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The Carlisle Cultural Council is a 5-7 member appointed group of Carlisle residents interested in the arts who support local arts initiatives and vote on grant applications. The Council is interested in supporting both active and audience arts activities which benefit our local residents. Our goal is to serve our community by providing funding for cultural events that are of interest and benefit to our residents. In order to better understand the cultural needs of our community. The Carlisle Cultural Council sponsors a town-wide survey every 3 years. In May 2017, we offered an online option to respond and more than half the residents chose to use the online version. We are happy to report what Carlisle residents had to say about cultural activities and the work of the Council in our town: • Respondents' Profile: More than 66% of respondents have lived in Carlisle for more than 10 years, with 28% having lived in town more than 3 years, and nearly half of the respondents have children under 18 living with them. One third of those who responded noted that they personally participate in a cultural activity on a regular basis including musical ensembles, art classes, theater or are a patron of the arts. • Attendance: 48% of respondents attended 1-3 cultural events in Carlisle during the past year; 22% attended 4-6 events and 21% attended none. Happily, more than 92% are interested in attending future events that suit their interests. • Target Age Groups: Respondents would like the Carlisle Cultural Council to fund programming targeted at school-age students, teens, adults and senior citizens. • Programming: Carlisle residents are most interested in programming that includes community-wide gatherings and festivals, music, theater, nature, multicultural events, visual arts and STEM offerings. • Publicity: Nearly 95% of town residents learn about cultural events through the Carlisle Mosquito, followed by 52% by word of mouth and 37% through social media outlets If you have any questions, the best way to reach us is through e-mail at: culturalcouncil@carlislema.gov Please note this is a new e-mail address effective 9/28/2017

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Carlisle Cultural Council Caren Ponty, Chair Town Hall Carlisle, MA 01741-1582 978-369-6136

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).

In addition to the data from our survey which is listed in the information about the Council, the following priorities will be considered when reviewing applications. 1) Preference may be given to applicants with additional committed funding from other Carlisle organizations at the time of the application.. 2) Applicants should clearly indicate when they are co- sponsored by another organization and the level of commitment from the co-sponsor.. 3) All applications must specify a committed date and venue for their event. Without this information, your application may not be taken under consideration. 4) We are accepting online applications this season and are strongly encouraging all applicants to take advantage of this. Hard copy (paper) applications will be accepted only with prior agreement from the Council. 5) Correspondence, including any clarifications and notifications of awards will be done via e-mail only. Please be sure the email address on the application is one which will be used throughout the process. 6) If applying to other LCCs, be sure to include all possible LCC grant funds in your budget. Also please note, upon award, all grantees will include specific language on ADA accessibility on all promotional materials, including directions to entrances. All grantees will be required to send a press release or thank you letter to the Carlisle Mosquito, crediting the Carlisle Cultural Council.

An online application will be available September 1.

FY 2019

Name	Project	Project title	Amount
Carlisle Chamber Orchestra	Arts	Winter Concert	$500
Carlisle Mosquito, CCI. Inc	Arts	Carlisle Mosquito color photo essays	$300
Carlisle Public Schools	Arts	Instrumental Music Space	$900
Collins, Stephen	Arts	SAILING TOWARDS MY FATHER	$350
Concord Women's Chorus	Arts	Searching Love	$300
Cope, Ed The Wizard	Arts	Reading is Magic	$350
Discovery Museum	Arts	Free Friday Night Fun	$300
Root, John	Science	Edible Wild Plants Walk	$350
Savoyard Light Opera Company	Arts	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum	$500
The Concord Chorus, Inc.	Arts	Concerts	$500
The Concord Orchestra	Arts	Celebrating the Horn: The Concord Orchestra	$500

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