Anne Ferril, Council Co-Chair, and Chris Ferrero, Publicity Chair announce 27 local and regional awards totaling $15,433.

The awards were selected from 42 applications representing projects in all areas of the visual and performing arts, sciences and humanities.

The Council for this grant cycle was comprised of seven Stockbridge residents who surveyed the community for areas of interest, worked with the town to expand on the funding provided by the state, and collaborated on selection of awardees. Those members were co-chairs Anne Ferril and Audrey Shachnow, Jennie Bernard, Chris Ferrero, Ingrid Raab, Naomi Spatz and Wendy Strothman.

“Arts and culture are central to what makes our community unique,” said Anne Ferril, chair of the Stockbridge Cultural Council. “This is an opportunity to support the work of creative people and organizations who offer innovative programs, and even without a huge budget, we feel we make a difference in projects that benefit our residents.”

The Stockbridge 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.

The new grant cycle will begin in September, when the Massachusetts Cultural Council opens applications for 2027 grants. Information and forms are available online at www.massculturalcouncil.org.

Click here to see the 27 awards