The Attleboro Cultural Council (ACC) is a grass-roots organization, funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, to promote culture in the City of Attleboro, Massachusetts.
Donor Name: Mass Cultural Council
State: Massachusetts
City: Attleboro
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 10/17/2022
Grant Size: $37,900
Details:
The Attleboro Cultural Council is comprised of resident volunteers with a passion for their city.
Working through the arts, humanities, and sciences, culture is a dynamic force for enriching communities, growing the economy, fostering diversity and inclusion, and igniting creativity.
The ACC oversees the distribution of Massachusetts Cultural Council grant funds to support programs that promote and maintain the vitality of local cultural resources, and ensures that these resources are shared within the diverse Attleboro community. The ACC is composed of a group of local volunteers, who are appointed by the mayor, and approved by the City Council, to help support and promote activities and the arts in Attleboro.
ACC members annually review applications from individuals, schools, and organizations to fund programs such as concerts, performances, lectures, workshops, art experiences and community celebration/festivals.
ACC goals include:
- Creating an environment for a vibrant and sustainable arts and culture ecosystem.
- Cultivating a city where all cultural traditions and expressions are respected, promoted, and supported.
- Integrating arts and culture into all aspects of civic life.
- Mobilizing likely and unlikely partners, and collaborating across institutions and sectors.
The Attleboro Cultural Council gathers input from the community yearly and develops funding priorities based on this feedback. This year the Attleboro Cultural Council will give priority to:
- Projects that serve families
- Projects that focus on community gatherings, building community, and/or active community participation.
- Projects that are free or very low cost to participants.
- Projects that include an element of active participation for individuals attending the event.
- Projects that take place in Attleboro or have Attleboro resident participation.
- Applicants that have secured a local venue or have a letter of support from a host venue.
Funding Information
Grant Amount: $37,900
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants can be:
- Arts, humanities, or interpretive science organizations
- Individuals including artists, science educators, historians, musicians, writers or other humanists, parents, community members, etc.
- Community organizations, including but not limited to: schools, social service organizations, civic groups, neighborhood centers, youth, senior and family associations, etc.
- Incorporated organizations must be nonprofit; unincorporated associations must have a nonprofit purpose.
For more information, visit Mass Cultural Council.
