Volunteers Need to Serve on Cultural Council

The Arts

In Massachusetts, public funding for the arts, humanities and sciences is provided through a central agency, Mass Cultural Council, and a network of Local Cultural Councils (LCCs) that serve every city and town in the state. LCCs are made up of volunteers who are appointed by the community's chief elected official. Because councils administer public dollars, LCCs play an especially important role in ensuring that cultural opportunities are made accessible to all segments of their communities.

The Halifax Cultural Council is looking for new members as several of the current members have terms that have expired or will expire in the next few months and cannot continue to serve as members because of a limit on the maximum number of consecutive years that they can serve on the Council.

The primary role of the Halifax Cultural Council is to distribute grants to organizations and creators and artists who provide cultural and related program to the residents of Halifax and nearby communities. The Council usually meets once or twice a year to decide on how to allocate the funds sent to it by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The meetings tend to last less than an hour.

Residents interested in serving on the Cultural Council can contact the Selectmen's Office at 781-294-1316 or download (http://www.halifax-ma.org/board-selectmen/files/talent-bank-form-2019) a Talent Bank form and send it to the Halifax Board of Selectmen, 499 Plymouth Street, Halifax, MA 02338. Anyone with questions can contact the Selectmen's Office.