State Senator Mike Barrett, State Representative Ken Gordon, Town Manager Sarah Stanton, and Barbara Purchia, Bedford Cultural Council Chair, have announced the award of 31 grants totaling $11,610 for cultural programs in Bedford or for Bedford residents. A complete list of recipients and grant amounts can be found below.
Town Manager Stanton stated “I am excited to see such an amazing diversity of creative programming and projects supported by Bedford Cultural Council grants this year. I look forward to seeing our residents participate in and enjoy these programs that benefit our cultural community.”
According to Purchia, “The Bedford Cultural Council received a record number of grant requests for FY20, many from first-time applicants. Members of all sectors of the Bedford community will benefit from the programs and events that are sponsored in part by a grant from the BCC. The Bedford cultural community is greatly enriched by these award recipients. We also want to thank the Town of Bedford for their continued support of the Cultural Council grant program. We would not be able to sponsor as many worthwhile programs that benefit and impact our community.”
“These grants ensure that Bedford’s wealth of cultural groups will continue to thrive,” Senator Barrett said. “From the looks of it, local volunteers buckled down and stretched every dollar to support an impressive 31 organizations.”
“The work of the Bedford Cultural Council is an example of the best of our community,” said Rep. Gordon. “As a former Chair of the BCC, I am aware of the hard work and dedication of this group. Bedford residents should feel proud of their town and grateful to this group when they notice the wonderful statues, gardens, and artworks on display in town, or when they read about musical, theatrical and educational opportunities provided through grants offered by this program.”
This year’s grants include:
Bedford Arts and Crafts Society
- Series of Artist Demos and Workshops ~ $600
Bedford Center for the Arts
- A Conversation with Greg Marinovich ~ $100
Bedford Destination Imagination
- Teaching Teamwork and Creativity ~ $400
Bedford Embraces Diversity
- MLK Jr. Day Community Breakfast ~ $1,000
Bedford Farmers 4-H Club
- Honey Bee Observation Hive ~ $1,100
Bedford Garden Club
- Strength Training for Gardeners ~ $100
- Lyme Disease & other Tick-Borne problems ~ $100
Bedford Historical Society
- Community Lecture Series ~ $600
Bedford POMS
- Portable Display Board ~ $350
- Music Salon/Open House ~ $150
Bethany Klem
- Tanglewood Marionettes ~ $300
Betsy Wilson
- Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Doors ~ $500
Concord Chorus
- Concerts 2020 ~ $100
Davis Bate
- Sea Songs and Stories ~ $200
Discovery Museum
- Free Friday Night Fun ~ $100
Eileen Herman-Haase
- Dancing Thru the Decades ~ $250
Emily Wheet
- Nashoba Learning Group ~ $200
Jason Peledge
- Exploring Our Past ~ $500
Jillian Butler
- BHS Live ~ $460
Kammerwerke Double Wind Quintet
- Three Concerts ~ $900
- Production of Videos ~ $200
Katie Duval
- Podcasting at Bedford TV ~ $600
Leslie Wittman
- Bedford Memories 2 ~ $800
Patric Barbieri
- Adaptive Music Class ~ $250
Roger Tincknell
- Island Vacation ~ $200
Rotary Club of Bedford
- Composting at Breakfast with Santa ~ $200
Sharon Healey
- Preschooler Field trip to Chip In Farm ~ $250
Silver-Ebony-Ivory Trio
- Silver-Ebony-Ivory Trio Ragtime Concert ~ $300
Teresa Silver
- Davis Valentine Night Out ~ $200
The Bedford Citizen
- The 2020 Voter Guide ~ $500
The Concord Orchestra
- Young Artist Concert: The Concord Orchestra ~ $100
About the Bedford Cultural Council
The Bedford 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.
Decisions about which activities to support are made at the community level by a board of municipally appointed volunteers. The members of the Bedford Cultural Council are Breena Daniell, Bobbie Ennis, Jane Franklin, Elaine Grace, Rebecca Hazelton, Chuck Lipson, Judy Mabry, Angel Pettitt, Barbara Purchia, Susan Schwartz, Christine Wojnar,
Statewide, more than $3.3 million will be distributed by local cultural councils in 2020. 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.
To Apply in the Next Grant Cycle
The Bedford Cultural Council will seek applications again in the fall, starting September 1st. For guidelines and complete information on the Bedford Cultural Council, contact Barbara Purchia at 781-275-2464 or [email protected].
Applications and more information about the Local Cultural Council Program are available online at www.mass-culture.org. Applications are due October 15.
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