2022
$1000 Arts Access Programming at the Mosesian Center for the Arts
$500 Art Saint Hope Art Exhibit
$400 Belmont World Film’s 19th Annual Family Film Festival
$900 Brazilian Samba Workshop
$425 Dancing Feet’s Free Children’s Dancing Classes
$300 Dinosaur Annex’s Performance of Hub of the Musiverse: Sonic Migrations
$500 Emergence: New Pathways of Art Amidst a Pandemic
$750 Geode Program at the Watertown Boys and Girls Club
$500 Gore Place’s Neighborhood Nature Walks
$1000 Hosmer School’s International Week
$300 Hip Hop Dance for Seniors
$500 Irish Music Performance, Patrick J. Touhey Memorial Concert
$500 Local Armenian Community Map
$750 Mount Auburn Cemetery’s Program on “The Art of Living Together”
$1000 Pigsgusset Initiative’s Performance of “Listen to Sipu”
$500 Recovery City Production
$500 Revels and Perkins School for the Blind’s Performance of “Celebration of Spring”
$1000 Robotics Team
$900 WPS Strings Go To The Symphony
$1000 Watertown Arts Market
$1000 Watertown Saltonstall Park Concerts 2022
$250 Woman in the Mirror Production
$600 Women in World Jazz, Watertown Public School
$201 Yard Art
2021
$800 Revels, Revels Connects Virtual Performance Series
$600 Margaret Wiss, Up In the Air
$500 Lauri Murphy, Environmental and Social Justice Awareness Multi-Media Videos
$480 Natural Death Care Collaborative, Marking Art While Grieving Death: Community in Isolation
$500 Belmont World Film, Belmont World Film’s 18th Annual Family Festival
$1000 Mosesian Center for the Arts, Virtual Free and Low Cost Visual Performing Arts Programs
$800 New Repertory Theatre, Showstopper Virtual Play Series
$1200 Town of Watertown, Saltonstall Park Concert Series
$730 Watertown Historical Society, “Town Crier” Newsletter 2021 Edition
$525 Gore Place, My Farm at Waltham Audio Tour Interpreting the Historic Landscape of Gore Place
$600 Project STEP (String Training Education Program) Community Concert by Students in Project STEP’s Core Program for Underrepresented Children
$800 Hosmer Elementary PTO, Women in World Jazz—A tribute to women composers from around the world
$1200 Watertown Business Coalition, Watertown Arts Market
$600 Tatyana Bronstein, Woman in the Mirror
$1200 Flat Earth Theater, Virtual Theatre Equipment
$800 Garo Saraydarian, Performance Enrichment
$700 Koltun Ballet Boston, Youth Dance Scholarship
2020
$800 Watertown Free Summer Concert Series Watertown
500 Ann and Abby Fran Baron
500 "Take a Step": Outreach Events Create. Inspire. Change Theater Co.
400 New Rep's Classic Repertory Company Workshop Houry Boyamian
500 I Now Pronounce You Lucy Stone Historical Society of Watertown/
Marilyn Roach
300 International Night Nicole Higgins
200 Attracting Birds, Butterflies, Bees, and Other Beneficials John Root
375 Super Seuss Show Arlene Smith
400 J.R. Lowell School Literacy Week Leslie Brokaw
1000 Inspiring Cunniff Elementary Students Through the Arts Natasha Brown
1000 Human/Nature Rebecca Margolis (formerly Rochelle Malter)
500 A tribute to women composers from around the world Tal Shalom Kobi
200 Literacy Night Nicole Higgins
255 Sound Stories Trevor Berens
200 Moonlight Abolitionists Friends of Mt. Auburn Cemetery/Jennifer Gilbert
280 Hip Hop Dance Chair Exercise for Seniors! Music/Dance.edu
500 Walden Flat Earth Theatre/Amy Lehrmitt
800 Summer Concert Series at Mount Auburn Greenhouse Friends of Mt. Auburn
Cemetery/Jennifer Gilbert
500 Belmont World Film's 17th Annual Family Festival Ellen Gitelman
500 Bold, Bright and Beautiful: Explorations of Color Dawn Evans Scaltreto
400 Hub of the Musiverse 2 - Immigration, Integration, Imagination Dinosaur Annex
Music Ensemble/Hubert Ho
800 This is Gore Place Marisa Calise
500 Classic Repertory Company New Rep, Robbie Flanagan
400 Songs of World War II Ruth Harcovitz
500 Chamber Music Concert at Watertown Public Library Charles River Sinfonietta
2019
1 $300 Then and Now at Gore Place Marisa Calise
2 $390 Museum of Science Field Trip, Watertown Claire Higgins
High
3. $400 Workshop by New Rep’s Classic Houry Boyamian, M.Ed
Repertory Company, St. Stephen’s Armenian
Elementary School
4 $500 Belmont World Film’s 16th Annual Ellen Gitelman
Family Festival
5 $540 Live Animal Interpretive Science Tegan Condon
Presentations, Watertown Middle School
6 $500 A Christmas Carol, Delvena Theatre Company Fran Baron
7 $400 A Tribute to Women Composers from Around Tal Shalom-Kobi
the World
8 $400 J.R. Lowell School, Literacy Night, 2018-9 Lauren Unsworth
9 $400 Paint Break (Phase 2) Sheri Kennedy
10 $400 Summer Concert Series at Mount Auburn Jenny Gilbert
Greenhouse
11 $500 Classic Repertory Company, New Rep Theatre Mark Soucy
12 $400 International Children’s Day, St. James Erebuni Armine Manukyan
School
13 $400 Musical Storytelling Program Gavin Farrell
14 $350 Books for Teachers and Students Nicole Higgins
15 $1000 Exploring New Vistas in Art Dawn Scaltreto
16 $500 Not Medea, Flat Earth Theatre Amy Lehrmitt
17 $1000 Arts for All Day, Mosesian Center for the Arts Rebecca Margolis
18 $800 Summer Concerts Series 2019, Watertown J. Hand
19 $500 General Funds for “Take a Step” Daniel Hutchins
20 $500 Watertown Ethnicities Pole Banners Carole Katz
21 $500 Mystical Penguin Tarot Dawn Evans Scaltreto
| 2018 Recipients | ||||
| Grant | Project | Applicant | WCC Contact | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $375 | Edible Perennial Gardening and Landscaping | John Root | Susan Jones |
| 2 | $400 | We are Ready to Read | Watertown Family Network, Arlene Smith | Meg Macri |
| 3 | $300 | This is Gore Place 2.0 (3rd grade educational program) | Gore Place, Susan Katz | Gretchen Neeley |
| 4 | $300 | The Dixieland Experience | Paul Barbato | Rachel Heep |
| 5 | $500 | The World and Watertown (published book, donated copies, community events) | Gregory Beach | Megan Lim |
| 6 | $600 | Art Lab Facilitator | ArtRelief, Cecile Reve | Megan Lim |
| 7 | $400 | New Rep Theatre-Classic Repertory Company Workshop | St.Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School | Meg Macri |
| 8 | $1000 | Open Arts Day | The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts, Kimberly Thompson Panay | Aramais Adonian |
| 9 | $1000 | Bigelow Chapel Open House Concert with Mary Bichner and Planetary Quartet | Friends of Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Jenny Gilbert | Emma Clement |
| 10 | $360 | “What Happened in Watertown on July 18 and 19, 1776 booklet | Historical Society of Watertown, Audrey Childs | Aramais Adonian |
| 11 | $525 | Museum of Science Traveling Program | Watertown Middle School, Tegan Condon | Susan Jones |
| 12 | $500 | Literacy Night | Lowell Elementary School PTO, Niccole Muraca | Rachel Heep |
| 13 | $800 | Antigone | Flat Earth Theatre, Jake Scaltreto | Sheri Kennedy |
| 14 | $475 | Imagine That: A Song & Story Celebration | David Bates and Roger Tincknell | Sheri Kennedy |
| 15 | $115 | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime Performance | Watertown High School, Claire Higgins | Emma Clement |
| 16 | $1000 | Paint Break | Sheri Kennedy | Catherine Reurs |
| 17 | $650 | Classic Repertory Company at Perkins School and Mosesian Center | New Repertory Theatre | Gretchen Neeley |
| 18 | $1200 | Science Night 2018 | Hosmer Elementary School PTO, Nicole Higgins | Gretchen Neeley |
| 2017 Recipients | ||||
| Grant | Project | Applicant | WCC Contact | |
| 1 | $750 | Black Box Series, workshop, performance, and post-performance Q&A session for Watertown students | Arsenal Center for the Arts | Sallie Strand |
| 2 | $500 | Belmont World Film Family Fest | Belmont World Film Festival | Catherine Reurs |
| 3 | $500 | The Birds and Bees: How We Love Them, Why We Need Them | Carole Smith Berney | Susan Jones |
| 4 | $450 | Student reporters to attend local theater performance, conduct interviews, and write reviews | Cunniff Kids News, Watertown Splash, and Raider Times | Lisa Cerquiera |
| 5 | $400 | Murder a La Carte | Delvena Theatre Company | Patti Cassidy |
| 6 | $600 | Silent Sky | Flat Earth Theatre | Erica Dorenkamp |
| 7 | $325 | Meet the Instruments concert | Friends of Mt. Auburn Cemetery | Sallie Strand |
| 8 | $790 | Educational guides for Watertown High School | The Genocide Education Project | Lydia Vagts |
| 9 | $375 | The Art of Puppetry | Gore Place | Lydia Vagts |
| 10 | $750 | Family Math and Technology Night | Lowell Elementary School | Rachel Heep |
| 11 | $200 | The Faces of America: Teaching Tolerance | Mark Chester | Laura Segal |
| 12 | $500 | Fiddler on the Roof | New Repertory Theatre | Erica Dorenkamp |
| 13 | $500 | Interactive workshop and performance for WMS & WHS students whose special needs fall under the autism spectrum | Palaver Strings | Meghan Lim |
| 14 | $200 | A Musical Story Program | Powers Music School | Catherine Reurs |
| 15 | $100 | RiverSing | Revels | Laura Segal |
| 16 | $250 | Field trip to Wheelock Family Theatre | St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School | Meg Macri |
| 17 | $500 | Elemental Forces: Water, Earth, Air and Fire | Watertown Art Association | Aramais Andonian |
| 18 | $400 | Intergenerational presentation of Seuss on the Loose | Watertown Family Network | Meg Macri |
| 19 | $525 | Museum of Science traveling physics program | Watertown Middle School | Susan Jones |
| 20 | $600 | Public Art and Culture Kit: An Idea Book for Watertown and Developers | Watertown Public Arts and Culture Committee | Aramais Andonian |
| 2016 Recipients | ||||
| Grant | Project | Applicant | WCC Contact | |
| 1 | $1500 | Author in Residence | Cunniff Elementary School | Lisa Cerqueira |
| 2 | $264 | Wheelock Family Theatre | St. Stephen's Armenian Elementary | Meg Macri |
| 3 | $400 | Across the Americas | Davis Bates/Roger Ticknell | Rachel Heep |
| 4 | $200 | Bay State: Multi-Cultural Landscape | Mark Chester | Laura Segal |
| 5 | $400 | A Glimpse Beyond | Friends of Mt Auburn Cemetery | Sallie Strand |
| 6 | $381 | History of House | Eloise Lyman | Catherine Reurs |
| 7 | $750 | Artists Unleashed | Watertown Art Association | Susan Jones |
| 8 | $1000 | Hands on Science | Lowell Elementary School | Rachel Heep |
| 9 | $500 | Tales of a 4th Grade Lesbo | Flat Earth Theatre | Erica Dorenkamp |
| 10 | $100 | Musical Story Program | Powers Music School | Lisa Cerquiera |
| 11 | $500 | Museum of Science traveling program | Watertown Middle School | Susan Jones |
| 12 | $100 | Twelfth Night | Revels | Laura Segal |
| 13 | $955 | Guitar Lessons and Performance | Pavoh | Patti Cassidy |
| 14 | $350 | Laugh with the Ladies | Delvena Theatre Company | Patti Cassidy |
| 15 | $500 | Classic Rep | New Rep | Meg Macri |
| 16 | $300 | The Story Trail | Gore Place | Lydia Vagts |
| 17 | $500 | Playwrights Reading Room | Patti Cassidy | Lydia Vagts |
| 18 | $400 | Awesome Authors | Watertown Family Network | Sallie Strand |
| 19 | $500 | Armenian Village Pantomime | Ethnic Arts Center | Erica Dorenkamp |
| 20 | $500 | Belmont Family Film Fest | Belmont World Film | Catherine Reurs |
| 21 | $500 | Open Arts Day | Arsenal Center for the Arts | Sallie Strand |
| 2015 Recipients | ||||
| Grant | Project | Applicant | WCC Contact | |
| 1 | $340 | Wheelock Family Theater | St Stephen's Armenian Elementary School | Meg Macri |
| 2 | $400 | Super Seuss Morning | Watertown Family Network | Meg Macri |
| 3 | $200 | Roosevelt Ladies | Delvena Theatre Company | Lisa Cerqueira |
| 4 | $860 | Art & Music Extravaganza | Hosmer School | Erica Dorenkamp |
| 5 | $565 | Museum of Science Field Trip | Watertown Middle School | Rachel Heep |
| 6 | $500 | Roberto Mighty Artist-in-Residence | Friends of the Mount Auburn Cemetery | Sallie Strand |
| 7 | $600 | Free Family Fun Finale | Arsenal Center for the Arts | Laura Segal |
| 8 | $500 | Farnsworth Invention | Flat Earth Theatre | Erica Dorenkamp |
| 9 | $500 | Rock Local Watertown | Dawn Evans Scaltreto | Lisa Cerqueira |
| 10 | $500 | Children's Theatre Black Box Series | Arsenal Center for the Arts | Meg Macri |
| 11 | $200 | Belmont World Film 12th Family Festival | Belmont World Film | Aramais Andonian |
| 12 | $750 | Calligraphy: China, Middle East, Europe | Laura Shock/Karen Kline, Watertown Middle School | Rachel Heep |
| 13 | $855 | History of Watertown | Historical Society of Watertown | Lydia Vagts |
| 14 | $320 | Museum of Science Field Trip | Watertown High School | Rachel Heep |
| 15 | $500 | Revels Twelfth Night | Revels | Lydia Vagts |
| 16 | $500 | Lifelong Enrichment Arts Program | New Rep Theatre | Sallie Strand |
| 17 | $300 | Telling Our Stories | Gore Place | Lydia Vagts |
| 2014 Recipients | ||||
| Grant | Project | Applicant | WCC Contact | |
| 1 | $400 | Dr. Suess is loose @ Brigham House | Watertown Family Network | Meg Macri |
| 2 | $500 | American Revolution demonstration | Hands on history | Andy Finton |
| 3 | $640 | Wheelock Family Theater | St. Stephen's Armenian Elementary | Meg Macri |
| 4 | $375 | This Land Is | Bates Thicknell | Laura Segal |
| 5 | $1000 | Watertown Open Studios | Watertown Open Studios | Lydia Vagts |
| 6 | $400 | Concert Library Passes | Gore Place | Rich Giedd |
| 7 | $800 | Artr & Music Extravaganza | Hosmer PTO-Art & Music | Erica Dorenkamp |
| 8 | $520 | Boston Play Cafe | Patti Cassidy | Lydia Vagts |
| 9 | $200 | Celebrating Weston Woods | Belmont World Film | Roger Dubuque |
| 10 | $150 | Salem Witch Hysteria | Delvena Theater | Andy Finton |
| 11 | $850 | Field Trip / DeCordova Museum | Hosmer School | Erica Dorenkamp |
| 12 | $600 | Concerts of Classics | Noune Karapetian | Aramais Andonian |
| 13 | $500 | WTC Black Box | Arsenal Center for the Arts | Mike Denneen |
| 14 | $600 | Open Arts Day 2014 | Arsenal Center for the Arts | Rich Giedd |
| 15 | $400 | Classic Rep | New Rep. Theatre, Inc. | Mike Denneen |
| 16 | $175 | Hemingway Live / Senior Center | Richard Clark | Roger Dubuque |
| 17 | $500 | Pygmallion | Flat Earth Theatre | Aramais Andonian |
| 18 | $250 | Jumpin Juba Concert | Steve Hurlbut | Laura Segal |
| 2013 Recipients | ||||
| Grant | Project | Applicant | WCC Contact | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $0 | Cross-Section of Geology from MA | Blue Hill Adventure & Quarry Museum | |
| 2 | $500 | African Amrican Heritage Trail | Friends of Mt. Auburn Cemetery | Ryan McKittrick |
| 3 | $100 | Mr. President! | Delvena Theatre Co. | Laura Segal |
| 4 | $252 | Raisin in the Sun-Huntington Thea. | Watertown High School | Rich Giedd |
| 5 | $1000 | Watertown Open Studios 2013 | Turtle Studios dba Watertown Open Studios | Lisa Cohen |
| 6 | $200 | Revels Twelfth Night | Revels, Inc. | Erica Dorenkamp |
| 7 | $0 | Popular Music of the Golden Years | John Root | |
| 8 | $620 | Wheelock Family Theater | St. Stephen's Armenian Elementary | Meg Macri |
| 9 | $225 | A Musical Journey Through the Years | Tommy Rull | Laura Segal |
| 10 | $500 | StoriesLive III - High School Storytelling | MassMouth Inc | Meg Macri |
| 11 | $400 | Share a Little Love | Watertown Family Network | Lisa Cohen |
| 12 | $0 | Music Conference 2013 | LearnQuest Academy of Music | |
| 13 | $300 | Full Moon Festival Celebration | Belmont World Film | Aramais Andonian |
| 14 | $400 | Armenian Folktale and Fairytale Puppet Shows | Ethnic Arts Center | Aramais Andonian |
| 15 | $200 | Holiday Concert at WPFL | Too Human | Laura Segal |
| 16 | $0 | Our Young Stars | Amaras Art Alliance | |
| 17 | $600 | Open Arts Day 2012 | Arsenal Center for the Arts | Rich Giedd |
| 18 | $0 | Classic Rock Summer Concert | Perfect Crime Band | |
| 19 | $750 | Prudential Center Skywalk Field Trip | Watertown Middle School | Chris Viklund |
| 20 | $200 | Performances at Perkins & WHS | New Rep Theatre, Inc. | Ryan McKittrick |
| 21 | $0 | Community Concert Venue | Blues Brothers Briefcase | |
| 22 | $300 | Art in the Garden | Watertown Community Gardens | Chris Viklund |
| 23 | $550 | Revolutionary War - 5th grade students | Hands on History | Erica Dorenkamp |
| 2012 Recipients | ||||
| Grant | Project | Applicant | WCC Contact | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $0 | Cross-Section of Geology from MA | Blue Hill Adventure & Quarry Museum | |
| 2 | $500 | Mt. Auburn's Literary Heritage | Friends of Mt. Auburn Cemetery | Laura Segal |
| 3 | Pass | Shade Wood Jazz Trio | Shane M. Wood | |
| 4 | $350 | International Women's Day | Stephen Lewis | Erica Dorenkamp |
| 5 | $750 | The Gathering Dance | Luminarium Dance Company | Chris Viklund |
| 6 | $950 | Watertown Community Path Art Project | Watertown Citizens for Environmental Safety | |
| 7 | $500 | Pirate Lives! The Musical! | Flat Earth Theatre | Erica Dorenkamp |
| 8 | $700 | New Rep On Tour | New Repertory Theatre | Ryan McKittrick |
| 9 | $800 | Poetry Month in the Hosmer Community | Hosmer PTO | Laura Segal |
| 10 | $395 | Meet Julia Child! | Delvena Theatre Company | Ryan McKittrick |
| 11 | $735 | Letterpress Guild of New England 30th Anniverary | Leslie Evans | Richard Giedd |
| 12 | $250 | A Celebration of Rodgers and Hammerstein | Ruth Harcovitz | Aramais Andonian |
| 13 | $1000 | Watertown Open Studios 2012 | Turtle Studios dba Watertown Open Studios | Lisa Cohen |
| 14 | $200 | An American Journey | Revels, Inc. | Aramais Andonian |
| 15 | Pass
| Edible Perennial Gardening and Landscaping | John Root | |
| 16 | $300 | Fun at the Farm | Gore Place | Richard Giedd |
| 17 | $570 | Wheelock Family Theater | St. Stephen's Armenian Elementary | Chris Viklund |
| 2011 Grant Recipients | |||||
| Grant | Project | Applicant | |||
| 1 | $300 | Watertown School Newspapers | John Vitti | ||
| 2 | $200 | Twelfth Night Family Program | Revels, Inc. | ||
| 3 | $725 | A 5th Year Annovserary Celebration of Community Through Arts | Arsenal Center for the Arts | ||
| 4 | $200 | Winter Exploration for Pre-School Children at Gore Place | Gore Place Society | ||
| 5 | $150 | Turn Off the TV Tuesdays April Literacy Program | Parent Child Home Program | ||
| 6 | $600 | Watercolorwhirled! | Dawn Evans Scaltreto | ||
| 7 | $500 | New Rep On Tour | New Repertory Theatre | ||
| 8 | $600 | Poetry Month in the Hosmer Community | Hosmer School PTO | ||
| 9 | $500 | 2011 Watertown / Belmont Open Studios | Watertown / Belmont Open Studios Committee | ||
| 10 | $250 | Henry the Juggler performance | Henry Lappen | ||
| 11 | $200 | W.C. Fields and Mae West | Delvena Theatre Company | ||
| 12 | $600 | Nature Presentations with photos and music for older Adults | Carole Smith Berney | ||
| 13 | $200 | And Now Mark Twain! | Richard Clark | ||
| 14 | $200 | Jerry Atric - The Older I Get (a short play) | Steve Henderson | ||
| 15 | $450 | Tune Train | Watertown Family Network | ||
| 16 | $225 | Under One SkyL A Multi-Cultural Celebration | Davis Bates and Roger Tincknell | ||
| 17 | $650 | The Visiting Mexican Artists Program: The Dancing Chicken | Nina Hasin | ||
| 18 | $500 | Folk Ballet | Amaras Arts Alliance | ||
| 2010 Grant Recipients | |||||
| Grant | Project | Date(s) | Applicant | WCC Contact | |
| 1 | $1,000 | Twelve Angry Jurors | Flat Earth Theatre | Fran Forman | |
| 2 | $500 | Tiny Tot Tune Time | Feb 6, Feb 13, Feb 27 | Watertown Family Network | Rena Baskin |
| 3 | $245 | Bright Beginnings Story Time at Brigham House | Mar 3 | Watertown Family Network | Rena Baskin |
| 4 | $350 | Haiku Poetry and Illustrated Card Workshop | Yetti Frenkel | Laurie Coiley-Massing | |
| 5 | $652 | Young Audiences - Hosmer performance | Hosmer Enrichment Committee | Sandy Jaffe | |
| 6 | $300 | Twelfth Night Family Program | Revels Inc. | Lisa Feltner | |
| 7 | $500 | A Community is Born: The Armenians of the Hood Rubber Co. | Roger Kent Hagopian | Lisa Cohen | |
| 8 | $350 | Glennshane Irish Folk Duo performance | Friends of the Watertown Council on Aging | Lisa Feltner | |
| 9 | $1602 | Arsenal ARTS Presents Children's Concerts | Arsenal Center for the Arts | Rebecca Curtiss | |
| 10 | $250 | Popular Music of the Gaslight Era | John Root | Ryan McKittrick | |
| 11 | $450 | Nature Comes Alive! | Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary | Rena Baskin | |
| 12 | $1,000 | Downstage @ New Rep | New Repertory Theatre, Inc. | Chris Viklund | |
| 13 | $325 | Chautauqua at Gore Place | Mar 27 | Gore Place Society | David Sprogis |
| PASS 1 | $646 | Boston Lyric Opera | St. Stephen's Armenian Elementary School | Lisa Feltner | |
| $8,170 | TOTAL | ||||