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Ashburnham, MA Ashburnham Cultural Council

The Ashburnham Cultural Council (ACC) is a local nonprofit organization that provides financial support, services and other programs for arts organizations and individual artists in the community or region. The ACC runs under the auspices of the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), a state agency. Members are appointed by the Board of Selectmen to allocate funds received from the MCC. Members work hard to represent the community and support local public programs that encourage education, diversity, and excellence in the arts. The Council welcomes community feedback on programs chosen for funding.

2025 Grant Applications are open 9/1/24-10/16/24. More info can be found at https://massculturalcouncil.org/communities/local-cultural-council-program/application-process/

Annually, the Cultural Council awards state allocated grant funding to applicants based on the following:

Ashburnham Priorities
1. The applicant is an Ashburnham or neighboring resident, organization, or school.
2. The applicant provides a confirmed event date, audience, and venue.
*Ashburnham Cultural Council encourages applicants to include with their application a confirmation of the venue and date in the form of a commitment letter or approved reservation form from the venue host.

Ashburnham Guidelines
1. Benefit to Ashburnham and local communities
2. Collaboration between and among artists and local institutions, groups, and organizations
3. Diversity of performer/presenter age groups, cultural backgrounds, and artistic disciplines
4. Size and age-range of intended audience
5. Relevance to current events
6. Artistic excellence (as reflected in resumes, letters, press, videos, and other qualifying materials)
7. Originality
8. Applicant’s ability to carry out the project as proposed
9. Amount of money requested and/or granted from other towns clearly stated on the application

LIMITATIONS & EXPECTATIONS:
1. ALL APPLICATION QUESTIONS MUST BE ANSWERED COMPLETELY! Incomplete applications will NOT be considered.
2. If the grant application is for an event that services people from Ashburnham and other communities, we encourage applicants to solicit funds from the participating communities’ Cultural Councils as well.
3 The Ashburnham Cultural Council must be acknowledged as a sponsor on all program/event promotional material.
4. Costs for refreshments and transportation will not be funded.
5. Council funds are not intended to be used as the sole source of funding for artists or organizations with ongoing projects (e.g. annual concerts, annual art exhibits, etc.).

Ashburnham Cultural Council Upcoming Meetings

Ashburnham Cultural Council Documents

Past Meetings

For information on older meetings, please contact the Town Clerk.

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