Governor’s Economic Development Bill and Executive Order contain provisions to advance arts and culture
Governor’s FY25 Budget Invests $25.5M into Arts & Culture
Advancing the Arts & Creativity in Massachusetts
The annual state budget process kicks off in January
Advancing the Arts & Creativity in Massachusetts
Proposed legislation seeks to reinvest 5% of remote retailer tax revenue back into our Main Streets and downtowns
Check out our recently submitted testimony on various legislative topics
Agency submits testimony in support of investing remaining uncommitted ARPA funds in cultural sector
Creative & Cultural Sector to Receive $25M+ in FY24 Spending Plan
Senate Committee on Ways & Means embraces Mass Cultural Council’s FY24 funding request
A historic day for arts & culture
Next up in the FY24 budget process is House budget debate in April
Urge your state legislators to support this supplemental appropriation
The overall national arts economy in 2021 represented 4.4% of GDP—a new high-water mark
This represents an 11% increase to Mass Cultural Council’s current operating budget
Mass Cultural Council has been tasked with the enormous and amazing direction to equitably invest almost $100M in state dollars into the cultural sector this fiscal year!
This new law expands who is able to be appointed to Local Cultural Councils
His new Executive Order advances a whole-of-government policy for the arts, humanities, and museum and library services
Agency poised to make record-high investments into the Commonwealth's cultural sector throughout FY23
Public Media Partnerships Close Out 7th Year