Springfield Cultural Council

The Springfield Cultural Council is designed to serve individual(s) and/or organizations throughout Greater Springfield in arts & cultural, interpretive science, and humanities’ projects for public benefit. SCC strongly
believes in making strong investments in community. SCC aims to serve all ethnic groups, genders, etc. SCC encourages non- and for-profit organizations to apply.

Contact

Andrew R. Cade
[email protected]
413-262-1429
https://www.springfieldculturalcouncil.com

Address
1 Federal Street Bldg. 111-3
Springfield, MA 01105-1199

Application Information

FY27 details to come.

FY26 Funding List

Name	Project Title	Amount
A Journey In Jazz	A Journey In Jazz	$3,000
Afri(K)que Limited	International Women's Day Celebration	$1,500
Afro Cultural Arts & Humanities, Inc.	Our Stories, Our Future Campaign	$3,000
Anaya-Alegria, Alvilda Sophia	Groundwork SeeingTheWords of Deafness: Clever. Gorgeous Writing. Performance	$1,500
Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary	The Nature of Springfield	$500
Art for the Soul Art Gallery, Inc.	The Studio @ AFTS Gallery	$2,500
Baker, George	Dixieland Stomp Concert	$500
Belvin, Llatta	Digital Boombox Network Community Award Show	$2,500
Belvin, Llatta	Springfield Festival Marketing & Cultural Engagement Initiative	$2,500
Bethea, Sylvia	Healthy Together	$3,000
Blues to Green, Inc.	Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival	$3,000
Blues to Green, Inc.	Legacy Education Project- Samite Residency at Duggan Academy	$2,000
Borrero, Frankie	Echoes of Resilience	$1,000
Burgess, Jesse	Memorial Gospel Concert	$1,500
Burgess, Jesse	Champion of Character Musical Banquet	$1,000
CORMIER, STEVEN	GOOD GOLLY, MISSED TROLLEY "The Hilltown Trolley Dilemma"	$200
Caribbean American African Athletic and Social Club, Inc.	2026 Springfield Caribbean Carnival	$2,500
Cepeda, Brendaliz	A Cultural Arts Residency for Schools	$1,500
Chinese Association of Western Massachusetts, Inc	2026 Springfield Dragon Boat Festival	$500
Clark, Gina	New England Sax/Wind Quartet	$500
Clearer Vision Foundation Corp	Women of Music Festival	$1,000
Coates, Grace	The Motherhood Portrait Project	$1,200
Cole, Tatiana	Free to Flourish Conference Art Display and Performer	$1,500
Comeau, Robert	Three Presentations on Historic Springfield	$400
Common Wealth Mural Collaborative, Inc.	Springfield Community Mural Artist Training Program	$3,000
Community Music School of Springfield, Inc.	Children's Chorus of Springfield	$3,000
Community Music School of Springfield, Inc.	Bridge Leaders Program	$3,000
Crenshaw, Tamera	Vibe Check - A Mental Health Experience	$1,500
Cumberbatch, Amanda	Soul Pole Winter Soulstice	$1,000
Davis, Tracey	Petals of Possibility * A floral symposium for youth empowerment	$2,000
Davis, Tracey	Polished and Poised -A charm School initiative for Modern Etiquette	$2,000
Drama Studio, Inc.	TheaterWriters	$1,500
Drew, Gregory	Stained Glass Class	$3,000
Drew, Gregory	Traditional Tour of Historical Springfield/Stained-Glass	$3,000
Druyan, Ron	Tiny Tutti	$500
East Springfield Neighborhood Council, Inc.	ARTS with East Springfield Neighborhood Council (ESNC)	$2,000
Easthampton Theater Company Inc.	Springfield Youth Theater Program	$2,000
Ethnic Arts Center of Somerville, Inc.	ME and MY PALS Harmony Bonding Puppetry Arts for Springfield	$1,000
Evolve Her Enterprises, LLC	She Did That! Celebration	$1,000
Frank H. Freedman School	Sonido Musical	$2,000
Frequency, My Art	Clarity Packages	$1,000
Gaines, Giselle	DDRWLC Networking Event	$1,500
Gaines, Giselle	The Garden Party	$1,500
Give Music, Inc.	Motion Fest	$1,000
Glenn, Jammie	The Bloom Wellness Project	$1,500
Gomez, Magdalena	The Blood that Unites Us	$2,000
Greater Springfield NAACP	Fredom Fund Dinner	$3,000
Green, Kaleighia	Springfield Vendor Signage Assistance Program	$3,000
Green, Kaleighia	Wall of Fame	$1,500
Hammonds, Isiah	Saturdays of Service Through The Arts	$1,000
Hickory Street Harambee Inc.	Harambee Festival	$3,500
Hinkson, Gillian	YVisionary Wellness: Sound Healing, Art, and Renewal Workshop Series	$2,500
Hinkson, Gillian	Fabric of Dreams Where Fashion Becomes Art	$2,500
Hispanic-American Library, Inc.	Annual Mental Health Awareness Month Art Exhibit & Musical Reception	$2,500
Hispanic-American Library, Inc.	Cultura En Colores: Exploring Latine Heritage Through Art & Storytelling	$1,500
Historic Classical, Inc.	History of Classical High School	$1,500
Ibrahim, Sakina	The Wiz Live Educational Panel	$1,000
In the Spotlight, Inc.	FEMALE FIRSTS OF SPRINGFIELD – Eleanor Powell	$1,000
John J. Duggan Academy	Social Justice Mural Project at John J. Duggan Academy	$2,000
John J. Duggan Academy	Theatre class	$1,000
Johnson, Richard	Malcolm X Mural & Education Project Documentary	$500
Jones, Teka	I Am Me Kids Fashion Show	$3,000
Keaton, Andrew	5th Annaul House Mixed Session/Festival	$2,500
Keaton, Andrew	Hero]s and Shero's	$2,000
Liberty Preparatory Academy	Sonido Musica at Achieve 360⁰ After-School Program	$2,000
Lizana, Remani	Camp St. John's	$1,500
Longstreeth, Ken	Concert by Jeff Gavioli and his BAD NEWS JAZZ AND BLUES ORCHESTRA	$500
Loomis Communities, Inc	Emerging Artists Music Series	$1,000
Lugo-DeJesus, Waleska	Racial Healing Chats (RHc's) with Waleska - Season 2	$3,000
MORE Inspiring Change Fighting for Justice, Inc.	Save our Streets	$500
MORE Inspiring Change Fighting for Justice, Inc.	MORE4YOUTH 2026	$500
MUSIC Dance.edu	Hip Hop SQUARE Dance for Seniors! and chair dance	$500
Make-It Springfield, Inc.	Pathways in Digital Making	$2,000
Manzi, Zulfiqar	The Matumbilas	$1,000
Manzi, Zulfiqar	The Matumbilas - Media Literacy Screenings & Workshops	$1,000
Marshall, Richard	My Journey To Now	$916
Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Services, Inc.	MLKFS Community Participatory Art Installation Project	$2,500
Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Services, Inc.	2026 MLK Day Celebration	$3,500
Mason, Cayo	Movement, Mood & Food!	$1,000
Milton Bradley Elementary School	Maple Street Artists: Afterschool Art	$1,000
Mind the Fool	Mobile Puppet Lab	$1,000
Mindfulness Management & Consulting LLC	Mujeres Al Poder: Stories of Strength, Culture and Connection	$1,000
Ms. Senior America Club of Massachusetts	Ms. Senior Massachusetts Musical Review	$500
Neill, David	Christmas/Holiday sing along by the Jazz Bones	$500
New England Digital Accordion Orchestra	Carriage House Tent Concert	$500
Owens, George	PaxSax Concert	$500
Pan-African Historical Museum, United States of America, Inc	Underground Railroad Tour	$2,000
Pereira-Tosado, Emilio	ETERNAL	$1,000
Pertaia, Sulamita	Urban League Tennis/Tutoring Program	$2,000
Phoenix Dance Company LLC	Annual Recital	$500
Pioneer Valley Concert Band	The Sounds of Summer	$1,000
Plasse, Richard	Name That Tv Theme	$500
Plasse, Richard	Name That Tv Theme	$400
Post, Kathy	A New Blue Jazz Ensemble and Bing Productions present A Night at the Movies, Part 2	$500
RTwoods Arts and Consulting	Emerge	$3,000
RTwoods Arts and Consulting	Art on the Go	$3,000
Rausch, Karl	New England Swing Orchestra	$1,000
Rebecca M. Johnson Elementary School	Ada Twist, Scientist and friends	$2,000
Richardson, Richie	FAB Passion Fashion Week New England 2026 (FPFWNE 2026)	$1,000
Robert F. Kennedy Academy	Sonido Musica at RFK Academy	$1,500
Ryan, Elizabeth	Totality	$500
SciAntics Group Businesses, LLC	Hands-on Science and Art Enrichment for Kids	$1,000
Seymour, Chance	Healing Out Loud	$1,000
Shakespeare & Company, Inc.	2026 Fall Festival of Shakespeare	$1,000
Sinai Temple, Inc.	Concert Production of the musical Cabaret	$1,500
Smith, Benjamin	From The Page To The Stage Short Play Theater Festival	$3,000
Smith, Benjamin	Adults In Action	$3,000
Smith, Gary	The Performance Guide Workshop and Clinic	$2,000
Smith, Gary	The 2026 Malado Jam	$2,000
Springfield Boys & Girls Club, Inc.	Arts Exploration	$2,000
Springfield Cultural Partnership Incorporated	Thank An Artist Virtual	$3,000
Springfield Cultural Partnership Incorporated	Thank An Artist Live	$3,000
Springfield Dementia Friendly Coalition	Remembering--A Dementia Community Quilt 2026	$1,000
Springfield Museums Corporation	Book of Wonder Cover to Cover: A Hands-On Journey with Donna Castellanos	$1,500
Springfield Performing Arts Ventures, Inc.	Bi Yearly Community Concert	$3,000
Springfield Performing Arts Ventures, Inc.	Musician Workshop and Concert	$3,000
Springfield Preservation Trust, Incorporated	Second Saturday Tour	$2,000
Springfield Public Forum, Inc.	Spring 2026 Speaker Series	$3,000
Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Inc.	SSO Musical Petting Zoo	$3,000
Springfield Technical Community College	STCC "Where WE AT: Awake and Alive"	$1,500
Stewart, Denise Mari	An evening of Harmony-A celebration of quartet music	$1,500
Sticca, Paul	Acousticca's Concert for the Community	$500
Stone Soul, Inc.	Stone Soul Festival	$3,000
Strong Young Minds Youth Development, Inc.	Black Vivid	$3,000
Taylor, Mario	Tour of Youth Tennis Complex - Newport, R.I.	$3,000
Taylor, Mario	Tennis with a purpose/Education	$3,000
Thalheimer, Anne	Art, Education, and Expression	$1,000
The African American Female Professor Award Association, Inc	African American Female Professor Awards	$3,000
The Brethren	Juneteenth Celebration	$3,000
The Dunbar Center, Inc.	For The Culture	$3,000
The Embodied Leadership Project	Rested Village Media	$1,500
The Gun Violence Elimination Alliance, Inc. (G.V.E.A.)	Juneteenth Jubilee	$3,000
The Gun Violence Elimination Alliance, Inc. (G.V.E.A.)	Mason Square C3 Annual Awards Ceremony-Safe Spaces, Strong Communities: 10 Years of Arts, Action & Impact	$1,500
The Old Post Road Orchestra, Inc.	Our 2026 Holiday Concerts	$500
The Performance Project, Inc.	Ubuntu Arts Community	$1,500
The Performance Project, Inc.	An Evening of New Work Premieres by Emerging Artists	$1,000
The White Lion Brewing Company, LLC	The Origin of Beer: Historical ties to the African Continent	$2,000
Thomas, Tracey	UNRESTRICTED MOVEMENTS FOR SENIORS	$2,500
Thomas, Tracey	On Broadway	$3,000
Thomas, Vic	Blues Brothers Briefcase	$500
Tillery-Jenkins, Regina	ARTS WITH THE STARS	$3,000
Transcending Beyond Inc.	Bohemian Nights	$1,000
Unity Hearts Foundation Incorporated	African Community Festival 2026	$2,000
Urban League of Springfield, Inc.	How the word is presented	$3,000
Urban League of Springfield, Inc.	Reading on the Move(ment)	$3,000
Valley Arts Mentors	Valley Arts Mentors: 2026 Cohorts	$500
Valley Photo Center, Inc.	Tower Square Gallery Exhibits	$300
Veritas Preparatory Charter School	Career Connected Learning in Visual Arts	$1,000
Vernon, Johnny	VALENTINE'S SWEETHEART CONCERT	$2,000
Vernon, Johnny	The Classics	$1,500
Warner Elementary School	Field Trip to Boston Science Museum	$1,500
Waterman, Jon	Live Music Making History Live	$500
West Mass Brass Band	Brass Band Christmas Concert	$500
West Mass Brass Band	Christmas caroling	$400
Whitaker, Shirley	Blanket	$2,000
Whitaker, Shirley	Ashes to Ashes: a film	$2,000
William N. Deberry School	Drumming at DeBerry	$2,000
Williams-Hines, Jacqueline	No Small Victories Autism Education Parent Coaching Series	$1,000
Willis, Shandyce	Innovative New Kreators (I.N.K) Residency	$1,000
Wilson, Arianna	A Family Affair Fashion Show	$1,000
Wirt, Edward	Oakland Stroke	$500
Wise, Dennis	The Theft of Dignity: School Anti-bullying Presentation	$500
Witt, Mary	Music for Community	$500
Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts, Inc., The	WeLead TogetHER	$2,000
Young, Joe	Kemet Cartoon Workshop: Fit for the Future	$500
Youth Educational Services, Inc	Circle of Hope	$1,000
anderson, india	FASHION EVERYONE	$2,500
anderson, india	Who's Got Soul lip Sync & Men's Self-Care Event	$2,500
cade, Andrew	Artist Expo - 2026	$3,000
cade, Andrew	Music Genre Showcase	$3,000
lewis, julius	Karaoke in the park	$2,500
lewis, julius	Karaoke in the park 2 teen contest	$2,500