The Wayland Cultural Council (WCC) is pleased to announce it awarded $6,700 to 14 applicants enriching our community with projects in the arts, sciences and humanities.
This year, WCC received grant requests totaling over $28,000, the highest amount yet. 33 applications were received, 21% over last year.
WCC aligns with Massachusetts Cultural Council’s core values, believing in the power of culture in a community. As MA Cultural Council asserts, “Working through the arts, humanities, and sciences, culture is a dynamic force for enriching communities, growing the economy, fostering diversity and inclusion, and igniting creativity. Culture is intrinsically valuable and unique in its ability to lift the human spirit.”
Using results from the 2022 Community Survey, the Wayland Cultural Council prioritized respondents’ strong desire for community-wide gatherings and for local programs that are free and accessible to all.
Wayland Cultural Council is proud to announce grants were awarded to the following projects:
- Arts Wayland’s Classical Music Series
- Discovery Museum’s Open Door Connections
- Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild’s MA High School Drama Festival at Wayland High School
- Swaralipi Academy’s Tasher Desh Performance
- The Heritage Chorale’s “Language of Love” Winter Pops Concert
- Wayland Cultural Council’s Utility Box Project
- Wayland Chinese American Association’s Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration
- Wayland Concert Series’ Winsor Music Concert
- Wayland Council on Aging’s Shakespeare in the Park
- Wayland Council on Aging’s Summer Concert Series
- Wayland Free Public Library’s Comics Making Workshop with Jonathan Todd
- Wayland Historical Commission’s Educational Video
- Wayland Human Rights, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee’s Window on the World: Wayland Day Festival
- Women of Wayland Podcast’s Season 4 Production
The Wayland Cultural Council is one of 329 Local Cultural Councils (LCCs) serving 351 towns across the Commonwealth as part of the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s LCC program. Through a grant process, councils fund community-based projects in the arts, sciences, and humanities as part of the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation.
Members of the Wayland Cultural Council are appointed by the Wayland Select Board and currently include residents Sean Ahern, Katy Allen, Ashley Fuller, Lynne Lipcon, Jane Purser, Nora Rothschild, and Rachel Sideman-Kurtz.
If you would like to know more or are interested in becoming a member of the Wayland Cultural Council, email wccmembers@wayland.ma.us. Please follow or like the council on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter to know its latest activities.
