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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 Marilyn Gerhard PO Box 1192 Pittsfield, MA 01202-1192 413-442-6120

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

$39,720

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 October 1.

Funding List

FY 2021

Name	Project	Project title	Amount
Ann Jon	Arts	IceFire 2021	$600
Art Close to Home, fiscally sponsored by Fractured Atlas	Arts	Art Close To Home	$800
Barrington Stage Company	Arts	Playwright Mentoring Project	$2,000
Berkshire Art Association	Arts	Everyone Is A Hero: A Comic and Cartoon Art Tribu	$750
Berkshire County Historical Society	Arts	Inspired By Melville~Writing with Jana from Arrowh	$1,200
Berkshire Music School	Arts	Berkshire Music School's 2021 Community Group Clas	$2,750
Black Lives Matter Public Art Committee	Arts	2021 Black Lives Matter Art Project	$2,000
Chester Theatre Company	Arts	Chester Theatre Company's 2021 Season	$500
Diane Firtell,	Arts	Farm/Art: Recycling Collage	$550
First Fridays Artswalk	Arts	First Fridays Artswalk (FFA)	$2,160
Hope Fontaine	Arts	Elder Expressions	$1,500
IS183 Art School of the Berkshires	Arts	LTA at Conte and Morningside Elementary Schools an	$2,000
Kirk Whipple,	Arts	Duo Pianists, Composers & Educators Whipple & Mora	$750
Marney Schorr,	Arts	Arts in Recovery for Youth	$3,000
Mass Audubon Berkshire Sanctuaries	Science	Bringing Nature to You	$600
MUSIC Dance.edu	Arts	Hip Hop Dance Chair Exercise for Seniors!	$380
Music in Common	Arts	Berkshires Worldwide	$1,500
New Stage Performing Arts Center Inc	Arts	Rites of Passage: 20/20 Vision	$2,000
Pittsfield Artscape Committee	Arts	Vietnam Veterans Mural	$2,000
Pittsfield Cultural Council	Arts	Local LCC Program - Diversity	$5,580
Pittsfield Shakespeare in the Park	Arts	Pittsfield Shakespeare in the Park's 2021 Season	$2,000
Second Nature Arts	Arts	Light Bright Art	$700
Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center	Arts	Celebrate Malinke Culture from Guinea: Drum, song	$1,000
The Stockbridge Sinfonia	Arts	Stockbridge Sinfonia 2021 Concert Series	$1,000
Valley Jazz Voices (VJV)	Arts	Valley Jazz Voices/Karrin Allyson Concert	$400
Williamstown Theatre Foundation, Inc.	Arts	Williamstown Theatre Festival’s 2021 COMMUNITY WOR	$2,000

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