MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant North of Boston
City of Amesbury
Big Yellow School Bus Charles C. Cashman Elementary School, Contact: Mary Charette, 978/388-4407 $250 for an educational field trip.
Sparhawk School, Contact: Louise Stilphen, 978/388-5354 $250 for an educational field trip.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Amesbury Cultural Council, Contact: Sandra Morrissey, 978/761-7900 $7,100
Town of Andover
Big Yellow School Bus Greater Lawrence Reg. Voc. Tech. School, Contact: Elizabeth Freedman, 978/686-0194 $250 for an educational field trip.
High Plain Elementary, Contact: Pamela Lathrop, 978/247-8600 $250 for an educational field trip.
Cultural Investment Portfolio Andover Historical Society, Contact: Elaine Clements, 978/475-2236 $4,900 to gather, preserve, and share artifacts and archival documents that document the history of Andover.
Mistral Music, Inc., Contact: Sheila Tucker, 978/474-6222 $4,000 to bring the highest quality chamber music performances to Greater Boston & Merrimack Valley, attract new listeners, and provide accessible events for youth, elderly, and those of lower incomes.
New England Classical Singers, Inc., Contact: Lou Bufano, 978/384-6327 $4,000 to present quality performances of classical choral music for personal and community education, awareness and enrichment.
Northeast Document Conservation Center, Contact: William Veillette, 978/470-1010 $30,000 to improve the preservation programs of collections-holding groups; to provide high-quality conservation services to institutions that lack in-house facilities; and to provide leadership to the conservation and museum fields.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Andover Cultural Council, Contact: Susie Novick, 978-623-8200 $6,800
STARS Residency Andover High School, Contact: Philip Conrad, 978/247-5500 $5,000 for a school residency with David Fichter. MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
Andover School of Montessori, Inc., Contact: Joanna DeStefanis, 978/475-2299 $5,000 for a school residency with Joy Arcolano of Playhouse Education.
YouthReach Merrimack Valley Community Music School, Contact: Valerie Walton, 978/775-5447 $16,000 to start middle school band and elementary school bands as well as private lesson programs in the community.
City of Beverly
Big Yellow School Bus Beverly High School, Contact: Elizabeth Taylor, 978/921-6132 $250 for an educational field trip.
Centerville Elementary School, Contact: Julie Smith, 978/921-6120 $250 for an educational field trip.
Cove Elementary School, Contact: Lisa Oliver, 978/921-6121 $250 for an educational field trip.
Harborlight Montessori School, Inc., Contact: Paul Horovitz, 978/922-1008 $250 for an educational field trip.
Saint John the Evangelist School-Beverly, Contact: Daniel Bouchard, 978/922-0048 $250 for an educational field trip.
Glen Urquhart School, Contact: David Liebmann, 978/927-1064 $250 for an educational field trip.
Cultural Investment Portfolio Express Yourself, Inc., Contact: Paula Conrad, 978/927-8600 $8,600 to provide a safe and supportive environment for youth to explore their own creative process through multidisciplinary arts and to provide a vehicle for self-expression while exploring multicultural themes.
Montserrat College of Art Gallery, Contact: Nathan Lewis, 978/921-4242 $4,500 to present innovative exhibitions and related programs such as artist gallery talks and workshops; and based on the belief that a rich visual arts environment has an inherent public value to the greater community, the College strives to make the gallery and programs available to the widest possible audience.
Symphony by the Sea, Contact: Steve Hahn, 978/745-4955 $4,000 to serve all segments of the north of Boston community by offering classical music performed locally at the highest artistic standards and to provide classical music education to adults and children through community outreach and in partnership with public schools in Essex County.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Beverly Cultural Council, Contact: Savery Kelley, NA $14,000 MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
Massachusetts Cultural Districts Initiative Beverly Arts District, Contact: Gin Wallace, 978/921-6000 $5,000 to support the hiring of a Part Time Coordinator for the Beverly Arts District.
STARS Residency Beverly High School, Contact: Elizabeth Taylor, 978/921-6132 $5,000 for a school residency with Paula Conrad of Express Yourself, Inc.
Cove Elementary School, Contact: Lisa Oliver, 978/921-6121 $3,400 for a school residency with Potato Hill Poetry.
Hannah Elementary School, Contact: Gabrielle Montevecchi, 978/921-6126 $5,000 for a school residency with Paula Conrad of Express Yourself, Inc.
North Beverly Elementary School, Contact: Erin Brown, 978/921-6130 $4,000 for a school residency with Change is Simple, Inc.
North Shore Recovery High School, Contact: Michelle Lipinski, 978/922-3305 $5,000 for a school residency with Paula Conrad of Express Yourself, Inc.
Kevin O'Grady School, Contact: David Cook, 978/232-9755 $2,300 for a school residency with Tim Seston of Young Audiences of Massachusetts.
YouthReach Express Yourself, Inc., Contact: Paula Conrad, 978/927-8600 $1,000 To promote constructive conversation and destigmatize mental health in youth by creating an exhibition of linoleum Bees. Besides the exhibition, a video of this project will be featurde in Express Yourself’s 25th Annual performance.
Express Yourself, Inc., Contact: Paula Conrad, 978/927-8600 $16,000 to support community youth and young people from the Department of Mental Health to collaborate in a multi-disciplinary, culturally diverse arts program that brings 17 isolated communities together to perform at the Citi Wang Theater.
Town of Boxford
Local Cultural Council Allocation Boxford Cultural Council, Contact: Anna Barbieri, 978/887-6000 $4,700
Town of Danvers
Big Yellow School Bus Holten Richmond Middle School, Contact: Adam Federico, 978/774-8590 $250 for an educational field trip.
Plumfield Academy, Inc., Contact: John Pension, 978/304-0273 $250 for an educational field trip. MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
Cultural Investment Portfolio MA Center for Native American Awareness, Contact: Burne Stanley-Peters, 617/642-1683 $2,500 to produce a special two-day intertribal Pow-wow in Haverhill, Massachusetts to “Celebrate 30 Years" of Native American artistry through dance, music, and art.
Festivals Program MA Center for Native American Awareness, Contact: Burne Stanley-Peters, 617/642-1683 $500 for support of the Honoring Our Ancestors Festival.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Danvers Cultural Council, Contact: Carolann Powers, 978/777-0001 $7,400
Town of Essex
Cultural Investment Portfolio LuminArtz, Contact: Lyn M. Burke, 857/206-5180 $2,500 to produce a festival that brings together artists, light techs, and the community to light up downtown Boston.
Music at Eden's Edge, Inc., Contact: Maria Benotti, 978/768-6229 $4,000 to perform chamber music concerts of outstanding professional quality for the broadest possible public, and to increase appreciation and understanding of chamber music through artist-to-audience contact via accessible outreach concerts and workshops.
Festivals Program LuminArtz, Contact: Lyn M. Burke, 857/206-5180 $500 for support of the ILLUMINUS Festival.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Essex Cultural Council, Contact: Robert Fitzgibbon, 978-317-1640 $4,500
Massachusetts Cultural Districts Initiative Essex River Cultural District, Contact: Brendhan Zubricki, 978/768-6531 $5,000 to support the funding of an Arts Coordinator as well as the Essex Arts Talk event in the Essex River Cultural District.
STARS Residency Essex Elementary School, Contact: Jennifer Roberts, 978/768-7324 $2,100 for a school residency with G. Paul Naeger.
Town of Georgetown
Local Cultural Council Allocation Georgetown Cultural Council, Contact: Mike Cameron, 978-352-6334 $5,000 MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
City of Gloucester
Artist Fellowship John Cameron, , 978/283-0276 $1,000 for artistic professional development.
Big Yellow School Bus Ralph B. O'Maley Middle School, Contact: Lynne Beattie, 978/281-9850 $250 for an educational field trip.
Cultural Investment Portfolio Cape Ann Museum, Contact: Ronda E. Faloon, 978/283-0455 $18,800 to celebrate the art, history and culture of the region and to keep it relevant by offering quality exhibitions and programs for our communities, and beyond.
Cape Ann Symphony Orchestra, Inc., Contact: Susanne Powers, 978/281-0543 $4,200 to establish, maintain, and operate a non-profit civic symphony orchestra in the Cape Ann area to foster, promote, and increase the musical knowledge and appreciation of the public through the performance of music at concerts and other functions; to provide an opportunity for Cape Ann area musicians to play as an orchestra; and to assist and encourage the musical development of Cape Ann students.
Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center, Contact: Michael De Koster, 978/281-0470 $10,700 to promote Gloucester's maritime heritage as a platform for teaching maritime skills and marine sciences, and for encouraging environmental stewardship.
Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation, Contact: Charles L. Nazarian, 978/283-3410 $2,500 to produce a nine-week free summer outdoor music festival that features popular musical performers and local food vendors to engage diverse cultural and visitor groups. Each event benefits a different non-profit partner organization via free-will offerings.
Gloucester Writers Center, Inc., Contact: Annie Thomas, 978/281-2355 $2,500 to support the Dogtown Writers Festival. This event features writers, panels, workshops, reviews of written work and a keynote address by journalist Sandy Tolan.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Gloucester Cultural Council, , 978-879-6826 $8,500
Massachusetts Cultural Districts Initiative Harbortown Cultural District, Contact: Bob Whitmarsh $5,000 to support the expansion of the Gloucester HarborWalk in the Harbortown Cultural District.
Rocky Neck Cultural District, Contact: Karen Ristuben, 978/758-1210 $5,000 to support virtual marketing efforts for the Rocky Neck Cultural District.
Town of Groveland
Local Cultural Council Allocation Groveland Cultural Council, Contact: Marguerite Foley, 9783748605 $4,900 MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
Town of Hamilton
Big Yellow School Bus Cutler Elementary School, Contact: Jennifer Clifford, 978/468-5330 $250 for an educational field trip.
The Winthrop School, Contact: Christopher Heath, 978/468-5340 $250 for an educational field trip.
Cultural Investment Portfolio Cantemus Chamber Chorus, Inc., Contact: Paul Kelly, 617/571-3112 $4,000 to learn and perform a diverse and challenging repertoire of choral music; to develop musical skills and knowledge both collectively and as individual singers; and to enrich the community through exceptional public performances and community outreach.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Hamilton-Wenham Cultural Council, Contact: Charlotte Lidrbauch, 9788105453 $9,400
City of Haverhill
Big Yellow School Bus Dr. Paul Nettle Middle School, Contact: Timothy Corkery, 978/374-5792 $250 for an educational field trip.
Tilton School, Contact: Bonnie Antkowiak, 978/374-3475 $250 for an educational field trip.
Festivals Program Team Haverhill, Inc., Contact: Kevin M. Burke, 978/587-6008 $500 for support of the River Ruckus Festival.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Haverhill Cultural Council, Contact: Alison Colby-Campbell, 978/374-4500 $29,600
Town of Ipswich
Big Yellow School Bus Ipswich High School, Contact: Jonathan Mitchell, 978/356-3137 $250 for an educational field trip.
Winthrop School-Ipswich, Contact: Sheila Smith McAdams, 978/356-2976 $250 for an educational field trip.
Festivals Program Ipswich Cultural Council, , 978/356-9611 $500 for support of the Ipswich Arts & Illumination Celebration Festival. MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
Local Cultural Council Allocation Ipswich Cultural Council, Contact: Barta Hathaway, 978/356-6600 $5,100
City of Lawrence
Big Yellow School Bus Blessed Stephen Bellesini O.S.A. Academy, Contact: Julie DiFilippo, 987/989-0004 $250 for an educational field trip.
Alexander B. Bruce School, Contact: Cheryl Merz, 978/975-5935 $250 for an educational field trip.
Community Day Charter Pub Sch.- Prospect, Contact: Christopher Finan, 978/722-2599 $250 for an educational field trip.
Community Day Charter Public Sch-Webster, Contact: Mary Chance, 978/722-2538 $250 for an educational field trip.
Robert Frost School, Contact: Sarah McLaughlin, 978/975-5941 $250 for an educational field trip.
Gateway Community Day Charter Pub. Sch., Contact: Mary Chance, 978/722-2538 $250 for an educational field trip.
Guilmette Middle School, Contact: Melissa Spash, 978/722-8270 $250 for an educational field trip.
Lawrence Catholic Academy, Contact: Jorge Hernandez, 978/683-5822 $250 for an educational field trip.
Lawrence High School, Contact: Stacey Ciprich, 978/975-2750 $250 for an educational field trip.
Oliver Partnership School, Contact: Katherine Maloney, 978/722-8170 $250 for an educational field trip.
Edward F. Parthum Elementary School, Contact: Maria Calobrisi, 978/691-7200 $250 for an educational field trip.
Edward F. Parthum Middle School, Contact: Peter LeFebre, 978/691-7224 $250 for an educational field trip.
Spark Academy, Contact: Anwar Qazilbash, 978/975-5993 $250 for an educational field trip.
John K. Tarbox School, Contact: Ada Ramos, 978/975-5983 $250 for an educational field trip.
UP Academy Oliver Middle School, Contact: Kelsey Lebuffe, 978/722-8670 $250 for an educational field trip.
Emily G. Wetherbee School, Contact: Colleen Lennon, 978/557-2900 $250 for an educational field trip. MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
Cultural Investment Portfolio Essex Art Center, Inc., Contact: Cathy McLaurin, 978/685-2343 $7,700 to inspire and nurture the diverse artistic potential of the Greater Lawrence community through classroom exploration and gallery exhibitions making the creation and enjoyment of art accessible to all.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Lawrence Cultural Council, Contact: Patricia Mariano, 978-620-3950 $75,100
META Community Day Charter Pub Sch.- Prospect, Contact: Christopher Finan, 978/722-2599 $1,000 for Music Educators and Teaching Artists (META) stipend for Marcia Lier.
Lawrence High School, Contact: Stacey Ciprich, 978/975-2750 $1,000 for Music Educators and Teaching Artists (META) stipend for Emmanuel Toledo.
Lawrence Public Schools, Contact: Cynthia Paris, 978/975-5905 $1,000 for Music Educators and Teaching Artists (META) stipend for Rebecca Cherry.
STARS Residency Community Day Charter Pub Sch.- Prospect, Contact: Christopher Finan, 978/722-2599 $1,500 for a school residency with Claire McCarthy of Essex Art Center.
Lawrence High School, Contact: Stacey Ciprich, 978/975-2750 $4,500 for a school residency with Austin Davy of Boston Children's Theatre.
YouthReach Community Day Charter Pub Sch.- Prospect, Contact: Christopher Finan, 978/722-2599 $16,000 to deliver a high-level violin training in a challenging but nurturing environment to Lawrence 3rd through 8th graders at CDCPS.
Groundwork Lawrence, Inc., Contact: Heather McMann, 978/974-0770 $16,000 Green Team is a program offered to 40 youth/yr to increase STEM proficiency, professional networks & environmental awareness. GT encourages youth driven projects to expand opportunities for success through the creation of safe & healthy spaces in Lawrence."
Lawrence Public Schools, Contact: Cynthia Paris, 978/975-5905 $16,000 to fund the city's first ever string orchestra program in the Lawrence Public Schools, offering a high quality, four-year pathway of music education in the ensemble setting to Lawrence High School students.
City of Lynn
Big Yellow School Bus Brickett Elementary School, Contact: Eileen Cole, 781/477-7333 $250 for an educational field trip.
Julia F. Callahan Elementary School, Contact: James Kennison, 781/477-7340 $250 for an educational field trip. MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
Drewicz Elementary School, Contact: Patricia Hebert, 781/477-7350 $250 for an educational field trip.
Early Childhood Center, Contact: Nancy Cassidy, 781/477-3301 $250 for an educational field trip.
E.J. Harrington School, Contact: Lissa Bloom, 781/477-7380 $250 for an educational field trip.
Hood Elementary School, Contact: Gayle Dufour, 781/477-7390 $250 for an educational field trip.
KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School, Contact: Emily Dobell, 781/598-1609 $250 for an educational field trip.
Lynn English High School, Contact: Thomas Strangie, 781/477-7366 $250 for an educational field trip.
Lynn Vocational Tech. Institute School, Contact: Carissa Karakaedos, 781/477-7431 $250 for an educational field trip.
Pickering Middle School, Contact: Kevin Rittershaus, 781/477-7440 $250 for an educational field trip.
Captain William G. Shoemaker School, Contact: Christina Colella, 781/477-7450 $250 for an educational field trip.
Cultural Compact Downtown Lynn Cultural District, Contact: Carolyn Cole, 781/581-6200 $10,000 to support Lynn Cultural Compact custom commitments around coordinating with cultural partners and raising visibility of Lynn arts and culture.
Cultural Investment Portfolio RAW Art Works, Inc., Contact: Kit Jenkins, 781/593-5515 $19,900 to use the power of the arts to nurture growth in at-risk children and teens.
Festivals Program Highlands Coalition, Contact: David Gass, 781/789-8845 $500 for support of the World Music Festival.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Lynn Cultural Council, Contact: Tia Cole, 781.913.6933 $56,300
Massachusetts Cultural Districts Initiative Lynn Museum, Contact: Drew Russo, 781/581-6200 $5,000 to support the Director and Marketing positions in the Central Exchange Cultural District.
STARS Residency Brickett Elementary School, Contact: Eileen Cole, 781/477-7333 $5,000 for a school residency with Yetti Frenkel. MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
YouthReach Girls Incorporated of Lynn, Contact: Deb Ansourlian, 781/592-9744 $16,000 to provide teen leaders with the opportunity to work with scientists to help influence peers and younger girls to see science as exciting, to engage with their community, and to see careers in STEM as a viable option.
RAW Art Works, Inc., Contact: Kit Jenkins, 781/593-5515 $16,000 to help teens at the critical juncture between youth and adulthood to envision and create positive futures; for RAW Chiefs to mentor younger artists at RAW; and for Project Launch to provide teens with one-to-one mentoring for college access.
Town of Lynnfield
Big Yellow School Bus Our Lady of the Assumption School, Contact: Cynthia Donovan, 781/599-4422 $250 for an educational field trip.
Festivals Program Lynnfield Cultural Council, Contact: Amber Vaccaro, 781-733-0500 $500 for support of the Lynnfield Multicultural Celebration Festival.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Lynnfield Cultural Council, Contact: Diana Ellis, 781-599-1051 $4,900
Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea
Cultural Investment Portfolio Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras, Contact: Terri L. Murphy, 978/309-9833 $3,000 to provide young musicians with exceptional ensemble training and opportunities for personal growth through musical performance and community service.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Manchester Cultural Council, Contact: Alison Daley, 978-526-2000 $4,500
Town of Marblehead
Local Cultural Council Allocation Marblehead Cultural Council, Contact: Anthony Silva, 508-641-0767 $5,100
Town of Merrimac
Local Cultural Council Allocation Merrimac Cultural Council, Contact: Julia Bethmann, 978/346-8862 $5,000 MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
City of Methuen
Big Yellow School Bus Marsh Elementary School, Contact: Rebecca Gordon, 978/722-9076 $250 for an educational field trip.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Methuen Cultural Council, Contact: Paul Webster Greene, 978/683/3600 $20,300
YouthReach Elevated Thought Foundation, Inc., Contact: Marquis Victor, 978/420-7920 $16,000 for a documentary project capturing immigration stories of members of the Lawrence community.
Town of Middleton
Local Cultural Council Allocation Middleton Cultural Council, Contact: Meghan Walter, 978-774-3589 $4,800
Town of Nahant
Local Cultural Council Allocation Nahant Cultural Council, Contact: James Walsh, 781/367-2007 $4,500
Town of Newbury
Local Cultural Council Allocation Newbury Cultural Council, Contact: Robin Lawson, 978/465-7033 $4,600
City of Newburyport
Big Yellow School Bus Newburyport High School, Contact: Andrew Wulf, 978/465-4440 $250 for an educational field trip.
Rupert A. Nock Middle School, Contact: Lisa Furlong, 978/465-4447 $250 for an educational field trip.
Cultural Investment Portfolio The Firehouse Center for the Arts, Contact: John Moynihan, 978/499-9931 $9,500 to advance the arts and humanities in the Greater Newburyport region by: fostering the growth and development of individual and cultural organizations through our programs and services; and, stimulating the understanding of and participation in the arts and humanities. MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
Newburyport Choral Society, Inc., Contact: Solomon M. Berman, 978/462-0650 $3,000 to perform outstanding choral music for the education and cultural enrichment of local communities in the Greater Newburyport area.
On Stage, Inc., Contact: Kelly Shea Knowles, 978/465-2572 $4,000 to foster the development of creative talents in children and young adults; to bring high quality, affordable live theater to families in communities throughout the North Shore, Merrimack Valley and beyond; and to engender an appreciation of art and nature while building community among participants of all ages.
Festivals Program Newburyport Film Festival, Inc., Contact: Joanne Morris, 508/965-0704 $500 for support of the NBPT Docufest Festival.
Newburyport Parks Conservancy, Contact: Andrea Eigerman, 978/985-3820 $500 for support of the Bartlet Mall Day Festival.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Newburyport Cultural Council, Contact: Jane Niebling, 978-697-3567 $5,200
Massachusetts Cultural Districts Initiative Newburyport Cultural District, Contact: Lois Honegger, 978/465-4413 $5,000 to support the Newburyport Artisans' Shanties Project.
Town of North Andover
Big Yellow School Bus Atkinson School, Contact: Greg Landry, 978/794-0124 $250 for an educational field trip.
Thomson Elementary School-North Andover, Contact: Christopher Raymond, 978/794-1545 $250 for an educational field trip.
Local Cultural Council Allocation North Andover Cultural Council, Contact: Anna Choi, 9786181836 $7,700
City of Peabody
Big Yellow School Bus Captain Samuel Brown School, Contact: Lauren King, 978/536-4100 $250 for an educational field trip.
John E. Burke Elementary School, Contact: Lacey Nutting, 978/536-5400 $250 for an educational field trip.
Thomas Carroll School, Contact: Tracy Smith, 978/536-4200 $250 for an educational field trip.
Center School-Peabody, Contact: Jacqueline Orphanos, 978/536-5475 $250 for an educational field trip. MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
J. Henry Higgins Middle School, Contact: Todd Bucey, 978/536-4800 $250 for an educational field trip.
John E. McCarthy School, Contact: Raymond Smoyer, 978/536-5625 $250 for an educational field trip.
Peabody Veterans Memorial High School, Contact: Eric Buckley, 978/536-4745 $250 for an educational field trip.
Saint John the Baptist Elementary School, Contact: Maureen Kelleher, 978/531-0444 $250 for an educational field trip.
South Memorial School, Contact: Mark Higgins, 978/536-5700 $250 for an educational field trip.
William E. Welch, Sr. Elementary School, Contact: Michelle Massa, 978/536-5775 $250 for an educational field trip.
West Memorial School, Contact: William Coler, 978/536-5850 $250 for an educational field trip.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Peabody Cultural Council, Contact: Janis Survilas, 978-538-5777 $17,500
Town of Rockport
Cultural Investment Portfolio Rockport Music, Contact: Tony Beadle, 978/546-7391 $30,800 to present exceptional musical performances and events year round, including the acclaimed Rockport Chamber Music Festival; classical, jazz, folk, and world music concerts; HD simulcasts from the Metropolitan Opera, Bolshoi Ballet, and England's National Theatre; and educational enrichment programs for including school outreach programs, family and community concerts, lectures, open rehearsals, and master classes.
Rockport New Year's Eve, Inc., Contact: Geof Lyon, 978/309-9744 $2,500 for an accessible, affordable, and culturally diverse celebration of the arts on New Year's Eve in Rockport Massachusetts.
Festivals Program Rockport Exchange, Contact: Sarah Kelly, 978/309-3435 $500 for support of the Rockport Harvestfest Festival.
Rockport New Year's Eve, Inc., Contact: Geof Lyon, 978/309-9744 $500 for support of the Rockport New Year's Eve Festival.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Rockport Cultural Council, Contact: Christine Downing, 978 309-8555 $4,600 MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
Massachusetts Cultural Districts Initiative Rockport Cultural District, Contact: Mechelle Brown, 978/546-5000 $5,000 to support the strengthening and expansion of Rockport Festivals as well as creation of tools that extend marketing reach of the Rockport Cultural District.
Town of Rowley
Local Cultural Council Allocation Rowley Cultural Council, Contact: Annetta Kelly, 978/948-2372 $4,700
STARS Residency Solstice Day School, Contact: Stephen Gross, 978/948-2346 $5,000 for a school residency with Paula Conrad of Express Yourself, Inc.
City of Salem
Big Yellow School Bus Bates Elementary School, Contact: Jose Munoz, 978/740-1250 $250 for an educational field trip.
Carlton School, Contact: Bethann Jellison, 978/740-1280 $250 for an educational field trip.
Collins Middle School, Contact: Glenn Burns, 978/740-1191 $250 for an educational field trip.
Horace Mann Laboratory School, Contact: Ruben Carmona, 978/542-6220 $250 for an educational field trip.
Salem Academy Charter School, Contact: Stephanie Callahan, 978/744-2105 $250 for an educational field trip.
Cultural Investment Portfolio The House of the Seven Gables, Contact: Kara McLaughlin, 978/744-0991 $18,100 to preserve and interpret the history of Salem through its historic site and collection of artifacts; to make Salem's history universally accessible to local residents, school children and national and international visitors.
North Shore Community Dev. Coalition, Contact: Mickey Northcutt, 978/825-4004 $2,500 for a lecture and workshop series to support educational programming for the Punto Urban Art Museum.
Peabody Essex Museum, Inc., Contact: Dan L. Monroe, 978/745-9500 $57,000 to celebrate creativity in ways that enrich the spirit, engage the mind, stimulate the senses and strives to create experiences that transform people's lives by broadening perspectives, attitudes and knowledge of themselves and the world.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Salem Cultural Council, Contact: Liz Polay-Wettengel, 617.593.5416 $16,400 MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
UP Peabody Essex Museum, Inc., Contact: Dan L. Monroe, 978/745-9500 $3,000 for participating in Innovation and Learning Network workshops.
Town of Salisbury
Local Cultural Council Allocation Salisbury Cultural Council, Contact: Monique Greilich, 978/255-2330 $4,800
Town of Saugus
Big Yellow School Bus Oaklandvale School, Contact: Michael Smith, 781/231-5082 $250 for an educational field trip.
Saugus High School, Contact: Michael Hashem, 781/231-5027 $250 for an educational field trip.
Veterans Memorial School-Saugus, Contact: Tracey Ragucci, 781/231-8166 $250 for an educational field trip.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Saugus Cultural Council, Contact: Michael Sullivan, 6179686261 $8,400
Town of Swampscott
Big Yellow School Bus Swampscott Middle School, Contact: Jason Calichman, 781/596-8820 $250 for an educational field trip.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Swampscott Cultural Council, Contact: Beth Balliro, 781-596-8850 $5,100
Town of Topsfield
Festivals Program Topsfield Recreation Committee, Contact: Darcy Fulton, 978/887-1525 $500 for support of the Topsfield Holiday On The Green Festival.
Local Cultural Council Allocation Topsfield Cultural Council, Contact: Kathleen Hunt, 978/766-4349 $4,600 MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL Fiscal Year 2019 Grants as of March 25, 2019
Grant Recipient Grant
Town of Wenham
Big Yellow School Bus Bessie Buker Elementary School, Contact: Ben B. Schersten, 978/468-5324 $250 for an educational field trip.
STARS Residency Bessie Buker Elementary School, Contact: Ben B. Schersten, 978/468-5324 $2,600 for a school residency with George O'Connor.
Town of West Newbury
Big Yellow School Bus Pentucket Regional High School, Contact: John Seymour, 978/363-5507 $250 for an educational field trip.
Local Cultural Council Allocation West Newbury Cultural Council, Contact: Heather Karp, 978-363-1100 $4,500
Total for North of Boston $905,700