Natick Cultural Council
The mission of the Natick Cultural Council (Council) is to promote excellence, education, and diversity in the arts, humanities and interpretative sciences to improve the quality of life for Natick residents and supports Natick-based artists and/or organizations. The Council awards grants based on the cultural needs of the community, as assessed by Council members with input from the community.
NCC funds projects related to the arts, humanities, and interpretative sciences, which are specified by the Massachusetts Cultural Council as follows:
* Arts refer to the creation of work in the crafts and performing, visual, media, folk, design, literary, digital, and inter-disciplinary arts. In addition, they also include the presentation and preservation of, and education about works in these disciplines.
* Humanities are types of learning that deal with human values and aspirations, human thought and culture, language, and creativity. Examples include, but are not limited to, history, social studies, philosophy, criticism, and literature.
* Interpretative Sciences are types of learning that deal with nature, science, and technology in ways that explain how they relate to people’s lives. Some organizations that conduct this type of activity include but are not limited to aquariums, botanical gardens, nature centers, natural history museums, planetariums, and science centers.
The projects, performances, and activities may be conducted in-person or online.
Contact
Ann A. Eggleston, Chair
natickculturalcouncil@gmail.com
508-647-6400
Address
Town Hall
13 East Central Street
Natick, MA 01760-4620
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Application Information
FY26 details to come.
FY25 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Adams, Amy | Painting with Amy | $400 | Adams, Amy | Wind Phone | $700 | Boston Opera & Zarzuela Corp. | Opera & Zarzuela in Natick | $650 | Chen, Hudson | Inspiring Vitality: The Timeless Beauty of the Silk Road Art | $400 | Costarelli, Eve | Move With Eve: Yoga And Dance For EveryBody | $780 | Discovery Museum, Inc. | Open Door Connections | $300 | Driscoll, Kevin H. | Paul Revere and Friends | $400 | First Congregational Church of Natick | Spring Nature Programs at FCCN | $500 | Fullerton, Sean | CREEQUE ALLEY: A Tribute to American Folk Music and 1960's Folk Rock | $200 | Hemmat, Suzanne | Threads of Connection: Weaving Workshop for Moms and Caretakers | $600 | Hiller, David | Natick Family Science Night | $500 | Historical Natural History and Library Society of Natick, Inc. | Natick and Songs of the American Revolution | $400 | Kirouac, Daniel | Creeque Alley: a tribute to 1960s folk-rock | $200 | Kirouac, Daniel | Concert for Natick Community Senior Center | $275 | Krentzman, Carol | Life is Magical | $700 | Lilja School PTO, Inc. | Pumpernickel Puppets Performance | $445 | Lilja School PTO, Inc. | People of the Dawnlands/Plimoth Patuxet | $835 | Lora, Fanny | Through My Eyes: Sounds of the Americas | $400 | MUSIC Dance.edu | Hip Hop Chair Dance for Seniors! - a dance series | $400 | Maloney, Scott | I AM ... | $400 | Mankita, Jay | Chain Reactions & Creative Contraptions | $400 | Natick Is United, Inc. | NIU Panel Discussion : Being LGBTQ+ In Natick (panel 2) | $600 | Natick MLK Dream Team | Natick MLK Day 2025 | $850 | Newman, Howard | Knock on Wood, acoustic folk-rock duo | $400 | Polatin, David | "Women Singers of the British Invasion" | $400 | Radhakrishnan, Smitha | Dancing in Community for Asian American Month | $400 | Ruff, Sherry | Arts, Culture & Well-Being | $400 | SPARK Kindness, Inc. | SPARK Kindness Week 2024 | $800 | Shalom-Kobii, Tal Shalom | A Tribute to Women Composers and Song Writers from around the globe | $400 | Shore, Dan | Greeners | $400 | Sound & Spirit, Inc. | "What's My Name" Spring Concert | $650 | The A Cappella Singers, Inc. | Acquisition of New Music | $400 | The Friends of Natick Drama Workshop, Inc. | Natick Drama Workshop- Sleeping Beauty | $700 | Tran, Anthony | Flamenco Performance | $400 | Waterman, Jon | Live Music Making History Live | $400 | Williams Scott, Nerissa | MassQing our Souls | $650 | York, Matt | Matt York - Classic Country Revue | $400 |
