Cultural Council

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Purpose

The Westford Cultural Council is responsible for disbursing funds received from the Massachusetts Cultural Council to local cultural and artistic activities. The Council review proposals and grants funds to local applicants for a variety of projects that benefit Westford citizens.

The Westford 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.

FY22 Grant Applications

The FY22 grant applications have been closed as of October 19, 2022. There will be an optional (online) presentation on Thursday November 10, 2022, at 7:00PM. the sign-up form has been distributed to all applicants.

If you have any questions, please reach out to westfordculturalcouncil@gmail.com

FY20 and FY21 Grant Reimbursement Deadline

For the grants approved for FY2020 and FY2021 that are still outstanding, the deadline for submitting the reimbursement packet is Dec. 31, 2022.

Artist Spotlight

Westford Culture Council is proud to support artists and cultural organizations to promote cultural activities in and around our beautiful town. 

 

If you know of an artist or organization that should be listed in this spotlight, please let us know at westfordculturalcouncil@gmail.com and we will add them to the spotlight.

 

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