MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant Greater Springfield
Town of Agawam
Big Yellow School Bus Clifford M. Granger Elementary School, Contact: Cheryl Salomao, 413/821-0581 $250 for an educational field trip.
Festivals Program Stone Soul, Inc., Contact: Jerald J. Griffin, Sr., 413/636-3881 $500 for support of the Stone Soul Festival.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Agawam Cultural Council, Contact: Jane Eitel, 413/789-4814 $13,400
Town of Blandford
Cultural Investment Portfolio Triple Shadow, Inc., Contact: Beth Skinner, 413/464-1958 $4,000 to create films and perform theater with live music, video, masks, acting, dance and puppetry.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Blandford Cultural Council, Contact: Byam Stevens, 917.797.1709 $4,500
Town of Brimfield
Local Cultural Council Allocation Brimfield Cultural Council, Contact: Angela Bradway, 413-245-4100 $4,600
Town of Chester
Big Yellow School Bus Chester Elementary School, Contact: Megan Coburn, 413/685-1360 $250 for an educational field trip.
Cultural Investment Portfolio Chester Theatre Company, Inc., Contact: Daniel Elihu Kramer, 413/354-7770 $6,900 to cultivate critical thought, intellectual curiosity, and community engagement through high- quality, comtemporary American Theatre productions and vertically-integrated educational theatre programming.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Chester Cultural Council, , 413-354-7760 $4,500 MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
City of Chicopee
Big Yellow School Bus Anna E. Barry School, Contact: Jonathan Endelos, 413/594-3425 $250 for an educational field trip.
Belcher Elementary School, Contact: Samuel Karlin, 413/594-3526 $250 for an educational field trip.
Bellamy Middle School, Contact: Matthew Francis, 413/594-3527 $250 for an educational field trip.
Patrick E. Bowe School, Contact: David Drugan, 413/594-3431 $250 for an educational field trip.
Bowie School, Contact: Norman Burgess, 413/594-3532 $250 for an educational field trip.
Chicopee Academy, Contact: John Leonard, 413/594-3449 $250 for an educational field trip.
Chicopee Comprehensive High School, Contact: Derek Morrison, 413/594-3534 $250 for an educational field trip.
Chicopee High School, Contact: Carol Kruser, 413/594-3437 $250 for an educational field trip.
Dupont Middle School, Contact: Kristopher Theriault, 413/594-1881 $250 for an educational field trip.
Lambert Lavoie Elementary School, Contact: William Holt, 413/594-3444 $250 for an educational field trip.
Litwin School, Contact: Elizabeth Masse, 413/594-3545 $250 for an educational field trip.
Saint Joan of Arc/Saint George School, Contact: Paula Jenkins, 413/533-1475 $250 for an educational field trip.
Selser School of Science & Technology, Contact: Irene Lemieux, 413/594-3501 $250 for an educational field trip.
General John J. Stefanik School, Contact: Amanda Theriault, 413/594-3464 $250 for an educational field trip.
Streiber Memorial Elementary School, Contact: January Wilson, 413/594-3446 $250 for an educational field trip.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Chicopee Cultural Council, Contact: Debra Sutherland, 347-558-5244 $38,500 MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
STARS Residency Lambert Lavoie Elementary School, Contact: William Holt, 413/594-3444 $1,400 for a school residency with Richard Marshall of Community Music School of Springfield.
Pope Francis High School, Contact: Paul Harrington, 413/331-2480 $5,000 for a school residency with Maria Ramsey of Community Music School of Springfield.
Saint Joan of Arc/Saint George School, Contact: Paula Jenkins, 413/533-1475 $3,800 for a school residency with Mary Jo Maichack.
Town of East Longmeadow
Big Yellow School Bus Mapleshade Elementary School, Contact: Michael Fredette, 413/525-5485 $250 for an educational field trip.
Mountain View School, Contact: Elaine Santaniello, 413/525-5490 $250 for an educational field trip.
Local Cultural Council Allocation East Longmeadow Cultural Council, Contact: Sandra Kowen, 413/224-2453 $5,800
STARS Residency Mapleshade Elementary School, Contact: Michael Fredette, 413/525-5485 $5,000 for a school residency with Jay Mankita of Playful Earth/Playful Engineers.
Town of Granville
Local Cultural Council Allocation Granville Cultural Council, Contact: Mary Ann Fernandez, 4133576403 $4,500
Town of Hampden
Local Cultural Council Allocation Hampden Cultural Council, Contact: Diane Mackie, 413-566-5719 $4,800
Town of Holland
Local Cultural Council Allocation Holland Cultural Council, Contact: Charlotte Lundgren, 4132186240 $4,500
City of Holyoke
Artist Fellowship Daphne Board, , 413/533-0943 $1,000 for artistic professional development. MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
Big Yellow School Bus Blessed Sacrament School-Holyoke, Contact: Anne O'Connor, 413/536-2236 $250 for an educational field trip.
Maurice A. Donahue Elementary School, Contact: Marc Swygert, 413/534-2069 $250 for an educational field trip.
First Lutheran Church & School, Contact: Marianne Bischoff, 413/532-4272 $250 for an educational field trip.
Lieutenant Elmer J. McMahon Elem. School, Contact: Noreen Ewick, 413/534-2062 $250 for an educational field trip.
Joseph Metcalf School, Contact: Amy Burke, 413/534-2104 $250 for an educational field trip.
Lieutenant Clayre Sullivan Elem. School, Contact: John Breish, 413/534-2060 $250 for an educational field trip.
E.N. White Elementary School, Contact: Jacqueline Glasheen, 413/534-2058 $250 for an educational field trip.
Cultural Investment Portfolio The Care Center, Contact: Anne Teschner, 413/532-2900 $16,300 to motivate teens, particularly pregnant and parenting teens, to reach their academic goals and achieve self-sufficiency through an educationally-enhanced program that focuses on the arts, humanities, and sciences.
Enchanted Circle Theater, Contact: Priscilla Kane Hellweg, 413/534-3789 $7,300 to integrate theater arts with academic and social curricula to improve academic achievement and support the development of social and emotional health.
Massachusetts Intl. Festival of the Arts, Contact: Donald T. Sanders, 413/540-0200 $5,000 to support MIFA's current season highlighting international and national and local artists in the performing, visual and literary arts including community collaborations and educational programming.
Palante Theater Company, Contact: Nelson R. Roman, 413/276-9480 $2,500 "Dancing in My Cockroach Killers"
Festivals Program Gateway City Live, Contact: Franny Krushinsky, 413/222-1979 $500 for support of the Winter Festival.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Holyoke Local Cultural Council, Contact: Jay Weingarten, 413-320-2550 $35,600
STARS Residency Blessed Sacrament School-Holyoke, Contact: Anne O'Connor, 413/536-2236 $2,800 for a school residency with Tony Jones of Enchanted Circle Theater. MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
Holyoke STEM Academy, Contact: KatieAnne DeMars, 413/534-2071 $5,000 for a school residency with Stephen Taranto of Enchanted Circle Theater.
Mater Dolorosa School, Contact: Linda Rex, 413/532-2831 $5,000 for a school residency with Mary Jo Maichack.
Lieutenant Elmer J. McMahon Elem. School, Contact: Noreen Ewick, 413/534-2062 $2,800 for a school residency with Anna Sobel of Enchanted Circle Theater.
Joseph Metcalf School, Contact: Amy Burke, 413/534-2104 $3,400 for a school residency with Kate Carrerio of Enchanted Circle Theater.
Dr. William R. Peck School, Contact: Sarita Graveline, 413/534-2040 $4,100 for a school residency with Tony Jones of Enchanted Circle Theater.
E.N. White Elementary School, Contact: Jacqueline Glasheen, 413/534-2058 $5,000 for a school residency with Kate Carreiro.
YouthReach The Care Center, Contact: Anne Teschner, 413/532-2900 $16,000 to increase students' awareness and love of language and poetry; to inspire students to express themselves through poetry; and to present contemporary poetry to the public through instruction, student poetry anthology, and public readings.
Enchanted Circle Theater, Contact: Priscilla Kane Hellweg, 413/534-3789 $1,000 To create and present a youth performance focused on raising awareness of out-of- home- care experiences and stories. This work will be presented at regional DCF meetings, classes for potential foster parents, and legislators as well as the general public.
Enchanted Circle Theater, Contact: Priscilla Kane Hellweg, 413/534-3789 $16,000 to perform "Sharing our Truth," an abbreviated performance of the Youth Truth script to spread awareness of teens experiencing out of home care and teach peers how to support these students.
Town of Longmeadow
Big Yellow School Bus Wolf Swamp Road School, Contact: Elizabeth Nelson, 413/565-4270 $250 for an educational field trip.
Cultural Investment Portfolio Novi Cantori, Contact: Crystal Diamond, 413/567-5583 $2,500 to produce a project that brings Novi Cantori, invited composers and a local philanthropy together in a forum dedicated to rehearsal, editing and performance of new compositions. The events will take place in Westfield and Springfield, MA.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Longmeadow Cultural Council, Contact: William Eagan, 413-348-4581 $5,600 MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
STARS Residency Blueberry Hill Elementary School, Contact: Amy Bostian, 413/565-4280 $5,000 for a school residency with Ted Watts of Hitchcock Center for the Environment.
Longmeadow Montessori Internationale, Contact: Mary Jo McNamara, 413/567-1820 $2,600 for a school residency with Gabriela Micchia of Enchanted Circle Theater.
Town of Ludlow
Big Yellow School Bus Saint John the Baptist School, Contact: Shelly Rose, 413/583-8550 $250 for an educational field trip.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Ludlow Cultural Council, Contact: Carla Roberts, 413-610-2045 $11,100
STARS Residency Paul R. Baird Middle School, Contact: Stacy Monette, 413/583-5685 $5,000 for a school residency with Andy Allen of Community Music School of Springfield.
Saint John the Baptist School, Contact: Shelly Rose, 413/583-8550 $5,000 for a school residency with Maya Rivera of Enchanted Circle Theater.
Town of Monson
Big Yellow School Bus Granite Valley Middle School, Contact: Mary Cieplik, 413/267-4155 $250 for an educational field trip.
Quarry Hill Community School, Contact: Paige Bernat, 413/267-4160 $250 for an educational field trip.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Monson Cultural Council, Contact: Carol Strum, 413/267-4101 $5,300
Town of Montgomery
Local Cultural Council Allocation Montgomery Cultural Council, Contact: Debra Wright, 413-862-4041 $4,500
Town of Palmer
Big Yellow School Bus Old Mill Pond Elementary School, Contact: Michael Leander, 413/283-4300 $250 for an educational field trip. MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
Palmer High School, Contact: Susan North, 413/283-6511 $250 for an educational field trip.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Palmer Cultural Council, Contact: Nancy Roy, 413/896-5838 $7,400
Town of Russell
Local Cultural Council Allocation Russell Cultural Council, Contact: Alice Taverna, 413/862-0251 $4,500
Town of Southwick
Local Cultural Council Allocation Southwick Cultural Council, Contact: Patricia McMahon, 413/569-5995 $5,300
City of Springfield
Big Yellow School Bus Academy Hill School, Contact: Melissa P. Earls, 413/788-0300 $250 for an educational field trip.
Curtis Blake Day School, Contact: Linda Lafontaine, 413/783-0569 $250 for an educational field trip.
Samuel Bowles School, Contact: John P. Doty, 413/787-7334 $250 for an educational field trip.
Daniel B. Brunton School, Contact: Martha Stetkiewicz, 413/787-7444 $250 for an educational field trip.
William N. Deberry School, Contact: Elizabeth Fazio, 413/787-7582 $250 for an educational field trip.
Early Childhood Education Center, Contact: Rosemarie Waltsak, 413/787-7100 $250 for an educational field trip.
High School of Science and Technology, Contact: Sara Pragluski Walsh, 413/750-2000 $250 for an educational field trip.
Kensington Avenue School, Contact: Margaret Thompson, 413/787-7522 $250 for an educational field trip.
Sabis International Charter School, Contact: Karen Reuter, 413/783-2600 $250 for an educational field trip.
Springfield Central High School, Contact: Thaddeus Tokarz, 413/787-7085 $250 for an educational field trip. MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
Springfield Preparatory Charter School, Contact: Jessica Yiannos, 413/231-2722 $250 for an educational field trip.
Springfield Public Day Elementary School, Contact: Rhonda Reddick, 413/886-5100 $250 for an educational field trip.
St. Michael's Academy Elementary School, Contact: Ann Dougal, 413/782-5246 $250 for an educational field trip.
STEM Middle Academy, Contact: Luis Martinez, 413/787-6750 $250 for an educational field trip.
Sumner Avenue Elementary School, Contact: James McCann, 413/787-7430 $250 for an educational field trip.
White Street School, Contact: Siobhan Conz, 413/787-7543 $250 for an educational field trip.
Cultural Investment Portfolio Community Music School of Springfield, Contact: Eileen M. McCaffery, 413/732-8428 $16,300 to provide accessible, high-quality, sequentially-based music training in a context that respects and promotes multiculturalism and diversity in the greater Springfield community.
Drama Studio, Inc., Contact: Stephen Hays, 413/330-3446 $5,700 to enrich and validate the adolescent experience in our diverse community via excellence in a conservatory-style acting training program.
Springfield City Library, Contact: Molly Fogarty, 413/263-6828 $11,400 to engage a diverse community and connect them to timely, accessible resources through responsive public service in order to: promote lifelong learning, independence and individual personal achievement for citizens of all ages, and to provide opportunities for community members to challenge and examine their world and to explore the diversity of other worlds and heritages.
Springfield Museums, Contact: Kay N. Simpson, 413/341-6461 $46,100 to stimulate enthusiasm, encourage scholarship and engage diverse audiences by making the collections accessible and promoting their use for educational, recreational and informational purposes.
Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Contact: Susan Beaudry, 413/733-0636 $18,000 to maintain and further develop a professional symphony orchestra that produces musical performances of high artistic quality and that is an integral part of the region; to entertain and educate audiences of all ages; to expand and develop audiences for music; and to sponsor related programs and concerts that enhance the musical life of the region.
Festivals Program Bhutanese Society of Western MA, Contact: Taran Tiwari, 413/231-8363 $500 for support of the Bhutanese Society of Western MA Multi-Cultural Festival.
Mattoon St. Historical Preservation Assn, Contact: Robert S. McCarroll, 413/736-0629 $500 for support of the Mattoon Street Arts Festival. MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
Springfield Jewish Community Center, Contact: Michael Paysnick, 413/739-4715 $500 for support of the First Light: Hanukah Celebrations Festival.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Springfield Cultural Council, Contact: Andrew Cade, (413) 739-7211 $137,500
Massachusetts Cultural Districts Initiative Springfield Central Cultural District, Contact: Karen Finn, 413/454-1195 $5,000 to support the Painted Piano Project of the Springfield Central Cultural District.
Springfield Central Cultural District, Contact: Eileen McCaffery, 413/454-1195 $5,000 to support the Painted Piano Project of the Springfield Central Cultural District.
META Community Music School of Springfield, Contact: Eileen M. McCaffery, 413/732-8428 $1,000 for Music Educators and Teaching Artists (META) stipend for Jeff Fennell.
Community Music School of Springfield, Contact: Eileen M. McCaffery, 413/732-8428 $1,000 for Music Educators and Teaching Artists (META) stipend for Karl Knapp.
STARS Residency Academy Hill School, Contact: Melissa P. Earls, 413/788-0300 $2,600 for a school residency with Jennie Jadow of Shakespeare & Company.
Thomas M. Balliet Elementary School, Contact: Jennifer Montano, 413/787-7446 $5,000 for a school residency with Richard Marshall of Community Music School of Springfield.
Baystate Academy Charter Public School, Contact: Joretha Lewis, 413/366-5100 $5,000 for a school residency with Eleni Yalanis of Community Music School of Springfield.
Edward P. Boland Elementary School, Contact: Lisa Bakowski, 413/750-2511 $5,000 for a school residency with Eleni Yalanis of Community Music School of Springfield.
Samuel Bowles School, Contact: John P. Doty, 413/787-7334 $5,000 for a school residency with Cale Israel of Community Music School of Springfield.
Elias Brookings School, Contact: Terry D. Powe, 413/787-7200 $5,000 for a school residency with Ben Rosenthal of Community Music School of Springfield.
Chestnut Academy, Contact: Daniel Sullivan, 413/750-2333 $5,000 for a school residency with Lissie Fein of Holyoke Codes.
Chestnut Accelerated Mid. School Gifted, Contact: Colleen O'Connor, 413/750-2333 $5,000 for a school residency with Jeff Fennell of Community Music School of Springfield.
Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School, Contact: Theresa Carrie, 413/787-7248 $5,000 for a school residency with Mia Friedman of Community Music School of Springfield.
John J. Duggan Middle School, Contact: Michael Calvanese, 413/787-7410 $5,000 for a school residency with Jeremy Turgeon of Community Music School of Springfield. MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
Early Childhood Education Center, Contact: Rosemarie Waltsak, 413/787-7100 $5,000 for a school residency with Andrew D'Antonio of Community Music School of Springfield.
Frank H. Freedman School, Contact: Medina Ali, 413/787-7443 $5,000 for a school residency with Rachael Jones of Community Music School of Springfield.
German Gerena Community School, Contact: Cynthia Escribano, 413/787-7320 $5,000 for a school residency with Eleni Yalanis of Community Music School of Springfield.
High School of Commerce, Contact: Diane Bauer, 413/787-7220 $5,000 for a school residency with Jeremy Turgeon of Community Music School of Springfield.
High School of Science and Technology, Contact: Sara Pragluski Walsh, 413/750-2000 $5,000 for a school residency with Jeremy Turgeon of Community Music School of Springfield.
John F. Kennedy Middle School, Contact: Juraye Pierson, 413/787-7510 $5,000 for a school residency with Rick Marshall of Community Music School of Springfield.
M. Marcus Kiley Middle School, Contact: Julia St. Martin, 413/787-7240 $5,000 for a school residency with Jeff Fennell of Community Music School of Springfield.
Libertas Academy Charter School, Contact: Modesto Montero, 413/349-9080 $5,000 for a school residency with Rachael Jones of Community Music School of Springfield.
Sabis International Charter School, Contact: Karen Reuter, 413/783-2600 $5,000 for a school residency with Rick Marshall? of Community Music School of Springfield.
South End Middle School, Contact: Cheryl Despirt-Lambert, 413/750-2442 $5,000 for a school residency with Rachael Jones of Community Music School of Springfield.
Springfield Conservatory of the Arts, Contact: Ryan Kelly, 413/787-6914 $5,000 for a school residency with Jeremy Turgeon of Community Music School of Springfield.
Springfield Public Day Middle School, Contact: Linda Singer, 413/787-7261 $1,700 for a school residency with Aimee Gelinas of Tamarack Hollow Nature & Cultural Center.
The Springfield Renaissance School, Contact: Arria N. Coburn, 413/750-2929 $5,000 for a school residency with Jennifer Kass of Community Music School of Springfield.
St. Michael's Academy Elementary School, Contact: Ann Dougal, 413/782-5246 $5,000 for a school residency with Mia Friedman of Community Music School of Springfield.
STEM Middle Academy, Contact: Luis Martinez, 413/787-6750 $5,000 for a school residency with Rachael Jones of Community Music School of Springfield.
Arthur T. Talmadge School, Contact: Carla Lussier, 413/787-7249 $5,000 for a school residency with Ben Rosenthal of Community Music School of Springfield.
Van Sickle International Baccalaureate, Contact: Robert Francesca, 413/750-2887 $5,000 for a school residency with Rachael Jones of Community Music School of Springfield.
Veritas Preparatory Charter School, Contact: Rachel Romano, 413/539-0055 $5,000 for a school residency with Maria Ramsey of Community Music School of Springfield. MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
Mary M. Walsh Elementary School, Contact: Vinnie Regan, 413/787-7448 $5,000 for a school residency with Ben Rosenthal of Community Music School of Springfield.
Alfred Zanetti Montessori Magnet School, Contact: Tara Clark, 413/787-7400 $5,000 for a school residency with Rachael Jones of Community Music School of Springfield.
UP Springfield Museums, Contact: Kay N. Simpson, 413/341-6461 $3,000 for participating in Innovation and Learning Network workshops.
YouthReach Community Music School of Springfield, Contact: Eileen M. McCaffery, 413/732-8428 $16,000 for Springfield Public School students learn to play an instrument & the basics of music literacy, build confidence & artistic identity, & gain skills that apply across disciplines.
New England Public Radio Foundation, Contact: Martin Miller, 413/735-6600 $16,000 for youth to learn skills, gain confidence and activate the art of storytelling to connect with others about issues impacting their lives.
Springfield Public Schools, Contact: Daniel Warwick, 413/787-6769 $16,000 to advance leadership, pride, self-discipline and creativity of students of the High School of Science and Technology of Springfield through the study and performance of music.
Town of Tolland
Local Cultural Council Allocation Tolland Cultural Council, , 413-258-4794 $4,500
Town of Wales
Local Cultural Council Allocation Wales Cultural Council, Contact: Susan Gregory, 413-245-3454 $4,500
Town of West Springfield
Big Yellow School Bus John R. Fausey School, Contact: Myriam Y. Ulloa-Skolnick, 413/263-3314 $250 for an educational field trip.
Memorial School-West Springfield, Contact: Donna Calabrese, 413/263-3333 $250 for an educational field trip.
Local Cultural Council Allocation West Springfield Arts Council, , 413-739-9065 $13,400
STARS Residency John R. Fausey School, Contact: Myriam Y. Ulloa-Skolnick, 413/263-3314 $3,500 for a school residency with Laura T. Beltran of Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary. MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
Memorial School-West Springfield, Contact: Donna Calabrese, 413/263-3333 $5,000 for a school residency with Maya Rivera of Enchanted Circle Theater.
City of Westfield
Big Yellow School Bus St Mary's Parish School - Elementary, Contact: Juli Jensen-Derrig, 413/568-2388 $250 for an educational field trip.
Westfield High School, Contact: Charles Jendrysik, 413/572-6466 $250 for an educational field trip.
Folk Arts and Heritage Carol Martin, , 413/627-3094 $8,000 for an apprenticeship on whipmaking the Westfield way with Stephanie Harder.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Westfield Cultural Council, Contact: Morgan Drewniany, 4134541195 $23,600
Town of Wilbraham
Local Cultural Council Allocation Wilbraham Cultural Council, Contact: Valerie Ducey, 413/596-2800 $5,600
Total for Greater Springfield $829,700