Waltham Cultural Council
The Waltham Cultural Council supports the arts, humanities, and sciences through grants and advocacy for nonprofit cultural organizations, schools, and artists. Through our efforts, we strive to make our community a better place to live, work, and visit. As a public investor in the arts, humanities, and sciences, we work to ensure everyone in our community has a place in our rich cultural life.
We fund activities and events that celebrate cultural diversity and local history, engage the community and increase access to arts education for Waltham youth. Priority is given to projects that support initiatives with a specific focus on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.
New applicants are encouraged to apply. The WCC will accept applications from Sep.1 through Oct. 15, for events that occur between July 1 of the application year and December 31 of the following calendar year.
Contact
Sharyn Nolan
walthamculturalcouncil@gmail.com
781-530-4897
Address
610 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02452-5580
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FY22 Allocation
$27,200
FY22 Local Priorities
Projects that support:
– Diversity, equity and inclusion
– Neighborhood revitalization
– Exposing school-aged children to the arts
– Artist’s living and work spaces
Events that:
– Celebrate local history and cultural diversity
– Involve the community and neighborhoods
– Promote arts education in schools
Focusing on the following communities:
– Low-income
– Communities of color
– Immigrant communities
– Teens
FY22 Local Guidelines
WALTHAM CULTURAL COUNCIL LOCAL GUIDELINES
– Grant applications accepted for events that take place in Waltham and/or directly benefit Waltham citizens.
– Applications accepted beginning early September 2021. Applications received before that date will be discarded.
– All Massachusetts Cultural Council and Waltham Cultural Council guidelines must be followed.
– Because funds are limited, your event should be able to proceed with only partial funding from WCC.
– No materials will be returned.
– We send out notification letters as to whether your application has been approved or not, and how much funding if so, in January 2022.
– Event funded must take place in the 18-month time period from July 1 2021- December 31 2022. Grant funds must be used within this time period. If the program cannot take place in that period, unused funds will revert to the Waltham Cultural Council. Please be sure to note: The DATE and VENUE of the event must be specified in the application.
– These are reimbursement grants. Money is disbursed after events take place and a grantee sends in reimbursement materials. Reimbursements are only given for events applied for; no substitutions. Please submit your reimbursement forms as swiftly as possible before the deadline noted on your acceptance letter. Then the city can send you your check!
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Reimbursement Grants
FY22 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| African Cultural Services, Inc. | Your Story Matters Magazine | $2,000 |
| Jessica Lucci | Watch City Readers | $300 |
| Downtown Waltham Partnership, Inc. | Waltham Riverfest 2022 | $2,500 |
| Sarah Jane Nelson | A River Runs Through Them: Old-time Songs and Tunes | $400 |
| Downtown Waltham Partnership, Inc. | Watch City Steampunk Festival | $2,000 |
| Chesterbrook Community Foundation, Inc. | Chesterbrook Leaning Center Nature Program | $1,200 |
| Fiona Mamai | Waltham Children’s Business Fair | $1,000 |
| Waltham Arts Council, Inc. | Summer Concerts on the Common | $2,200 |
| The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts | Arts Access - MCA's WCT ASL Storytime and Interactive ASL Workshops | $1,500 |
| Gore Place Society | Neighborhood Nature Walks | $500 |
| Community Farms Outreach, Inc. | Waltham Fields Farm Day | $850 |
| Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra, Inc. | Two Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra Concerts | $2,000 |
| Discovery Museum, Inc. | Open Door Connections | $300 |
| Amy Marks | Nourish, a collaborative mosaic project to raise funds to fight food insecurity | $1,950 |
| James Fitzgerald Elementary School | Perf. Arts & Music Applied to Poetry Appreciation | $1,000 |
| Watch City Arts, Inc. | Art Watch-Touch-Listen | $173 |
| Opportunities for Inclusion, Inc. | Arts Programming for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | $1,100 |
| Waltham Public Library Teen Room | Graffiti Camp 2022 | $2,800 |
| Shawn Laswell | 3.14 | $300 |
| Boston Yue Opera House, Inc. | Community Outreach - Sound of Chinese Opera | $500 |
| Tal Shalom Shalom-Kobii | Women in World Jazz- A tribute to women composers around the globe | $550 |
| Waltham Public Library Children's Room | Children's Programs at the Library | $3,338 |
| Weavers' Guild of Boston, Inc. | Weavers' Guild of Boston 100th Anniversary | $1,500 |
| Matt York | Songs and Stories - The Highwaymen | $350 |
| Northeast Elementary School | Discovery Museum's Traveling Weather Workshop | $1,000 |
| Waltham Farmers' Market | Waltham Farmers' Market 2022 Concert Series | $1,200 |
| Ethnic Arts Center of Somerville, Inc. | MANY CULTURES, ONE PEOPLE! Waltham's Immigrants , Past and Present, Folktale Puppet Showss , | $3,250 |
| MUSIC Dance.edu | Hip Hop Dance Chair Exercise for Seniors! | $500 |
| The Waltham Museum, Inc. | "This Was Waltham" slide show collection | $250 |
| Waltham Mills Artist Association | Waltham Open Studios 2022 | $2,000 |
| Waltham Land Trust, Inc. | Habitats and Adaptations | $600 |
| Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation, Inc. | We Are Waltham | $2,000 |
| African Cultural Services, Inc. | Africa in the Classroom | $350 |
| New England Brass Band | The New England Brass Band Education/Youth Initiative | $1,250 |
| African Cultural Services, Inc. | Preps for success in Luganda Seal of Biliteracy Testing | $350 |
| Waltham Creative Start | Sing, Play, Grow with Philip Alexander | $1,000 |
| African Cultural Services, Inc. | African Drum, Dance and Perform Series | $3,000 |
| Andrew Harms | Waltham Trumpet Workshop 2022 | $800 |
| Dinosaur Annex Music Ensemble, Inc. | Pitches for the Planet - Ecomusic | $400 |
