Leicester Arts Council
The Leicester Arts Council seeks to enrich our community by supporting the work of local artists and organizations offering a variety of cultural programs, classes and events in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences. Supported programs promote access, education, diversity and excellence.
Contact
Anne Edgington
anne.edgington@gmail.com
508-735-7594
Address
Town Hall
3 Washburn Square
Leicester, MA 01524-1358
Connect on Social
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Application Information
FY26 Allocation
TBD
FY26 Local Priorities
l. The Leicester Arts Council does not fund travel, food, or beverage expenses.
2. Program quality and benefit to the community are major considerations in all grant decisions.
3. The LAC gives priority to well-planned, locally generated applications, to applications with letters of community support, and to applications with pre-scheduled venues.
4. The LAC encourages applicants to provide information: press releases, brochures, letters of support. Maximum three pages.
FY26 Local Guidelines
The purpose of the Leicester Arts Council (LAC) is to support enriching public programs for our community in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences that promote access, education, diversity, and excellence.
Local grant funds should add to existing programs and not be used to replace existing funds.
The LAC encourages applicants to seek funding from various sources rather than rely solely on council funding for projects.
Application forms are available online. If you have any questions about filling out the application, contact an LAC member for help.
Applicants will be logged in order of receipt by the LAC, and applications will be checked to make sure they are complete. When possible, applicants will be notified of deficiencies.
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Reimbursement Grants
FY25 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Davis, Carlos | Concert | $250 | Friends of Swan Tavern, Inc. | 2025 Speaker Series at Swan Tavern Leicester Historical Museum | $825 | Keezing, Jonathan A. | Classic Songs | $250 | Leicester Public Library | Metalworking with Heather Beck | $400 | Leicester Summer Concert Series | Leicester Summer Concert Series 2025 | $4,500 | Newman, Howard | Music for Seniors | $200 | Olivo, Phillip | Soldiers, Scouts, Students | $500 | Provo, Elizabeth | Sewing Workshops for Children 8 and up | $1,000 | Roberts Kirk, Deborah | Beginning Watercolor workshop | $190 | Rull, Thomas E. | "A Musical Journey Through the Years" | $250 | SloGrass | SloGrass @ Leicester Harvest Fair | $500 | Tincknell, Roger L. | Elvis to the Everly Brothers | $250 | Van Egmond, Timothy | Concert at Leicester Harvest Fair | $500 |
