Watertown Cultural Council
The Watertown Cultural Council (WCC), in alignment with the Mass Cultural Council (MCC), is committed to funding public programs that promote excellence, accessibility, diversity, and learning in the arts, humanities, and sciences for all members of the Watertown community. The WCC mission, like that of the MCC is to “advance the Commonwealth’s creative and cultural sector by celebrating traditions and talents, championing its collective needs, and equitably investing public resources.” The WCC seeks high-quality programming that will occur in Watertown for the benefit of Watertown residents.
Contact
Lois Pond, Chair
watertowncultural@gmail.com
617-972-6417
watertownculturalcouncil.org
Address
149 Main St
Watertown City Hall
Watertown, MA 02472-4410
Connect on Social
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Application Information
FY25 Allocation
$16,400
FY25 Local Priorities
This year the Watertown Cultural Council priorities are:
– Advance diversity, equity, inclusion and increase access to the arts, humanities, and sciences
– Promote community-wide gatherings through, but not limited to, festivals, concerts, plays, and exhibitions
– Enable programs for artists and students of all ages through educational opportunities
– Promote programs that interpret the natural environment, sciences, and environmental issues
– Explore social and cultural histories of Watertown through community events
– Support collaboration, cooperation, and growth among Watertown organizations
FY25 Local Guidelines
Although grantees do not need to reside in Watertown, all projects and programs should take place within Watertown or benefit Watertown residents. All grantees should adhere to the Mass Cultural Council publicity guidelines to acknowledge WCC funding. And finally, clearly defined, specific, and thorough applications are more likely to be successful.
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Direct Grants
FY24 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Abarta, John J. | The Patrick J. Touhey Memorial Weekend | $300 | Adamo, Alexandra | Street Chalk Pop up with Alex Makes Art | $250 | Alive Dance Collective, LLC | Storybook Movement Workshops with Alive Dance Collective at Watertown Free Public Library | $250 | Bereaud, Philip Alexander | Sing, Play, Grow! Children’s Music Enrichment | $250 | City of Watertown | Edible Plants 2024 | $409 | Cunniff Elementary School | Cunniff Learning Support Life Skills Cafe | $300 | Dargon, William John | Call for Art: 100 Years of Arshile Gorky | $600 | Dinosaur Annex Music Ensemble, Inc. | Hub of the Musiverse 4: The Need for Empathy | $300 | Gore Place Society | This is Gore Place! Field Trip | $750 | Haller, Evan | Interactive Music Concert for Young Children and their families | $300 | Historical Society of Watertown | "Town Crier" newsletters 2024 editions | $250 | Hosmer School | Cultural Celebration Week | $700 | Hosmer School | Hosmer School Garden Collaborative Mosaic Art | $700 | Kelly, Kaye | SheGrooves; Using Our Voices for Positive Change | $400 | Liendo, Karina | Bilingual Storytelling Fun Program | $300 | MUSIC Dance.edu | Hip Hop Chair Dance for Seniors! | $300 | O'Riley, Jaclyn | Fall Family Ceili | $350 | Polatin, David | “Pioneering Women of Early Rock and Roll” | $250 | Schmidt, Rosemary | Geodes & Journals Program | $750 | Seven Times Salt | Seven Times Salt 2023--24 Concert Season | $450 | Shalom-Kobii, Tal Shalom | Women for Peace and Social Justice | $250 | Sjostedt, Samuel | John Berberian & Armadi Tsayn | $500 | Stage Ensemble Theatre Unit, Inc. | The Age of Darkness | $500 | The Delvena Theatre Company | Nun of This and Nun of That! | $300 | The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts | ArtReach: Mosesian Arts Storytime and Story Explorers Project | $800 | Watertown Arts Market | Watertown Arts Market | $500 | Watertown Boys' and Girls' Club, Inc. | Teen Paint Nights | $1,000 | Watertown Cable Access Corp. | Youth Film Summer Camp | $1,000 | Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice and the Environment | Watertown Indigenous History Tour | $1,000 | Watertown Community Gardens, Inc. | Watertown Pollinator Pathways Garden Tour | $350 | Watertown Cooperative Nursery School, Inc. | StoryFest 2024 | $350 | Watertown Cultural Council | YES YOU CAN | $200 | Watertown Farmers' Market | Live Music at the Watertown Farmers' Market | $1,000 | Watertown Free Public Library | Beyond Our Experience, a Free Art Series for Teens | $700 | Watertown Free Public Library | Communities in Common: Literacy and Arts for English Language Learning Caregivers and Their Children | $592 |
