Local Cultural Councils Award 7,500 Grants for Community-Based Projects
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Local Cultural Councils Award 7,500 Grants for Community-Based Projects

The Mass Cultural Council announced today that a total of $7.2M in grants for cultural programming will be made in cities and towns across the state. The Falmouth Cultural Council was one of the Local Cultural Councils receiving funds from the MCC to distribute locally. The Mass Cultural Council wrote “Residents and visitors to Massachusetts…

Cultural Sector Recovery Grants Press Conference and Celebration

The Mass Cultural Council and its partners announce an historic investment in the creative and cultural sector through two Cultural Sector Recovery Grant programs during a press conference and celebration in Nurses Hall at the Massachusetts State House. More than $50M in pandemic recovery funds will go to cultural organizations, artists, creatives, culture bearers, and gig workers…

Falmouth Cultural Council Announces FY22 Grant Recipients

The Falmouth Cultural Council has awarded $20,000 in grants to 28 individuals and organizations for FY2023 local arts and culture programs and projects. The Falmouth Cultural Council received $8,400 from the Mass Cultural Council, an additional $10,000 from the Town of Falmouth, and supplemented those funds with $1,600 raised from the annual summer Falmouth ArtMarket….

Alice Kociemba, chair of the Falmouth Cultural Council, responds to Finance Committee decision on Article 10

Alice Kociemba, chair of the Falmouth Cultural Council responded to the Falmouth Finance Committee’s decision to table action of Article 10 with a letter to the Editor of the Falmouth Enterprise. The Falmouth Enterprise article about FinComm’s decision is here: https://www.capenews.net/falmouth/news/falmouth-fincom-denies-town-money-for-cultural-council/article_0556c9f5-af5b-5aa0-8665-ffeb1f07cf3b.html Alice’s letter is online here: https://www.capenews.net/falmouth/opinion/why-falmouth-should-fund-its-cultural-council/article_c259f8d7-fdd3-5d95-a488-f122dde4b763.html?fbclid=IwAR2iKVNkSGJEybgJLM8nFgoLFJNfaZKUfrMuhIQQvoOe1w_jcayyw2qEMjM and reprinted below: Why Falmouth Should Fund Its…

Falmouth Cultural Council Petition Article Presentation: Article #10, November 14, 2022 Annual Town Meeting

The Falmouth Cultural Council respectfully requests that the Select Board support the FCC’srequest for Town funds to match the allocation provided by the Mass Cultural Council in FY23and future years. The FY23 MCC allocation is $8,400.  The primary problem that Article #10 addresses is that the Mass Cultural Council yearlystate allocation, plus the local…

Update on Town Warrant Article

Article 10, which is proposed to provide additional funds to the Falmouth Cultural Council grant program, has been recommended by the Finance Committee and approved by the Select Board. The Annual Town Meeting is on November 12.  The Falmouth Select Board’s vote to approve Article 10 is discussed in the Falmouth Enterprise’s article, published Friday,…

Grantee Reception is Sunday, September 18, 3 to 5 PM

Grantee Reception is Sunday, September 18, 3 to 5 PM

The Falmouth Cultural Council will host a reception in honor of its FY20-22 grant recipients at the Falmouth Art Center’s Outdoor Classroom on Sunday, September 18 from 3 to 5 PM. The Art Center is at 137 Gifford Street. The public is invited to attend. The grantee reception is the Council’s opportunity to honor artists…

Town Warrant Article to Increase Falmouth Cultural Council Funding

The Falmouth Cultural Council regularly receives far more applications for Local Cultural Council grants than it is able to fund. Proceeds from the annual summer Falmouth ArtMarket have increased the amount of funding available, but the Council feels that much more funding is needed to support local programming in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences,…

Falmouth ArtMarket

The Falmouth ArtMarket opens Thursday, June 30, and runs through Thursday, September 1, at Falmouth Marina Park, 180 Scranton Avenue. Artists and craftspeople will be displaying their wares from 11 AM until 5 PM. Musicians will perform from 2 to 4 PM, and authors will be on hand to discuss their books from 11 AM…