NA Cultural Council: Accepting Grant Applications Through Nov 16

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: October 28, 2020

Contact: North Andover Cultural Council, Anna Choi

Phone: 978.618.1836

E-mail: Northandoverculturalcouncil@gmail.com

NORTH ANDOVER CULTURAL COUNCIL is actively accepting applications for grants that support cultural activities in the community. According to Council spokesperson, Anna Choi, these grants can support a variety of artistic projects and activities in North Andover -- including exhibits, festivals, field trips, short-term artist residencies or performances in schools, workshops and lectures, and even equipment funding in some circumstances. The Council is an all-volunteer, municipally-appointed committee, receiving an annual allocation of approximately $10,000 to fund projects by individuals, organizations and schools that serve a broad range of interests and needs.

The application deadline for submission is November 16th. Please see the online application at https://www.mass-culture.org/North-Andover.

A grant decision meeting, which will be open to the public, will be held after the close of the applications. That session will be announced at a later date.

PLEASE NOTE: The North Andover Cultural Council is part of a pilot program eliminating the requirement that awards made using the Mass Cultural Council allocation be reimbursement-based. During this pilot program, we will be making grant money available in full to grantees once their projects are approved. If awarded a grant, recipients will be required to submit a final report to the North Andover Cultural Council upon completion of the program. For guidelines on this pilot program, please go to http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/applications/lccguidelines_pilot.pdf.

The North Andover 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 Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, which then allocates funds to each community.

If any North Andover resident is interested in joining the North Andover Cultural Council, please express your interest to

Northandoverculturalcouncil@gmail.com.