Medford Arts Council Awards Funding To 53 Grant Recipients In 2023

MEDFORD, MA – The Medford Arts Council has awarded 53 projects – that allow Medford residents to engage with the community at large – with over $100,000 total in funds, officials announced in a news release.

Among the awarded projects is $5,000 in funding to the new Medford Community Arts Center led by the Arts Collaborative Medford, a $2,000 grant to help the city host the inaugural Medford Porchfest, and American Sign Language tours of the Royall House and Slave Quarters.

The following is a list of all 2023 grant recipients:

• 100 Years of Boston Comedy – Nick Zaino
• First Fridays Words and Music – West Medford Community Center, Inc.
• Logan Park Tree Stump Transformation Sculpture – City of Medford
• Pamela Means presents The Power of The Protest Song: Our Shared History and Present Day – Pamela Means
• Juventas Medford Series – Juventas Music, Inc.
• Unsettling Massachusetts – Mary Jirmanus Saba
• Arts in Space and Time WMOS – Monique Doherty
• Ill-Style & Peace Performance at the Missituk School – Missituk Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization, Inc.
• Building Networks: Allies for Racial Justice – Diane Wong
• Medford Porchfest 2023 – Medford Porchfest
• Afro-Brazilian Capoeira at the Missituk School – Missituk Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization, Inc.
• Dreams & Meditations – Glenn Dickson
• Jumpin' Juba Senior Concert – Steven M. Hurlbut
• Afternoon of Brass #2 – Patrick Smith
• The Just A Minute Festival – Don Daniel
• MCA's Arts Access with ASL: WCT’s ASL Storytime & Creativity Workshop – The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts
• Art Night 2023 – Roberts Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization, Inc.
• World Music Concert Series : Celebrate Diverse Medford – Tareq Rantisi
• Condon Shell Summer Concert Series – Medford Recreation Department
• Tuning into History: Understanding American History Through its Music – John Clark
• Discounted Tickets to Theatre for Medford Students and Seniors – Greater Boston Stage Company
• At Home in Medford – Jennifer Lewis
• Brooks Elementary School 3rd Grade Songwriting Project – Laura Brereton
• West Medford Open Studios XXIII – West Medford Open Studios, Inc.
• Mystic River Celebration – CACHE in Medford, Inc.
• Circle the Square – CACHE in Medford, Inc.
• Improve Your Partnership: Learn to Communicate Through Tango – Anita J. Flejter
• Educational Music Series for Seniors – Arlington Jazz Festival, Inc.
• Medford Jazz Festival – Jonathan Fagan
• Diverse Art Library for Medford Elementary Students – Melanie Raelin
• ASL Tours of the Royall House and Slave Quarters – Royall House Association
• Needle Felting Workshops for Teens – Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library
• Chinese Calligraphy Workshop for Teens – Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library
• Inside the Telegraph Club with Malinda Lo – Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library
• Art for Refugees – Allison Rabin
• Narrative Crossings: Exploring Identity, Community, and Voice with Local Youth – City Lights, Inc.
• The “Me” Decade - A Cultural Review of the 1970s Through Music – Francis Hart
• Kadanz Jazz – Mark Torgerson
• Writing Your Way Through Cancer – Virginia Thurston Healing Garden, Inc.
• Open Door Connections – Discovery Museum, Inc.
• Dance & Cake: A Community Movement Project – Alexandria Nunweiler
• NOTEWORTHY SCHOLARS – Peter Cokkinias
• Original Trivia Game Show Event for Seniors – Brett Bybell
• Nun of This and Nun of That! – The Delvena Theatre Company
• Community Arts Center – Arts Collaborative Medford
• Chamber Music-Making with Fireside Ensemble – Jessica Lin
• Connecting the Community through Art – Medford Public Schools
• A Murder at Harvard Medical School: The Disappearance of Dr. George Parkman – Medford Historical Society
• “From Brahms to Broadway” - Medford Community Chorale & Youth/Young Adult Spring Concert – Medford Community Chorale, Inc.
• Intro to Improv Workshop for Teens – Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library
• The Art of Writing Poetry and Short Stories – Shirley Ware
• Medford Multi Media Cultural Exchange – Medford Council on Aging
• 1908 Tea – Rita Parisi
• Medford Farmers Market Performers – Medford Farmers Market
• Medford Compass Points (4 Directions, 4 Neighborhoods) – Dee Morris

The Medford Arts Council was established in 1980 and is a city-appointed commission of volunteers dedicated to bringing high-quality cultural programming to the community. The funds distributed are an annual allocation from the Massachusetts Cultural Council through their local Cultural Council (LCC) program. The Council also receives funding from the City of Medford.