Patients showed statistically significant improvements in the World Health Organization’s WHO-5 Well-Being Index
Artist and curator Shelby Feltoon and restaurateur Holly Heslop on shaping meaningful local collaborations
A project of Governor Healey's Inter-Agency Early Education and Child Care Task Force
Artist and business owner Amanda Beard Garcia on shaping meaningful local collaborations
We're partnering with Mass Restaurant Association and Mass Lodging Association to encourage businesses to work with local creatives
Community Development Corporations are using the arts to stabilize neighborhoods, prevent displacement, and build community wealth
The primary driver of a sustainable social prescription program is for cultural organizations to be paid for the therapeutic value they provide for individuals
Dedham, North Adams, and Somerville have all employed murals as a traffic-calming strategy
Three community health centers funded to improve health and well-being through cultural participation
Our cross-sector task force helped us reimagine how this work can preserve, support, and sustain our Commonwealth communities
We presented at CNU33 - a regional conference of urban designers, architects, planners, developers, and engineers - about the interconnections between the cultural sector and the natural and built environment
Supporters of H. 561 may submit testimony by email until September 23, 2025
Creativity is not a luxury or a supplement — it is the fuel that powers STEM
Part of the Agency's advancement work to help rural municipalities support more arts & culture
We’re imagining this spirit of performance—of unexpected joy—everywhere across the Commonwealth
Massport launches live music pilot program featuring local talent to welcome passengers
We want creativity, we demand it—but we don’t invest in it
Position the arts and culture sector as a visible, recognized resource and an essential partner in problem solving across the Commonwealth
Opioid settlement funds to fuel prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery efforts
Positioning the arts as a valued and integrated part of the community