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
Kevin McMahon, Chair
[email protected]
508-349-0300
www.wellfleetculturalcouncil.org
Address
300 Main Street
Wellfleet, MA 02667
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Application Information
FY26 Allocation
$5,700
FY26 Local Priorities
• 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 venues 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 2025.
• 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.
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Direct Grants
FY26 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer's Family Caregivers Support Center, Inc. | AFSC CARE PROGRAM (COMMUNITY ALZHEIMER'S RESPITE AND ENGAGEMENT) | $1,000 | ArtPeaceMakers | MLK Walk and associated activities | $600 | Boswell, Marianne | OuterCape Voices | $1,000 | Cape Arts & Entertainment, Inc. | Secret Planet Cape Cod featuring Sawaari | $500 | Hay, Elspeth | Hiking and Foraging with the Wellfleet Rec Dept | $1,200 | Iannitelli, Leda Muhana | Moving Ahead - Movimento Project 2026 | $500 | Moberg, Kim | The Seven Fires Prophecy Suite for Humanity Concert | $600 | Outer Cape Chorale, Inc. | Two concert weekends of three performances: "Points North" (Dec. 2025) and spring theme (May 2026); 8 smaller venue Chamber Singer concerts (May and June 2026) | $800 | Outermost Contra | Outermost Contra Dance | $500 | Outermost Performing Arts Center, Inc. | WHAT Family Initiative School Break Classes | $1,000 | Payomet, Inc. | Circus Arts in the School | $1,000 | Perry, Candace | For the Love of Stories | $800 | Peters, Zyg | Mr. Z’s Student Enrollment | $500 | Potter, Kai | Wellfleet Little Free Art Gallery | $800 | Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Inc. | Art Reach Earth Week | $500 | Provincetown Commons, Inc. | Creative Development Series | $500 | Sklar, Joel | Lost Legends of Country Music | $550 | Song Keepers, Ltd | Southcoast Soul (Working Title) | $500 | Storer, Abraham | Winter Portraits | $500 | Storer, Agata | "Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet" | $500 | Sustainable Center for Agricultural Preservation and Education | Farmer-in-the-School Experiential Education | $750 | The First Congregational Church of Wellfleet, UCC | Pirate Week | $1,000 | The Friends of the Wellfleet Council on Aging, Inc. | Wellfleet Adult Community Center Concert Series | $800 | Wellfleet Porchfest | Wellfleet Porchfest 2026 | $1,200 | York, Matt | Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash - Songs & Stories w/ Matt York | $500 |