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Pittsfield Cultural Council

Council Information
LCC Program Guidelines
Council Priorities
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Funding List

Council Information

With funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Pittsfield Cultural Council (PCC) provides grants to help underwrite projects, programs, and events in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences. We are committed to supporting the work of local artists, cultural institutions, schools, and other groups in sustaining and enriching the diverse creative community of the city of Pittsfield, with a focus on making cultural activities accessible and engaging to all.

email pittsfieldculture@yahoo.com

Pittsfield Cultural Council Glenn Shalan PO Box 1192 Pittsfield, MA 01202-1192 413-446-7187

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 2019

$30,748

The Pittsfield Cultural Council gathers input from the community yearly and develops funding priorities based on this feedback. This year, the Pittsfield Cultural Council will give priority to:

Projects planned by Pittsfield artists or organizations
Projects with a direct benefit to Pittsfield residents
Projects that are accessible for free or at minimal cost to community members
Projects that promote community engagement and cohesion
Projects that reach diverse audiences, especially audiences that do not usually benefit from cultural/arts offerings
Emerging or independent projects, with the goal of promoting new growth in the arts in Pittsfield
Projects for which a thorough and complete budget has been presented

In addition to the LCC Program Guidelines, please note the following:

A resume or other documentation detailing the applicant's qualifications must be included with the application.

The project location (i.e., performance venue/gallery space) and date must be secured in advance of application and a letter of confirmation from the site or sponsor must be included with the application.

The maximum grant amount is $2,000.

Applicants will not be funded for more than three consecutive years.

Only one application will be considered from any individual or organization during each grant cycle.

The PCC does not fund fund-raising projects.

The PCC logo MUST be used in all advertising materials for any project the PCC has funded. Those who fail to do so may be ineligible to receive subsequent funding. The PCC logo is available in several formats here. For FY 19, the Pittsfield Cultural Council will participate in the Reimbursement to Grant Pilot Program launched by MCC in FY 18. Approved grantees will receive their funding up front and not on a reimbursement basis.

Apply Now

An online application will be available September 1.

Funding List

FY 2019

Name	Project	Project title	Amount
Albany Berkshire Ballet	Arts	Rockwell In Our Time	$1,000
Artscape Committee	Arts	New Artscape Installations	$1,000
Barrington Stage Company	Arts	Youth Theatre Program	$1,000
Berkshire Art Association	Arts	Showing Up: For Our Neighborhoods, Our Communities	$750
Berkshire Athenaeum	Arts	The Greatest Generation--A Tribute to the Heroes o	$400
Berkshire Children and Families	Arts	Kids 4 Harmony (K4H)	$750
Berkshire Concert Choir	Arts	Berkshire Concert Choir Summer Sings and Yule for	$500
Berkshire County Historical Society	Arts	Meet the Melvilles	$1,200
Berkshire Lyric Theatre, Inc.	Arts	Educational Programs and Concerts	$750
Berkshire Music School	Arts	Music Enrichment Programs at Pittsfield Elementary	$1,500
Berkshires Jazz, Inc.	Arts	Berkshire Jazz Showcase	$1,500
Bruno, Roger	Arts	A Celebration of Song: The Great American Songboo	$500
Cantilena Chamber Choir	Arts	New Sounds a Cappella!	$700
Chesterwood	Arts	Chesterwood’s 50th Anniversary Celebration & Free	$250
Community Access to the Arts	Arts	Annual Art Show in Pittsfield	$500
First Fridays Artswalk	Arts	First Fridays Artswalk (FFA)	$1,500
Green Art Workshop	Arts	Whimsical Weavings	$550
Hancock Shaker Village	Arts	Divine Inspiration: Shaker Music and the Gift of S	$1,000
Herberg Middle School	Arts	A Journey into Latin America Through Music	$1,200
IS183 Art School of the Berkshires	Arts	Professional Development for PPS Educators: IS183	$1,000
Lewis, Bernice	Humanities	History Alive	$650
Mankita, Jay	Arts	Chain Reactions & Creative Contraptions	$500
Mass Audubon	Science	Mass Audubon Community Outreach Program	$300
Music in Common	Arts	MIC Community MeetUps	$700
Neill, David	Arts	Music and Dance from the Civil War	$820
Root, John	Science	Songbirds of the Northeast	$300
Roots Rising	Arts	Roots Rising Worksong Workshop	$1,300
Schorr, Marney	Arts	Arts in Recovery for Youth	$2,000
Schwartz, Janet	Arts	Release Your Inner Artist workshop	$300
SculptureNow	Arts	SculptureNow for Vision-Impaired Students	$600
Shakespeare & Company	Arts	Shakespeare in the Courts 2019	$943
Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center	Arts	Celebrate the Caribbean! Drum and song from Cuba,	$650
Teichert, Jennifer	Arts	American Young Voices Chorus	$1,320
The Stockbridge Sinfonia Inc.	Arts	Stockbridge Sinfonia 2019 Concert Series	$750
Tincknell, Roger	Arts	Children's Songs and Singing Games	$450
Van Egmond, Tim	Arts	Performance for "Baby Animals" Festival at Hancock	$115
Whitney Center for the Arts	Arts	Monthly Teen Open Mic Night	$1,500

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