The Dedham Cultural Council has set an Oct. 15, deadline for organizations, schools, and individuals to apply for grants that support cultural activities in the community.
According to Council Chairman Barbara Gula, these grants can support a variety of artistic projects and activities in Dedham, including exhibits, concerts, festivals, short-term artist residencies or performances in schools, workshops and lectures.
The Dedham Cultural Council will also entertain funding proposals from schools and youth groups through the PASS Program, a ticket subsidy program for school-aged children.
The Dedham Cultural Council is part of a grass-roots network of 329 local councils that serve every city and town in the state. The program is the largest, most decentralized of its kind in the United States.
The state legislature provides and annual appropriation to the Massachusetts Cultural Counci , which then allocates the funds to each local council.
Contact Barbara Gula, Dedham Cultural Council chair, at 781-326-6847, or dedhamculturalcouncil@yahoo.com for specific guidelines and information. Application forms and more information about the local Cultural Council program are available on the web at www.mass-culture.org/lcc_public.asp.
