2009 Grant Recipients

Delvena Theatre CompanyLynnTheater“Where Ya Been, Amelia” – Amelia Earhart
Quintessential BrassMarlboroMusicsummer concert at American Legion Park
Newburyport Literary Association Inc.NewburyportLiteratureliterary festival
Merrimac Valley Philharmonic Society, Inc.LawrenceMusicconcert
Dick Kaplan & The Excellent Jazz BandNewburyportMusicmusical program for Seniors
Georgetown Council on AgingGeorgetownMultidisciplinarywriting workshops, musical entertainment
Theater in the OpenNewburyportTheaterchildren’s summer theater productions
Newburyport Choral SocietyNewburyportMusicconcert
Georgetown Peabody LibraryGeorgetownMultidisciplinaryWingmasters Program
Georgetown Peabody LibraryGeorgetownMultidisciplinarymuseum pass membership
Sandra GolbertGeorgetownart workshop to middle/ high school teens 
John RootAmherstMultidisciplinarymusic of the gaslight era
Open Air Sculpture GroupNewburyportVisual Artsoutdoor sculpture at Maudslay

Membership

Membership on the Council is by appointment by the Board of Selectmen at the recommendation of the current council members. Two consecutive three-year terms can be served before a member must remove themselves for one year. All meetings are accessible and open to the public, with meeting notices posted at Town Hall and published in the Georgetown Record.

Current members of the Council are:

  • Kate Hanlon
  • Louann Graffum
  • Susan Madigan – Chair
  • Nora Cannon
  • Patty Durkee

The GCC is open to all and gladly welcomes new members who share the desire to enhance the arts in our community.

Past Projects

  • Summer concert series
  • Sponsoring artist-in-residency programs in the schools
  • Museum passes available at the library
  • Children’s summer library programs
  • Council on Aging programs and entertainment
  • North Shore Youth Symphony Orchestra
  • Supplemental funding for student attendance at theater/musical programs