Local Grants Awarded for Seekonk Cultural Council

The Seekonk Cultural Council, have announced the award of 19 grants totaling over $10,000, for cultural programs in Seekonk. A complete list of recipients and grant amounts can be found below. Look for these programs taking place in Seekonk throughout the year

The Seekonk Cultural Council is part of a network of 329 Local Cultural Councils serving all 351 cities and towns in the Commonwealth. The LCC Program is the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation, supporting thousands of community-based projects in the arts, sciences, and humanities every year. The state legislature provides an annual appropriation to the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency, which then allocates funds to each community.

Statewide, more than $3.3 million will be distributed by local cultural councils this year. Grants will support an enormous range of grass-roots activities: concerts, exhibitions, radio and video productions, field trips for schoolchildren, after-school youth programs, writing workshops, historical preservation efforts, lectures, First Night celebrations, nature and science education programs for families and town festivals. Nearly half of LCC funds support educational activities for young people.

The Seekonk Cultural Council will seek applications again in the fall. For guidelines and complete information on the Seekonk Cultural Council, contact Chairperson, Bill Clark at Brotherb2@comcast.net Applications and more information about the Local Cultural Council Program are available online at www.mass-culture.org.

This year's grants include:

Goulet, Beth Mandala, painting for fun and relaxation

Gruppuso, Philip, Seekonk Artist Network Open Studios

Holme, Maria, Creatively Organizing Teen Thoughts

Mankita, Jay, Chain Reactions & Creative Contraptions

Mass Audubon South East Region, Nature and Art for Families

Matson, Rhonda, Backyard Band Jams goes to the Seekonk Library

MUSIC Dance.edu, Hip Hop Chair Dance for Seniors! - a dance series

Osamequin Farm, Inc., Osamequin Farm Artist Showcase

Rull, Thomas E., "A Musical Journey Through the Years"

Salisbury, Michelle, Fine Arts for AP Euro

Seekonk High School, Courtyard Mural

Seekonk High School, Empty Bowls

Seekonk High School, RAKU experience

Seekonk Public Schools, Sublimation printing

Seekonk Public Schools, Craft Club

Strictly Sentimental Swing Band, Swing Music from Miller to Buble

The Attleboro Museum, Inc., High Art Exhibition: "Balance"

York, Matt, Willie Nelson Songs and Stories w/ Matt York