Power of Culture Blog
Testifying on Beacon Hill in Support of STEAM
Supporters of H. 561 may submit testimony by email until September 23, 2025
Dawn Heinen, Digital Communications Manager
Mass Cultural Council seeks a state appropriation of $18 million for FY20, a $2 million increase from the current fiscal year. The agency will put these funds to work toward a Commonwealth where:
Mass Cultural Council has also released a case statement on the benefits of arts and cultural funding to the state’s economy, communities, and the education of our young people – and what long-term reinvestment in Mass Cultural Council’s work can accomplish. We will be sharing these updated figures with the Massachusetts legislature this budget season along with our FY20 budget request.