Grants to encourage the development and success of the districts and to foster local cultural preservation
Cultural Organizations: Complete Art Pharmacy’s registration form as the first step in building an Arts on Prescription network
Annual visitation numbers and new business openings within districts are up
Join us in Boston for a panel discussion and a few break-out rooms
78.5% of awardees are first-time Mass Cultural Council grant recipients
Join us in Springfield for a panel discussion and a variety of break-out rooms
The Initiative received a 2023 Urbanism Award from the New England Chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism
Developed in partnership between Mass Cultural Council, University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine, and Dr. Tasha Golden
$5.5M in funding available for public projects such as field trips, library events, lectures, festivals, exhibits, and dance performances
Reflecting on the first statewide social prescription arts & culture initiative in the United States
Agency poised to award $38M in grants to the creative and cultural sector in FY24
Under this plan we will work to advance the creative and cultural sector to other sectors
Summer is here! What Cultural District will you visit next?
CreativeGround: Connect with Creative New England
$2,500 grants to organizations to support public activities incorporating the arts, humanities, or sciences
Grants to support publicly available cultural activities taking place across the state
A total of $7.2M in grants for cultural programming will be made in cities and towns across the state
Charting our path forward for FY24-26
There are now 55 state-designated cultural districts across the Commonwealth
Members of the Community Initiative Team reflect on their experiences of the power of culture at work in cities and towns across the Commonwealth.
