Town of Shirley, Massachusetts - Shirley Cultural Council

The goal of the Shirley Cultural Council is to help develop cultural programs in the Town of Shirley and to award and administrate Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) Grant funds. We are a volunteer board and are recommended to the Towns' Selectmen for appointment to the Shirley Cultural Council.

Funding Source:

The Shirley Cultural Council receives an annual allotment from the Massachusetts Cultural Council which we are required to distribute through a Grant process. This Grant Cycle has an annual deadline of October 15th.

Related Links:

Massachusetts Cultural Council - www.massculturalcouncil.org

Application for Grant: www.massculturalcouncil.org/applications/lccapp.pdf

Reimbursement form: www.massculturalcouncil.org/contracts/lccreim.pdf

Citizens and community businesses can also make donations to the Council. The Council awards grants to support arts enrichments in the school and the community. Shirley Cultural Council, 7 Keady Way, Shirley, MA 01464

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Members List:

Ellen Doiron
Holly Haase, Chair
Doris Huxley
Amy McDougall

Kathleen Rocco

2008 GRANTS AWARDED FOR TOWN OF SHIRLEY

The Shirley Cultural Council, has awarded five grants totaling $$4,000.00, for cultural programs in the Town of Shirley. The grants were awarded from a pool of funds distributed to the Town of Shirley by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency that supports public programs and educational activities in the arts, sciences and humanities. Grant recipients for 2008 are as follows:

Hazen Library

Unseen Boarders, Stories in Sign and Voice

Hands-On Art Museum

Exhibit Updates

Shirley Arts!

A Children's Summer Musical; Fall/Winter Play;

Handel and Hayden Performance

Shirley Historical Society

Bridges to Shirley

Shirley's Historic Meetinghouse

2008 Concert and Recital Series

Shirley Charitable Foundation