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.

Contact

Lauren Fournier and Mike Veloso
[email protected]
781-314-3120

Address
610 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02452

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Application Information

FY27 details to come.

FY26 Funding List

Name	Project Title	Amount
African Cultural Services Inc	Your Story Matters - A Youth-Created Cultural Magazine about our roots	$1,000
African Cultural Services Inc	Traditional music, dance, drum and performances	$1,000
African Cultural Services Inc	African Grandparents pass on traditions to youth	$1,000
Alive Dance Collective of Massachusetts, LLC	Storybook Movement Workshop Series with Alive Dance Collective at ARTrelief	$1,000
Benedict, Fiona	International children’s Convention- Waltham Children’s Business Fair	$1,500
Boston Jazz Voices, Inc.	Boston Jazz Voices 40th Anniversary Show	$300
Boston Jazz Voices, Inc.	Waltham Library Concert	$750
Chen, Hudson	Inspiring Vitality: The Timeless Beauty of the Silk Road Art	$500
Community Farms Outreach, Incorporated	Farm Day / Día de la Granja 2025	$2,000
Cseko, Julia	Speaking Truth to Power (provisional title )	$300
Discovery Museum, Inc.	Open Door Connections	$300
Douglas MacArthur Elementary School	PTO Enrichment Programming	$500
Downtown Waltham Partnership, Inc.	Waltham RiverBeat; Celebrating the Heartbeat of the City	$2,500
Downtown Waltham Partnership, Inc.	Watch City Steampunk Festival	$2,000
Ethnic Arts Center of Somerville, Inc.	WE ARE FAMILY! Family Legacy Project for Waltham	$1,000
Gore Place Society	Fall Fun at the Farm	$1,000
Henry Whittemore Elementary School	Puppet Pen Pals	$500
Henry Whittemore School Parent-Teacher Organization, Inc.	Cinco de Mayo celebration	$500
Horizons at LMS	Farm to Table Project	$1,000
Lahiri, Chandreyee	'We are Waltham' storytelling show	$1,000
Liendo, Karina	Like Water for Chocolate Storytelling Series	$500
Lucci, Jessica	Watch City Readers	$300
MUSIC Dance.edu	I am Autistic I am Fantastic - The Musical	$500
MUSIC Dance.edu	Hip Hop Chair Dance for Seniors! a dance series	$500
Nelson, Sarah Jane	High Strung Strummers Music & Cranky Show	$400
Nocera, Josef	The GemsTones 50s Dance Party	$500
Opportunities for Inclusion, Inc.	Bringing creativity to OFI	$1,000
Passero, Barbara	Cherry Pies and Butterflies: Community Pollinator Carnival	$1,000
Powers Music School, Inc.	Watch City Singers at Waltham Council on Aging	$1,000
Prospect Hill Community Foundation, Inc.	Prospect Hill Community Foundation Arts Program	$1,820
Rull, Thomas E.	"A Musical Journey Through the Years"	$500
Shalom-Kobii, Tal Shalom	Women Composers and Songwriters from around the globe	$500
The Waltham Museum, Inc.	Social Series - Growing our Community	$1,450
Thomas R. Plympton Elementary School	Plympton Elementary School Multicultural Night	$500
Tincknell, Roger L.	Blues to Bluegrass	$575
Waltham Arts Council, Inc.	Concerts on the Common	$2,000
Waltham Boys and Girls Club, Inc.	See ME!	$1,500
Waltham Choral Parents Association, Inc.	2026 Eastern Show Choir Festival	$1,750
Waltham Dual Language School	Lexington Symphony Concert Field trip	$500
Waltham Farmers' Market	2026 Waltham Farmers Market Concert Series	$1,000
Waltham Historical Society, Inc.	Digitization of Waltham High Football Game Film Archive	$500
Waltham Land Trust, Inc.	"Snakes of New England and the World" Kids' Program	$500
Waltham Mills Artist Association	2025 Waltham Open Studios	$2,500
Waltham News Alliance	Arts Coverage and Calendar Listings in The Waltham Times	$1,000
Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra, Inc.	Two Orchestra Concerts	$1,500
Waltham Pride Fest	Waltham Pride Fest	$2,000
Waltham Public Library	Adult Programming	$1,500
Waltham Public Library Children's Room	Children's Programs at the Library	$1,500
Waltham Public Library Teen Room	2026 Waltham Public Library Teen Room Graffiti Camp	$2,000
Waterman, Jon	Live Music Making History Live	$500
York, Matt	Matt York - Songs & Stories: Johnny Cash	$500