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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 2018

Name	Project	Project title	Amount
Aimee Gelinas/Gaia Roots	Arts	9th annual Berkshire Drum Fest: Honoring Tradition	$750
Artscape Committee	Arts	New Artscape Installations	$750
Barrington Stage Company	Arts	Youth Theatre Program	$500
Bates and Roger Tincknell, Davis	Arts	A Summer Reading Song & Story Celebration	$500
Berkshire Children and Families	Arts	Kids 4 Harmony (K4H)	$500
Berkshire County Historical Society	Arts	Writing at Arrowhead	$500
Berkshire Hills Regional School District	Humanities	W.E.B. Du Bois Educational Series	$250
Berkshire Lyric Theatre, Inc.	Arts	Summer Choral Camp	$500
Berkshire Music School	Arts	Painted Piano Project	$1,500
Berkshires Jazz, Inc.	Arts	Berkshire Jazz Showcase	$1,500
Bruno, Roger	Arts	A Celebration of Song: The Great American Songbook	$350
Cantilena Chamber Choir	Arts	New Sounds a Cappella!	$1,000
Community Access to the Arts	Arts	Annual Art Show in Pittsfield	$500
Eagles Band Inc	Arts	Eagles Band Annual Free Colonial Theatre Concert	$1,000
Flying Cloud Institute	Arts	Sculpting Energy into Life	$500
Geller, Alexander	Arts	Seed Lending Library	$500
Hancock Shaker Village	Arts	Silo Sounds	$500
IS183 Art School of the Berkshires	Arts	IS183's Learning Through Arts (LTA) Program in Pit	$1,000
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Inc.	Arts	Pillow Pop Up - Le Patin Libre	$500
Lewis, Bernice	Humanities	History Alive	$675
Mass Audubon Berkshire Sanctuaries	Science	Mass Audubon Community Outreach Programs	$300
Morgan, Joshua "Pro D'G"	Arts	The Young Creative Genius Initiative (YCGI)	$1,300
MUSIC Dance.edu	Arts	From JAZZ to Hip Hop	$200
Music in Common	Arts	RAISE the MIC	$722
Neill, David	Arts	Music concert by The Fanfare Brass	$600
Nelson-Unczur, Chris	Arts	Jazz Day at Herberg Middle School	$450
Nuss, Paula	Arts	Berkshire Concert Choir Summer Sings and Yule for	$500
Nutshell Playhouse	Arts	Nutshell Playhouse at the Whit	$600
Pittsfield Historical Commission	Humanities	Historic plaque walking tour	$1,000
Pittsfield Shakespeare in the Park	Arts	Pittsfield Shakespeare in the Park's 2018 Producti	$1,000
Samowitz, Jamie	Arts	Roots Rising Work Song Workshop	$1,300
Save Our Shakespeare at Taconic, Inc	Arts	Fall Festival Of Shakespeare at Taconic High Schoo	$750
Schorr, Marney	Arts	Women's Arts in Recovery	$1,500
Schwartz, Janet	Arts	Release Your Inner Artist	$300
SculptureNow	Arts	SculptureNow for Vision-Impaired Students	$700
Shakespeare & Company	Arts	2018 Fall Festival of Shakespeare	$250
Sinfonia, Stockbridge	Arts	Free Community Concerts	$750
WAM Theatre	Arts	WAM Theatre Season of Events- Year 9	$250
Williamstown Theatre Foundation, Inc.	Arts	COMMUNITY WORKS 2018	$250

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