Cultural Council

Additional Pages

• ** MCC Guidelines and Priorities FY26 **

Next meeting:

• Thu, Nov 20 at 12:30 PM -- Montague Center Library

Members

6 of 8 seats. 3 years each seat.

• Jon-Marc Seimon, Chair. June, 2028.
• Julie Kumble, Co-Chair. June, 2027.
• Jasper Adams, member. June, 2026.
• Maggie Martin, member. June, 2028.
• Kate Martineau, Secretary. June, 2028.
• Ben Letcher, Treasurer. June, 2026.
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What We Do

The Montague Cultural Council aims to increase the cultural vitality of our town by supporting activities that enrich the lives of residents of its five villages: Turners Falls, Millers Falls, Montague Center, Montague City, and Lake Pleasant.

Our Council is participating in the new system which no longer requires the reimbursement process. Instead, grant money is available in full once projects are approved and proper paperwork is submitted by grantees. If you are awarded a grant, you will be required to submit a final report to the Local Cultural Council upon completion of your program. Please read the LCC Program Guidelines and our Montague Council Guidlines and Priorities before you apply.

The Montague Cultural Council is a group of volunteers who are appointed by the Selectboard for 3-year terms. Our primary task is to distribute funds that are allocated to our town in the state budget for cultural programs. The FY2026 allocation is expected to be aourn $20,000. The application period opens Sept 2nd and ends Oct 16th. APPLY FOR A MONTAGUE CULTURAL COUNCIL GRANT HERE (NOTE: LINK TO REGISTER AND APPLY IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WEBPAGE BELOW INSTRUCTIONAL INFORMATION)

REGISTER FOR LCC GRANT INFO SESSION September 9th, 2025 from 6:00 - 7:00pm

The Cultural Council welcomes new members! We encourage you to come to a few meetings and get a feeling for what the work is like before you apply. When you are ready, send a letter of interest to us by email to culturalcouncil@montague-ma.gov

We will let the Selectboard know of your interest, since they are responsible for making the appointments.

Previous meetings:

• Sun, Aug 13, 2023 at 11:00 AM -- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88611313941?pwd=WVZY bXQ5TkJ5NVg2UThhaGNJNDdIQT09 (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88611313941?pwd=WVZY bXQ5TkJ5NVg2UThhaGNJNDdIQT09) Meeting ID: 886 1131 3941 Passcode: 663086
• Sun, Apr 23, 2023 at 03:00 PM -- Montague Center Library
• Tue, Apr 4, 2023 at 06:00 PM -- Virtual with call in
• Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 03:00 PM -- Montague Center Library
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Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 06:00 PM -- Virtual with Call In
Sat, Nov 19, 2022 at 03:00 PM -- Town Hall Annex, 1 Ave A, Montague & Virtual with Call In
Tue, Sep 20, 2022 at 07:00 PM -- Virtual with Call In
Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 07:00 PM -- Virtual with Call In
Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 05:00 PM -- Gill-Montague Senior Center
Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 01:00 PM -- 62 5th St, Turners Falls (Gill-Montague Senior Center)
Sun, Feb 3, 2019 at 01:00 PM
Sun, Dec 16, 2018 at 01:00 PM -- 62 5th St., Turners Falls, MA (G-M Senior Center)
Sat, Nov 3, 2018 at 09:00 AM -- 62 5th St, Turners Falls (G-M Senior Center)
Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 02:00 PM -- G-M Senior Center, 62 5th St., Turners Falls
Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 07:00 PM -- 62 5th St., Turners Falls, MA 01376
Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 07:00 PM -- 62 5th St, Turners Falls, MA
Sun, Jun 10, 2018 at 01:00 PM -- 62 5th St, Turners Falls, MA
Sun, Apr 8, 2018 at 01:00 PM -- Senior Center, 62 5th St., Turners Falls
Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 01:00 PM -- Senior Center, 62 5th St, Turners Falls
Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 01:00 PM -- Senior Center, 62 5th St., Turners Falls
Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 01:00 PM -- Gill-Montague Senior Center, 65 Fifth Street, Turners Falls