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BOSTON – Mass
Cultural Council today announces the recipients of its FY22 Fall/Winter
Festivals grant program. Grants totaling $148,500 will go to 99 festivals
presented by groups ranging from local councils on aging to libraries,
orchestras, and museums. Earlier this year the Agency’s Governing Council voted to increase Festivals grants from $500 to $1,500,
tripling the amount of support given to each recipient. With this latest
round of grantmaking, Mass Cultural Council has funded more than one
thousand festivals across the Commonwealth since 2016.
“As we continue to navigate the challenges posed by the COVID-19
pandemic, opportunities to gather safely in our communities to learn and
foster joy and connection are more important than ever.” said Michael J. Bobbitt, Executive
Director, Mass Cultural Council. “This extraordinary
group of festivals will create those opportunities, and I am thrilled to
see that more than one-third of them are first-time Festivals grantees. I
encourage all residents of Massachusetts to enjoy these public events
taking place in their communities this season.”
Whether centered on documentary film, avant-garde jazz, or local folk
traditions, festivals build community, encourage cultural dialogue, and
drive tourism and economic development. The Festivals program provides funding that
helps programmers bring their vision to life and develop sustainable audiences.
A key pillar of Mass Cultural Council’s Strategic Plan is Enriching Communities.
The Festivals program accomplishes this goal by supporting
community-led efforts to sustain and promote a rich cultural life,
providing communities the resources needed to build capacity, and
elevating the importance of culture and artists in community building.
Further, the Agency’s new Racial Equity Plan lays the foundation
for Mass Cultural Council to
invest financial, programmatic, and informational
resources equitably across the cultural sector.
With these Plans in mind, Mass Cultural Council is proud to note that in
this grant round 44% of applicants are new to the Festivals Program and
39% of the recipients are first-time Festival grantees.
A complete funding list and project descriptions
for Fall/Winter Festivals grantees are available online as well as a blog post by Festivals Program
Manager Lisa Simmons.
Mass Cultural Council’s Festivals program offers two grant rounds per
year. The application for Spring/Summer will open
on January 10, 2022. Festivals taking place between March 1 and August
31, 2022 are eligible to apply.
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