New Salem Cultural Council
The priority of the New Salem Cultural Council is to fund a variety of projects that serve many different age groups, including children, teens, adults and seniors; we also attempt to serve as many venues as possible, including the Library, various schools, the Council on Aging luncheons, Old Home Day, and Historic buildings.
Priority will be given to local applicants whose project pertains to, affects, and can be easily accessed by townspeople and will directly enhance the cultural strength of our community.
In addition to following the state criteria, we evaluate and give priority to applicants that have made prior arrangements for a local venue and have an approved budget in place. The Council tries to fully fund as many applications as possible. However, smaller grants are more likely to be approved. Where we make the decision to partially fund a project, we will give priority to those projects that will still be able to move forward with partial funding.
In light of the continued Covid-19 pandemic, we will also give preference to projects that can be doable/viewable online via Zoom, Facebook, YouTube etc. as well as other events/projects that lend themselves to social distancing.
Applicants will be responsible for their own publicity, as we have limited resources to handle this.
Positive reviews and letters of recommendation and the opportunity for attendees to evaluate the project will be considered favorably.
Contact
Monica Winters, Chair
wimpleone@gmail.com
413-563-1649
Address
15 South Main Street
New Salem, MA 01355-9713
Application Information
FY23 Allocation
$5,500
FY23 Local Priorities
Based on community feedback and past experience with Cultural Council applications, the New Salem Cultural Council has developed the following set of guidelines. In addition to the state criteria, we will evaluate and give priority to:
* Programs which can be performed in such a way as to provide a “COVID- safe “environment for both the performer(s) and the attendees of any such programs including but not limited to, online venues, Zoom meetings, and socially distanced events.
* We try to fully fund as many applications as possible; where we make the decision to partially fund a project, we will give priority to those projects that will still be able to move forward with partial funding.
* We try to fund a variety of projects that serve many different age groups, including children, teens, adults and seniors; we will also attempt to serve as many venues as possible, including the Library, various schools, the Council on Aging luncheons, Old Home Day, and Historic buildings.
* All else being equal, priority will be given to local applicants whose project pertains to, affects, and can be easily accessed by townspeople and will directly enhance the cultural strength of our community.
*Efforts will be made to fund projects representing diversity and a diverse population.
* Positive reviews and letters of recommendation will be considered favorably.
FY23 Local Guidelines
Council Guidelines
*Applicants will be responsible for their own publicity, as we have limited resources to handle publicity.
* Applicants should attempt to make prior arrangements for a local venue.
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Reimbursement Grants
FY23 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1794 Meetinghouse, Inc. | Quabbin Valley Pro Musica 2022-2023 season | $500 | Antenna Cloud Farm | Antenna Cloud Farm 2023 Season | $150 | Barrett, Cynthia | Emma and Belley: Little Detectives, A Bilingual Book | $200 | Baskin, Ezekiel | Poetry in the Barn | $250 | Bates III, Davis R. | Halloween Harvest: A Performance for Seniors | $300 | Community Network for Children | Find Your Voice: Music and Movement with Tom & Laurie | $228 | Community Network for Children | Families in Nature | $435 | Fagin, Amy | Introduction to Art Appreciation: A Roundtable | $450 | LaunchSpace, Inc. | Teen Open Hack | $500 | Orange Revitalization Partnership, Inc. | Starry Starry Night | $400 | Percival, Ann E. | Dear Ella | $700 | Pioneer Valley Symphony, Inc. | “The Mystery of the Missing Music” - 2023 Education Concert | $500 | Quabbin Food Connector, Inc. | North Quabbin Crossroads Tour: Food, Farms, Future | $300 | The Athol Historical Society, Inc. | Uniquely Quabbin magazine | $250 | The Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center, Inc. | The Power of Place: Finding a Sense of Belonging Through Story, Conversation and Song / A keynote concert that celebrates our connections to Franklin County | $200 | Village Neighbors, Inc. | Writing to Remember | $415 |
