WESTFIELD – As part of a statewide network of the over 350 communities in the Commonwealth which receive funds from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Westfield ‘s Cultural Council received a grant of $16,640 for the 2014 cycle.
The 10-member council also raised additional funds to raise the final tally to a total of $17,096 heading into January.
These grants will work to support a wide array of artistic projects and activities within the city, including exhibits, festivals, short-term artist residencies or performances in schools, workshops and lectures.
These funds will go to 16 of the over 30 applicants from in and around the Greater Westfield area.
Applicants receiving funds are Abner Gibbs Elementary School ($1,000), Chester Theatre’s 25th Anniversary Season ($500), Ed Cope’s Math Is Magic! ($375), Episcopal Church’s Music Concert Series ($1,000), Franklin Avenue Elementary School ($300), the Young Singers of Westfield ($500), Denis Cormier’s Hands On History ($1,000), Novi Cantori’s Christmas Concert at the First Congregational Church ($500), Paper Mill Elementary School ($800), two programs at the Southampton Road Elementary School ($1,000), the Springfield Symphony Youth Orchestra ($500), the Volunteers In Public Schools ($750), three programs at the Westfield Athenaeum ($1,171), the Westfield Creative Arts Center ($700), Westfield On Weekends ($2,500), and Westfield State University ($4,500).
The Westfield Cultural Council will also be holding a grant-writing seminar in the Spring of 2014 for applicants interested in “ensuring greater accuracy and a greater opportunity of being accepted for funding.”
In a statement issued earlier this month, the WCC is “confident that the children, as well as all art, music, and theatre lovers within our community will enjoy these wonderful programs.”
