Rowe Cultural Council

11/26/2025

The Rowe Cultural Council is making moves! We have chosen the grants we will be funding this year, so keep your eyes open (and follow/join our page!) for upcoming events!!

09/27/2025

Franklin Land Trust Presents: Fall Film Series

Join the Franklin Land Trust for a three-part documentary series on forest stewardship, traditional craft, and river ecology. Screenings take place at the Jacobs Road Municipal Center, 18 Jacobs Road, Heath, MA.

Friday, September 26, 4:30–6:00 PM
Views from a Woodlot (18 min) – A film by Chris Hardee profiling retired Quabbin forester Bruce Spencer. Followed by a talk with Brian Donahue (Slow Wood) and a panel discussion with Spencer, Donahue, and forester Mike Mauri.

Friday, October 3, 4:30–6:00 PM
Ben Thresher’s Franklin Land Trust Presents: Fall Film Series

Join the Franklin Land Trust for a three-part documentary series on forest stewardship, traditional craft, and river ecology. Screenings take place at the Jacobs Road Municipal Center, 18 Jacobs Road, Heath, MA.

Friday, September 26, 4:30–6:00 PM
Views from a Woodlot (18 min) – A film by Chris Hardee profiling retired Quabbin forester Bruce Spencer. Followed by a talk with Brian Donahue (Slow Wood) and a panel discussion with Spencer, Donahue, and forester Mike Mauri.

Friday, October 3, 4:30–6:00 PM
Ben Thresher’s Mill – A documentary on one of the last water-powered woodworking mills in the U.S., operating in rural Vermont since 1848.

Friday, October 10, 4:30–6:00 PM

RiverWebs – Discover the hidden world of rivers and the scientists who explore them by following several international researchers through a true story of personal tragedy, growth, and recovery.

Presented by Franklin Land Trust with support from the Local Cultural Councils of Colrain, Rowe, and Heath. Free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. Attendees can register online at:

https://www.franklinlandtrust.org/events/

09/14/2025

Rowe Cultural Council Seeking Grant Proposals

The Rowe Cultural Council is seeking proposals for community-oriented arts, humanities, and science programs. The deadline for organizations, schools, and individuals to apply for grants that support cultural activities in the community is October 16th.

These activities can include exhibits, festivals, field trips, performances, workshops or lectures. If you are interested in offering something at one of the town’s institutions such as the school, library, council-on-aging, museum etc., you must contact someone in that department for sponsorship before applying for the grant.

The Rowe Cultural Council is part of a network of 329 Local Cultural Councils (LCCs) 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 Mass Cultural Council, a state agency, which then allocates funds to each community.

This year, the Rowe Cultural Council will distribute about $5,700 in grants. Last year, fourteen grants were funded with awards ranging from $100 - $500 each.

Grant Application are completed online at www.massculturalcouncil.org.
For more information on applying for a grant or serving on the Rowe Cultural Council, contact Caitlyn Semanie @ [email protected] or Jane Kaufman @ [email protected]

We are taking proposals for grants/programs for the coming year and are accepting grant applications by October 16th!

We believe in the power of culture. We work to elevate our rich cultural life in Massachusetts. We partner with communities across the Commonwealth to expand access, improve education, promote diversity, and invest equitably in the arts, humanities, and sciences. Through our efforts, we make our sta...