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Sheffield Cultural Council

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Council Information

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The Sheffield Cultural Council is accepting applications for organizations, schools and individuals to apply for grants that support cultural activities in its community. The post marked due date is October 15, 2015.

The purpose of the Sheffield Cultural Council is to promote and maintain the vitality of local cultural resources and to ensure that these resources are shared within the Sheffield and Ashley Falls community. The Council is committed to funding a diverse cross-section of activities in the realms of the arts, the humanities, and the environment. We support a variety of art forms, the ongoing work of individual artists, environmental education projects, collaborative proposals that bring together artists and other types of organizations, local cultural groups, and projects that serve specific populations: youth, elders, low-income, and/or disabled.

http://www.sheffieldma.gov/Pages/SheffieldMA_Cultural/index

Sheffield Cultural Council Katherine Ness, Chair Town Hall Sheffield, MA 01257 413-229-7000

LCC Program Guidelines

In order to apply for an LCC grant, applicants must meet all eligibility and criteria requirements of the LCC Program.

For more detailed information, refer to the full LCC Program Guidelines (PDF).

Council Priorities

Amount Available for Granting in FY 2018

$4,988

The Sheffield Cultural Council gathers input from the community every 3 years and develops funding priorities based on this feedback. This year the Council will give priority to applicants who present projects that serve youth or the elderly, projects that benefit the local community, and projects that focus on local history and culture.

Applications are evaluated in terms of several review criteria: artistic or creative merit; project design; qualifications, dedication, and track record of the individuals and organizations involved; physical accessibility of any facilities being used; and the Sheffield and Ashley Falls community benefit/involvement. For projects in schools, enrichment projects utilizing outside professionals are allowed. Sheffield and Ashley Falls–based applicants are given preference over those from out of town. The Council will carefully scrutinize repeated requests; such proposals should show other sources of support to demonstrate that the project is not dependent solely on Sheffield Council funding.

The Council supports a number of projects each year; most of these are only partially funded by the Council with the awareness that the applicant is also applying to other LCCs and/or has other sources of support.

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An online application will be available September 1.

Funding List

FY 2018

Name	Project	Project title	Amount
Ashley Falls Village Improvement Society	Humanities	Memorial Day Parade	$150
Bergman, Stephanie	Arts	Blue Rider Circus	$100
Berkshire Children’s Chorus	Arts	Scholarship Program	$300
Berkshire Music School	Arts	Painted Piano Project	$200
Berkshire Pulse	Arts	Cultural Traditions: The Music and Dance of Africa	$475
Berkshire South Regional Community Center	Arts	Berkshire Ukulele Band & Berkshire Sings!	$125
Burke, Jane S	Arts	Ceramics for Young and Old	$300
Flying Cloud Institute	Arts	SBRSD MakerSpace	$300
Friends of the Bushnell-Sage Library	Arts	Museum Pass Program	$250
Henden-Wilson, Peggy	Science	Winter Solstice Wreath and Arrangement Workshop	$120
Henderson, Steve	Arts	Mabel and Jerry - A One Act Play	$300
Maichack, Gregory	Arts	Monet’s Magic: Pastel Paint Monet’s Wondrous Water	$300
Mass Audubon Berkshire Sanctuaries	Science	Mass Audubon Community Outreach Programs	$150
Mount Everett Middle & High School Spring Fling	Arts	World Language Celebration: Berkshire Bateria	$200
Music in Common	Arts	RAISE the MIC	$200
Music in Common	Arts	MIC JAMMS (Journalism as Music, Multimedia, and So	$200
SculptureNow	Arts	SclptureNow and Berkshire Students	$400
Shakespeare & Company	Arts	2018 Fall Festival of Shakespeare	$375
Staropoli, Kathleen	Arts	Dr. Easy's Sonic Boxes	$151
Undermountain Elementary	Humanities	Colonel Ashley House and Bartholomew's Cobble	$392

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