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Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire

Council Information
LCC Program Guidelines
Council Priorities
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Funding List

Council Information

CCNB regrants funds from the Mass Cultural Council to individuals and organizations for projects in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences. In addition, one or more individual artist is awarded $1,000 each year. Eleven municipalities are represented. These municipalities are: Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Florida, Hancock, Lanesborough, New Ashford, North Adams, Monroe, Savoy & Williamstown.

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Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire Arthur De Bow PO Box 227 North Adams, MA 01247 413/652-2982

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 2021

$71,972

ALL APPLICATIONS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED ONLINE

State guidelines for grant applications are located under the "LCC Program Guidelines" tab.

Please scan additional materials such as bios, resumes and letters from hosting venues into a pdf file of up to three pages and attach to the online application. If more than three pages are needed, they can be sent via a link or in a separate email.

If unable to provide your supplemental materials within the application, email using mrm@usa.com. Please indicate on your application that you will be sending it separately, and include your application ID so we can match it to your application. All materials must be received by the deadline.

Videos and/or images can be linked via YouTube or another hosting service, or sent separately.

In addition to meeting the state criteria, the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire requires the following:

If the applicant doesn't reside in one of our 11 towns, the project must take place within one of our towns.

Venue invitation letters are required in two instances:

1 - If the applicant does not reside in the CCNB area, the application must contain a venue invitation letter signed by a representative from the local hosting venue, preferably on letterhead stationery, confirming that the event will take place at that venue. Phone and email contact information must be included.

2 - If the applicant is not the hosting venue, but is using the venue for the project.

If a venue (school, library, theater, etc) is organizing and completing the project, no venue confirmation letter is needed.

Venues should be handicap accessible.

3 - Applications for an individual artist award are invited from individual artists. The award may support any expense that enhances the artist's ability to create his/her work such as supplies, materials, equipment, rent, travel, residencies, etc. Artists are chosen based on the excellence of the artist's work as evidenced by samples of recent work submitted as part of the application as well as the potential of the project to advance the artist's work.

Please submit the following:

• Cultural Council Application

• Expanded Project Statement, if needed

• Bio

• Resume

• Medium

• Website

• 3-5 images (Title of image, dimensions, medium and date.)

The chosen artist will work with the cultural council to create an exhibit/performance of the work created as a result of the grant in one of the eleven towns. During the run of the exhibit/performance, a reception for all grantees will also be held.

Please check our Facebook page for updates https://www.facebook.com/CulturalCouncilofNorthernBerkshire/

Our mailing address if needed:

Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire
PO Box 227
North Adams, MA 01247

Apply Now

An online application will be available October 1.

Funding List

FY 2021

Name	Project	Project title	Amount
18 Degrees (formerly Berkshire Children and Families)	Arts	Kids 4 Harmony	$1,500
Adams Free Library	Arts	Summer Reading 2021	$1,944
Art Close to Home, fiscally sponsored by Fractured Atlas	Arts	Art Close To Home	$500
Barbara and Eric Rudd Art Foundation d/b/a/ Berkshire Art Museum	Arts	2021 Exhibition Catalog and Free Public Opening Re	$550
Barrington Stage Company	Arts	Playwright Mentoring Project	$2,000
Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School	Arts	Creative Leaders in Residence Program	$2,000
Berkshire Music School	Arts	Global Influences on American Music: A Comprehensi	$3,000
Bernice Lewis,	Arts	Ukulele Workshops	$1,000
Chalice Mitchell,	Arts	Continuing Education & Exhibition	$1,000
Cheshire Community Association	Arts	Cheshire Art Mural on 8	$4,300
Davis Bates,	Arts	Under One Sky: A Multi-Cultural Celebration	$700
Davis Bates,	Arts	Thanksgiving Harvest: A Performance for Seniors	$475
Diane Firtell,	Arts	Farm/Art Collage Workshop	$556
DR. “THE MACHINE” JESSE GREEN,	Arts	CHAINSAWS, CHEESEBURGERS AND ROCK N' ROLL- LIVE!	$500
Emilee Yawn	Arts	The Plant Connector Artist Collaboration	$2,500
Gregory Maichack,	Arts	Jean-Francois Millet’s Dandelions: How to Pastel P	$536
Hilltown Families	Humanities	Hilltown Families Suggests	$700
Hoosic River Watershed Association	Arts	Riverworks 2021- The Mohicans and the Hoosic River	$1,500
Images Cinema	Arts	Fresh Fest Online	$1,000
IS183 Art School of the Berkshires	Arts	Professional Development for North County Educator	$1,000
Isabelle Holmes,	Arts	Unsilent Night: Northern Berkshire	$1,500
Jessica Sweeney,	Arts	Common Folk Membership Program	$2,200
Julia Dixon,	Arts	Memento Mori	$994
Kirk Whipple,	Arts	Duo Pianists, Composers & Educators Whipple & Mora	$500
Lanesborough Public Library	Arts	Music Enrichment Program	$1,000
Marney Schorr,	Arts	Arts in Recovery for Youth	$2,000
Mass Audubon Berkshire Sanctuaries	Science	Bringing Nature to You	$300
MCLA Foundation, Inc.	Humanities	CARE SYLLABUS	$3,200
Michael Dilthey,	Arts	My Way of Life	$6,632
Michelle Daly,	Arts	How the Land Holds Us \| How We Hold the Land	$1,000
Miki Sawada,	Arts	Gather Hear Massachusetts	$500
Minerva Arts Center	Arts	Shrek The High School Musical	$1,800
MUSIC Dance.edu	Arts	Hip Hop Dance Chair Exercise for Seniors!	$280
Music in Common	Arts	Berkshires Worldwide	$1,000
Native Plant Trust, Inc.	Science	Plant Communities of Massachusetts	$700
Nicolette Dery,	Arts	Art Vending North Adams	$1,000
North Adams Public Library	Science	Summer Reading Animal Show with Uncharted Wild!	$275
Paula Bradley,	Arts	Moonshine Holler in concert at Bascom Lodge	$300
Paula Buxbaum	Arts	ReCREATE	$3,000
Raianne Richards,	Arts	Community Concert in Cheshire with the Massachuset	$250
Raianne Richards,	Arts	Community Concert in Adams with the Massachusetts	$250
Raianne Richards,	Arts	Community Concert in North Adams with the Massachu	$250
Robert Oakes,	Arts	Original Folk Music by Oakes and Smith	$200
Roger Tincknell,	Arts	Winter Solstice Celebration	$500
Rona Leventhal,	Arts	Bees, Beavers and Beasts: Animal Tales!	$635
Science & Engineering Education Development (SEED) Inc.	Science	STEM Material Kits for Young Scientists	$635
Shakespeare & Company	Arts	2021 Fall Festival of Shakespeare	$2,000
St John's Episcopal Church	Arts	St. John's Concert Series	$2,000
Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center	Science	Boreal forest exploration with Youth Center Inc an	$1,100
The Artist Book Foundation	Arts	Local Book Donations and Educational Resources	$2,110
Tracey Tierney	Science	STEM Enrichment	$1,000
W. Scott Rogers,	Arts	Winsor Jazz-Blues Workshop	$600
Walkaway House	Arts	Echolalia	$1,000
Williamstown Theatre Festival	Arts	Williamstown Theatre Festival’s 2021 COMMUNITY WOR	$3,000
Zachary Hann,	Arts	Jazz Concerts at UNO Park	$1,000

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