For Immediate Release
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Nora Cannon (978) 352-6334
Georgetown Cultural Council
Georgetown Cultural Council Co-Chairs Lou Ann Graffam and Patty Durkee and Council members Kate Hanlon, Susan Madigan, and Nora Cannon convened throughout the winter months reviewing the fifty five plus applications requesting Georgetown Cultural Council local grants or PASS grant funds.
“This year we were a bit nervous, because of the state budget constraints- but the state pulled through and approved Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) funding so 329 cities and towns were able to continue to fund these important programs,” commented Kate Hanlon, a long time member and past Chair of the Council.
In late January, Governor Deval Patrick released a state budget for the coming fiscal year that called for $9.4 million for arts and cultural funding through the MCC. The Governor’s fiscal year 2011 recommendation for the MCC represents a cut of just over $291,000, or three percent, from the agency’s current budget. The MCC is committed to helping Massachusetts’ artists thrive in a time when many sources of direct grant support for individual artists have been reduced or eliminated.
Co-Chairs Lou Ann Graffam and Patty Durkee and members of the Council presented the 2010 Grantees their award letters on March 10th at the Georgetown Public Library followed by a reception. Grant awards included the traveling New England Aquarium Tidal pool exhibit for the children’s library summer program; local artist Sandra Golbert’s fiber arts program for teen and adults; Musical Concerts for the Council on Aging; and human rights awareness speaker from the Holocaust Center for the high school. PASS program recipients include high school history class trip to Salem historical sites; seventh grade class tickets to “The Diary of Anne Frank”; and the Art Department field trip to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
Take a look at our Grant Recipients page for a complete listing and information about the programs.
To learn more about the Massachusetts Cultural Council Programs and artists’ grants visit: http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/