Sunderland Cultural Council

The mission of the Sunderland Cultural Council is to encourage access for Sunderland residents of all ages and groups to cultural events and resources of all types. The Sunderland Cultural Council pursues this mission through the administration of state funded Cultural Council grants. It is the policy of the Sunderland Cultural Council to seek the greatest possible diversity and number of funded events in order to provide the widest access to cultural resources.

Contact

Peter Lacey
placey1@comcast.net
413-665-3198

Address
Town Hall
12 School Street
Sunderland, MA 01375-9503

FY22 Allocation

$5,600

FY22 Local Priorities

Sunderland Cultural Council Funding Priorities:

Projects that further the diversity in Sunderland’s programming in the arts, humanities,
and sciences;

Projects whose target audiences will esure our underserved populations and groups have access to cultural programming;

Projects that help build a sense of community in our town through collaborations with town organizations, departments and institutions.

Sunderland Cultural Council Local Guidelines:

Projects should take place in Sunderland or the South Deerfield locations of Frontier Regional School or the South County Council on Aging.

Projects should be well planned detailing specific date, time, and location.

Projects should demonstrate community support (i.e. letter of support to use a town space, letter of support from a group or organization, letter from appropriate staff person or school organization if an in-school program).

Project requests should be no more than $500.00.

The Sunderland Cultural Council will also be accepting paper applications in addition to through the online system. Paper applications may be provided by the council upon request. Applicants who choose to submit paper applications should submit 6 copies of the application and 1 copy of supporting materials, if applicable.

FY22 Local Guidelines

Projects should take place in Sunderland or the South Deerfield locations of Frontier Regional School or the South County Council on Aging.

Projects should be well planned detailing specific date, time, and location.

Projects should demonstrate community support (i.e. letter of support to use a town space , letter of support from a group or organization, letter from appropriate staff person or school organization if an in-school program).

Project requests should be no more than $500.00.

Applicants should submit 6 copies of the application and 1 copy of supporting materials, if available.

Grantees must submit proof that they have met the credit and publicity requirements with their reimbursement form.

How Grant Recipients Are Paid

Reimbursement Grants

FY22 Funding List

Name	Project Title	Amount
Authors and Artists Festival	Authors and Artists Festival	$100
David Neill	Music for the South County Senior Center Picnic	$375
Timothy Van Egmond	Spring Performance At The South County Senior Center	$120
MUSIC Dance.edu	Hip Hop Dance Chair Exercise for Seniors!	$280
Sunderland Public Library	The Yo-Yo ABCs	$500
Sandra Pearl	Youth Engineering Program at the Library	$500
Bill Halloran	Live Blues Concert	$400
Sunderland Public Library	Flying High Dog Show	$440
Sunderland Public Library	Traditions of Chinese Acrobatics with Li Liu	$500
Cynthia McInnis	The Whalemobile--Oceans of Possibilities	$495
Sarah Clay	Stolen Moments	$210
Franklin County Pride, Inc.	Franklin County Pride 2022	$300
The Nolumbeka Project, Inc.	9th Annual Pocumtuck Homelands Festival	$250
Sunderland Public Library	Teen Book Club in a Bag	$275
Jay Mankita	Maker Space Build-Along: Chain Reactions!	$600
The Amherst Ballet Theatre Company, Inc.	Mask of Zora	$305

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