New Bedford Cultural Council
New Bedford Cultural Council (NBCC) funds programs that promote excellence, access, education, and diversity in the Arts, Humanities and Interpretive Sciences to improve the quality of life for New Bedford city residents.
NBCC ensures that New Bedford’s share of Massachusetts Cultural Council funds are administered fairly and in the best interests of the community.
Contact
newbedfordcc@gmail.com
000-000-0000
Address
PO Box 2027
New Bedford, MA 02741-2027
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Application Information
FY26 details to come.
FY25 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd Eye Youth Empowerment, Inc. | 3rd Eye Open | $1,586 | 3rd Eye Youth Empowerment, Inc. | Kids Open Art Week | $1,586 | AHA! New Bedford | AHA! Docent Program | $1,586 | AHA! New Bedford | AHA! Moments | $3,600 | AHA! New Bedford | AHA! Seaport Sessions | $3,600 | Andrews, David | Indigenous Song and Dance for First Annual New Bedford Indegenous Social | $3,000 | Anello, Andrew | New Moon Projects: BodyBodyBody, New Moon Roller Disco | $1,586 | Angeley, Jeffrey | Living Traditions: Balance&Swing, OT Fiddle Session & Community Gathering, BUC | $3,600 | Angeley, Jeffrey | What We Make Together | $3,000 | Arakelian, Garine | Colorful Clay Relief Tile | $304 | Art Museum New Bedford, Inc. | Twirl & Whirl | $3,000 | Art Museum New Bedford, Inc. | FriYAY Live Music series | $2,168 | Art Museum New Bedford, Inc. | Film Class with Professor Mocha | $1,586 | Baptista, Candida Rose | Kriolas di Muzika: Not Just for Men Anymore - A Sonic Book Presentation and Concert | $1,586 | Bean, Cara | Mindful Doodling Workshop | $428 | Beltran Salinas, Gerardo | Driver's licenses in Massachusetts K'iche' | $2,963 | Beltran Salinas, Gerardo | Drivers license in Spanish | $3,000 | Bishop, Scott | Amplified Silence | $3,000 | Bishop, Scott | Unexpected Music | $3,330 | Bishop, Scott | Unexpected Anomalies | $1,348 | Buzzards Bay Coalition, Inc. | Spotlighting New Bedford’s Abolition Row through the Pulitzer Prize winning Master Slave Husband Wife | $1,188 | Camarao, Christian | New Bedford Roots and Branches Festival | $3,600 | Cape Verdean Recognition Committee, Inc. | 53rd Cape Verdean Recognition Parade | $3,000 | Co-Creative Center, Inc. | Co-Creative Sessions | $3,000 | Coastal Foodshed, Inc. | Learn to Love Local - Supporting Local Musicians | $3,600 | Community Autism Resources, Incorporated | Twilight Tour at Buttonwood Zoo for Autistic Individuals and their families | $694 | Downtown New Bedford, Inc. | Annual Downtown New Bedford Holiday Stroll | $3,600 | Dream Out Loud Center, Inc. | The Student Showcase | $1,586 | Easton Children's Museum, Inc. | Fossil Discoveries | $675 | Ethnic Arts Center of Somerville, Inc. | Azorean Puppetry Arts Legacy Project | $1,875 | Evans, Midori | Artists Share! The Power of Cross Pollination | $3,000 | Evans, Midori | South Coast (MA and RI) Writing Events Calendar | $1,190 | Fazio, Rhonda M | Interwoven Open Studio Sessions | $3,420 | Fazio, Rhonda M | Seafood at Sunset | $3,600 | Fine Art Studio & Gallery, Alison Wells | Music & Art: Sounds of AHA! | $2,970 | Fine Art Studio & Gallery, Alison Wells | From Magazines to Masterpieces | $2,464 | Friends of the New Bedford Free Public Library, Inc | One Up Games at the Library | $810 | Friends of the New Bedford Free Public Library, Inc | Henna at the Library | $360 | Friends of the New Bedford Free Public Library, Inc | Aromatherapy: Hydration Station | $268 | Friends of the New Bedford Free Public Library, Inc | A Pleasant Pairing: Tea and Fine Chocolates | $268 | Fuenzalida-Guzman, Paulina | Identity, Resistance, and Transformation | $1,586 | Fuenzalida-Guzman, Paulina | Embroidery on paper | $1,800 | Gallery X, Inc. | Gallery X Unplugged | $2,925 | Gallery X, Inc. | Cinema 169 | $1,586 | Global Learning Charter Public School | Guys and Dolls - 20th Anniversary Show | $595 | Katz, Adam | Live music series | $1,586 | Klein, JULIANA | ART EXHIBITS | $3,000 | Lapp, Sarah Jane | Puzzical Chairs & Pops with Live Music by Skyjelly | $3,000 | Luz, Nicole | We are still here series: Debunking the myth of Indigenous American Extinction | $990 | Luz, Nicole | Winter Indigenous Social | $1,586 | Luz, Nicole | Puerto Rican Festival: Honoring our Ancestors | $1,586 | MCLEAN, MICHAEL | New Beige Bash Music Festival | $3,600 | MCLEAN, MICHAEL | Stoveboat Concert Series | $1,586 | Maiato FitzGerald, Christine | Earring, The Art | $694 | Maiato FitzGerald, Christine | Beginners Yoga @ Gallery X | $506 | Martell, Scott | Magic Show | $525 | Matson, Rhonda | Backyard Band Family Jams | $743 | New Bedford Ballet Foundation, Inc. | Ballet Fairytales for PACE Head Start | $686 | New Bedford Economic Development Council, Inc. | Love the Ave "Sabor y Ritmo" Community Block Party | $3,600 | New Bedford Economic Development Council, Inc. | Seaport Art Walk 2025 | $3,600 | New Bedford Economic Development Council, Inc. | ArtWeek SouthCoast 2025 | $563 | New Bedford Festival Theatre, Inc. | New Bedford Festival Theatre Summer Academy 2025 | $1,586 | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center, Inc. | Ceremonies & Celebrations | $1,586 | New Bedford Historical Society, Inc. | Juneteenth Family Celebration | $3,000 | New Bedford Parks, Recreation & Beaches | Out of School Time Field Trips | $1,586 | New Bedford Parks, Recreation & Beaches | Trails of New Bedford | $2,925 | Our Sisters' School, Inc. | Performing Arts Program | $1,586 | Pimentel, Michelle | Arts at the Vault | $1,547 | Pinheiro, Maria | Tomorrow is a Glass House | $3,000 | Practice Best Practice, Inc. | Practice Best Practice Workshops | $3,150 | Robitaille, James J. | Jim Robitaille Group | $991 | Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum, Inc. | Shakespeare in New Bedford 2025 - Romeo & Juliet | $1,800 | Seaglass Theater Company, Inc. | Music in the Library | $476 | Spinner Publications, Inc. | New Bedford Blubber: Writers Workshops | $3,000 | Sunshine's Place, Inc. | Early Ed. Comm Mural | $1,388 | The Artists Index, Inc. | The Artists Index Salon Series | $1,586 | The Artists Index, Inc. | The Lost Artists of the South Coast Podcast Series | $1,586 | The Community Collaborative, Inc. | 2nd Annual Ghost Tour | $793 | The First Unitarian Church In New Bedford Inc | Bread and Puppet Theater | $1,500 | The First Unitarian Church In New Bedford Inc | 41st Annual Jazz Concert | $2,250 | Thomas Jr, Isidro | New Bedford, my home by the sea | $1,467 | Thomas, Patricia | Culture*Park Playbuilding Lab - "Plays With Music" Edition | $595 | Tri-County Music Association, Inc. | Complimentary Senior Tickets | $180 | Wainer Woods LLC | Eastern Medicine Singers | $1,428 | Whaling History Alliance, Inc. | 2025 WHA Summer Concert Series | $3,600 | Wild Heart Herb House | Wild Heart Herb Fest 2025 | $1,586 | Wild Heart Herb House | Queer Communi-Tea | $1,142 | Your Theatre, Inc. | Playwright Original Works Service | $1,031 | Youth Opportunities Unlimited | Eco-Art: Observing, Exploring, and Creating with Nature | $446 | Zeiterion Theatre, Inc. | The Z’s Collaborative, Free Arts and Culture Programming: Jazz Jams, Mobile Creative Classroom, SuperART, HBCU Fair, Abolition Row Park Performance Series | $3,000 | Zukas, Karen | NBACE Mural Slam | $1,586 |
