Boston Cultural Council
The Boston Cultural Council (BCC), under the umbrella of the Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism and Special Events, annually distributes funds allocated by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, to support innovative arts, humanities and interpretive sciences programming that enhances the quality of life in our City.
Boston Cultural Council FY 10 Application Deadline Has Now Passed
If you have any questions, please send an email to Arreen Andrew at Arreen.Andrew@cityofboston.gov
The Boston Cultural Council can be contacted by email: Arreen Andrew , the Grants Administrator for the Boston Cultural Council, can also be contacted by telephone at 617.635.2437.
The BCC distributes grants of up to $5,000 in following two categories:
- Programming grants to support the annual cultural programming of cultural, educational and municipal entities based in and/or primarily serving residents of Boston.
- Performing Arts Student Series (PASS) Program grants to reimburse the cost of admission for students to performing arts events sponsored by cultural organizations that primarily serve the city of Boston.
- Craig Bailey, Photographer, South End/Lower Roxbury
- Gloria Carrigg, Photographer, Jamaica Plain
- Laura Soul Brown, Poet and Director of the Paul Robeson Social Justice Institute for Teachers & Community Educators, Roxbury
- Liz Carney, Visual Artist and Director of Arts Programs at Colonel Daniel Marrs Boys and Girls Club, Dorchester
- Sam Yin, Scientist, Advisor/Scientist, Stryker Biotech and former Board member for Boston Center for the Arts and Speakeasy Theatre Company, Chinatown/Downtown Crossing
- Jacqui Parker, Actress & Director, Our Place Theatre, Roxbury
- Larry Coen, Artistic Director of City Stage Co., Boston
- Brenda Rodriguez-Andujar, Director of School Based and Cultural Programs Hyde Square Task Force, Jamaica Plain
- Monica Soto-Gil, Assistant to the Director of Zumix, East Boston
- Rick Stockwood, Communications Director for Boston Children’s Museum, Boston
- Carmen Torres, Co-Master of Boston Arts Academy, Boston
Boston Cultural CouncilIf you are the recipient of a Boston Cultural Council grant, please acknowledge the City on all program materials with the following language: This program is supported, in part, by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council, a municipal agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
Office of Arts, Tourism & Special Events
Boston City Hall - Room 802
Boston, MA 02201
(617) 635-3245
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