Outdoor Movies, Concerts Funded By Framingham Cultural Council

Framingham MA

12 January, 2022

12:54 PM

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FRAMINGHAM, MA — The Framingham Cultural Council on Wednesday announced 2022 grant awards, which will fund a variety of arts and cultural activities in the city from movies to a summer camp. The Cultural Council gave out close to $47,000 in grants this year. Most of the money comes from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which distributes pots of funding to each community in the state each year. The Cultural Council received about 40 applications for funding for 2022. "Special consideration was given to proposals that would support underrepresented or underserved segments of the population, positively impact various neighborhoods, and contribute to an understanding and appreciation of the cultural diversity of Framingham," the Council said in a news release. Here's a list of all the 2022 grant recipients: Amazing Things Arts Center, Firehouse Dinner and a Movie — $3,000Christa McAuliffe LibraryMcAuliffe, Childrens Camp iRead — $1,150Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning at FSU, Perspectives of Earth - Team Mentorship — $2,340City of Framingham Parks and Recreation Department Friday Night Concert Series — $1,900Ethnic Arts Center of Somerville, Immigrant Puppetry Arts for Hoops and Homework —$2,000Ethnic Arts Center of Somerville, Intergenerational Puppetry Arts for Hoops and Homework — $2,000Eve Costarelli, 365 Days of Mindfulness for Families and Schools — $1,922Everton Vargas da Costa, Writing Children's Books in Portuguese — $650Framingham Centre Common Cultural District, "Many Cultures, One Heart" Public Art Project —$2,900Framingham High School, Massachusetts Educational Theatre Festival Host — $1,800Framingham History Center, Telling Immigration Stories though Student Curated Exhibits —$2,500Framingham Public Library, FPL Concerts 2022 — $2,900Framingham Public Library, Summer Camp at the Library — $1,180Framingham Public Library, Read Beyond the Beaten Path — $1,900Framingham State University, Adventures in Lifelong Learning — $2,400Hoops and Homework, Music at Hoops — $2,994Kevin H. Driscoll, Callahan Senior Center Ventriloquist Comedy — $300Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild, Massachusetts High School and Middle School Drama Festivals — $750MUSIC Dance.edu, Hip Hop Dance Chair Exercise for Seniors — $600Performing Arts Center of MetroWest, Choral Intensive — $2,500Pinefield Garden Club, Working with Incarcerated People to Teach Horticulture/Gardening — $350South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Walnut Hill School For The Arts Partnership — $2,400The Heritage Chorale, Heritage Chorale 85th Anniversary Choral Music Commission — $1,450The Raymond J. Callahan Center, 2022 Cultural Arts Series — $1,400The Raymond J. Callahan Center, Our History, Our World 2022 — $1,870Voices of MetroWest, Back to the Stage — $1,550