Cultural Council

            Cultural Council Guidelines and Priorities-2024

The priority of the New Salem Cultural Council is to fund a variety of cultural activities that serve many different age groups, including children, teens, adults, and seniors; we also attempt to serve as many community organizations as possible, including but not limited to area libraries, schools, the Council on Aging luncheons, social media platforms and historic buildings.

Priority will be given to local applicants whose proposal pertains to, affects, and can be easily accessed by townspeople and will directly enhance the cultural strength and diversity of our community.

In addition to following the state criteria, we evaluate and give priority to applicants that have made prior arrangements for a local venue and have an approved budget in place. The Council tries to fully fund as many applications as possible. When we make the decision to partially fund a project, we will give priority to those projects that will still be able to move forward with partial funding.

Applicants will be responsible for their own publicity.