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Lenox Cultural Council Community Input Survey
The Lenox Cultural Council is collecting opinions to help us set our funding priorities over the next few years. Please take a moment to complete this confidential survey no later than June 15, 2024.
1.
Were you aware that individual artists, schools and community groups can apply for grants from the Lenox Cultural Council?
Yes
No
2.
What do you think should be the most important priorities the Lenox Cultural Council considers when awarding funds?
Community-wide gatherings: festivals, concerts, plays
Nature, science and environmental education projects
Projects celebrating local history
Projects celebrating cultural diversity
Stand-alone concerts in various locations
Supporting local theater groups
Arts education in the schools
Field trips for students to museums or performances
Local cable programming
Professional development of local artists through community projects
Other
3.
Is there a particular population segment we should try to reach through public funding of cultural projects? Please check up to 3 preferences.
Families
Low Income
Teens
Seniors
Immigrant communities
Communities of color
People with disabilities
Other (please specify)
4.
This year, we have awarded grants to the following organizations and activities. Please put a check mark by those you have attended in the past or anticipate attending in the future.
Arts in Recovery for Youth
Berkshire Bach Society's Messiah Sing!
Berkshire Concert Choir's The Sounds of Music
Berkshire Music School's Lenox Loves Music
Berkshire Pulse, Inc.
Berkshire South Regional Community Center's Ukulele Band & Berkshire Sings!
Birch Festival's Spring Festival 2024
Cantilena Chamber Choir's Martin Luther King Celebration
Center for Peace through Culture
Festival Latino of the Berkshires
Great Barrington Public Theater's Berkshire Voices 2024 Reading Series
Greenagers, Inc.
IS183's Berkshire Artist Residency at Ventfort Hall
Lenox Chamber of Commerce's Musid in the Market (Farmer's Market)
Lenox Library Association's Gaia Roots World Music Ensemble Performance
Jay Mankita's Maker Space Build-Along
David Neill's Jazz Bones Music Concert
Nutshell Playhouse at the Lenox Library
Olga Dunn Dance Company
Sunhwa Reiner's Pop-Up Choir Berkshires
Shakespeare & Company's 2024 Fall Festival of Shakespeare
Tamarack Hollow Nature & Cultural Center
The Stockbridge Sinfonia
Lara Tupper's Scarlet Letters: Writing Prompts from Berkshire Writers
Natalie Tyler's Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood
WAM Theatre
5.
What additional arts, cultural, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) programs or services are you aware of and feel are important to encourage and support?
6.
What do you consider to be important issues relating to culture in our community? (e.g., neighborhood revitalization, artists' living and working spaces, special population group needs, school system needs, etc.)?
7.
If affiliated with a cultural organization, what are the most significant challenges you or your organization expect to be facing in the next two years?
8.
Other comments/suggestions
