NEW CULTURAL FUNDS SUPPORT FOUNDATION OF STATE’S CREATIVE ECONOMY
The Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) Monday announced the release of nearly $9 million in new public funding for organizations, communities, and schools across the Commonwealth and $701,570 in Berkshire County.
These grants will stimulate new economic activity, support creative learning for young people, and expand access to arts and culture in every community in Massachusetts.
In August, Governor Deval Patrick signed the state Legislature’s fiscal 2009 budget that boosted the MCC’s appropriation by $361,000 to nearly $12.7 million. With an additional $141,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the MCC was able to slightly increase funding for its core grant programs.
Click here to see a list of all the Berkshire Grants!
“Our state’s commitment to public support for the arts and culture allows us to deliver vital support for the organizations, local cultural councils, schools, and artists that are the foundation of our state’s thriving creative economy,” says Anita Walker, MCC’s Executive Director.
MCC and its partners will formally announce the new investments at cultural sites across the Commonwealth as part of its Creative Communities Fall Tour. MCC will be joined by members of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts, and Cultural Development and other legislative leaders. Tour details, including locations and dates, can be found here.
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Grants to Berkshire County
Town of Adams
Creative Schools
Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Sch. $7,500
Town of Becket
Local Cultural Council Allocation
Becket Cultural Council $4,300
Organizational Support
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Inc. $51,000
Town of Dalton
Local Cultural Council Allocation
Dalton Cultural Council $4,300
Town of Egremont
Local Cultural Council Allocation
Alford-Egremont Cultural Council $8,600
Town of Great Barrington
Creative Schools
Monument Mountain Regional High School $7,500
Local Cultural Council Allocation
Great Barrington Cultural Council $4,300
Organizational Support
Aston Magna Foundation for Music & Hum. $7,600
Bazaar Productions $2,600
Berkshire Community Radio Alliance $2,600
Community Access to the Arts, Inc. $7,900
Flying Cloud Institute $2,600
The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center $2,600
The Orion Society $12,700
Town of Hinsdale
Local Cultural Council Allocation
Hinsdale-Peru Cultural Council $8,600
Town of Lee
Local Cultural Council Allocation
Lee Cultural Council $4,300
Town of Lenox
Creative Schools
Morris Elementary School $4,500
Local Cultural Council Allocation
Lenox Cultural Council $4,300
Organizational Support
Shakespeare & Company $26,300
YouthReach
Shakespeare & Company $8,000
Town of Monterey
Local Cultural Council Allocation
Monterey Cultural Council $4,300
Contact: Joel Schick, 413/528-3128
Town of Mount Washington
Local Cultural Council Allocation
Mount Washington Cultural Council $4,300
Contact: Dorothy Bonbrake, 413/528-2839
Town of New Marlborough
Local Cultural Council Allocation
New Marlborough Cultural Council $4,300
Contact: Sheila Fitzpatrick, 413/229-3332
City of North Adams
Creative Schools
North Adams Public Schools $22,415
Contact: James E. Montepare, 413/662-3225
North Berkshire School Union $15,835
Contact: John D. Barry, 413/664-9292
Local Cultural Council Allocation
Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire $57,900
Contact: Roger Tremblay, 413/743-2452
Organizational Support
Inkberry $2,600
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art $40,900
Northern Berkshire Creative Arts $2,600
YouthReach
Kidspace $13,600
Contact: Marion Goethals, 413/664-4481
Town of Otis
Local Cultural Council Allocation
Otis Cultural Council $4,300
Contact: Arlene Tolopko, 413/269-0100
Organizational Support
Thunder Bay Ensemble, Inc. $2,600
Contact: Beth Skinner, 413/269-4201
City of Pittsfield
Creative Schools
Crosby Elementary School $7,500
Contact: Lisa Buchinski, 413/448-9670
Local Cultural Council Allocation
Pittsfield Cultural Council $24,200
Contact: Mary Ross, 413/443-0164
Organizational Support
The Berkshire Historical Society $2,600
Contact: Elizabeth Sherman, 413/442-1793
The Berkshire Museum $7,300
Contact: Stuart Chase, 413/443-7171
The Berkshire Music School, Inc. $2,600
Contact: Tracy Wilson, 413/442-1411
Center for Ecological Technology, Inc. $20,800
Contact: Laura Dubester, 413/445-4556
Close Encounters with Music, Inc. $2,600
Contact: Yehuda Hanani, 800/843-0778
The Colonial Theatre $13,100
Contact: David W. Fleming, 413/448-8084
Hancock Shaker Village, Inc. $11,800
Contact: Ellen Spear, 413/443-0188
Town of Richmond
Creative Schools
Richmond Consolidated School $7,500
Contact: Jenevra A. Strock, 413/698-2207
Local Cultural Council Allocation
Richmond Cultural Council $4,300
Contact: Kathleen Basille, 413/698-3143
Town of Sandisfield
Local Cultural Council Allocation
Sandisfield Cultural Council $4,300
Contact: Liana Toscanini, 413/258-4904
Town of Sheffield
Creative Schools
Southern Berkshire Regional Schools $21,920
Contact: Dr. Michael J. Singleton, 413/229-8778
Local Cultural Council Allocation
Sheffield Cultural Council $4,300
Contact: Stephen Hyer, 413/229-3299
Organizational Support
Barrington Stage Company $21,700
Contact: Julianne Boyd, 413/449-5446
Berkshire Choral Festival, Inc. $2,600
Contact: Trudy Weaver Miller, 413/229-8526
YouthReach
Barrington Stage Company $11,200
Contact: Julianne Boyd, 413/449-5446
Town of Stockbridge
Local Cultural Council Allocation
Stockbridge Cultural Council $4,300
Contact: Jennie Burkhard, 413/298-4714
Organizational Support
Berkshire Theatre Festival, Inc. $20,300
Contact: Kate Maguire, 413/298-5536
The Norman Rockwell Museum $10,700
Contact: Laurie Norton Moffatt, 413/298-4100
Town of Tyringham
Local Cultural Council Allocation
Tyringham Cultural Council $4,300
Contact: Tracy Johnson, 413/243-0959
Town of Washington
Local Cultural Council Allocation
Washington Cultural Council $4,300
Contact: Cynthia Grippaldi, 413/623-0033
Town of West Stockbridge
Local Cultural Council Allocation
West Stockbridge Cultural Council $4,300
Contact: Lynn Ryan, 413/232-0222
Organizational Support
IS183 Art School $5,100
Contact: Hope Sullivan, 413/298-5252
Town of Williamstown
Organizational Support
Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute $56,700
Contact: Michael Conforti, 413/458-2303
Community Images Inc. $8,400
Contact: Sandra Thomas, 413/458-1039
Williams College Museum of Art $7,800
Williamstown Jazz Festival $3,700
Williamstown Theatre Festival $39,300
Town of Windsor
Local Cultural Council Allocation
Windsor Cultural Council $4,300
Contact: Marcie Bantjes, 413/684-0153
Total for Berkshire County $701,570
Total for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts $5,161,845
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