Cultural Council

Appointed Council Members

Members Position Term
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Mauricio R. Puente Chair June 30, 2024
Peter Stickel Treasurer June 30, 2023
Cassandra Gollands Secretary June 30, 2023
Ron Karr Member June 30, 2023
Nan Quintin Member June 30, 2023

Pepperell Cultural Council Survey

The Pepperell Cultural Council grants money annually to artists and performers who would like to use their talents to benefit the Pepperell community. The PCC is conducting a survey of Pepperell residents in order to determine which applicants to support. What programs would you like to have in Pepperell? Your input is essential!

If you are a resident of Pepperell, please fill out the form at the link below and let the PCC know which events are the most important to you. (Please note that the PCC does not collect your personal information.)

Cultural Council Survey

Please respond by August 15, 2022. Thank you for your input!

If you prefer to fill out a paper copy of the survey, the form is available at the Library, the Senior Center and the Town Hall; and the completed form may be left there for the PCC to collect. 

Applications to apply for a 2023 grant will be accepted Sept. 1 – Oct. 17, 2022. More information coming, please check back to the PCC Facebook page.  PCC is part of the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

 About the Pepperell Cultural Council


The Pepperell Cultural Council is a group of volunteers working to promote access, education and diversity in the arts and humanities.  We are funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and we award grants to individuals, schools and non-profit organizations for various arts and cultural projects. 
  

2023 Application Cycle Dates

September 1, 2022: LCC online application opens

October 17, 2022: LCC Application Deadline

November – December, 2022:  Pepperell Cultural Council will conduct their grant cycle voting meetings

Massachusetts Cultural Council will send disapproval notifications immediately following voting meeting. 

Pepperell Cultural Council will handle any reconsideration requests.

For additional information, resources and the grant application, please follow this link:  https://massculturalcouncil.org/communities/local-cultural-council-program/



Pepperell Cultural Council Grants for 2022

Name

Project Title

Amount

MUSIC Dance.edu

Hip Hop Dance Chair Exercise for Seniors!

$500

Albert Harris Center

Intergenerational Event with Animal Adventure

$435

Pepperell Garden Club

Saved by the Garden

$215

Prudence Wright Chapter NSDAR

Recognition of Veterans Graves

$500

Lawrence Library

Drive-in Concert

$350

Stephen Lewis

Art For A Cause - An International Poster Exhibit

$200

Lawrence Library

From Seed to Feed

$400

Lawrence Library

Playful Engineering

$500

Discovery Museum, Inc.

Open Door Connections

$300

Daniel Kirouac

Beatles For Sale Senior Center Dance

$500

John Bumstead

Cool Classics by the Nissitissit String Quartet

$690

Lawrence Library

Snowga and Stories

$225

Susan Adele Edwards

Loving a Leek and the Soil it Grows in: The Art and Science of Healthy Soil

$580

Lawrence Library

Steve Blunt

$300

Roger L. Tincknell

Under One Sky: Celebrating Diversity! Family Concert

$560

Ann-Marie LaBollita

Botanical Gel Plate Printmaking Workshop

$400

Fitchburg Art Museum, Inc.

86th Regional Regional Exhibition of Art & Craft

$175

Lawrence Library

Love Letters from the Front

$350

Lawrence Library

MUSH with Noggin, the Sled Dog!

$300

Virginia Thurston Healing Garden

Visual Arts Therapy

$750

Lawrence Library

Storytelling Through Photography for Teens

$500

Richard L. Hamelin

A Time to Spout Off-Teapot History

$420

North Middlesex Parent Group Project Graduation Committee

NM Project Graduation 2022: Caricature Artists

$400

Lawrence Library

WhaleMobile

$325

Lawrence Library

YA/Adult Craft Nights with Mandy

$400

Lawrence Library

Ghosts and Legends

$500

Albert Harris Center

Albert Harris Center Art kits and Craft kits

$524

2022 Application Cycle Dates

September 1, 2021 - 2022 Pepperell Cultural Council grant cycle opens

October 15, 2021 - Pepperell Cultural Council Application deadline

November – December, 2021 - Pepperell Cultural Council will conduct their grant cycle voting meetings

Pepperell Cultural Council will send disapproval notifications immediately following voting meeting. 

Pepperell Cultural Council will handle any reconsideration requests.

For additional information, resources and the grant application, please follow this link:

Mass Cultural Council


Pepperell Cultural Council grants for 2021

ArtsNashoba: Virtually Unstoppable! - Creating a special Sensory Sensitive performance that is recorded for families.

Clear Path for Veterans NE: Arts from the Heart – Monthly art programming designed for Veterans and their families.

David Maloof: Music & Education Event - Either LAUGH & LEARN or THE UKULELE SHOW, outdoors or indoors.

Discovery Museum: Open Door Connections - No- or low-cost visits for families with autistic or deaf or blind children.

Fitchburg Art Museum: Exhibition of Art and Craft - Support for one of the oldest juried exhibitions of its kind in NE

Gregory Cook: Wonderland Spectacle - A video about the lifecycle of monarch butterflies with Pepperell footage.

Groton History Center: Sense of Place - Local/regional artists, poets, and writers create a piece of art on this theme.  

Henry Lappen: Henry the Juggler Performance - Henry Lappen tries the impossible, and sometimes succeeds!  

John Root: Attracting beneficial wildlife - On welcoming, birds, butterflies, and bees to our local neighborhoods.

Jon Swift: A Christmas Carol - Radio Play - Dunstable Theater Collaborative 3 performances in December, 2021.

Lawrence Library: Early Literacy Outreach Kits - Books, games, and other items to encourage early literacy skills.

Lawrence Library: Drive-in Music Concert - An alternative concert featuring Cedar Shakes with Lily Soleil opening.

Lawrence Library: Cartoons/Illustrations with Bob Noberini – 3 classes teaching illustration for ages 5-10, 11-14 & 15-20.

Lawrence Library: THE WHALEMOBILE - A presentation about whales and ultimately about cleaning up the oceans.

Lawrence Library: Ted Reinstein (Chronicle Reporter) – Ted takes us on a rollicking virtual ride throughout New England.

Lawrence Library: Craft Nights with Mandy Roberge - Mandy will present three online craft nights for young adults.  

North Middlesex Parents: Graduation 2021: Magician/Hypnotist - A culturally rich experience for graduating seniors.

North Middlesex Parents: Graduation 2021: Caricature Artists - Artists stationed in cultural centers "around the world".

Prudence Wright Chapter, NSDAR: Walden Cemetery - Creating markers to honor veterans of the American Revolution.

Virginia Thurston Healing Garden: Writing for Wellness - Healing for cancer patients through creative writing.