Wellfleet Cultural Council
The Wellfleet Cultural Council (WCC) is a town committee of volunteers appointed by the Wellfleet Board of Selectmen. WCC receives state funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and local funds from the Town of Wellfleet plus our own fundraising efforts. We distribute this money through annual grants for a broad variety of projects in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences. This council accepts grant proposals in online formats.
Contact
Carolyn Rogers, Chair
wellfleetculturalcouncil@gmail.com
508-349-3525
https://wellfleetculturalcouncil.org
Address
300 Main Street
Wellfleet, MA 02667-7470
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Application Information
FY26 Allocation
TBD
FY26 Local Priorities
Granted projects should:
• Benefit Wellfleet individuals and organizations
• Support local artistic and not-for-profit talent
• Provide off-season activities for year-round residents
• Promote racial equity and encourage diversity
• Highlight Wellfleet’s local heritage and unique natural resources
• Support emerging artists, start-ups, and new programs
• Be evaluated and prioritized to assure that the assortment of grants funded provide different types of arts and cultural activities: (e.g. music, theater, visual art, performing arts, literature, science, historical, and other types of events).
FY26 Local Guidelines
The value of the program/project to Wellfleet needs to be clear. Consider identifying who in Wellfleet will benefit? How many will benefit?
Preference is given to Wellfleet residents/organizations.
Preference may be given to local artists (Cape-wide as opposed to off-Cape).
Programs/projects must be physically accessible.
A venue, if needed must be secured and specified in the grant application. (A letter of agreement or more formal agreement is sufficient).
Your program/project must take place and be completed during the calendar year 2024.
Only one application from each group or individual will be considered. Please combine multi program/project requests under one application.
A budget should be clear; the council needs to know how the funds will be used.
Additional funding from other sources is preferred, or there is a clear plan to complete your project if not fully funded by council.
For all public events, a plan for project marketing and promotion must be clearly stated in the grant application. Final marketing materials must be shared with Wellfleet Cultural Council in advance of the event to publish on their website, e-blast and social media presence. In addition, compliance of this grant includes crediting Mass Cultural Council and Wellfleet Cultural Council on marketing graphics.
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Direct Grants
FY25 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson, John Dennis | "Hemingway and Gellhorn: What's Fair in (Writing About) Love and War?" | $400 | ArtPeaceMakers | Community Non-Violence Training | $550 | Buckingham, Walter | Tunes & Tales from Tavern & Hearthsides : Songs & Stories of Early New England | $550 | Cape Arts & Entertainment, Inc. | Cape Symphony Presents: Cara Brindisi | $300 | Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival, Inc. | 2025 Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival Concerts in Wellfleet | $500 | Friends of Herring River Wellfleet/Truro, Inc. | Herring River Community Celebration | $241 | Giocosa Chamber Music | Giocosa Chamber Music: Swept Away | $300 | Harbor Stage Company, Inc. | Beacon Reading Series | $750 | Iannitelli, Leda Muhana | Movimento Project 2025 - 10 Years | $500 | LeVine, Denya R. | Multicultural Music, Dance, Rhythm | $600 | Outer Cape Chorale, Inc. | Choral Treasures: December 2024 concert weekend; May 2025 concert weekend; 8 smaller venue Chamber Singer concerts. | $700 | Outermost Bateria | Outermost Bateria | $300 | Outermost Contra | Outermost Contra Dance | $500 | Outermost Performing Arts Center, Inc. | WHAT Mask Jr. Project 2025 | $500 | Payomet, Inc. | Circus Arts in the Schools | $1,000 | Sailor Beware | "Faith Healer" | $750 | Sesenton, Alexandra | Global Jam | $600 | Sustainable Center for Agricultural Preservation and Education | Farmer-in-the-School Experiential Education | $700 | The First Congregational Church of Wellfleet, UCC | Epicurious Cafe | $600 | The Friends of the Wellfleet Council on Aging, Inc. | Friends 2025 Concert Series | $800 | The Wellfleet Historical Society, Inc. | Bridges Across Wellfleet & Beyond 3 | $700 | Wellfleet Porchfest | Wellfleet Porchfesat | $1,200 | York, Matt | The Wisdom of Willie Nelson - Songs and Stories w/ Matt York | $500 |
