Fall River Cultural Council

10/17/2022

Deadline extended!
Due to multiple crashes on the MCC website today the deadline for submitting your application to Wednesday October 19 at 11:58 P.M.

10/12/2022

Reminder, the deadline for the FRCC grant is Monday, October 17.

09/06/2022

Applications now open for the 2023 Grant Cycle!

Join us: Grant Workshop and Community Input meeting
Monday 9/12/2022 at 6:30 PM
The Meeting Room of the Main Branch of the Public Library
(Elm Street door)

• Projects between December 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023.
• Projects must take place in Fall River.
• Cultural field trips are available for Fall River students only.
• Both MCC guidelines and FRCC priorities must be followed.

Information on how to apply can be found at: https://massculturalcouncil.org/communities/local-cultural-council-program/

You can view our webpage at: https://massculturalcouncil.org/local-council/fall-river/

08/15/2022

Apply for Cultural Sector Recovery Grants – Mass Cultural Council

Grant opportunities for both organizations and individual artists!

More than $51M available to support ongoing pandemic recovery needs

03/07/2022

Timeline photos

Don't miss the FREE Virtual Grant Workshop presented by FRACC x Mass Cultural Council! Sign up today for the workshop on Saturday, March 12th https://conta.cc/3sAplW0
The FREE workshop was designed for individual artists, this online workshop with Dan Blask (Massachusetts Culture Council’s Program Officer for Artist Fellowships) will help artists navigate the world of funding and grant opportunities.

11/02/2021

Show us what our Fall River LCC has funded for you.

Post some pics below and let’s light up this page. We are grateful for all you artists and orgs out there making our community a more vibrant place to live. From our FRCC, we thank you.

10/14/2021

LCC Program Deadline Extended to Nov. 1

You still have time. See below for deadline extension.

The Community Initiative Team at Mass Cultural Council has received feedback from LCCs and applicants regarding challenges associated with navigating the Agency’s new grants management system.

09/09/2021

LCC Grant Application Walk-Through – Mass Cultural Council

LCC Grant Application Walk-Through – Mass Cultural Council

Time: 6-7:30pm In this webinar, the Communities Team will walk applicants through the FY22 LCC Program grant application. (The online application opens

02/17/2021

Congratulations to our own Representative Carole Fiola on her new position as House Chair.
We know we are in good hands.

Mass Cultural Council is excited to collaborate with the new House Chair of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development, Rep. Carole Fiola (D- Fall River)! This morning our executive director Michael J. Bobbitt and Chair Fiola connected virtually to identify shared priorities.

11/03/2020

LCC Program Information

The Massachusetts Cultural Council has just extended the application deadline to submit a grant for 2021 until December 14th.

Massachusetts Cultural Council

10/09/2020

LCC Program Information

Applications for the 2021 grant cycle are now available. Please follow the links below.

Please remember the FRCC only accepts online applications and follow all MCC and FRCC guidelines, procedures, and priorities.

Massachusetts Cultural Council

09/10/2020

2021 cycle:

Please note changes in dates.

The next deadline is November 16, 2020. Applications will be available October 1.

09/10/2020

massculturalcouncil.org

Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic there are significant changes to reimbursement procedure!!.

• Please EMAIL (Do not send by regular mail) a completed signed reimbursement form to [email protected].

• Reimbursement forms may be found at http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/contracts/lccreim.pdf.

06/23/2020

Council Approves 50th State-Designated Cultural District – Mass Cultural Council

Council Approves 50th State-Designated Cultural District – Mass Cultural Council

The governing board of the Mass Cultural Council has approved the Fall River Cultural District. This state designation will help stimulate new arts and cultural activity and attract creative businesses for the City.

04/02/2020

COVID-19 Relief Effort for Individuals – Mass Cultural Council

COVID-19 Relief Effort for Individuals – Mass Cultural Council

We know that the COVID-19 crisis has caused major disruptions for the careers of individuals who earn income through their work in the cultural sector. In response, we will launch (pending final approval by our governing Council) a relief fund for individuals.

04/02/2020

COVID-19 Relief Effort for Organizations – Mass Cultural Council

COVID-19 Relief Effort for Organizations – Mass Cultural Council

Mass Cultural Council is providing a 3-pronged package of support for our cultural nonprofit organizations to not only understand and access assistance offered through new Federal Acts, but to also deliver broad and high-touch capacity building services to help organizations in understanding their c...

12/07/2019

Congratulations to the 43 applications that have been approved for funding!
2020 will be a great year! Please check your email.
For Reimbursement information, please visit our website at https://www.mass-culture.org/Fall-River.

10/25/2019

Application Process – Mass Cultural Council

Application Process – Mass Cultural Council

Grants to help schools meet the costs of providing educational field trips to cultural institutions and events

10/15/2019

DEADLINE -Midnight Tonight! Make sure you have submitted and completed your applications and have received your email receipt.

10/13/2019

2 Days Left...Get your grants in!

10/08/2019

Just a friendly reminder, the deadline for applications is 1 week from today.

09/27/2019

Artists and musicians leaving their mark in Fall River at Fabric Arts Festival

Public Art beginning to take shape in the Fabric of our Community. Exciting!

https://fallriverreporter.com/artists-and-musicians-leaving-their-mark-in-fall-river-at-fabric-arts-festival/?fbclid=IwAR1e3c_4c1L65QqiwwBPRbExbaTSSniUXF_bCxZKGEVRt5liFDxCe2OFM34

FABRIC Arts Festival is a celebration of art, music, community and the city, that is taking place in Fall River until Saturday September 28, 2019. Geographically, the program will be centered in downtown Fall River, creating a hub for its events around Purchase Street, while local, national and i

09/12/2019

Art and Its Impact on Society: Art Districts Revitalizing Communities

Apply for a Fall River Cultural Council Grant, and BE THE CHANGE! Applications due October 15th.

https://www.boldbusiness.com/society/art-and-its-impact-on-society-art-districts-revitalizing-communities/

Art and its impact on society play a major role in reviving communities. Here's our Top 10 Art Districts that demonstrate how the arts impact communities.

09/04/2019

Strengthening Communities Through Public Art

Public Art is important. Check out how Public Art is transforming communities across the US. And YES...you too have an opportunity to contribute, by applying to the FRCC Grant Cycle for 2020, in helping mold our community. We would love to see more diversity in our applicants and projects, send us your requests.

Additional information about the Local Cultural Council Program is available at http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/programs/lccgrants.asp.
The application deadline is October 15th, 2019.

https://centerforactivedesign.org/publicart-engagement

Public art has long been recognized as a community asset, but because many of its benefits seem intangible, it is often treated as a low priority, especially during challenging economic times. Yet, several communities across the U.S. have shown that prioritizing public art can lead to increased leve...

09/03/2019

The Fall River Cultural Council will hold our annual community input meeting and grant workshop on Tuesday 9/10/2019 at 7:00 PM in the Meeting Room of the Main Branch of the Public Library (Elm Street door).

It is strongly recommended first time applicants attend!!!

Applications are available online at http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/applications/lccapp.asp.

The deadline is October 15, 2019.

Only on line applications will be accepted.

Please remember to follow all UPDATED MCC and FRCC guidelines, procedures, and priorities.

08/18/2019

The Fall River Cultural Council will hold our annual grant workshop and community input meeting on Tuesday 9/10/2019 at 7:00 PM in the Meeting Room of the Main Branch of the Public Library (Elm Street door).

If you are applying for the first time it is strongly recommended you attend.

Applications will be available September 1, 2019 online at http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/applications/lccapp.asp.

MCC and FRCC guidelines/priorities will be available by September first at our webpage: https://www.mass-culture.org/Fall-River.

All MCC and FRCC guidelines/priorities must be followed.

The application deadline is October 15, 2019.

08/01/2019

Governor Baker Signs State Budget Boosting Cultural Funding by $2M – Mass Cultural Council

Governor Baker Signs State Budget Boosting Cultural Funding by $2M – Mass Cultural Council

Governor Charlie Baker signed a state budget today that that boosts funding for the arts, humanities, and sciences through Mass Cultural Council by $2 million.

06/05/2019

Something magical about children at the theater.

05/22/2019

State Legislators Could Provide More Arts Funding, But With Eyebrow-Raising Restrictions

Individual Artists. We need to keep an eye on this.

At stake is whether the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) can use state money for travel costs and continue to provide grants for individual artists -- longtime recipients of the agency's past investments.

05/15/2019

Questions on how to best apply for a Grant. Join Mina Kim from the MCC at the workshop.

05/07/2019

Senate Panel Proposes $17M for Arts, Humanities & Sciences in Latest Budget Plan – Mass Cultural Council

We are truly grateful, Senator Michael Rodrigues.

The Senate Committee on Ways and Means released its version of next year’s state budget today, proposing $17 million for the arts, humanities, and sciences through the Mass Cultural Council. That would represent a $1 million increase in state support for the nonprofit cultural sector for Fiscal Ye...

03/18/2019

Heads up, arts and culture people! Mass Cultural Council's Projects Program is now accepting applications. The program provides grants of $2,500 to support public programming in the arts, humanities & interpretive sciences. Application deadline is May 1. http://bit.ly/2TVppim

02/25/2019

Mass Cultural Council | Applications/Forms | Cultural Investment Portfolio

Mass Cultural Council | Applications/Forms | Cultural Investment Portfolio

CIP ProjectsProgram guidelines CIP Projects grants are one year grants for specific, eligible, public programming, and are not for general operating support. Organizations that receive funding as Portfolio or Gateway grantees are not eligible to apply to this program.

12/21/2018

Congratulations to all the applicants who have been approved for funding!
2019 will be a great year!
For Reimbursement information, please visit our website at https://www.mass-culture.org/Fall-River.

12/16/2018

Congratulations to the 40 applicants who have received awards for the 2019 Grant Cycle!
Please check your email.

11/04/2018

Thank you all for your grant applications.

There will be an open Public Meeting to make Grant recommendations Wednesday, November 7, 2018 6 PM in the Meeting Room of the Main Branch of the Public Library (Elm Street door). It is not mandatory for applicants to attend.

Applicants will receive notification by January 15, 2019.

09/11/2018

Reminder: TONIGHT!
The Fall River Cultural Council will hold our annual community input meeting and grant workshop on Tuesday 9/11/2018 at 7:00PM in the Meeting Room of the Main Branch of the Public Library (Elm Street door).
It is strongly recommended first time applicants attend!!!