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Martha's Vineyard Cultural Council

Council Information
LCC Program Guidelines
Council Priorities
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Funding List

Council Information

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Remember, LLC Grant Applications are due on Oct 15! PLEASE NOTE THE NEW LOCAL MAILING ADDRESS: MARTHA'S VINEYARD CULTURAL COUNCIL, P.O. BOX 278, WEST TISBURY MA 02575. THE PACKAGE MUST BE POSTMARKED BY 10/15/2016 AND MAILED TO THIS ADDRESS. The postmark is very important. We recommend that you confirm that the post office has stamped a postmark on the envelope.

The Martha's Vineyard Cultural Council is part of the Massachusetts Cultural Council's Local Cultural Council program, formed more than a quarter century ago. The MVCC's mission is to promote excellence, access, education, and diversity in the arts, humanities and interpretative sciences for the purpose of improving the quality of life for all of the Island's residents. For more information about the Council or about LLC grants, please contact your Town's liaison: Tisbury Lara O'Brien laraobrien@yahoo.com West Tisbury Robert Hauck hauckr@gmail.com Oak Bluffs Wallace Bulluck walbul10@gmail.com Aquinnah Macey Dunbar maceyblue@gmail.com Edgartown Claire Chalfoun scchalfoun@verizon.net Chilmark Wendy Weldon wendyjweldon@gmail.com

email hauckr@gmail.com

Martha's Vineyard Cultural Council Rob Hauck PO Box 278 West Tisbury, MA 02575 508-684-8045

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 2019

$42,066

Priority will be given to events scheduled to benefit the year-round community of Martha's Vineyard.

Off-Island Applications:

Grant applicants who are not based in one of the six towns of the Island of Martha's Vineyard must have a local partner or host. Off-Island applications must include a letter of support from their Martha's Vineyard sponsor specifically describing how this project would benefit the Island community.

Deadline for Grant Extensions:

Under program guidelines, you have one year from the date of the award letter to complete your project and request reimbursement. If you needed time beyond December 1 to complete your project and request reimbursement, you must request an extension from the council by October 1.

Granting of that extension is not automatic and is subject to the vote of the full council.

Apply Now

An online application will be available September 1.

Funding List

FY 2019

Name	Project	Project title	Amount
African American Heritage Trail MV	Humanities	Lighting the Trail: the ongoing story	$1,554
Alaimo, Holly	Arts	Martha's Vineyard Wind Festival	$850
Aquinnah Cultural Center	Arts	13th Annual Native American Artisans Festival	$1,700
Bates, Davis	Arts	Thanksgiving Harvest: A Performance for Seniors	$550
Bender, Abby	Arts	Built on Stilts	$1,656
Bernstein, Harriet J.	Arts	Mid Century Modern Architecture Lecture Series	$908
Bernstein, Harriet J.	Arts	Social Dancers of MV	$727
Chilmark Free Public Library	Arts	Chilmark Free Public Library Poetry Program	$900
Cinema Circus	Arts	Cinema Circus	$1,120
Conole, Molly	Arts	Seaglass, Quilts & Song: Life in Pieces	$701
Felipe, Mabelle	Arts	The News & Weather With Bella	$1,154
Friends of the Edgartown Public Library	Arts	Sounds Like Summer Music On The Lawn	$971
Henderson, Steven	Arts	Mabel and Jerry - Obstacles to the Altar	$425
Kirn, Roberta	Arts	Winter Concert and Community Sings	$1,374
LeBovit, Elise	Arts	Duck Spring Hunt	$573
Living Illustrated	Arts	Into the Woods: A Living Illustrated Production	$471
Marine and Paleobiological Research Institute	Science	NATIONAL FOSSIL DAY CELEBRATION	$750
Martha's VIneyard Chamber Music Society	Arts	Project Cello Concert Support	$680
Martha's VIneyard Chamber Music Society	Arts	Cello Concert	$800
Martha's VIneyard CHamber Music Society	Arts	Artist in Residence	$1,059
Martha's Vineyard Film Festival	Arts	Vineyard Shorts Program at the 19th annual Martha’	$1,106
Martha's Vineyard Library Association	Arts	Summer Reading Kick off 2019	$1,192
Martha's Vineyard Mini Maker Faire	Arts	4th Annual Martha's Vineyard Mini Maker Faire	$1,130
Martha's Vineyard Playhouse	Arts	Monday Night at the Movies	$968
Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School	Arts	Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School Play	$1,039
Martha's Vineyard Regional High School- FBO West Tisbury School	Arts	Multicultural Storytelling - 5th Grade WTS	$897
Martha's Vineyard Regional High School- FBO West Tisbury School	Arts	Creative Drama for WTS	$967
Media Voices for Children	Arts	Beneath the Barcode	$980
Montoya, Christina	Arts	Brazilian Dance Immersion and Education Project	$1,149
Nitchie, Donald	Arts	Poetry Drop-In Writing Workshops	$922
Norton, James	Arts	Handel's Messiah, Part I	$920
O'Brien, Lara E.	Arts	Restorative Writing workshop	$691
Oak Bluffs Public Library	Arts	Festival of African American Literature & Cultural	$1,548
Rosenthal, Dean	Arts	Daykah Concert of Contemporary Music on Martha's V	$500
The Yard	Arts	MAKING IT with Godfrey Muwulya	$1,165
Thorp, Lynn	Arts	MV Signs Then & Now	$1,144
Tisbury School First Grade	Arts	Attend Theater Production at Wheelock College	$540
Town of Tisbury Picnic Committee	Arts	Music for Memorial Day Picnic	$625
Vineyard Arts Project	Arts	New Choreography Lab	$850
Waters, Daniel	Humanities	Photographic Time Capsule of Martha's Vineyard	$1,370
Wentworth, Ken	Arts	Development of a documentary film on North Atlanti	$1,387
Witham, Liz	Arts	"Keepers of the Light" preparation for broadcast o	$1,168
Young, Emma N.	Arts	Poems, Paper, Color, Cloth	$885

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