Cultural Council

The South Hadley Cultural Council (SHCC) is part of a network of 329 Local Cultural Councils (LCCs) 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 (MCC), a state agency, which then allocates funds to each community. Funds are awarded based on individual community cultural needs, assessed and set by Council members. Decisions about which activities to support are made at the community level by the municipally appointed volunteers who serve on LCCs.

Agendas & Minutes

Agendas are available prior to the meetings.
Minutes are available following approval.
View Most Recent Agendas and Minutes

LCC Grant Applications (October 15, 2019 Deadline)

The SHCC's current local guidelines and funding priorities for the 2020 grant cycle are available at Mass Cultural Council. LCC grant applications for events taking place in 2020 will be accepted from September 1 through the October 15 deadline. View the Grants recipients from the 2019 grant cycle.

Applications received after the deadline are not considered. Please note that applications to the SHCC must detail benefit to the citizens of South Hadley, include a confirmed program venue, date and time (or timeframe), and other sources of financial support (no more than 50% of total project cost should be requested from the Council).

Please visit the Massachusetts Cultural Council's Local Cultural Councils website for complete details about the LCC grant program, application guidelines, and the application process.

Community Arts and Cultural Planning

Sources of information for local arts/cultural programming and resources include: 

• Massachusetts' Pioneer Valley Visitors-Arts and Culture
• The Valley Arts Newsletter
• American Towns-South Hadley 
• Know Your Town-Around Town
• Mount Holyoke College

Meetings

 3/11/2019                           7:00 pm       Business meeting (Library Trustees Conference Room)
 5/21/2019                           6:00 pm       Business meeting and Election of Officers (Library Community Room) 

6/11/2019                            6:00 pm       Planning meeting (Thirsty Mind)

8/20/2019                            5:00 PM       Business meeting (Library Trustees Conference Room)

9/17/2019                            6:00 pm       Business meeting (Town Hall Conference Room 1)

Membership and  General Information (PDF)

Contact Us / More Information

• Email Cultural Center
• LCC website
• Facebook
• MCC website

Mailing address: South Hadley Cultural Council
c/o South Hadley Public Library, 2 Canal Street, South Hadley MA 01075