Millis Cultural Council

The Millis Cultural Council is dedicated to promoting excellence, access, education and diversity in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences in order to enhance the quality of life in our community.  The Millis Cultural Council strives to achieve this goal via grant applications submitted annually by the public to the Millis Cultural Council.

The Millis Cultural Council is part of a grass-roots network of 329 local councils that serve every city and town in the state.  The program is the largest, most decentralized one of its kind in the United States.  The Commonwealth's state legislature provides an annual appropriation to the Massachusetts Cultural Council which then allocates funds to each local council.  Statewide more than 2.65 million will be distributed by local cultural councils in 2008.

Decisions about which activities to support are made at the community level by a board of municipally appointed volunteers.  The members of the Millis cultural Council are Valerie Richard (chairwoman), Janice Simpson (treasurer),  Joy Ricciuto (secretary), Madeline Yusna and Kathy Harris.

The Millis Cultural Council will seek applications for grants again in the fall.  Millis residents and organizations are encouraged to apply.

Information and applications are available at the Millis Public Library and the Millis Town Hall.  Applications must be postmarked no later than October 15.  For immediate online information, please visit the Massachusetts Cultural Council website: http//www.mass-culture.org.