Westford Cultural Council
The Westford Cultural Council is a town committee of volunteers appointed by the Board of Selectmen 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,
- Date of event or project,
- Local sponsor.
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
FY24 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Adiseshu, Suman | Divinity in Sensuality | $200 | Anderson, Jessica | Strawberries 'N Arts Festival | $450 | Blanchard Middle School | Having fun with Pyramids and Pharaohs | $450 | Blanchard Middle School | Traveling Science: The Physical Changes of Matter | $450 | Chelmsford Community Band, Inc. | Spring Concert | $200 | Contemporary Arts International, Inc. | 2024 Stone Carving Symposium | $200 | Discovery Museum, Inc. | Open Door Connections | $200 | Dracut Performing Arts Series, Inc. | Dracut Arts 2024 Season | $200 | Facepaint, Inc. | Book Distribution to Little Free Libraries in Westford | $200 | Groton Hill Music, Inc. | Bach's Lunch Concert Series | $200 | Hart, Francis | The “Beat Generation” - A Cultural Review of the 1950s Through Music | $350 | Kelly, Kaye | SheGrooves; Using Our Voices for Positive Change | $300 | Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild, Inc. | The Massachusetts High School Drama Festival | $300 | Middlesex County 4-H Fair, Inc. | 4-H Fair Musical Performances | $450 | Nashoba Valley Chorale | On That Glad Night | $200 | Open Door Theatre of Acton, Inc. | Wizard of Oz | $300 | Ruggiero, Marianne | "A Musical Journey to the Andes Mountains" | $250 | Sevenars Concerts, Inc. | Sevenars 56th Anniversary Season | $200 | Smith, Patrick | Afternoon of Brass #3 | $200 | Stony Brook School PTO | Jack Gantos: Short Story Session | $450 | Stony Brook School PTO | Mythmasters: Tales from Greek Mythology | $450 | The Concord Women's Chorus, Inc. | A Celebration of Glorias: Vivaldi's Signature and More | $200 | The Delvena Theatre Company | Bon Voyage - Forever! | $500 | The Parish Center for the Arts, Inc. | J.T. Turner - Robert Frost: Light & Dark | $450 | Town of Acton | Untold Stories of our Region | $200 | Virginia Thurston Healing Garden, Inc. | Harmonious Healing: Empowering Resilience through Music Therapy | $200 | Westford Academy Asian Culture Club | Lunar New Year Celebration 2024 | $475 | Westford Academy Bands | Marching Band Festival | $500 | Westford Chamber Players, Inc. | Mother's Day Diversity Concerts | $450 | Westford Chamber Players, Inc. | "Movie Themes for Strings" - All Professional Musicians Concerts | $450 | Westford Community Access Television, Inc. | WestfordCAT Youth Services Outreach Program | $475 | Westford Historical Society, Inc. | Digitizing June Kennedy's Recollections and Parkerville Interviews | $500 |
