Holyoke Cultural Council

Amount Available for Granting in FY 2011

(information not yet available)

PASS applications are accepted.

LCC Program Guidelines (PDF)

Funding Priorities

Our council will fund projects that occur in 2010 for this grant cycle.

We put an emphasis on supporting the work of local artists in Holyoke.

Performing applicants must have a secured venue in Holyoke when applying.

We only accept applications for PASS field trips to institutions in Massachusetts.

The HCC supports projects that directly benefit Holyoke residents.

We prefer to support innovative or collaborative projects.

Local Guidelines

Dear Friend,

The Holyoke Cultural Council (HCC) consists of members who were appointed by the Mayor based on their credentials, interest in the arts, and commitment to arts programming in the city of Holyoke. The HCC encourages individuals and organizations to apply for financial support for artistic purposes in its annual grant program, which is part of a statewide grant program administered by the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC). The HCC typically receives requests for grants amounting to more than twice the amount of money available for us to grant. We often have to turn down many grants and award less than what was requested with respect to most of the projects we will fund.

Applications must be typed and either hand delivered by 4:00 PM on Thursday October 15, 2009 or postmarked by October 15, 2009, with a signed original and 10 copies for a total of 11 sets. Because of the large volume of grants we receive to review, we ask that applicants only provide one brief set of supporting documents. They can be mailed or delivered to the address shown above at the Mayor’s Office in Holyoke, MA. If you need assistance in filling out an application you may call any of the members listed below.

Mark Dunlap 413-532-7496
George Murphy 413-536-0826
Kim Counter 413-335-5047

The HCC approval process was streamlined by the MCC. In January 2010, the HCC should have its funding from the MCC and applicants will be contacted regarding awarded amounts. Final approval from the MCC will not be required this year.

Sincerely,

Mark Dunlap
HCC Chairperson

Grant Applicants

• Tips for Grant Applicants
• LCC Grant Application (PDF, 20 KB)
• PASS Grant Application (PDF, 35 KB)

Grant Recipients

• LCC Reimbursement Form
• Credit and Publicity Kit for LCC and PASS Grant Recipients
• Download an MCC Credit Logo

FY 2010

Name	Project	Discipline	Amount
Arcadia Players, Inc.	Season Support	Music	$350
Bergeron, Esthela	Celebration of One's Heritage Installation	Media Arts	$650
Blessed Sacrament School	Springfield Science Museum	Science	$210
Blessed Sacrament School	Worcester Ecotarium	Science	$250
Chamber of Commerce	Holyoke Farmers' Market	Multidisciplinary	$1,500
Children's Museum at Holyoke	First Night Jr.	Multidisciplinary	$2,000
CRUSH - Citizens for the Revitalization and Urban Success of Holyoke	Second Great Holyoke Block Party	Multidisciplinary	$1,250
Enchanted Circle Theater	I Will Shake Every Place I Go To, Sojourner Truth	Theater	$1,000
First Lutheran School	Springfield Symphony Hall	Music	$300
First Lutheran School	Storrowtown Village Museum	History	$128
Friends of the Holyoke Public Schools, Inc.	Holyoke Summer Strings Program	Music	$1,500
Friends of Wisteriahurst Museum	Concerts & Performances at Wistariahurst	Music	$1,000
Gerolimatos, Stephanie	Kennedy Park Arts Outreach	Non-Arts/Non-Humanities	$500
Go Figure Sculpture Studios	Figure Drawing, Figurative Sculpture Workshops and Exhibit	Media Arts	$1,000
Holyoke Art League	Video Production and Art by the Canal Walk	Multidisciplinary	$1,300
Holyoke Civic Symphony Orchestra, Inc.	2009-2010 season of four concerts	Music	$750
Holyoke Council on Aging	Sea Shanty Performance	Media Arts	$300
Holyoke Creative Arts Center	Art Leadership Development Program for Urban At-Risk Youth	Multidisciplinary	$1,500
Holyoke High School	Production of Fame	Theater	$5,000
Lappen, Henry	Henry the Juggler performance	Multidisciplinary	$425
Lewis, Stephen	May Day - the Day of Working People	History	$300
Maichack, Gregory	How to Pastel Paint As Impressionists: Monet's Magic Garden	Media Arts	$435
McFarland, Sue	Painting with Wool: Traditional Feltmaking Workshop	Crafts	$300
MIFA - Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts	MIFA Education Program	Multidisciplinary	$1,150
Passport Holyoke, Inc	PassportHolyoke: Marketing and Promotion	Multidisciplinary	$1,200
Pioneer Valley Concert Band	Sounds of Summer 2010	Music	$800
Springfield Symphony Orchestra	Beethoven - Revolutionary, Visionary, Legendary; Spfld Symphony Orchestra Youth Concert	Music	$1,000
Victorian Quadrille Orchestra	The Victorian Ballroom - Music, History and Dance	Multidisciplinary	$375
Wirt, Edward M.	Tequila Amigoes Latin Orchestra Concert/Dance	Music	$700
Wisteriahurst Museum	Skinner Valley Excursion	History	$250