Date Posted: June 20, 2025
Congratulations to the May 2025 recipients of Mosaic Lowell’s Mini Grants program!
Kori Thomas for the North Common Stage Refresh. Kori will be running a community park clean-up and then facilitating a community mural where everyone can participate in the painting of the mural at the North Common Amphitheater.
Lowell Senior Center Art Program for the Senior Center Classroom. The grant will be going toward the renovation of the classroom in the senior center to install permanent outlets. This will greatly improve the function of the classroom and greatly benefit the people using this space to create art in the Lowell Senior Center.
Chabelli Hernandez a.k.a. Latina Bohemian for Poetry and Visual Art: The Power of Expression. This grant will be used to create accessible opportunities and resources for both aspiring and emerging poets, fostering a collaborative environment through educational workshops.
Rafael Cotto for The Venting Chair. Rafael is an artist that will be producing and performing an episodic piece called The Venting Chair. This artistic piece is one of self-expression where Rafael will be filming himself freestyling about deeply personal, and universal, topics in different parts of Lowell.
About the Mini Grants Program
The Mini Grants program awards up to $1,000 to each recipient. Applications are reviewed and awarded on a quarterly basis. Mosaic Lowell expects to award 4-7 mini grants per cycle. Individuals, unincorporated groups, businesses, and nonprofit organizations in every artistic and creative discipline are eligible to apply. Grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
The deadline for the next round of grant decisions is 11:59 PM on July 31st. Visit here for more information.