New Bedford Local Cultural Council announces $140,200 in awards for 2023

“The New Bedford Local Cultural Council (NBLCC) is pleased to announce the grant awardees for 2023. New Bedford was allocated a total of $140,200 to distribute during the 2023 grant cycle. This funding is granted to individuals, groups, and agencies whose projects enhance the arts, science, and humanities in the city of New Bedford.

Each year, volunteer council members sift through dozens of applications. The Council grants to those that: Promote and improve the quality of life for residents of New Bedford by providing venues that enhance education, diversity, arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences. Based on a survey of New Bedford residents in the summer of 2022, projects were prioritized that are free and low-cost, provide opportunities for education and skill-building, offer outdoor art and performances, and support local artists.

The Council strives to fund as many projects as possible. This year, 84 of the 117 applications were chosen for awards. The NBLCC salutes the creativity of all those that applied for grants and took the time to read and apply the Council’s priorities.

For those that would like to apply for next year’s grant cycle, go to the New Bedford Local Cultural Council website: https://www.mass-culture.org/new-bedford

Note that the present application dates and council priorities have not yet been updated from last year. These dates and priorities will be changed in August and the application opens in September. Deadline for applications is typically mid-October.

The council maintains a Facebook page that shares information pertaining to grant due dates. Follow them at Facebook.com/NBCulturalCouncil.

For those who would like to know more about other grant opportunities, along with arts and programs in New Bedford, log onto– NewBedfordCreative.org. This online destination showcases the artists, artisans, attractions, events, and venues which form the cultural fabric of this seaport city on the South Coast of Massachusetts.

New Bedford Cultural Council 2023 Awardees:

• 11th Annual New Bedford JazzFest
• 2023 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
• African Drumming Music Class
• An Intimate Evening with the Author
• Art and Yoga Camp
• Artist and Designer in Residency Program
• Artists Share!
• Balloon Animal Twisting workshop
• Booker T. Washington Mural
• Breaking Rules to Help Humanity: Exploring the Possibilities of 3D Printing in Architecture
• Building Healthy Communities Through Dance
• Cape Verdean Recognition Parade
• Carving Out Your Story
• Celebrating Community in Placemaking
• Co-Creative Sessions
• Community Blooms
• Creature Feature
• dNB Holiday Stroll
• Draw Your Story
• Dyeing to Wear It: Color Across the Americas
• Field trip to Plimouth Patuxet Museums
• Field Trip to Round the Bend Farm
• Finding Your Voice Through STEAM
• First Annual Indoor Mural Slam
• Free Art Workshops for Children at NB Public Library
• Free Family Yoga at Wilks Library
• Full STEAM Ahead
• Gallery X Unplugged 2023
• Game UnPlugged: with Music on a Thursday Night
• GLCPS Drama Club – The Lion King, Jr.
• Go, Go, Go! New Bedford Festival Theatre’s Summer Academy 2023
• Gothic Ghost Tales by Candlelight
• Grade 3 Field Trip to Plimoth Patuxet Museum & Mayflower II
• Grade 5 Field Trip to the Zeiterion Theater
• Greater New Bedford Choral Society’s 2022-23 Season
• Happy Camp
• Helping New Bedford Students “Ease On Down the Road” to New Bedford Festival Theatre’s The Wiz: Funding Transportation Costs for a Student Matinee Opportunity
• Henna at the Library
• Hip Hop Chair Dance for Seniors!
• Historic Trees of New Bedford Walking Tour 1: Walk for Health
• Histories and Mysteries: Local Fishing History and Global Fishing Mythology
• I am Autistic I am Fantastic
• IGNITE Youth Art Showcase
• Jazz at AHA!
• Johnny Cash – Songs & Stories
• La Soul Renaissance -Black August Cultural Memory Celebration
• MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: TRIP TO THE SOLAR SYSTEM
• Magic School Bus: Trip to The Solar System
• Movement Through Color: Silk Yoga Flow
• MUSE Incorporated – Musical Visits for Seniors
• NBHS Drama Club presents The SpongeBob Musical
• New Moon Projects: BodyBodyBody, Riverside Beats, and New Moon Roller Disco
• On the Road to Creativity at YOUR Library!
• Origami Storigami
• Passport to History 2023
• Patio de Comida/Guatemalan Festival
• Photography Thesis Exhibit by Class of 2023 of Umass Dartmouth CVPA
• Plant Communities of Massachusetts
• POP-UP Projections
• Practice Best Practice Workshops
• PRIDE, June 14th AHA! Night
• Public Art Projects
• “Queer à Portuguesa” Being at Home Coming Out
• Scapeghost Presents: Unexpected Music
• SCCT Presents “The Addams Family Musical”
• Seaport Art Walk: 10th Anniversary
• Shakespeare in New Bedford 2023 – The Tempest
• Showcasing Local Musicians & Local Food
• Slow Stitch Folk Art Fridays
• Spreading Joy Through Singing – Cape Verde Connections
• Spring into Action & Song
• Stove Boat Concert Series
• Summer Show – Henry Martyn Robert
• Symmetry in Shapes and Sound
• Talking Puppets of my Heritage-New Bedford Alive!
• Teen Artist Internship Program
• The Magic Around Us
• The Seaport Sessions
• The Student Showcase
• The Tragedy of Carmen
• Unite with Love: Community, Self, and the Environment
• Walkways: Exploring the People and Places of Historic New Bedford
• Your Theatre’s Actor Workshop Series
• YWkids School Age Child Care Program”