The Franklin Cultural Council (FCC) has set an October 17 deadline for organizations, schools, and individuals to apply for grants that support cultural activities in the community. This funding encourages individuals, groups and not-for-profit organizations to bring to the community unique programming that centers around the arts, humanities, history or interpretive sciences for children, adults or intergenerational groups.
This year, the Franklin Cultural Council will distribute about $11,000 in grants. Previously funded projects include: programs/field trips for five of Franklin’s schools (public and charter), Franklin Downtown Partnership Strawberry Stroll, LiveArts, Franklin Performing Arts Company Whatever Theatre Festival, Southeastern MA Community Concert Band, and the Franklin Art Association, to name a few.
According to Stacey David, FCC Chairperson, these grants can support a variety of artistic projects and activities in Franklin -- including exhibits, festivals, field trips, short-term artist residencies or workshops, lectures, and performances in schools, the library, the senior center, or for the community at large.
While the focus of the proposals should remain similar to past years—community-oriented arts, humanities, and science programs—this year the FCC is encouraging new applicants to apply. All grant applications are due by Monday, October 17. Proposals that are past the deadline will not be considered. Also new this year is that the application process will be done entirely online. Log on to https://www.mass-culture.org/Franklin for grant guidelines and to apply.
FCC Chairperson Stacey David also noted that Council members are a small but dedicated group looking for other residents who are interested in bringing first-rate arts, humanities and science programs to the Town of Franklin. For more information about the FCC, contact Stacey David, FCC Chair [email protected].
The Franklin 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 Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, which then allocates funds to each community.
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October, 2016
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