Ipswich Cultural Council

Ipswich is widely recognized for its cultural strengths and attributes including award winning choirs, talented professionals, and individuals who perform as amateurs in local theatre productions. The Ipswich Cultural Council recognizes the importance of cultural development and supports community cultural and arts activities. Annual initiatives include:

• Sponsorship of the Annual Art Show

• Managing the Ipswich Cultural Council Grant Program which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency to support programs in the arts, humanities, and
  interpretive sciences that contribute to the cultural vitality of our community

• Surveying the community to set funding priorities for the Ipswich Cultural Council Grant Program

Members of the Ipswich Cultural Council, a Town Committee, are appointed by the Board of Selectmen.

If you would like to become a member of the Ipswich Cutural Council, contact Terri Unger at 617-513-2921 or email truphoto@comcast.net.

FY 2009

	Bates, Kerrie		River Fire		Multidisciplinary		$600
	Birth to Three Center		Macaroni Soup Concert		Dance		$300
	Ipswich Historical Society		Ipswich through our eyes: teens paint the town		Visual Arts		$500
	Ipswich Music, Art and Drama Assoc., Inc.		Composer/conductor in residence		Music		$400
	Music at Eden's Edge		Youth chamber concert series		Music		$300
	Myers, Lucy		Memories of Ipswich		Literature		$400
	North Shore Youth Symphony Orchestra		NSYSO's "Winter afternoon of concerts"		Music		$300
	Safe Studio, Inc.		Ipswich Adolescent Support Group		Multidisciplinary		$500
	The Ipswich Partnership		Anne Bradstreet's Ipswich		Theater		$500
	Winthrop School-Ipswich		5th grade ballroom dancing		Dance		$500