Recent Grant Recipients

Council on AgingMusical concerts and writing workshopmusic400
Georgetown PTANorthshore Music Theatertheater$500
Georgetown Historical SocietyVictorian Ladyperformance$400
Theater in the OpenOutdoor children’s theatertheater$400
Georgetown Peabody LibraryMuseum pass membership and summer reading programMultidisciplinary$1200
Georgetown PTAPlimouth Plantationmulti$456
John PorcinoTolerance workshop at middle schoolperformance$500
Georgetown Concert SeriesOpera performancemusic$1000
Maudslay ParkOpen Air Sculptureart$200

Membership

Membership on the Council is by appointment by the Board of Selectmen at the recommendation of the current council members. Two consecutive three-year terms can be served before a member must remove themselves for one year. All meetings are accessible and open to the public, with meeting notices posted at Town Hall and published in the Georgetown Record.

Current members of the Council are:

  • Kate Hanlon
  • Louann Graffum
  • Susan Madigan – Chair
  • Nora Cannon
  • Patty Durkee

The GCC is open to all and gladly welcomes new members who share the desire to enhance the arts in our community.

Past Projects

  • Summer concert series
  • Sponsoring artist-in-residency programs in the schools
  • Museum passes available at the library
  • Children’s summer library programs
  • Council on Aging programs and entertainment
  • North Shore Youth Symphony Orchestra
  • Supplemental funding for student attendance at theater/musical programs