Northbridge Cultural Council
The Northbridge Cultural Council (NCC) seeks to expand access to experiences and opportunities in the arts, humanities, and interpretative sciences within our community, enriching the quality of life for all while contributing to the community’s economic and cultural vitality. Through its network of local councils, the Mass Cultural Council (MCC) provides grants to nonprofit cultural organizations, schools, communities, and individual artists to fund programs that use the arts, science, and the humanities to build strong, diverse, livable communities.
Contact
Christine Johnson, Chairperson
[email protected]
508-234-2095
Address
7 Main Street
Northbridge, MA 01588-2294
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Application Information
FY27 Allocation
$14,900
FY27 Local Priorities
The Northbridge Cultural Council (NCC) has adopted the following local funding priorities for the FY 27 fiscal grant year. Successful grantees will:
Provide an activity or event that supports the mission of the NCC and MCC
Provide confirmation as to the venue, date, and a detailed description of the planned activity or event
Provide an activity or event free of charge to attendees
Provide an activity that aligns with the findings of our NCC Annual Community Interest Survey
Provide an innovative and creative cultural experience within the community of Northbridge
FY27 Local Guidelines
Information not provided
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Reimbursement Grants
FY26 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bilodeau, Chris | Celebration of Irish Music | $1,200 | Blackstone Valley Community Concert Band, Inc. | Summer Concert Series 2026 | $500 | Blackstone Valley Education Foundation, Inc. | Arts in the Valley | $500 | Blackstone Valley Emergency Shelter, Inc. | Festival of Trees 2025 | $925 | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School | BVT Band & Chorus Concerts for All Series: Celebrating Diversity Through Music | $500 | Dick, Robert | Blackstone Valley Bluegrass concert | $400 | Discovery Museum, Inc. | Open Door Connections | $400 | George Marston Whitin Memorial Community Association, Inc. | WCC Youth Theatre | $1,000 | Hart, Francis | A Cultural and Historical Reflection of the 1960s through the Music of The Beatles | $250 | Landers, Kathleen | The Driveway Chicks at Plummer Place | $300 | Langlois, Celeste | The Art Of Pysanky | $500 | Langlois, Celeste | Craft to Crow About | $250 | Mankita, Jay | Traveling Maker Space: Chain Reactions | $1,000 | Massachusetts State Police Museum and Learning Center, Inc.* | MSPMLC Technology and Robotics Day | $1,237 | Newman, Howard | Musical Baseball Show | $250 | Northbridge Beautification | Northbridge Holiday Lights Celebration | $1,661 | Parnes, Janet | Farm Girl on the Front Lines: Deborah Sampson's Secret! | $250 | Richards, Raianne | Concert at Northbridge Senior Center with Mark & Raianne and their studio band | $250 | Silvia, Elizabeth | The Catnip Junkies Band Live! | $1,250 | The Claflin Hill Music Performance Foundation, Inc. | Celebrating America's 250th at the Whitin Mill Plaza | $1,850 | The Northbridge Historical Society, Inc. | Capturing our History through Storytelling: 1950 - 2025 | $750 | Whitinsville Social Library | Once Upon A Garden | $800 |
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