Wareham Cultural Council
The Wareham Cultural Council helps fund community-based programs in the arts, humanities and sciences.
Contact
Mary McPherson
culturalcouncil@wareham.ma.us
508-295-6697
https://massculturalcouncil.org/
Address
Selectmen's Office, Town Hall
54 Marion Road
Wareham, MA 02571-1499
Application Information
FY26 Allocation
TBD
FY26 Local Priorities
The Wareham Cultural Council develops funding priorities based on results from our community input survey and strategic discussions at our local meetings. We review a wide range of proposals that are not all within the town of Wareham, so we use our priorities and guidelines to support our funding decisions. The Wareham Cultural Council will give priority to:
Grants that serve community events within the town of Wareham.
Projects that serve children, teens, seniors, families, and those in need.
Projects that focus on cultural diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Projects that support a wide variety of engaging, entertaining, and educational endeavors.
FY26 Local Guidelines
In addition to the state criteria, applications will be evaluated using the following review measures:
– The way in which the program meets our local priorities, including its support of the Arts, Humanities, or Sciences.
– The way in which the program supports the town of Wareham.
– The means by which the program promotes access to the diverse groups of cultural needs of our town.
– Financial need.
– Clear and focused planning written in the grant proposal.
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Reimbursement Grants
FY25 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Baptista, Candida Rose | Exploring the Cabo Verdean/American Musical Legacy: A KabuMerikanus Sonic Book Presentation & Concert | $1,250 | Buzzards Bay Coalition, Inc. | Community Engagement Events | $2,800 | Friends of the Wareham Free Library, Inc. | Mary Wilson's Kitchen Concoctions, the Whale Conservatory's Giant Whale Program, Jay Makita's Playful Engineers STEAM program | $1,400 | Friends of the Wareham Free Library, Inc. | Adult programming for the Wareham Free Library | $1,005 | Gillman, Jackson | Pie-a-palooza Potluck Pie/Story picnic | $450 | MUSIC Dance.edu | Hip Hop Chair Dance for Seniors! - a dance series | $500 | Music from Land's End Wareham | Music from Land's End Wareham Summer Festival Concerts 2025 | $900 | Onset Bay Association, Inc. | Chalk-Full-O-Fun Festival | $1,090 | Swifts Beach Improvement Association, Inc. | Summer Luau | $600 | The New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance, Inc. | Terrapins are home to Wareham High School | $800 | Wareham Council on Aging | Senior Arts Program | $1,600 | Wareham Land Trust, Inc. | Naturalist Club | $850 |
