Outdoor Movies, Concerts Funded By Framingham Cultural Council

FRAMINGHAM, MA — The Framingham Cultural Council on Wednesday announced 2022 grant awards, which will fund a variety of arts and cultural activities in the city from movies to a summer camp.

The Cultural Council gave out close to $47,000 in grants this year. Most of the money comes from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which distributes pots of funding to each community in the state each year.

The Cultural Council received about 40 applications for funding for 2022.

"Special consideration was given to proposals that would support underrepresented or underserved segments of the population, positively impact various neighborhoods, and contribute to an understanding and appreciation of the cultural diversity of Framingham," the Council said in a news release.

Here's a list of all the 2022 grant recipients:

• Amazing Things Arts Center, Firehouse Dinner and a Movie — $3,000
• Christa McAuliffe LibraryMcAuliffe, Childrens Camp iRead — $1,150
• Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning at FSU, Perspectives of Earth - Team Mentorship — $2,340
• City of Framingham Parks and Recreation Department Friday Night Concert Series — $1,900
• Ethnic Arts Center of Somerville, Immigrant Puppetry Arts for Hoops and Homework —$2,000
• Ethnic Arts Center of Somerville, Intergenerational Puppetry Arts for Hoops and Homework — $2,000
• Eve Costarelli, 365 Days of Mindfulness for Families and Schools — $1,922
• Everton Vargas da Costa, Writing Children's Books in Portuguese — $650
• Framingham Centre Common Cultural District, “Many Cultures, One Heart” Public Art Project —$2,900
• Framingham High School, Massachusetts Educational Theatre Festival Host — $1,800
• Framingham History Center, Telling Immigration Stories though Student Curated Exhibits —$2,500
• Framingham Public Library, FPL Concerts 2022 — $2,900
• Framingham Public Library, Summer Camp at the Library — $1,180
• Framingham Public Library, Read Beyond the Beaten Path — $1,900
• Framingham State University, Adventures in Lifelong Learning — $2,400
• Hoops and Homework, Music at Hoops — $2,994
• Kevin H. Driscoll, Callahan Senior Center Ventriloquist Comedy — $300
• Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild, Massachusetts High School and Middle School Drama Festivals — $750
• MUSIC Dance.edu, Hip Hop Dance Chair Exercise for Seniors — $600
• Performing Arts Center of MetroWest, Choral Intensive — $2,500
• Pinefield Garden Club, Working with Incarcerated People to Teach Horticulture/Gardening — $350
• South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Walnut Hill School For The Arts Partnership — $2,400
• The Heritage Chorale, Heritage Chorale 85th Anniversary Choral Music Commission — $1,450
• The Raymond J. Callahan Center, 2022 Cultural Arts Series — $1,400
• The Raymond J. Callahan Center, Our History, Our World 2022 — $1,870
• Voices of MetroWest, Back to the Stage — $1,550