2016 Grant Recipients

As supporters of the arts, ten volunteers on The Auburn Cultural Council voted this year to award seventeen grants totaling $6,413 from money distributed by the state of Massachusetts to Auburn. Our state and local guidelines are followed in order to select from the many worthy applicants. It is the goal of the Auburn Cultural Council to disperse fairly the money that this town receives. The following are able to enjoy a variety of programs sponsored in part or completely funded by the Auburn Cultural Council:

• Auburn Residents
• Lovers of the Arts
• Preschoolers
• School Students
• Senior Citizens

Grant Recipients

This year's grant selections include the following:

• Auburn Democratic Town Committee - A bus trip for Auburn residents to the Edward Kennedy Senate Chamber Museum - $448
• Auburn Public Schools received 6 grants totaling $2,553
  • Pakachoag School: Allison Chery - "A Step Back in Time"
  • Swanson Road Intermediate School: Sarah Connell - "Farm to Fork"
  • Auburn Middle School: Michelle Prunier - "Community Tape Art Mural," Christine Robbins - "STEM Packaging and Design," Tammy Bailey - "Grecian Masks"
  • Auburn High School: Amanda Bastien and Karyn Ferdella - Boston Museum of Fine Arts
• Auburn Public Library received 6 grants totaling $2,054
  • Character Engagement with Children
  • Davis Farmland Discount Pass
  • Hands on Nature - Winter Hibernation
  • Mad Science of Western New England "Up, Up and Away"
  • Matthew Heaton "Sing Along"
  • Pass to Plimoth Plantation
• Auburn Youth and Family Services - Trip to Hanover Theater - $400
• Audio Journal - "The Silver Tsunami" - $300
• Gregory Maichack - "Pastel Painting Stunning Still Life Lesson" - $458
• The Marble Collection - A publication of Auburn High School students' literature and art - $200,00