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Arlington Cultural Council

Council Information
LCC Program Guidelines
Council Priorities
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Funding List

Council Information

The Arlington Cultural Council (ACC) supports public programs in our community that promote access, education, diversity, and excellence in the arts, humanities and the interpretive sciences. The ACC is a local council of the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) and disperses funds allocated by the MCC to successful grant applicants. Members of the council are artists, arts administrators, and other community members with an interest in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences. We are volunteers appointed by the Arlington Board of Selectmen for up to two consecutive three-year terms. The Council is committed to funding a diverse cross-section of activities supporting a broad variety of art forms, ongoing work of individual artists, projects serving specific local populations, and local cultural organizations. Meetings are once a month and all are open to the public. The dates are posted on the Town website.

http://artsarlington.org/arlington-cultural-council/
email arlingtonculturalcouncil@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/ArlingtonCulturalCouncil

Arlington Cultural Council Susan Larson, Chair Selectmen's Office, Town Hall Arlington, MA 02476-4908 781/316-3020

LCC Program Guidelines

In order to apply for an LCC grant, applicants must meet all eligibility and criteria requirements of the LCC Program.

For more detailed information, refer to the full LCC Program Guidelines (PDF).

Council Priorities

Amount Available for Granting in FY 2021

$17,774

Would an arts and culture grant help you or your organization...

Use music or art to bring groups together?
Create an experiential program that brings interpretive science or history to life for a diverse audience
Complete a series of paintings, a musical composition, or theatrical performance?
Create or enhance an arts program addressing social or environmental justice, or cultural inclusion?
Actively seek to address or expose systemic racism in Arlington and our society at large?

The Grants Committee of the Arlington Commission for Arts and Culture (http://artsarlington.org/arlington-cultural-council/) offers grants annually that typically range from $150 to $1000 to fund arts, humanities, and interpretive science programs benefiting the community of Arlington.

Who can apply?

Organizations, agencies, schools, non-profits, libraries and individuals may apply for grants that support activities in culture, humanities, arts, and interpretive sciences benefiting the Arlington community. All applicants must reside or be located in Massachusetts.

What are the grant requirements?

The program must involve the arts, humanities, or science.
The program must have a public benefit for Arlington residents.
The proposed project cannot discriminate based on age, ability, ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, nationality, geographic origin, or immigration, military, or socio-economic status.
Approved projects must take place between February 2021 and December 31, 2021.

What are the Grants Committee priorities?

We will give priority to projects which include one or more of the following components:

The activity is open to the broadest possible range of Arlington residents.
Arlington-based artists or cultural organizations are leaders of the project.
The project elevates the voices and experiences of historically marginalized groups.
The project is planned in collaboration with other Arlington-based groups, agencies, organizations, and businesses.
The proposal demonstrates other sources of financial support or matching funds.
New projects that have not received prior funding from the Grants Committee.

How are applications evaluated?

Each year the Grants Committee typically receives grant requests totaling about twice the amount of funds that we have available. Therefore, we look for proposals that are thoroughly prepared to include the following:

Identify the location where the event(s) will take place and, as applicable, include confirmation from venue host.
Provide dates and times, including duration of the program.
In the application budget: Include all costs and in-kind donations (i.e. free use of space or donated services) in your budget statement. Include all expenses including space rental, project supplies, marketing, and fees.
If permits (e.g., permission from the Town to utilize a public park) are needed for your proposal please identify where you are in the permitting process. While applicants do not need to acquire permits for the application submittal, it is highly recommended to begin the planning process.
If outreach and/or collaboration (e.g., working with a school system) is needed for your proposal, please identify what has been done and cite any related agreements.

COVID-19 Precautions

It is assumed that public health measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 will continue throughout 2021. Therefore, proposals that would utilize indoor or outdoor space should, as applicable, identify effective alternatives (e.g., webinar) on how the event will be provided and consumed. Proposals that involve large indoor or outdoor gatherings will likely be denied.

Grant Applicant Workshop

The Grants Committee will host a 1-hour hour workshop for interested applicants on 10/7/20 from 8pm-9pm. The workshop will be held via Zoom.

Please register for the workshop here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrce6sqjgiE91MLV4asPlwq7Vlmn_6w5s5

Questions?

Please send any questions about this grant program to ArlingtonCulturalCouncil@gmail.com

Apply Now

An online application will be available October 1.

Funding List

FY 2021

Name	Project	Project title	Amount
Andrea Nicolay	Arts	Arlington Author Salon	$1,050
Arlington Center for the Arts	Arts	The Artist's Toolbox	$850
Arlington Commission for Arts and Culture	Arts	Neighborhood Haiku	$1,050
Arlington Historical Society	Humanities	Sampler Archive & Digitization	$950
Arlington Int'l Film Festival	Arts	VOICES OF OUR YOUTH: High Schoool Student Filmmake	$950
Arlington Jazz/Dan Fox	Arts	Arlington Jazz Workshop/Presentation Series	$600
Cyrus Dallin Art Museum	Arts	Restoration of Cyrus Dallin Self Portrait	$800
Delvena Theatre Company	Arts	The Dickens You Say	$450
Habitat Nature Center & Wildlife Sanctuary	Science	Sensory Friendly Days	$500
Jessica Roseman,	Arts	The Nourish Project: Artist in Residence	$1,050
John A. Bishop Elementary School	Arts	Japanese Folktales	$450
John Dalton,	Arts	Spheres of Influence Livestream	$500
John Root,	Science	Attracting Birds, Butterflies, Bees, and Other Ben	$300
Kimberley Harding	Arts	Confluence: Human Impact on Mass. Waterways	$550
Michael Ambrosino,	Arts	Los Olvidados' (The Forgotten Ones) - Exploring th	$850
MUSIC Dance.edu	Arts	Hip Hop Dance Chair Exercise for Seniors!	$280
Mystic River Watershed Association	Arts	Sound on Mystic	$1,000
Natalie Zemba	Arts	Kalliope Reed Quintet performs two concerts at the	$1,050
Natural Deathcare Collaborative	Arts	Making Art While Grieving Death: Community in Iso	$480
Philharmonic Society of Arlington	Arts	Family Concert-Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra	$900
Rebecca McGowan,	Arts	Popup Step About	$950
Tory Fair,	Arts	Portable Window	$550
True Story, Inc.	Arts	Standing up as active bystanders to bigotry	$1,164
Virginia Thurston Healing Garden	Arts	Writing for Wellness	$500

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