Westford Cultural Council
The Westford Cultural Council is a town committee of volunteers appointed by the Select Board of the Town of Westford.
Westford Cultural Council promotes the availability of cultural experiences in Westford through the grant awarded by Mass Cultural Council annually.
Organizations, schools, and individuals may apply for grants that support arts, humanities, and science programs in the community. These grants can be used support a variety of projects and activities within Westford – including exhibits, festivals, field trips, short-term artist residencies, or performances in schools, workshops, and lectures.
The Westford Cultural Council’s mission is to enhance the quality of life in the Westford community by supporting arts, humanities, and sciences programs held in Westford, and by Westford artists, arts organizations, schools, and community organizations.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
In order to apply for an LCC grant, applicants must meet all eligibility and criteria requirements of the LCC Program. Please refer to the documents below:
The council has used community input from Westford residents to inform its funding priorities for grant applications. Please see Council Priorities section below to view a list of funding priorities for the council.
All applications must be made online. No paper applications will be accepted. Supporting materials or documents as listed below must be included with your online application. Applications missing these documents may not be considered:
- Venue location (required)
- Date of event or project (required)
- Local sponsor (recommended)
The council recommends that applicants consolidate:
- same events held at multiple venues, or
- multiple similar events held at the same venue.
Failure to consolidate such events into one application may result in denial.
Applications will be available starting September 1, 2024. To apply to Westford Cultural Council, please click on Apply Now button below. Application deadline is October 16, 2024
There will be an optional presentation meeting in December (Date TBD) for the grant applicants to make presentations to the council members. Email westfordculturalcouncil@gmail.com for meeting information.
Level of Support: The Council does not fully fund any programs. To demonstrate that your program is not dependent solely on Westford funding, you must specify other sources of financial support in the budget section of the application.
Note: Grants are made on a reimbursement basis only.
For a list of grants awarded last year, please see the list below.
Contact
Vidya Raman
westfordculturalcouncil@gmail.com
781-439-8191
Address
Town Hall
55 Main Street
Westford, MA 01886-2597
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Application Information
FY25 Allocation
$11,100
FY25 Local Priorities
-Communitywide gatherings like Festivals, Concerts, Plays, etc.
-Arts & Music Education in/outside schools
-Nature, Science & Environmental Education projects
-Projects/Events celebrating local cultural diversity
FY25 Local Guidelines
Information not provided
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Reimbursement Grants
FY25 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Abbot School PTO | Wildlife Encounters- Animal Adaptations | $400 | Abbot School PTO | Circuits Workshop by Techsploration | $400 | Acton Community Center, Inc. | Child's Play at Theatre III | $200 | Adiseshu, Suman | Experience Dance | $200 | Bay Colony Brass, Inc. | Veterans Day Concert with MetroWest youth | $200 | Blanchard Middle School | Having Fun with Pyramids and Pharaohs | $400 | Blanchard Middle School | Traveling Science: The Physical Changes of Matter | $400 | Chelmsford Art Society, Inc. | 4th of July, Summer and Winter Art Shows | $200 | Chelmsford Community Band, Inc. | Winter Concert | $200 | Clear Path for Veterans New England, Inc. | Build-A-Flag Woodworking Art Therapy Workshop for Veterans | $200 | Contemporary Arts International, Inc. | 2025 Stone Carving Symposium | $200 | Discovery Museum, Inc. | Open Door Connections | $300 | First Parish Church United of Westford Mass | 49th Annual Westford Strawberries N' Arts Festival | $400 | Friends of Indian Senior Citizen Organization, Inc | Grand Inaugural FISCO | $300 | Groton Hill Music, Inc. | Community Concert Series/Bach's Lunch Concert Series | $200 | Kelly, Kaye | SheGrooves; A Tribute to the Legendary Women of Music | $300 | Littleton STEM Educational Foundation | Teaching school-aged children the technical and artistic skills for taking photos and making short films that promote robotics and STEAM. | $350 | MUSIC Dance.edu | Hip Hop Chair Dance for Seniors! - a dance series | $300 | MUSIC Dance.edu | I am Autistic I am Fantastic - The Musical | $300 | Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild, Inc. | The Massachusetts High School Drama Festival | $300 | Middlesex County 4-H Fair, Inc. | Animal Science Exhibit at 4-H Fair | $400 | Open Door Theatre of Acton, Inc. | "The Prom, School Edition" | $200 | Stony Brook School PTO | Jack Gantos: Short Story Session | $400 | Stony Brook School PTO | Mythmasters: Tales from Greek Mythology | $400 | The Concord Women's Chorus, Inc. | Still Heard Round the World: A Celebration of Music Written by and for Women | $200 | The Delvena Theatre Company | The Incredible Mae West! | $400 | The Parish Center for the Arts, Inc. | Classical Music Series | $400 | Waterman, Jon | Live Music Making History Live | $300 | Westford Chamber Players, Inc. | Mother's Day Diversity Concert | $400 | Westford Chamber Players, Inc. | ”How Chamber Music Works” Demo-Concert | $400 | Westford Chorus, Inc. | While We've Been Singing: music written since the founding of Westford Chorus | $400 | Westford Council on Aging The Cameron Senior Center | Ain't No Stopping Us Now: The Promises and Pitfalls of Aging Sexually | $400 | Westford Historical Society, Inc. | Women That Changed Westford | $450 | Wirth, Carolyn | A Movement Choir workshop and performance with the FeministFuturist visual arts exhibit | $300 | Wise, Dennis | The Theft of Dignity: Westford Presentation | $300 |
