Wakefield Cultural Council Seeks Funding Proposals

WAKEFIELD CULTURAL COUNCIL SEEKS FUNDING PROPOSALS

Proposals for community-oriented arts, humanities, and science programs due October 15

The Wakefield Cultural Council has set an October 15th deadline for organizations, schools, and individuals to apply for grants that support cultural activities in the community.

According to Council spokesperson Caroline Lieber, these grants can support a variety of artistic projects and activities in Wakefield—including exhibits, festivals, field trips, short-term artist residencies, or performances in schools, workshops, and lectures.

The Wakefield Cultural Council is part of a network of 329 Local Cultural Councils serving all 351 cities and towns in the Commonwealth. The LCC Program is the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation, supporting thousands of community-based projects in the arts, sciences and humanities every year. The state legislature provides an annual appropriation to the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency, which then allocates funds to each community.

This year, the Wakefield Cultural Council will distribute about $8,000 in grants. Previously funded projects include:

• Sleeping Beauty comes to town, puppet show
• Teachers Discovery Traveling Exhibits, displayed at W.H.S.
• Sewing with e-Textiles, located at Galvin Middle School
• Karen K & The Jitterbugs Family Concert for families

For local guidelines and complete information on the Wakefield Cultural Council, contact Caroline Lieber at culturalcouncil@wakefield.ma.us. Application forms and more information about the Local Cultural Council Program are available online at www.mass-culture.org.