The Pittsfield Cultural Council is holding a grant-writing workshop and public input session tonight at 7:00 PM in Room 203 of Pittsfield City Hall.
The Pittsfield Cultural Council invites applications to the Local Cultural Grant program, to support cultural activities. This year, the Council has $27,780 to grant. Individual artists and first-time applicants are welcome. Grant application packages are available at the Berkshire Athenaeum’s Reference Desk; the volunteers desk at Pittsfield City Hall; the Christian Center at 193 Robbins Avenue; the Lichtenstein Center at 28 Renne Avenue; the Storefront Artists Project office at 124 Fenn Street; and 311 North Street.
Deadline for the grant applications is October 15. For more information, e-mail pittsfieldculture@yahoo.com.
The Local Cultural Council Program, the second largest grant program of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, is a grassroots complement to the state agency’s centralized grant programs. Allocations are made to all of Massachusetts’ 351 cities and towns to support community cultural activities. The LCC Program is the most extensive system of its kind in the nation to support arts, sciences and humanities.
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