And they say government is boring
As some of you may know, I’m a member of the Worcester Cultural Commission which acts as the Local Cultural Council(LCC) for the city of Worcester. Over the years LCC’s statewide have seen a significant decrease in the funding they receive from the Massachusetts Cultural Council(MCC) which has obviously resulted in a decrease in the number and scope of projects we’re able to fund. Well this year we’re going to try and change that. June 26th we’ll be holding a public forum to gather input on a series of changes we’re working on to the local funding guidelines we use to distribute our monies. The most significant change will be allocating large chunks of our funds to public art. We have two paths to this goal that we’re exploring, one being the use of our current grant process for permanent installations. The second being a sort of rental system which has gained popularity in other communities nationwide that would also use our existing grant process to acquire works on a semi-permanent and rotating basis. As these are big changes in the way we do business and will affect the overall number of smaller grants we’ll be able to award in any given grant cycle we’re looking for as much public input as possible. Even if you’re not someone who would apply for a grant, large or small, this money still plays a role in your city; especially in how its viewed by outsiders. That said we we’re looking for a large headcount to attend and offer their input and/or criticisms.
The forum will be held on June 26th at the Worcester Center for Crafts.
I’ll see you there.
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