2018 Grant Awards
Here are the grant recipients for 2018. We awarded $56,000 to 52 projects. Read our press release for more information about this year’s results. Thank you to everyone who applied.
For acknowledgement requirements including the use of our logo, consult our guidelines at this link: Crediting and Publicity Requirements for Grantees
For reimbursement procedures, consult our guidelines at this link: Grantee Reimbursement Requirements
| Applicant | Project Title | Decision |
| Alan White | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | $750 |
| Boston Shakespeare Project | Medford After-School Programming | $2,500 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Medford and Somerville | Field Trip: Medford Boys & Girls Club to MFA | $280 |
| CACHE in Medford, Inc. | Circle the Square | $3,000 |
| CACHE in Medford, Inc. | Mystic River Celebration/Arts Across Medford | $3,000 |
| Columbus Elementary PTO | “Your Totally Made Up Comedy Show” by ImprovBoston | $450 |
| Columbus Elementary PTO | Urbanity Dance—Dancing In Each Other’s Shoes | $650 |
| Columbus Elementary PTO | Native American Tales at the Columbus School | $1,002 |
| Denise Doucette | Musical Programs for Seniors | $1,000 |
| Diane M. Guarino | Dance Caliente | $550 |
| Eileen Herman-Haase | Dancing through the Decades with Dance Caliente | $1,000 |
| Elaina Vrattos | Mad Hatter Tea Party Murder Mystery | $400 |
| Francis Hart | A Cultural and Historical Reflection of the 1960s | $400 |
| James J. Manning | Minecraft Madness! | $250 |
| Julie Reynolds | Field Trip | $125 |
| Juventas New Music Ensemble | You Are Not Alone | $1,000 |
| Kristen Turner | Orchestrating Kids Through Classics | $200 |
| Laura Brereton | 3rd Grade Songwriting Project- Brooks School | $1,200 |
| Laura R. Duggan | “Dolley Madison: America’s first First Lady” | $500 |
| Lauren Farenga | Free Yoga Medford | $600 |
| Medford Arts Center Inc. | Making Art Together, with MARV | $4,000 |
| Medford Arts Center, Inc. | Little Art Library Kiosk | $230 |
| Medford Community Coalition | Medford Eats | $1,200 |
| Medford Council on Aging | Medford Multi Media Cultural Exchange IV | $3,000 |
| Medford Council on Aging | I Know What Happened In Medford—Real Stories | $1,500 |
| Medford Film Collaborative/MACI | Medford Student Film Festival | $600 |
| Medford Film Collaborative/MACI | Film as a Catalyst for Civic Action | $800 |
| Medford Historical Society & Museum | Lydia Maria Child: Author & Abolitionist, an exhibit | $1,100 |
| Medford Historical Society & Museum | Mapping Historic Medford | $700 |
| Medford Public Library | The Modernistics: Song and Dance from the Great American Song Book | $250 |
| Medford Public Library | Monet’s Magic: Pastel Paint Monet’s Wondrous Water | $203 |
| Medford Public Library | Local Author Collection | $200 |
| Medford Public Library | Celebrating Cultures | $500 |
| Medford Public Library | Reading Rocks! Family Fun Event | $1,000 |
| Medford Public Library | Summer Reading Programs | $1,000 |
| Medford Public Library | Getting Technical! Tech Workshops for Kids | $600 |
| Mike Quinn | Music at the Medford Farmers Market | $3,000 |
| Mitsy Kit Inc. | Mitsy Kit Low Vision & Seniors Sewing & Fabric Cra | $2,000 |
| Mitsy Kit Inc. | Mitsy Kit Memory Care Sewing & Fabric Crafting Workshops | $1,500 |
| Mystic Makerspace | Mystic Makerspace On the Road: Traveling Programs | $4,010 |
| Nicole Perrault | Swords Through the Ages | $100 |
| Nicole Perrault | Japanese Manga Workshop | $200 |
| Nicole Perrault | Taal Tales | $200 |
| Roberts Elementary PTO | Roberts Art Show | $650 |
| Roberts Elementary PTO | Rainbow of the Roberts Elementary | $500 |
| Russell Robar | Medford Mystic Musicfest | $100 |
| True Story Inc. | Stories of Resilience and Support | $900 |
| Two Roads Performance Projects | The Price of Alewives | $1,500 |
| West Medford Community Center | The Poet’s Role in the 21st Century – Words and Music | $400 |
| West Medford Community Center | Arts as an Agent for Social Change – Beauty is Tru | $1,500 |
| West Medford Community Center | Arts Curriculum in Medford School, Words and Music | $500 |
| West Medford Open Studios | West Medford Open Studios XVIIII | $3,200 |
