Mattapoisett Cultural Council has announced the award of 31 grants totaling $20,950 for arts, humanities, and science programs in and around Mattapoisett in 2025.
Grant recipients include Friends of Old Rochester Drama, Mattapoisett Free Public Library, Mattapoisett Historical Society, Mattapoisett Land Trust, Mattapoisett Lions Club, and Mattapoisett Recreation among others.
Mattapoisett Cultural Council is part of a network of Local Cultural Councils serving all 351 cities and towns in the Commonwealth, the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation, supporting thousands of community-based projects in the arts, sciences and humanities every year.
In 2024, Mattapoisett Cultural Council’s town financial support was increased to $15,000, a very generous supplement to the state allocation of $5,700. The town’s backing at this exceptional level makes a huge difference in the Council’s resources available to satisfy grant applicants. Creative arts, humanities and science program offerings in our local region are thriving. Funding needs and requests typically increase every year – the council considered 43 grant applications totaling over $33,000 this year and was disappointed to have to decline or reduce support for several worthwhile projects. Mattapoisett residents are deserving of the rich cultural experiences that the applicants provide.
Decisions about which cultural projects and activities to support were made at the community level by council members Patricia Apperson, Christopher Brennan, Gary Brown, Elizabeth Carreiro, Carole Clifford, Janet Coquillette, Kathleen Damaskos, Joanna MacDonald Ingham, Barbara Poznysz, Kimberly Ray, and James Rottler.
The Mattapoisett Cultural Council will seek applications again in the fall for 2026 grants. Information will be available online at massculturalcouncil.org/communities/local-cultural-council-program/application-process.