Cultural Council awards $18,000 in grants

Jan 30, 2023

The Wareham Cultural Council has awarded $18,654 in grants to various arts, science and humanities events happening in Wareham and beyond later this year. 

The Onset Bay Association received $1,084 for its Chalk-Full-O-Fun Festival and $1,500 for its Summer of Love Concert Series.

The Friends of the Wareham Free Library received $1,200 for adult programs and $1,500 for its summer reading programs. 

MUSIC Dance.edu received $500 for a hip-hop chair dance for seniors.

Music from Land’s End received $1,200 for its summer concert series.

The Native Plant Trust received $700.

The Old Colony Historical Society received $200.

The Buzzards Bay Coalition received $1,800.

The New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance received $500 for its efforts to protect diamondback terrapins in local waters.

The Dog Park Affiliation of Wareham received $775 for its Unleash the PAWsibilities Area Youth Creative Arts contests.

Roger Bruno received $700 for “A Celebration of Song — The Great American Songbook and Beyond.”

The Wareham Council on Aging received $1,600 for its “Music Through the Ages” concert.

Mary Wilson received $500 for her “Puppets, Paul and Mary” show.

The Wareham Land Trust received $800 for its Winter Wonder program series.

The Wareham Minutemen and Militia Companies received $1,500 for “Wearing Wareham – A 1776 Colonial Fashion and History Presentation.”

The Swifts Beach Improvement Association received $600 for the grand opening of the new playground.

The Tri-County Music Association received $200 for complimentary senior tickets.

Stephen Lewis received $154 for “May Day: An International Poster Exhibition.”

Stephen Rogers received $641 for Gateway Improv.

Matt York received $500 for “Johnny Cash Songs and Stories.”

The next grant cycle begins on Sept. 1, 2023 and runs until mid-October.