"The arts have an enduring capacity to enrich, explain, and transform. And that is why the need for expression through the arts is felt in every society and civilization since the beginning of time. We need to do all that we can to support America’s artists and sustain an environment that more fully supports the arts."
— U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts)

Artist Directories - See MatchBook.org

Artist Space Info

Commonwealth Awards
The state's highest honors in the arts, humanities and sciences.

Creative Teaching Partners
Connects schools, cultural groups and social service organizations with outstanding individual artists, arts groups and folklorists from across the state.

Cultural Tourism 101
An online primer to cultural groups statewide seeking more information on connecting with tourists in the realm of "cultural tourism."

Executive Leadership Program
Achieving Excellence is an intensive, yearlong executive leadership program at Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government which seeks to strengthen the state's creative sector by fostering more effective organizations delivering public programs in the arts, humanities, and sciences.

Folk Arts and Heritage
This program works to identify craftspeople, performers and cultural specialists, help sustain the practice of tradition where they live, and increase appreciation of their artistry within the community and beyond.

Gallery@MCC
Includes work samples from MCC Artist Fellows and Finalists. These individuals have been recognized for exceptional work in a variety of disciplines by a panel of their peers.

Healing Arts Initiative
Uses the arts as an innovative new treatment method for patients living with chronic disabling diseases at participating healthcare sites.

Health Care Reform Info
A plain english approach to the new health care system.

hireCulture.org
A free, online listing of creative employment opportunities in Massachusetts that includes administrative, production, volunteer and intern opportunities.

Increasing Cultural Participation Seminar

Local Cultural Council Online Office
Learn more about arts and culture in your community. Visitors can get information on each of the state's 335 local cultural councils. LCC members can access comprehensive administrative tools, instructions and information to help them manage the Local Cultural Council Program.

MatchBook.org
An online cultural marketplace designed to bring together New England's performing and teaching artists and the people and organizations wishing to present them. This free website features an easy-to-search directory of artists, performance spaces and presenting organizations, designed to 'MATCH' artists with presenters that 'BOOK' them to perform.

MCC Advisor Corps
Massachusetts non-profit cultural organizations can apply to receive up to two days of one-on-one consulting services that address specific issues of organizational health and capacity at minimal cost.

Organizational Self-Assessment Tool
Developed by the MCC to help non-profit organizations identify institutional strengths and weaknesses.