Weston Cultural Council
The Weston Cultural Council is charged with distributing money allotted to the Town of Weston through the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Local Cultural Council (LCC) Program. Volunteer council members appointed by the Weston Select Board evaluate and oversee grants to individuals and organizations for projects and programs accessible to broad spectrum of town residents that promote excellence, education, diversity and inclusion in three areas:
Arts — including the performing arts (e.g. music, theater, film), visual arts (painting, drawing, sculpture, photography), crafts, folk, design, and interdisciplinary arts.
Humanities — including history, social studies, philosophy, criticism, and literature.
Interpretive Sciences — including lectures and activities to engage people in nature, science, and technology in ways that connect to their lives.
The WCC periodically collects data from the residents of the Town of Weston to inform its funding priorities. In the past, grants have supported an enormous range of activities in the creative/cultural sector, including community-wide festivals, concerts, and plays; exhibitions and projects by local artists; nature, science, and environmental education programs and participatory activities; video productions; after-school youth programs; hands-on workshops in writing and the visual arts; local history and cultural diversity projects; and lectures and book discussions in the humanities.
Grant applicants are encouraged to work with local institutions such as the Weston Public Library, the Weston Arts and Innovation Center, and the Council on Aging to secure a venue in advance for their program. Programming can be in-person, online, hybrid, or hands-on where appropriate, and venues must be handicap-accessible.
Contact
Christine Martin
[email protected]
781-786-5000
Address
11 Town House Road
Weston, MA 02493-2000
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Application Information
FY26 Allocation
$5,700
FY26 Local Priorities
The Weston Cultural Council is charged with distributing money allotted to the Town of Weston through the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Local Cultural Council (LCC) Program. Volunteer council members appointed by the Weston Select Board evaluate and oversee grants to individuals and organizations for projects and programs accessible to broad spectrum of town residents that promote excellence, education, diversity and inclusion in three areas:
Arts — including the performing arts (e.g. music, theater, film), visual arts (painting, drawing, sculpture, photography), crafts, folk, design, and interdisciplinary arts.
Humanities — including history, social studies, philosophy, criticism, and literature.
Interpretive Sciences — including lectures and activities to engage people in nature, science, and technology in ways that connect to their lives.
The WCC collects data from the residents of the Town of Weston to inform its funding priorities. In the past, grants have supported an enormous range of activities in the creative/cultural sector, including community-wide festivals, concerts, and plays; exhibitions and projects by local artists; nature, science, and environmental education programs and participatory activities; video productions; after-school youth programs; hands-on workshops in writing and the visual arts; local history and cultural diversity projects; and lectures and book discussions in the humanities.
Grant applicants are encouraged to work with local institutions such as the Weston Public Library, the Weston Arts and Innovation Center, and the Council on Aging to secure a venue in advance for their program. Programming can be in-person, online, hybrid, or hands-on where appropriate, and venues must be handicap-accessible.
FY26 Local Guidelines
Weston Cultural Council Local Guidelines:
1. Preference is given to projects and programs that have not taken place in their entirety before the grants have been requested, so that the community can be informed and invited to participate.
2. Programming can be in-person, online, hybrid, or hands-on where appropriate.
3. Grant applications should include a confirmed local venue. Applicants are encouraged to work with Weston institutions such as the Weston Public Library, the Arts and Innovation Center, and the Council on Aging to secure a venue in advance for their program. A letter from the hosting venue is required to accompany the application.
4. A well-planned budget and proposal is required to accompany the application, including how the grant money will be allocated within the budget.
5. Funding should not be viewed as the sole means of support for projects of a continuing nature, although reapplications for continuing projects are occasionally approved. We encourage groups to not rely on WCC funding on a yearly basis and to develop other sources of funding.
4. Due to the limited amount of funds available, the average grant award is $1000, and partial funding may be offered.
6. Funds may not be used for the purchase of food.
7. Grant recipients are required to publicize their program to Weston residents and to acknowledge the Weston Cultural Council in all promotional material. A final report is required once the project is completed.
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Direct Grants
FY26 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Spellman Philatelic Museum, Inc. | Stamps Come Alive! | $500 | Chen, Hudson | Inspiring Vitality: The Timeless Beauty of the Silk Road Art | $920 | Commonwealth Ballet Company, Inc. | Commonwealth Ballet Company’s 2025 Performance of "Nutcracker" at Regis College | $635 | Golden Ball Tavern Trust | "On the Boston Post Road" | $1,000 | KevTech Services, Inc. | Digital Art and Photography Classes | $1,000 | Land's Sake, Inc. | Open Farmyard | $1,000 | Lucas, Colleen | Poster Printing and Laminating for COA Art Gallery | $200 | MUSIC Dance.edu | Hip Hop SQUARE Dance for Seniors! | $380 | MoebiusX, Inc. | Weston Green Future: Monthly Sustainability Workshops | $1,000 | Pham, Windy | Voices of Heritage: AAPI Art & Education Workshop | $500 | Sabot, David | Deantown | $500 | The Cambridge Society for Early Music | Free/Pay-What-You-Can Concert ‘String Quartets from the Age of Enlightenment’ | $750 | Weston Council on Aging | The American Revolution and the Fate of the World | $500 | Weston Drama Workshop, Inc. | 2027 Theatre for Young Audiences Production | $1,000 | Weston News, Inc | Looking Forward to Art | $800 | Wise, Dennis | The Theft of Dignity: School Anti-bullying Presentation | $680 |