Arts & Crafts - Medford, Massachusetts, United States
The Medford Arts Council is a city commission of volunteers working to promote excellence, access, education, and diversity in local public arts and cultural programming. On an annual cycle we offer grants to artists, writers, performers, instructors, cultural organizations, and others seeking to engage the Medford public.We work to increase public access to Medford's many cultural assets and promote favorable conditions for our local creative economy. On an annual cycle we offer grants to artists, writers, performers, instructors, cultural organizations, and others seeking to engage the Medford public. We also help sponsor new public arts and humanities initiatives in Medford. The funds we distribute are an annual allocation from the Massachusetts Cultural Council through their Local Cultural Council (LCC) program. The Council also receives funding from the City of Medford.The Council funds public events like the Arts Across Medford festival, Circle the Square, and West Medford Open Studios, as well as dozens of concerts, classes, field trips, performances, and other activities in disciplines including dance, theater, music, science, history, literature, craft and design, and the visual arts.In 2016, we were selected as the Council of the Year by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, in recognition of our dedication to community arts and culture.
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