$5.5M in funding available for public projects such as field trips, library events, lectures, festivals, exhibits, and dance performances.
$2,500 grants to support cultural projects, programs, or festivals that provide community and/or public benefit
These “magnificent seven” individuals are your community’s connection to the power of culture.
This asynchronous anti-racism course supports our arts and culture ecosystem — and its leadership — in progressing equitable practices.
Mass Cultural Council’s “CultureRx”: Evaluation of a Social Prescription Pilot is an exciting new report that explores intersections of arts, culture, and health.
In the meantime, read through the program guidelines and register for an info session.
To date, in FY22 LCCs have awarded 6,472 grants to everything from murals to lectures, festivals, and performances.
Local Cultural Councils Share How They've Gone After Municipal Monies
181 Massachusetts festivals to receive grants of $1,500 each
47 state-designated districts awarded for stimulating cultural and economic activity in their communities
Applications are due March 1 for festivals happening between March 1 and August 31, 2022.
99 Fall/Winter Festivals Awarded Grants Totaling $148,500
Through this pilot, the Agency is working with experts in the field and a cohort of organizations.
329 Local Cultural Councils to support public programs in every community in Massachusetts.
Funding to help festival programmers meet the needs of producing, promoting, and developing audiences.
Cultural Districts drive economic growth, strengthen the influence of distinctive local character, and improve the quality of life across Massachusetts.
FY22 spending plan adopted by governing Council
56% of these funds were earmarked for artists and other creatives, investing directly into a sector devastated by the pandemic.
$5.9M given statewide in support of public programs such as exhibitions, readings, festivals, and performances.
Mass Cultural Council now supports 51 state-designated Cultural Districts from the Berkshires to Bristol County.
