Creative Projects for Schools
Grants of $5,000 for school-based projects that foster creative learning experiences in the arts, sciences, and humanities for K-12 students
We want to ensure that culture plays a major role in the formation of creative, productive, and independent-minded young people in Massachusetts. We achieve this by, for example, supporting arts education and creative youth development, and fostering organizations and programs that bring culture to students across the Commonwealth.
Grants of $5,000 for school-based projects that foster creative learning experiences in the arts, sciences, and humanities for K-12 students
Multi-year grants to Creative Youth Development programs that integrate substantive out-of-school arts, humanities, and science opportunities into a collaborative community response to the needs of youth.
Project grants to individuals and organizations for the benefit of local communities
Grants to organizations (including schools) to fund festivals, projects, residencies, and other cultural activities in the arts, humanities, and sciences.
Mass Cultural Council is partnering with EdVestors to extend the offer of services, expertise, and resources of the Youth Arts Impact Network to organizations across the Commonwealth.
A national recitation contest for high school students celebrating the spoken word and mastery of public speaking skills. Presented by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, in partnership with Mass Cultural Council and Huntington Theatre Company.
New England Foundation for the Art’s free, online cultural directory, CreativeGround, connects you with creative New England. Search, create a profile, and connect today.
A standing list of links showcasing some of the funding, services, and resources available to support the dynamic work of creative and cultural organizations
Boston Youth Arts Evaluation Project's framework and tools to measure the three main outcome areas which are characteristic of arts-based youth development programs.
Our Creative Youth Development blog (2013-2021)
Mass Cultural Council is working to invest financial, programmatic, and informational resources equitably