Medford Arts Council
Established in 1980, the Medford Arts Council works to bring high-quality cultural programming to the community, increase public access to Medford’s many cultural assets, and promote favorable conditions for our creative economy.
On an annual cycle we offer grants to artists, writers, performers, instructors, and cultural organizations seeking to engage the Medford public. We also help sponsor new public arts and humanities initiatives in Medford.
The funds we distribute are an annual allocation from the Massachusetts Cultural Council through their Local Cultural Council program. The Council also receives funding from the City of Medford.
The Council funds public events like the Arts Across Medford festival, Circle the Square, and West Medford Open Studios, as well as dozens of concerts, classes, field trips, performances, and other activities in disciplines including dance, theater, music, science, history, literature, craft and design, and the visual arts.
Contact
medfordartscouncil@gmail.com
781-393-2454
www.medfordartscouncil.org/
Address
85 George P. Hassett Drive
Medford, MA 02155-3299
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Application Information
FY26 details to come.
FY25 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alive Dance Collective, LLC | Storybook Movement Workshop Series with Alive Dance Collective at Arts Collaborative Medford | $1,500 | Arts Collaborative Medford Inc. | Placemaking: public sculpture park and garden on Mystic Avenue, Medford | $2,000 | Bodies Moving | The Click’s “Let’s Move! Summer Dance Series” | $2,000 | Boston Comic Arts Foundation, Limited | Sensory Comics Author Event | $650 | Brereton, Laura | Brooks Elementary School 3rd Grade Songwriting Project | $1,500 | CACHE in Medford, Inc. | Circle the Square | $2,500 | CACHE in Medford, Inc. | Mystic River Celebration | $3,500 | Castagna, Robert W. | Poetry in Pictures | $1,500 | Champions Dance Sports Club Inc | Introduce Seniors to European Ballroom Dance through Movement, Music, and Rhythm | $1,200 | Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library | Level Up with the Whalemobile | $500 | Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library | Family Paint Night | $265 | Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library | Fairy Tale Ball | $1,000 | Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library | Digital Music Workshop for Teens | $1,500 | Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library | Spanish Fun Time | $1,000 | Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library | Crafting with Local Farm | $1,300 | Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library | Dance Caliente | $1,200 | Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library | Maker Fair | $2,500 | Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library | Teen Drag Makeup Workshop | $900 | Coss, Ian | The Listening Box | $3,000 | Godin, Katherine | Moments in Medford Outdoor Exhibit | $2,000 | Greater Boston Stage Company | Expanding Medford Student Access to Live Performance Through Discounted Tickets | $1,200 | Hart, Francis | The “Beat Generation” - A Cultural Review of the 1950s Through Music | $450 | John J. McGlynn Middle School | McGlynn Middle School Mural | $2,000 | Juventas Music, Inc. | Juventas New Music Ensemble - Free Neighborhood Concert Series in Medford | $1,500 | Kalliope Reed Quintet | "The Last Drop of Water" Mystic River Watershed Association Benefit Concert | $2,000 | Klein, Ellery | Traditional Music Series at Arts Collaborative Medford | $600 | Liendo, Karina | Bilingual Fun Storytelling Program: Latin American Series | $1,925 | Looking Back at Medford History Inc. | 5th Annual Sarah Bradlee Fulton Day | $2,150 | MUSIC Dance.edu | Hip Hop Chair Dance for Seniors!- a dance series | $500 | Medford Band Parent Organization | Reviving Winter Percussion in Medford Public Schools | $1,500 | Medford Community Chorale, Inc. | “All You Need Is Love” | $2,000 | Medford Jazz Festival, Inc. | Medford Jazz Festival | $2,000 | Medford Porchfest | Medford Porchfest | $3,500 | Medford Public Schools | Summer Arks Workshops Grades 1-12 | $1,500 | Medford Recreation Department | Condon Shell Summer Concert Series | $2,775 | Medford for Palestine | Palestinian Film Series | $1,000 | Missituk Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization, Inc. | Wongai! Rhythms of West Africa, Brazil and the Caribbean | $1,300 | Morris, Dee | Medford Loves to Dance! | $500 | Mulberry Forest School | Arts by the River | $2,500 | Mystic River Watershed Association, Inc. | Mystic River Watershed Map Mural Refresh | $1,500 | Nelson, Elizabeth | Belly Dance Show and Mini Lesson for Seniors! | $395 | Rantisi, Tareq | 2025 World Music Concert Series | $2,000 | Roberts Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization, Inc. | Roberts Arts Ramble | $1,500 | Ruiz Sanchez, Leonardo | Portraits of Medford: Stories Through The Visual | $3,000 | Strauss, Marina | Drumming Circles for Seniors | $1,200 | The Beautiful Stuff Project, Inc. | Mini-Mini golf STEAM project at Roberts Elementary | $1,250 | The Boston New Music Initiative, Inc. | BNMI’s 15th Anniversary Guerilla Concerts | $200 | The Congregational Church of West Medford | Art & Soul Circles | $2,500 | The Delvena Theatre Company | Music Through The Years | $495 | The Delvena Theatre Company | Bon Appetit Julia! | $695 | The Opening Doors Project, Inc. | The Opening Doors Project presents Stephanie McKay at Arts Collaborative Medford | $2,500 | Torgerson, Mark | Kadanz Jazz | $1,350 | True Story, Inc. | Living in Medford: Past and Present | $1,500 | West Medford Community Center, Inc. | Fresh Fridays Words and Music | $2,500 |
