The Ashland Cultural Council (ACC) invites people to apply for the next round of grants to bring your event or project to life. Grant Cycle ends on Oct. 16, and applicants can apply here: https://massculturalcouncil.org/local-council/ashland/

The Ashland Cultural Council (ACC) is seeking new members!

Ashland, we are recruiting new members! If you are a lover of Ashland, the Arts & Humanities, and building community, then your energy is what we need. 

Here is how you can get in touch: 

Complete a talent bank form on the town website or email us at [email protected].

Our mission

Promoting excellence, access, education, and diversity in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences... improve the quality of life for all Massachusetts residents and contribute to the economic vitality of the community. The ACC achieves this by funding and supporting cultural projects in various settings, like schools, community centers, libraries, and elder care facilities. The Council consists of 7 members, and the length of a term is 3 years. Each member can serve 2 consecutive terms. Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month.

Ashland Arts & Film Festival

Culture x Community Inc., a 501(c)(3) non profit focused on bringing cultural arts into community spaces, will host the first (hopefully annual) film festival at the APL on Oct. 11.

This first event focuses on the contributions of neurodivergent young artists aged 12 - 25 years old to film (video) and art. We ask that applicants send their 5 to 30-minute video shorts, files of their visual art, and recordings of music to [email protected] by Oct. 5. These submissions can be recorded on phones and other devices, be comic/anime, or other visual media. Although the focus is on the differently-abled, we welcome submissions from all young people in that age range. Nicole Savini Buckley is a Peabody-award-winning volunteer "judge" who will help to review submissions.

We will be inviting the community to watch selected submissions at the library on Oct. 11 in the spirit of a film festival.