Get to know the Central Massachusetts Cultural Districts
Get to know the Greater Boston Cultural Districts
Get to know the Cultural Districts in Western Massachusetts
Investment Grants totaling $870,000 are going to 58 districts across the state
Get to know the Southeastern Massachusetts Cultural Districts
Community Development Corporations are using the arts to stabilize neighborhoods, prevent displacement, and build community wealth
Get to know the North of Boston Cultural Districts
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
Part of the Agency's advancement work to help rural municipalities support more arts & culture
This funding to Massachusetts cities and towns encourages the development and success of their Cultural Districts
We've been talking with municipal leaders about the importance of culture for supporting vibrant communities
There are now 58 state-designated cultural districts across the Commonwealth
Our Mass Municipal Association webinar series discussed how the arts can drive growth and enrich communities
Ideas for providing a more inclusive experience
Looking back and acknowledging how far this work in communities has come
Grants to encourage the development and success of the districts and to foster local cultural preservation
Annual visitation numbers and new business openings within districts are up
Proposed legislation seeks to reinvest 5% of remote retailer tax revenue back into our Main Streets and downtowns
The Initiative received a 2023 Urbanism Award from the New England Chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism