Westport Cultural Council
The Westport Cultural Council works to foster quality cultural programs and activities that bring the community together to create, share and inspire. With funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the WCC works to support community programs in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences. A grant from the Helen E. Ellis Charitable Trust also enables the WCC to recall and reinforce the dedication and contributions of Ms. Ellis to the arts, education and the community each spring. In 2023 another generous donor allowed us to establish the Westport Cultural Council Gift Fund to increase our support for these efforts. We encourage the local community to contribute to this fund as much as they can.
The Westport Cultural Council is one in a network of local cultural councils serving the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts. Through State grants, the Council is able to support local arts, science and history, funds school field trips, and sponsors local concerts and exhibitions.
The Westport Cultural Council is unique in that it offers grants through a second grant funding source: the Helen E. Ellis Charitable Trust. Helen E. Ellis was a sculptor and dedicated educator who left an endowment to support local cultural programs for the Westport community.
Together, these funding programs have made it possible for the Council to award grants to more than 350 artists, historians, musicians, educators, theater groups, naturalists, and others who have helped make Westport a more vibrant and culturally rich community.
Contact
Thomas Peirce
tom.peirce17@gmail.com
508-676-8994
Address
816 Main Road
Westport, MA 02790-4396
Connect on Social
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Application Information
FY26 details to come.
FY25 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Buzzards Bay Coalition, Inc. | How Artists and Scientists View The Landscape About Us | $280 | Camarao, Christian | New Bedford Roots and Branches Festival 2025 | $300 | Fall River Arts and Culture Coalition | Echoes of the Falling River | $500 | Gillman, Jackson | A Mid-Winter Night's Dream | $400 | Gnome, Inc. | Gnome's 2025 Little Legends All-Abilities Surf Competition | $500 | Mass Audubon South East Region | Speaker Series: Science, Art and Nature at the Stone Barn | $700 | New Bedford Festival Theatre, Inc. | New Bedford Festival Theatre Summer Academy 2025 | $500 | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center, Inc. | Ceremonies and Celebrations | $250 | Old Dartmouth Historical Society | Museum Access for Youth | $500 | SouthCoast Children's Theatre, Inc. | SCCT Presents "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical" | $500 | The Art Drive | The Art Drive 2025 | $700 | The Greater New Bedford Choral Society, Inc. | Greater New Bedford Choral Society 60th year | $400 | The Philosophy of the Eight Guided Paths Spiritual Guidance Center Charitable Trust | Beltane / Maypole Dance & Ceremony | $200 | Tri-County Music Association, Inc. | Complimentary Senior Tickets | $200 | Viva Fall River | Connecting Communities- Geographic Expansion of Online Events Calendar & Promotion | $300 | Westport High School | Westport High School Drama Club - Into the Woods | $800 | Westport Historical Society, Inc. | Women of Westport Point | $450 | Westport Public Schools | Planet Pottery of the Solar System | $420 | Westport Writers Group | Waterscapes: a SouthCoast anthology | $700 | Your Theatre, Inc. | New Bedford JazzFest Series | $400 |
