Cultural Council Awards 29 Grants Totaling Almost $20,000
The Framingham Cultural Council will hold an appreciate event for the 29 grant winners on May 7 at the Amazing Things Art Center.
Framingham Cultural Council awarded 29 grants totaling $19,172 out of the 40 grant applications requesting a total of $41,210.
Of these grants, 24 are for artistic projects and activities in Framingham and five provide subsidies for school-aged children to attend cultural field trips. The grants are for exhibits, festivals, short-term artist residencies, performances in schools, workshops, lectures and support for one capital project.
Framingham Cultural Council Co-Chair said, “We had so many great applicants this year and the cultural projects were outstanding.” The Framingham Cultural Council will hold an appreciation event on May 7 at the Amazing Things Art Center to recognize those who have received a grant.
The 2012 funded projects are:
| GRANTEES |
PROGRAM TITLE |
| Amazing Things Art Center | The Upstairs Gallery Renovation |
| Barbieri Elementary School | Amazing Hero Art |
| Barbieri Elementary School | Lexington Orchestra at Memorial Hall |
| Barbieri Elementary School | Barbieri Beats |
| Brophy Elementary School | Native American Perspectives |
| Brophy Elementary School | Techsplorations |
| Brophy Elementary School | Bay Colony Educators |
| Carol J. Spack | Nature Touch Tiles |
| Fountain Street Fine Art | Public Art Installation |
| Framingham High School Drama Club | Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild Semifinals |
| Framingham High School | History of Education |
| Framingham History Center | Framingham Civil War Encampment |
| Framingham Public Library | Summer Reading Adventure |
| Hands on History, Inc. | The American Revolution |
| McCarthy Elementary School Creative Arts Council | Jarrett Krosoczka School Visit |
| Moving West Dance Theatre | Bodies of Work |
| New England Wild Flower Society | The Nature Zone, A Family Activity |
| Performing Arts Center of Metrowest | Anything Goes |
| St. Bridget School | Artist's Biography Bag Program |
| Solstice Sackbuts | Concert |
| The Discovery Museum | Especially for Me. |
| The Heritage Chorale | POPS Diamond Jubilee |
| Walsh Middle School Theatre Arts | 42nd Street |
| Yetti Frenkel | Poetry of the River: Mosaic Mural |
| FIELD TRIP GRANTS |
LOCATION |
| Barbieri Elementary School | Harvard Museum of Natural History |
| Charlotte Dunning Elementary School | Museum of Science |
| Charlotte Dunning Elementary School | Museum of Fine Arts |
| Potter Road Elementary School | Museum of Fine Arts |
| Wilson Elementary School | Harvard Museum of Natural Histor |
This year, the Framingham Cultural Council reached out to businesses and corporations in Metrowest to augment the funds received from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. We greatly appreciate the contributions from Framingham Co-Operative Bank Charitable Foundation, Middlesex Savings Bank Charitable Foundation, and Bose Corporation.
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Framingham Town Hall: Cultural Council
150 Concord St, Framingham, MA -
Amazing Things Arts Center
160 Hollis St, Framingham, MA -
Paul F. Barbieri Jr Elementary School
100 Dudley Rd, Framingham, MA -
Brophy Elementary School
575 Pleasant St, Framingham, MA -
Fountain Street Fine Art
59 Fountain St, Framingham, MA -
Framingham High School
115 A St, Framingham, MA
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Framingham History Center
16 Vernon St, Framingham, MA -
Framingham Public Library (Main Library)
49 Lexington St, Framingham, MA -
Miriam McCarthy Elementary School
8 Flagg Dr, Framingham, MA -
Garden In The Woods
180 Hemenway Rd, Framingham, MA -
Performing Arts Center of MetroWest
140 Pearl St, Framingham, MA -
St Bridget School
832 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA -
Walsh Middle School
301 Brook St, Framingham, MA -
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Charlotte A Dunning Elementary School
48 Frost St, Framingham, MA -
Potter Road Elementary School
492 Potter Rd, Framingham, MA -
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School
169 Leland St, Framingham, MA -
Bose/Bose.com
100 the Mountain Rd, Framingham, MA
