the Lincoln Cultural
Council
Lincoln Cultural Council Mission
The LCC promotes and supports community events and individual
artists’ endeavors. LCC members are townspeople who
are committed to artistic expression and creative works in
Lincoln. We are always seeking new members as well as ideas
for projects.
If you would like to join, please see the section below regarding New Members.
If you wish to learn how to submit a grant proposal please see the section below on How To Submit a Grant.
For information about Calendar Year 2008 Grantees please see the 2008 Lincoln Cultural Council Grant Awards section below.
For a schedule of upcoming events sponsored by the Lincoln Cultural Council please see the 2008 Upcoming Events sponsored by the Lincoln Cultural Council section below. For a sampling of past events sponsored by the Lincoln Cultural Council please see the Past Events section below.
2008 Lincoln Cultural Council Grant Awards
The Lincoln Cultural Council is pleased to announce
the recipients of the Massachusetts Cultural Council
grants for the 2008 Calendar Year. A total of $4,045 in funding from the Massachusetts
state cultural council has been re-granted to the following
recipients:
- Gregory Maichack, for a hands-on instructional “Pastel
Workshop: The da Vinci Mode” ($395)
- The Lincoln Minutemen, to host “Lincoln Colonial
History Day in the National Park,” an educational
and celebratory event in Minuteman National Historical Park
($500)
- Lincoln Public Schools, to support middle school writing
workshops led by award-winning children’s book author
Linda Sue Park ($700)
- Jay Hersh, to organize “What’s in Your Back
Yard?”, a local nature photography exhibit ($350)
- National Heritage Museum, Lexington, in support of “Design
Your World: Using Imagination to Shape the Future,”
a series of family programs ($200)
- The Discovery Museums, Acton, for “Lincoln Free
to Explore Weekend,” part of the museum’s 25th-anniversary
celebration ($250)
- Rialto Arts, for “Buccaneers of Buzz: Celebrating
the Honey Bee,” a multimedia event and concert bringing
beekeepers together with the community ($900)
- Lincoln Public Schools Instrumental Music Program, for
a music master class and workshop for middle school students
($750)
The Lincoln Cultural Council received 25 grant applications
this year for a variety of cultural and creative endeavors.
The LCC is grateful to all of the applicants and encourages
them to reapply next year. The application deadline for Calendar Year 2009
grants will be October 15, 2008. Information about the application
process and next year’s public informational meeting
will be published in this newspaper, as well as on the LCC
web site.
2008 Schedule of events sponsored by the Lincoln Cultural Council
For additional information about the dates, times and places
for performances and other LCC-sponsored events, watch for
announcements in the Lincoln Journal events listings, or check back here as this page is updated periodically.
- Pastel Workshop: The da Vinci Mode. Saturday, March 8th and Saturday May 10 at the Lincoln Library. Led by Gregory Maichack, this an hands-on instructional session on pastel drawing. Contact the Lincoln Library for additional details.
- What’s in Your Back Yard?: A Photography Exhibit of Lincoln Wildlife Photos taken by Lincoln Residents. Exhibit to be displayed in December 2008 at the Lincoln Library. Photo Submission Deadline late October 2008 (exact date TBD). For more information please visit the website for the Lincoln Wildlife Photography exhibit.
- Wildlife Photography Workshop. In conjunction with the What’s in Your Back Yard? Lincoln Wildlife Photo Exhibit the Lincoln Conservation Commission and the Lincoln Cultural Council are sponsoring a workshop in wildlife photography open to Lincoln Residents. The workshop will be held in two parts. Part one is a classsroom session on Saturday May 31st at 10:30AM to 12:30PM in the Tarbell Room of the Lincoln Public Library. The classroom session is free and open to all. Early on the morning of Sunday June an outdoor photography field session will be offered at a time and place to be determined. Enrollment is limited for the outdoor session and pre-registration is required. For more information please visit the web page for the Lincoln Wildlife Photography exhibit.
- Lincoln Colonial History Day in Minuteman National Park, presented by The Lincoln Minutemen. Saturday May 31st in Minuteman National Park at Hartwell Tavern. A volunteer day to help cleanup the park is also scheduled for Saturday May 17th, all volunteers are welcome to assist. Please contact captain@lincolnminutemen.org for more information on these events.
- Buccaneers of Buzz: Celebrating the Honey Bee at the Brooks School. Buccaneers of Buzz is a multimedia event and concert presented by Rialto Arts, bringing
beekeepers together with the community to teach the importance of Honey Bees in providing the abundant supplies of fruits we enjoy in our country. Includes outside exhibits and an indoor multimedia presentation. Postponed to a TBD date in July.
- Lincoln Artists Exhibit. Held alternate years. Next exhibit October 2008 in the main display gallery of the Lincoln Public Library. Details are TBD.
Past events sponsored by the Lincoln Cultural Council which have helped to enrich our community
- Lincoln Free to Explore Weekend, March 8-9, 2008 at the Discovery Museums, Acton, in celebration of the Museum’s 25th Anniversary.
- Writing workshop led by Newbery award-winning children’s book author
Linda Sue Park. Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at the Lincoln Public Schools.
2008 Lincoln Cultural Council Members
Amy Goodwin, Barbara Low, Susan Welsh (pending), Jay Hersh(chair), and Maybe You???
2008 Lincoln Cultural Council Seeks New Members
- Are you creative and/or self expressive?
- Are you an Artist, Musician, Writer or other type of performer?
- Or do you just enjoy the work of other creative individuals?
- Would you like to help bring more cultural events to Lincoln, or promote and expand the creative community of our town?
If so then please consider becoming a member of the Lincoln Cultural Council. You do not need to be an artist, musician, writer, etc. to join. All you need is a desire to help. The council's main mission (see above) is to promote and support community events and individual artists’ endeavors. This is principally accomplished via the solicitation and review of proposals for grants to sponsor cultural activities in Lincoln. Such grants can include funding the work of artists, musicians, writers, etc. either directly, via sponsorship of performances, or indirectly via funding for classes, lectures or other activities which help encourage Lincoln residents to engage in creative activities.
Proposals are due in the fall of each year. After the proposal submission deadline, Lincoln Cultural Council members are provided with copies of the proposals to review. The Council then meets to discuss the grant proposals and select those which will be funded.
In addition to our main mission of reviewing grant proposals, each Council member is assigned the responsibility of being the contact person for one or more grantees. The Council members help the grantees to successfully complete the work, exhibit, event, etc. proposed in the grant. Since grantees may often be performers from outside Lincoln this usually in the form of providing local knowledge such as assisting in venue location and/or scheduling, or referral to appropriate contact persons within various groups in Lincoln or the town government. Council members also assist in the important task of verifying that the grantees properly publicize the event, especially with regard to ensuring that the Lincoln Cultural Council and Massachusetts Cultural Council are properly credited for their role in supporting the grantee. It is helpful, but not necessary, for the Council member to attend the grantee's event.
Finally, from time to time, the Council may also stage its own events. One such event that will again be staged in October of this year (2008) is an exhibit of Lincoln artists in the main gallery of the Lincoln Library. Participation of Council members is key to making this event successful.
If you have additional questions or think you might be interested in joining the Lincoln Cultural Council please see the contacts section of this page.
Also please note that because the Lincoln Cultural Council is an official Council of the Town of Lincoln, membership on the Council is subject to the application to, and approval by, the Lincoln Board of Selectmen. If appointed, members should be willing to serve at least one two year term, be sworn in by the Lincoln Town Clerk and complete a short online basic training program at the Massachussets Cultural Council website.
Grant Submission
The Lincoln Cultural Council is part of the Massachusets Cultural Council. Forms, application procedures, tips for applicants and a list of Frequently Asked Questions can be found at the Lincoln Cultural Council Program Information site on the Massachusetts Cultural Council's official website.
Contact the LCC
Your questions, ideas, and suggestions are welcome! Please
contact us by email or US Postal mail:
lcc@doctorbeer.com
Lincoln Cultural Council
P.O. Box 426
Lincoln, MA 01773
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