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.

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* 1. Were you aware that individual artists, schools and community groups can apply for grants from the Lenox Cultural Council?

Yes

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* 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

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* 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)

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* 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

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* 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?

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* 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.)?

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* 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?

Lenox Cultural Council Community Input Survey

Question Title

* 1. Were you aware that individual artists, schools and community groups can apply for grants from the Lenox Cultural Council?

Question Title

* 2. What do you think should be the most important priorities the Lenox Cultural Council considers when awarding funds?

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* 3. Is there a particular population segment we should try to reach through public funding of cultural projects? Please check up to 3 preferences.

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* 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.

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* 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?

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* 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.)?

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* 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?

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* 8. Other comments/suggestions