MA Cultural Council Awards Over $200K to Worcester and Boylston Communities
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Additionally, the MCC granted $133,700 in funding for the 1st Worcester District’s local cultural councils. The grants are a part of MCC’s $12 million statewide investment in the nonprofit cultural sector, which benefits from a $2 million increase to its state appropriation by the Legislature in August.
“MCC grants support a broad range of cultural activities that benefit local residents while supporting jobs in the nonprofit cultural sector,” said Chandler. “I hope that the unique cultural programs in my district and the extraordinary cultural activity across the Commonwealth continue to thrive and benefit our citizens today and in the future.”
The MCC provided statewide grants for the following organizations:
- American Antiquarian Society, Cultural Investment Portfolio Program- $38,000 to collect, preserve, and make available for use the printed and manuscript materials that record the history of the first 250 years of the United States.
- Canal District Alliance, Cultural Investment Portfolio Program- $2,500 to use the process of sharing local history to empower young people, build an appreciation of urban neighborhoods, increase youth activism, and decrease the stereotypes that stigmatize urban neighborhoods.
- Destination Worcester, John and Abigail Adams Arts Program- $35,000 to maximize the value of arts and culture as a highly visible and economically viable stimulant for Greater Worcester through the distribution and promotion of the WOO loyalty card and mobile app, that are designed to offer special deals and discounts to creative businesses; to increase visitation to Worcester’s cultural organizations by college students and the general public by marketing Worcester as a creative destination; and to encourage collaboration for the mutual economic benefit of businesses and Worcester’s creative economy sector.
- EcoTarium, Cultural Investment Portfolio Program- $29,600 to contribute to a better world by inspiring a passion for science and nature through discovery.
- First Night Worcester, Inc., Cultural Investment Portfolio Program- $3,800 to provide residents of Central Massachusetts with a family-oriented, affordable, non-alcoholic, and accessible tradition that welcomes the New Year with an alternative community celebration of the arts; and to introduce audiences to the arts, artists, and artforms through outreach and a December 31st event.
- Joy of Music Program, Inc., Cultural Investment Portfolio Program- $9,100 to foster community through accessible music education and performance, and to help students make music a joyful part of their daily lives by offering music education of the highest quality taught in a supportive, non-competitive environment.
- Music Worcester, Inc., Cultural Investment Portfolio Program- $9,600 for public cultural programming.
- Preservation Worcester, Inc., Cultural Investment Portfolio Program- $4,300 to maintain for future generations the sites and structures that are significant to the culture, history, and architecture of the city through advocacy and education, and to encouraging excellence in future design.
- Tower Hill Botanical Garden, Cultural Investment Portfolio Program- $26,700 to inspire the use and appreciation of horticulture to improve lives, enrich communities, and strengthen commitment to the natural world.
- Worcester Center for Crafts, Inc., Cultural Investment Portfolio Program- $8,100 to sustain craft as a vital part of our world through support for the craft-artist entrepreneur, craft education, and developing the craft market.
- Worcester Center for Performing Arts, Cultural Investment Portfolio Program- $2,500 for a partnership with The Hanover Theatre and South High School in Worcester continuing their intensive educational effort centered around theatre, to explore the historical, sociological, and artistic themes of a Broadway show.
- Worcester Chamber Music Society, Inc., YouthReach Program- $15,000 to use intensive ensemble music making as a vehicle for Creative Youth Development in the Commonwealth.
- Worcester Chamber Music Society, Inc., Cultural Investment Portfolio Program- $2,500 to offer a music program to neighborhood children that includes free instruments, after-school music lessons, and an extensive mentorship program.
- Worcester County Mechanics Association, Cultural Investment Portfolio Program- $18,600 to preserve and promote Mechanics Hall, America’s finest pre-Civil War concert hall, as an inspirational performance and gathering space among emerging and established performing arts and presenting organizations.
MCC also provided statewide grants for the following local cultural councils:
- Boylston Cultural Council- $4,400
- Clinton Cultural Council- $7,000
- Holden Cultural Council- $5,600
- Northborough Cultural Council- $4,600
- Princeton Cultural Council- $4,400
- West Boylston Cultural Council- $4,600
- Worcester Arts Council- $103,100
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