Attleboro Cultural Council
The Local Cultural Council (LCC) Program is the largest grassroots cultural funding network
in the nation supporting thousands of community-based projects in the
arts, humanities, and sciences annually.
Council welcomes three new members
The Attleboro Cultural Council welcomes 3 new members; Pamela Bliss, Natalie MacDonald and Andrea Warner. If you are interested in joining us please let us know- we are welcoming any interested new members.
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The Massachusetts Cultural Council website lists all of our funded grants for 2011
Attleboro Cultural Council Grant Recipients for 2011
FY 2011
You may click on a name to for a link to that grantee.
| Name | Project | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Irvin Studley Elementary School | Plimoth Plantation | History | $228 |
| A. Irvin Studley Elementary School | Historical Perspectives - Benjamin Franklin | History | $315 |
| Applefield, Janet | Combating Hate and Prejudice | Multidisciplinary | $250 |
| Art Ambassadors Cultural Exchange | Witness Our World: Welcome Home | Multidisciplinary | $750 |
| Attleboro Arts Museum | Attleboro Arts Museum Flower Show - Musical Coffeehouse | Multidisciplinary | $275 |
| Attleboro Arts Museum | Attleboro Arts Museum 6th Annual Poetry Slam | Multidisciplinary | $500 |
| Attleboro Community Theater | The Odd Couple | Theater | $800 |
| Attleboro High School | Massachusetts High School Drama Festival at Attleboro H.S. | Theater | $500 |
| Attleboro Historic Preservation Society | Monthly Program | History | $250 |
| Attleboro Music Parents Association | Visiting Artists Program | Music | $500 |
| Attleboro Public Library, Children's Services | Cinquain Poetry and Fold-Out Book Workshop | Multidisciplinary | $275 |
| Attleboro Youth Commission | Annual Attleboro Youth Art Show | Visual Arts | $100 |
| Attleboro's 1 ABC | Attleboro's 1 ABC Community-wide Read | Multidisciplinary | $400 |
| Attleboro's 1 ABC | Becoming American | Humanities | $100 |
| Brennan Middle School | Wingmasters | Science | $350 |
| Brennan Middle School | Visit the Egyptian wing at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston | History | $227 |
| Bruno, Roger | A Celebration of Song - The American Songbook and Beyond | Music | $350 |
| City of Attleboro | Expo for the Senses | Multidisciplinary | $1,000 |
| Congregation Agudas Achim | An Afternoon of Acappella Music | Music | $650 |
| Cope, Ed | Reading is Magic | Multidisciplinary | $125 |
| Cranberry Coast Concerts | Cranberry Coast Concerts, Season 6 | Music | $500 |
| Julty, Daniel | Happy Dan the Music Man | Multidisciplinary | $300 |
| Network Program of Attleboro High School | The Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, MA | Visual Arts | $147 |
| Network Program of Attleboro High School | The Museum of Science - Boston, MA | Multidisciplinary | $147 |
| On Common Ground, Inc. | Folk, Festival and Fair | Multidisciplinary | $500 |
| Project Connect | The Toe Jam Puppet Band | Multidisciplinary | $600 |
| Rhode Island Wind Ensemble | Chamber Music Concert at Murray Church, Attleboro, MA | Music | $500 |
| Sloan, Andrew | Diversity Portrait Mural | Visual Arts | $500 |
| Sokolow Dance Foundation | Anna Sokolow - Legend and Legacy | Dance | $769 |
| Southeastern Massachusetts Community Concert Band | Symphonic Concert Band | Music | $400 |
| St. Mary-Sacred Heart School | Ecotarium | Science | $77 |
| St. Mary-Sacred Heart School | Lowell National Historical Park & the Tsongas Industrial History Center | Multidisciplinary | $54 |
| The Arc of Northern Bristol County | FLAME: Changing the world for people with disabilities | Music | $400 |
| Triboro Youth Theatre, Inc. | Scholarships 2010-2011 Season | Theater | $1,000 |
| Willett School Second Grade Team | TheatreWorks- performance of Charlotte's Web, Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, Providence RI | Theater | $227 |
| Willett School, Grade 4 | Old Sturbridge Village | History | $228 |
| Women at Work Museum | Work as Play | Multidisciplinary | $500 |
| Women at Work Museum | Robin Lane | Multidisciplinary | $400 |
Grant Proposals
The Attleboro Cultural Council LCC Grants fund proposals from organizations, schools, and individuals. Council grants support a variety of arts, science, and humanities projects in Attleboro -- including exhibits, festivals, lectures, workshops in the areas of music, theatre, dance, nature programs, poetry, the humanities, science, history, literature, visual arts, short-term artist residencies or performances in schools. The Cultural Council also entertains funding proposals from schools and groups through the Field Trip grant program, which provides subsidies for adults & children to attend cultural field trips.
Past funded projects include:
- Expo for the Senses - Downtown Attleboro
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Attleboro's 1 ABC—The Big Read
- Making a Home in Attleboro: Immigrants Past & Present
- Sokolow Dance Foundation
Grant applications are available beginning in September at City Hall, Attleboro Public Library, or here on our website. The grant applications for each grant cycle are due to the Cultural Council c/o Attleboro City Hall on a yearly basis by the 15th of October.
ACC Grant Writing Workshops
To help applicants in preparing an effective grant proposal requesting funding through an ACC grant, the Cultural Council each year holds a workshop "Tips on Preparing a Grant Proposal to the Attleboro Cultural Council" at the Attleboro Public Library. Details on the next LCC grant writing workshop will be posted here on our website and online at The Sun Chronicle's website www.thesunchronicle.com
The workshop is free and open-to-the public for residents, non-profit cultural organizations, artists, musicians, writers, lecturers, historians, environmentalists, actors, dancers, poets, hands-on science programs and schools interested in applying for funding from the Attleboro Cultural Council.
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If you are interested in promoting the local arts and awarding thousands of dollars to Attleboro cultural activities, please consider joining us. Write a letter to the Mayor's office , Attleboro City Hall, 77 Park Street, Attleboro MA 02703 and expressing your interest in volunteering to serve as a member of the Cultural Committee. The Mayor will submit your name to the City Council for approval. Once the City Council votes, you will be invited to the City Clerk's office to be sworn in and receive your appointment.
Please visit our Calendar page for our meeting schedule and upcoming events!
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The Local Cultural Council (LCC) Program is the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation supporting thousands of community-based projects in the arts, humanities, and sciences annually!
The program promotes the availability of rich cultural experiences for every Massachusetts citizen.
