Ipswich Cultural Council

Ipswich is widely recognized for its cultural strengths and attributes including award winning choirs, talented professionals, and individuals who perform as amateurs in local theatre productions. The Ipswich Cultural Council recognizes the importance of cultural development and supports community cultural and arts activites. Annual initiatives include:

• Sponsorship of the Annual Art Show

• Managing the Ipswich Cultural Council Grant Program which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency to support programs in the arts, humanities, and
  interpretive sciences that contribute to the cultural vitality of our community

• Surveying the community to set funding priorities for the Ipswich Cultural Council Grant Program

Members of the Ipswich Cultural Council, a Town Committee, are appointed by the Board of Selectmen.

IPSWICH CULTURAL COUNCIL 2008 GRANT APPLICATIONS and INFORMATION/GUIDELINES Postmark deadline is October 15, 2007.

Ipswich Cultural Council FY 2008 Grant Applications and Information/ Guidelines will be available mid-September at the clerk's desk in Town Hall, Ipswich Public Library, Ipswich Cultural Council Art Show, and through the Massachusetts Cultural Council's website: www.mass-culture.org/lcc_public.asp

If you would like to become a member of the Ipswich Cutural Council, contact Terri Unger at 617-513-2921 or email truphoto@comcast.net.

IPSWICH CULTURAL COUNCIL - 2008 GRANT RECIPIENTS
NAME			PROJECT		DISCIPLINE		AMOUNT
	Birth to Three		Curious Creatures Science Presentation		Science		$450
	Cantemus Chamber Chorus		Songs of Love		Music		$500
	Cellucci, Marianne		Ipswich Arts and Culture Web Site		Multidisciplinary		$600
	Chorus North Shore		"A Choral Quilt" and "Concert for Creation" choral concerts		Music		$300
	Gloucester Stage Company		Senior Group Ticket Subsidy		Theater		$650
	Ipswich Music and Drama Association (IMADA)		IMADA website		Multidisciplinary		$500
	Music at Eden's Edge		Youth Chamber Concert Series		Music		$250
	Nehme, Mia		Artwalk Map of Ipswich		Multidisciplinary		$250
	North Shore Youth Symphony Orchestra		NYSO's "Winter Afternoon of Concerts"		Music		$250
	Safe Studio, Inc.		Ipswich Adolescent Support Group		Multidisciplinary		$500
	Taylor, Alison		Everyone's Business: Pilot Episode "Population 3,001"		Media Arts		$250
	Winthrop School-Ipswich		Gideon Freudmann/CelloBops		Music		$500