Tewksbury Cultural Council
The Tewksbury Cultural Council is accepting new members. Residents should apply online to be considered by the Town Board of Selectmen. Please follow this link to the New Citizen Activity Form: https://tewksburymaboards.vt-s.net/newcaf.php
Our local council generally meets in November to consider applications for grant funding from the allocation made to the town by Mass Cultural Council. The meeting is public and posted on the town website calendar. Applicants and the interested public are encouraged to attend.
Priorities for this council are based on a mission to serve a broad and diverse audience of residents, serving all age groups with public access to various cultural programs as presented by our applicants.
Contact
Christian Panasuk
tewksburyculturalcouncil@gmail.com
978-821-2335
Address
250 Trull Road
Tewksbury, MA 01876-1638
Application Information
FY26 Allocation
$18,500
FY26 Local Priorities
The local Tewksbury council will review the applications in a public meeting in Tewksbury, with the date to be posted on the town website. We encourage applicants to attend. We review applications with a priority toward benefit for our local community. Therefore, if you are an applicant from outside our local community, your application will carry substantially more preference if you arrange approval and agreement of a venue with one of our local host organizations in advance, and include a letter from the local host.
We also encourage new cultural programing, and give priority to new grant requests over annual applications looking for continued or sustained funding.
FY26 Local Guidelines
The following guidelines must be met PRIOR to submitting a Grant Application to the Tewksbury Cultural Council:
1. All performances/services must be pre-arranged and location noted on the application.
2. All performances/services must benefit Tewksbury residents.
3. All deadlines must be adhered to, including reimbursement or extension requests.
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Reimbursement Grants
FY25 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Asian American Pacific Islanders for Equality and Change (AAPIEC) Incorporated | AAPI Heritage Festival and Exhibit | $200 | Discovery Museum, Inc. | Open Door Connections | $200 | Dracut Performing Arts Series, Inc. | Dracut Arts 2025 Season | $200 | Friends of the Elderly Tewksbury, Inc. | Trivia & Tunes, Entertainment for Older Adults | $450 | Ipswich River Community Chorus Inc | Ipswich River Community Chorus 40th Anniversary Gala Concert | $500 | Jackson, Peter | Community Magic Show | $300 | John W. Wynn Middle School | WMS Drama Presents Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (Theatre for Young Audiences Edition) | $2,000 | KevTech Services, Inc. | Beginner Technology Classes | $500 | MUSIC Dance.edu | Hip Hop Chair Dance for Seniors! - a dance series | $200 | MUSIC Dance.edu | I am Autistic I am Fantastic - The Musical | $200 | Maloney, Scott | I AM ... | $200 | Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild, Inc. | The Massachusetts Middle School Drama Festival | $500 | Matte, Christy | Paper Marbling Workshops | $900 | Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical | The Little Mermaid JR. Production | $1,000 | Tewksbury Garden Club | Arbor Day Program for Center School Children | $563 | Tewksbury Memorial High School Robotics Team | Tewksbury Titans Robotics Team Expansion & 2025 FRC Team 1474 Robotics Competition Season | $2,192 | Tewksbury Memorial High School Theatre Company, Inc. | Footloose the Musical | $2,000 | Tewksbury Memorial High School Theatre Company, Inc. | The Little Mermaid the Musical | $2,000 | Tewksbury Public Library | Introduction to Web Development | $400 | Tewksbury Public Library | 20s & 30s: Apple Picking | $450 | Tewksbury Public Library | Library's Art History ZOOM Series on ZOOM | $1,200 | Tewksbury Public Library | Library's 7th Annual Summer Concert Series | $2,000 | Tewksbury Public Library | STEM Passport Event | $550 | Tewksbury Public Library | Rockabye Beats | $425 | Tewksbury Public Library | The Zoo Show | $450 | Tewksbury Public Library | Petting Zoo | $450 | The Public Health Museum in Massachusetts, Inc. | Public Health Museum Smallpox Cemetery Walk | $175 | Waterman, Jon | Live Music Making History Live | $200 | Wise, Dennis | The Theft of Dignity: Tewksbury Presentation | $200 |
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