rodriguez, Julissa We Are Each Other's Magnitude $1,000
Sobel, Anna R. Whale Tales Puppet Show at the Holyoke Public Library $425
Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Inc. SSO Musical Petting Zoo $750
Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center, Inc. Gaia Roots and the Valley Rhythm Keepers at Holyoke Media $1,250
The Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts, Inc. Puerto Abierto/Brasil $1,250
The Wistariahurst Foundation, Inc. Historical Lecture Series $750
The Wistariahurst Foundation, Inc. Gallery Exhibits in Great Hall $1,500
The Wistariahurst Foundation, Inc. Prison Reimagined Gallery Exhibit $1,200
Valley Arts Mentors Mentorship Program & Webinar Series $450
Vega Yoga & Movement Arts, Inc. 5 Public Performances: Fall Spooky Showing, Holyoke Historic Nutcracker, Holyoke Winter Cabaret, Spring Semester Showing, Summer Camp Showing $3,000
West, Amy Shadow, Sound, Spectacle: Literary Monsters $900
Young at Heart Chorus, Inc. Y@H x Holyoke: Remix $2,000
de la Guardia, Aliana Commission of a New Work by Maria Sappho $2,500

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