Lakeville Arts Council

Who We Are & What We Do

The Lakeville Arts Council (LAC), as part of the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), promotes excellence, access, education and  diversity in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences, in order to improve the quality of life for our community and its residents and to contribute to the economic vitality of our town.

For more than 30 years, the MCC has invested in the cultural life of Massachusetts. The LAC  as part of the MCC receives an annual appropriation from the state legislature. Through a Grant writing time period which starts in late summer and ends around October 15, this financial appropriation is handed out via an approved number of grants to nonprofit cultural organizations, schools, communities and individual artists, funding programs that use the arts and the humanities to build strong, diverse, livable communities. To check out more information about the MCC, click here to visit their website. 

A few of the projects funded by the Lakeville Arts Council through the MCC grants include:

• Lakeville Historical Society, Mayflower Chamber Orchestra, Lakeville Council on Aging, Soule Homestead Educational Center, and the Lakeville Public Library, among others. Grant funding is also awarded to individual Artist based projects who will perform at a Lakeville venue. 

In addition to the distribution of MCC grants, the Lakeville Arts Council is active in the community; Lakeville's annual Arts and Music Festival since 2005, All That Glitters Holiday Shopping,  THREE or FOUR annual FREE July Center Stage Concerts on Tuesday evenings since 2014, and every few years (as recent as November 2024) the Council has purchased 7 30"x40" hinged display frames for the purpose of showcasing student art at the Apponequet Regional High School. These are just a few examples of Council originated ideas.

If you are a crafter, artist, or a non-profit who would like to participate at our 21st annual Lakeville Arts & Music Festival to be held this year on Saturday, October 3 between 10am and 4pm, email the Council at Lakeville.Fest.Crafts@hotmail.com after February 8, 2026 to request a 2026 crafter or non-profit application, along with the 2026 Rules & Regulations.

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