Wayland Cultural Council Announces Grant Recipients

The Wayland Cultural Council is pleased to announce it awarded a total of $12,600 to 15 applicants whose projects in the arts, sciences, and humanities promise cultural enrichment for our community.

Artist’s Work for Golden Anklets, a Book about Bharatanatyam Dance

Discovery Museum’s Open Door Connections

Girl Scout’s Award Culture Celebrations

Laura Sanchez Flamenco’s Performance

Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild’s MA High School Drama Festival at Wayland High School

Nancy Boyle Art’s Free Drawing for Teens

The PASS Project’s Wayland Wellness Challenge

Wayland Cultural Council’s Utility Box Project

Wayland Chinese American Association’s Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration

Wayland Concert Series’ Classical Concerts Series

Wayland Council on Aging’s Summer Concert Series

Wayland Free Public Library’s Performance of Peter & the Wolf by Storytime Quintet

Wayland High School Robotics Club’s STEM Fair

Wayland Historical Commission’s Signal Cabinet Vinyl Wrap

Wayland Human Rights, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee’s Multicultural Festival

The Wayland Cultural Council is one of 329 Local Cultural Councils (LCCs) serving 351 towns across the Commonwealth as part of the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s LCC program. Through a grant process, councils fund community-based projects in the arts, sciences, and humanities as part of the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation.

Members of the Wayland Cultural Council are appointed by the Wayland Select Board and currently include residents Ashley Fuller, Lynne Lipcon, Dona Mitra, Naresh Myesore, Pallavi Nagesha, Nora Rothschild, Rachel Sideman-Kurtz, Annabelle Zhang. Emma Li serves as student liaison.

If you would like to know more or are interested in becoming a member of the Wayland Cultural Council, email wccmembers@wayland.ma.us.