LCC Program Information - About Your LCC

The Sherborn Arts 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.

email tishgogan@comcast.net

Sherborn Arts Council Tish Gogan Town Offices Sherborn, MA 01770-1063 508-650-2980

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).

Sherborn Arts Council priorities the following: • Projects that serve a wide and varied local audience • Projects that focus on local history • Projects that support local artists • Projects that benefit the Sherborn community In addition to the state criteria applications will be evaluated using the following review criteria: • Applicants must apply online (new for FY'17) • How well the program meets our local priorities • Community support, outreach and publicity • Initiate projects that have self-sustainable plans and budgets • Applicants should have a Sherborn sponsor and venue • Line items such as, “Overhead” and “Mailings” cannot be considered

An online application will be available October 1.

FY 2020

Name	Project	Project title	Amount
Cheryl Ouellette	Arts	Rockabye Beats	$300
Cheryl Ouellette	Arts	ScienceTellers presents "Dragons: Return of the Ic	$365
Davis Bates,	Arts	Celebrating the Season: A Performance for Seniors	$450
ECDC NURSERY SCHOOL	Arts	ECDC SLEEPYTIME- STACEY PEASLEY	$350
Friends of the Sherborn Library	Arts	Friends of the Sherborn Library Winterfeset	$300
Gregory Maichack,	Arts	Pastel Paint Your Georgia O'Keeffe Miracle Flowers	$499
Janice Barry	Arts	Visiting Artist - Geoff Burke	$300
John Root,	Science	Trees for Every Purpose	$500
Mary Jo Maichack,	Arts	Fairy House Craft Program	$495
Roger Tincknell,	Arts	From Ireland to America	$500
The Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild, Inc.	Arts	The Massachusetts Middle School Drama Festival	$400
Unity Farm Sanctuary	Arts	Art with the Animals at Unity Farm Sanctuary	$888

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Amount Available for Granting in FY 2021