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
FY25 Allocation
$66,200
FY25 Local Priorities
HLCC Funding Priorities
The Holyoke Local Cultural Council (HLCC) typically receives requests totaling more than twice the amount of money available for us to grant. The goal of the HLCC is to provide some funding to as many qualified projects as we can. Local council support is not intended to be used as the sole source of funding for projects of a continuing nature. Most continuing projects receive only partial funding and for no more than three consecutive years. The HLCC supports projects that demonstrate a clear public benefit. Emphasis is placed on supporting local artists presenting work in Holyoke and public benefit to Holyoke. Funding is made available to the widest range of community cultural needs possible.
As determined by the most recent community surveys, the following are funding priorities for the 2024-25 grant cycle:
Professional development of local artists through community projects
Field trips for students to museums or performances
Public events like concerts or festivals
Projects celebrating diversity
Council Guidelines
HLCC Local Guidelines
Funded projects must be completed during the calendar year (January – December) following the October application deadline.
Field trips must be to destinations within the state.
The HLCC will consider projects designed for virtual, hybrid, or in-person presentation.
If you are hoping to work with a particular venue, indoor or outdoor, for a live presentation, a letter of support from the venue will strengthen your application. We encourage applicants to prepare and provide details for a virtual alternative in the event that in-person presentation is not possible.
If you need assistance with your application, please contact the Mayor’s Office at 413 -322-5510.
FY25 Local Guidelines
Information not provided
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Reimbursement Grants
FY24 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| BioArt at the YMCA | $1,200 | Arts Integration Studio LLC | Truth Tellers Theater Ensemble | $500 | BRAND, ULRIKA | YOURS, ISABELLA | $2,500 | Battat, Daniel A. | Glassblowing Classes for Holyoke Highschoolers | $1,500 | Battat, Daniel A. | Beads of Courage Studio Partner Event | $500 | Caballero, Gloria | Afro-Caribbean History through the Arts | $5,000 | Cepeda, Brendaliz | Puerto Rican Cultural Heritage in the Schools | $2,500 | Colon Ortiz, Natasha | School Community Mural Program | $1,500 | Comeau, Robert | Historical Presentations and Tours of Holyoke | $500 | Creative Resilience Project | Creative Resilience: Liberatory Grant Writing for Artists | $1,350 | Dear Ella | Dear Ella Concert | $550 | Dworkin, Motoko | A Journey to Japan: a Performance/Workshop Series | $700 | Enchanted Circle, Inc. | Creative Youth Arts Lab | $3,500 | Enlace de Familias Holyoke / Holyoke Family Network Inc. | Holyoke Youth Queer Prom | $2,500 | Escamilla, Marshall | Discovering Dinosaurs in the Pioneer Valley: A Place-Based Science Podcast for Kids | $500 | Falcón Fontánez, Michelle | Ashes in my Neighborhood | $3,500 | Flywheel Community Arts, inc. | Flywheel Zine Workshops | $3,300 | Friends of the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round, Inc. | Party in the Park 2024 | $1,000 | Gordon, Damany | Love, Peace and House Music (A tribute to Larry Levan and Frankie Knuckles) | $1,500 | Holyoke Art | Paper Fest 2024 | $1,500 | Holyoke Art | The Great Holyoke Brick Race | $1,000 | Holyoke Art | Art at Home: Snow Day 2024 | $1,000 | Holyoke Art | Artery Exchange Pilot Project | $1,500 | Holyoke Art | School Vacation at the ARTery 2024 | $1,000 | Holyoke Art | Art at Home with the Holyoke Senior Center | $1,450 | Holyoke Art | Holyoke Pride – Entertainment | $3,000 | Holyoke Art | Holyoke Pride – Marketing/Promotion | $2,500 | Holyoke Art | Holyoke Pride Theatre | $5,000 | Holyoke Public Library Corporation | Pop up Art School | $350 | Holyoke Public Schools | Youth Archivist for Social Change Summer Program | $1,250 | Holyoke Public Schools | Holyoke Ethnic Studies Block Party | $2,000 | Holyoke Rows Inc | Bi-lingual boathouse introduction & instruction | $1,455 | LOCULUS Collective | LOCULUS Presents The Third Annual SIDEWAYS DOOR: A Festival of Ecstasies & Escape Routes | $3,000 | Le Note Diverse | Stories of Fortitude: Women Composers of the Baroque II | $1,400 | Lisi, Rebecca | Practices in Healing and Mindfulness (Workshop Series) | $2,000 | Long Match Arts LLC | Art in the Park | $1,500 | Lovett, Andrea | Carving Out Your Story | $300 | Maichack, Gregory | Pastel Paint Georgia O’Keeffe’s Famous Lily, | $500 | Maichack, Mary Jo D. | Fairy House Craft for Adults | $400 | Maurice A. Donahue Elementary School | Old Sturbridge Village Trip | $1,200 | Montgomery, Jason | Open Mic’d: A poetry open mic and feature reading series at Holyoke Media | $1,400 | Montgomery, Jason | 7th Annual Holyoke Community Ofrenda | $1,000 | Montgomery, Jason | calaveras painting 2024 | $750 | Ms. Massachusetts Senior America Pageant Club | Ms. Senior Massachusetts Musical Review | $200 | Munoz, Natalia | Boricuas eh-Strong | $1,000 | Music and Poetry Synchronized, Inc. | MAPS at the Care Center | $1,500 | Parias, Camila | La Borrachita de Amor: Passion and Devotion in Baroque Spain | $1,000 | Pioneer Valley Transit Authority | PVTA Shelter Mural Project | $1,500 | Print Shop, Inc. | Community Designers | $1,000 | Print Shop, Inc. | ourly Comics Day & 24 Hour Comics Day Events At The Print Shop | $1,150 | Print Shop, Inc. | Art @ Home: Travel Kits | $1,000 | Resilient Community Arts | 2024 Bilingual Plein Air Tour: Holyoke | $1,000 | Resilient Community Arts | Family Art Night at Girls Inc. - with Bilingual Instruction | $2,400 | Rivera, Priscilla | Fiestas Patronales | $3,500 | Russell, Ebbie | Co-Creating Kin | $2,500 | Ryan, Patrick | Kickin Back With A Former Rockette: The History of the Radio City Rockettes | $800 | Silverthorne Theater Company, Inc. | Tight Pants: A Theater Thursday Reading | $900 | Sobel, Anna R. | Literacy Puppet Show at the Holyoke Children's Museum | $400 | Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center, Inc. | Connecting culture and music w/ Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center, Gaia Roots and Trio Candela | $1,350 | The Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts, Inc. | Puerto Abierto (Open Port) | $1,750 | The Performance Project, Inc. | "Mother Tongue" by First Generation ensemble | $1,500 | The Wistariahurst Foundation, Inc. | Cultural History at Wistariahurst | $3,000 | Valley Art Salon | The ArtSalon | $200 | Valley Arts Mentors | Valley Arts Mentors: Mentorship Program and Webinar Series | $450 | Vega Yoga & Movement Arts, Inc. | Winter Cabaret, Trimester Showings and Camp Showing | $2,000 | Woolner, Alexandra | Poetry Vending Machine Project | $1,250 |
