The ACAC Grants Committee is a Local Cultural Council (LCC) of the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), a state agency. ACAC’s LCC supports public programs that promote access, education, diversity and excellence in the arts, humanities and interpretative sciences. The Council is committed to funding a diverse cross-section of activities supporting a broad variety of art forms, including ongoing work of individual artists, projects serving specific local populations, and the work of local cultural organizations.
NEWS
The Arlington Commission for Arts and Culture has awarded 26 grants totaling nearly $22,000 to a wide variety of musicians, artists, poets, performers and other creatives who help fuel Arlington’s vibrant arts and culture scene.
The 26 winning projects were selected from among more than 60 competitive applications by the Commission for Arts and Culture Grants Committee. The projects, all of which are scheduled to take place this year, include music and dance performances, film festivals, story-telling, visual arts, poetry, and a community barn dance.
RECIPIENTS AND UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Arlington 250 (Semiquincentennial Committee).
Menotomy Beer Hall Music Program
Menotomy Beer Hall Music Program
Arlington Author Salon
Arlington Author Salon: free quarterly readings and performance arts
Arlington Author Salon: free quarterly readings and performance arts
Arlington Center for the Arts, Inc,
Arlington Porchfest 2026: Expanding Access
Arlington Porchfest 2026: Expanding Access
Arlington Commission for Arts and Culture
Mystic Fish: Celebrating Clean Water, Healthy Ecosystems, Creativity, & Vibrant Community
Mystic Fish: Celebrating Clean Water, Healthy Ecosystems, Creativity, & Vibrant Community
Arlington Housing Authority
Free Arts Programing for the Arlington Housing Residents
Free Arts Programing for the Arlington Housing Residents
Arlington Jazz Festival Inc.
Emerging Artists at Arlington Jazz Festival
Emerging Artists at Arlington Jazz Festival
Belmont World Film, Inc.
Belmont World Film's 23rd Family Festival
Belmont World Film's 23rd Family Festival
Bloom, Jacob
Arlington Community Barn Dance
Arlington Community Barn Dance
Cantilena, Inc.
I Rise: Women in Song
I Rise: Women in Song
Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum, Inc.
Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration with the Red Hawk Singers and Dancers
Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration with the Red Hawk Singers and Dancers
Donnet, Claudia
An Arabic Dance Show
An Arabic Dance Show
First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Arlington, Mass.
First Parish Presents a Concert + Conversation with The Opening Doors Project
First Parish Presents a Concert + Conversation with The Opening Doors Project
Moody, Margaret
The Polka Dot Playground
The Polka Dot Playground
Mystic Open Studio, L.L.C.
One World
One World
Olga's List Inc
The Stories in Flight
The Stories in Flight
Philharmonic Society of Arlington, Inc.
Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra Concert: "Armenia"
Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra Concert: "Armenia"
Ri, Jason
Arlington Capoeira & Arts Encounter
Arlington Capoeira & Arts Encounter
Schwamb Mill Preservation Trust, Inc.
Lou Jones: panAFRICAproject
Lou Jones: panAFRICAproject
Sharing A New Song Inc
Woyaya (We Will Get There): Sharing A New Song Chorus Concert and Workshop
Woyaya (We Will Get There): Sharing A New Song Chorus Concert and Workshop
Singh, Parmit Kumar
Global Voices in Verse: Celebrating Global Poets and languages
Global Voices in Verse: Celebrating Global Poets and languages
Singh, Parmit Kumar
Bridging Minds: Science Talks for Everyone
Bridging Minds: Science Talks for Everyone
Sullivan, Carolyn
Write Your Own Obituary (Before Someone Else Does It Badly)
Write Your Own Obituary (Before Someone Else Does It Badly)
Takats, Andy
What Goes Into That Pint Glass? A Documentary
What Goes Into That Pint Glass? A Documentary
Tedesco, Daniella
The Screenless Project: Creating together across languages
The Screenless Project: Creating together across languages
True Story, Inc.
Stories of hunger, housing, and health
Wei, Jing-Huey
The Sound of Her Roots
The Sound of Her Roots
The ACAC Grants Committee is part of a network of Local Cultural Councils (LCC) serving all 351 cities and towns in the Commonwealth. The LCC Program is the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation, supporting thousands of community-based projects in the arts, sciences and humanities every year. The state legislature provides an annual appropriation to the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, which then allocates funds to each community. model community arts, humanities and science projects funded by the LCCs across the state.
The ACAC Grants Committee will seek applications again in Fall 2026. Information and forms will be available online (www.massculturalcouncil.org) and at the ACAC Grants Committee website.