The Westport Cultural Council recently awarded 18 grants totaling $55,000 for cultural projects throughout the Westport community. The Helen E. Ellis Charitable Trust Grant is made possible with the support of the Bank of America and is given each year to fund projects and individuals that benefit the Westport community and its surrounds.

The council will seek applications again in Winter 2023. For information on the Westport Cultural Council, contact cav318@gmail.com or call (508) 676-8994. Applications and more information about Helen E. Ellis Charitable Trust Grant are available at www.westport-ma.com/westport-cultural-council-wcc.

This year's grants include:

Merri Cyr Artist in Residence Program $4500

Merri Cyr Westport Now Online Magazine $3000

The Art Drive Open Studio Tour $2000

Westport Historical Society Paul Cuffe Workshop Performance $1200

Westport Historical Society Handy House Artisan Fair $1200

New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center Fishboats: Art of the Industry $500

Concerts at the Point Jasper String Quartet $2000

Westport Art Group Summer Art Camp Scholarships $700

Southcoast Artists Open Studio Tour 2022 $1500

Westport Cultural Council Summer Film Series 2022 $7500

Midori Evans Meditations on Landscape $1700

Midori Evans Westport Writes Together $5000

Westport Econ. Dev. Task Force Music at the Farmers Market $2400

Westport Recreation Department Outdoor Movie Night Series $3500

Westport Recreation Department Summer Concert Series $6500

Greater Tiverton Community Chorus Franz Shubert Mass in G Major $4100

Round the Bend Farms The Wampanoag Experience $6100

Brazilian Culture at the Bayside Brazilian Culture and Music $1600