Town of Walpole

Walpole Cultural Council

The Walpole Cultural Council is a Local Cultural Council (LCC) of the Massachusetts Cultural Council (http://www.mass-culture.org). Our mission is to provide support for Walpole artists and arts organizations, and to help Walpole groups to provide access to the arts and sciences. The Walpole Cultural Council receives grant moneys from the Massachusetts Cultural Council each year. These funds, in turn, are allocated to local artists and organizations through the LCC grants program. We also review applications for the PASS program, which subsidizes ticket costs to arts events for school and youth groups. Grant applications are due on October 15 of each year. The Walpole Cultural Council usually meets in early November to consider grant applications for the upcoming year.

Committee Members

Karen Bell
Chair

Marianne Phinney
Treasurer

Beth Chariton
Secretary

Aicha Kelley
Publicity

William Conlon
Shirley Esthimer
Susan Glancy
Members

Joseph Donnelly
Ex Officio

Funding Available for FY 2008:
$5,080

Would you like to help? The Walpole Cultural Council is looking for new members! Visit http://www.walpole-ma.gov/ApplyCom.htm for a current list of openings, or download an application at http://www.walpole-ma.gov/ComApp.pdf

Our funding priorities are for projects that:

have a broad community appeal
represent new or previously unsupported artists, particularly local artists

demonstrate a benefit to Walpole

demonstrate local support with a sponsor or other local tie

Projects should be scheduled for the upcoming fiscal year (January to December), since we do not receive funds until January. We wish to support programs that involve community-wide events, proposals that appeal to families, youth, and/or seniors, and projects that provide arts education in our schools and community. We encourage grant proposals of all disciplines. Applications with a local contact or sponsor are given preference. Most grants are small (under $1,000).

Checklist for Walpole Cultural Council Applications

The Council invites suggestions and questions about the grant proposal process. Please write to us at

PO Box 162
Walpole, MA 02081-2210
Tel: 508/668-0172
E-Mail: walpoleculturalcouncil@yahoo.com

Reminder: If you received a grant for 2007, you must submit a reimbursement form with supporting documentation to receive your funds.

Link to LCC Grant Application ->

Link to PASS Grant Application ->

Did you receive a grant?

Get your publicity kit and logos here ->

		FY2008

Bird Middle School	Children's Discovery Museum	Science	$200
Bird Middle School	Combatting Hate and Predjudice	Non-Arts/Non-Humanities	$150
Friends of Adams Farm	Children's Art at the Farm	Media Arts	$400
Gazebo Players of Medfield	Summer Shakespeare in the Park	Theater	$200
Johnson Middle School	The Shakespeare Guz: Avon Calling!	Theater	$400
Massachusetts Audubon Society	Music and Nature - A Match for All	Music	$150
Neponset Choral Society, Inc.	2007-2008 Concert Season	Science	$100
Old Post Road School	String Fever	Music	$500
OperaTunity, Inc.	The Magic Flute	Music	$200
Potters Place	Empty Bowls	Crafts	$400
Root, John	Popular Music of the Gaslight Era	Music	$250
Walpole Council on Aging	Music with Class	Music	$400
Walpole Footlighters, Inc	2008 Productions	Theater	$600
Walpole Recreation Department	Walpole ROCKS II	Music	$300
Walpole Recreation Department	Walpole Arts and Music Fest	Multidisciplinary	$600

Check this web page in the future for activities, projects and information.

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