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Artists, students transform Lynn neighborhood with murals (CBS News, Aug. 4, 2025)

Hope Center’s summer arts program highlights kids’ creativity (WWLP, Aug. 1, 2025)

U2 tribute band, film festival, storytelling through textiles: Heritage State Park events (The Herald News, Aug. 1, 2025)

Massachusetts artist turning trash into treasures at her home (WWLP, July 31. 2025)

A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville from an Afro-Caribbean fest to absurdist circus (Cambridge Day, July 31, 2025)

How to Plan an Art-Filled Day Trip to the Berkshires (Galerie Magazine, July 30, 2025)

Green Mountain New Play Festival Debuts in Plainfield (Seven Days, July 30, 2025)

Western Mass. cities seeking public input on how to spend opioid settlement money (WGBH, July 21, 2025)

Watertown Cultural Council Announces Results of 2024-2025 Grants (Watertown News, July 21, 2025)

Cultural Council Outlines FY26 Grant Process (Revere Journal, July 15, 2025)

Grants Awarded To 100 Arts And Cultural Organizations Supporting Creativity And Cultural Equity Across The City (City of Boston, July 8, 2025)

Live music at Logan? Pilot program brings buskers to baggage claim (Boston Business Journal, July 1, 2025)

Mass. Cultural Council awards $6.5M for ‘behind-the-scenes’ facilities work (Boston Business Journal, June 27, 2025)

Can the arts help our young people to become more interested in scientific disciplines? A Food for Thought for the Massachusetts STEM Advisory Council (InfoHaiti, June 27, 2025)

Face-to-face with Es Devlin: The celebrated artist and designer creates connection at all scales. (MIT News, June 26, 2025)

August Adventures Invite Public to Explore Arts, Culture in Massachusetts (Rock 92.9, June 25, 2025)

What the arts give the Cape and what we stand to lose (Cape Cod Times, June 15, 2025)

New art fair Arrival brings collectors to the bucolic Berkshires (The Art Newspaper, June 13, 2025)

New Bedford building poised to rise as artist space — again (Commonwealth Beacon, June 11, 2025)

City of Salem issues a Call for Proposals – Salem 400+ Programming for Old Town Hall in 2026 (City of Salem, June 6, 2025)

State & Regional Leaders Sound the Alarm on Trump’s Attacks on the Arts (Commonwealth Beacon, June 2, 2025)

Berkshires arts groups form council to collaborate, seek support (Times Union, May 27, 2025)

Next up for the Tolland Cultural Council’s Music in the Hills program are The Meanies (MassLive, May 25, 2025)

Holyoke Mayor named Grand Marshal of Springfield Puerto Rican Parade (WWLP, May 21, 2025)

Mass Cultural Council celebró a 447 artistas de su programa de subvenciones para individuos creativos en Massachusetts (El Planeta, May 20, 2025)

Mass. artists receive grants, concerns remain (WWLP, May 19, 2025)

Every good authoritarian knows art is dangerous. That’s why Trump is gutting the NEA. (The Boston Globe, May 14, 2025)

Chelsea Cultural Council disburses $100,000 in Heritage Celebrations Grants (Chelsea Record, May 14, 2025)

Pressley, local cultural institutions push back against executive order (Bay State Banner, May 14, 2025)

Bombyx, others who maintain cultural spaces in region secure significant grants from state (Daily Hampshire Gazette, May 10, 2025)

Mass. arts organizations upended as NEA claws back promised funds (WBUR, May 7, 2025)

Local arts groups count losses as NEA cancels grants (The Boston Globe, May 6, 2025)

Natick Cultural Council congratulates grant recipients at fun awards ceremony (Natick Report, May 5, 2025)

The Bedford Cultural District (The Bedford Citizen, May 2, 2025)

Theater Matters with Jarice Hanson: Budget cuts can’t kill culture (Valley Advocate, Apr. 24, 2025)

Governor Healey Unveils Art Exhibition for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Mass.gov, Apr. 18, 2025)

Local Arts Leaders Brace for Federal Demands and Cuts (The Provincetown Independent, Apr. 23, 2025)

State backs performing arts centers through grants (Berkshire Edge, Apr. 17, 2025)

Artists’ Row Springs to Life! (City of Salem, April 15, 2025)

Mass Cultural Council awards grants to Berkshire County performing arts venues (Berkshire Eagle, Apr. 14, 2025)

Local organizations have so far been spared worst of Trump’s cuts to arts, but fear what comes next (Cambridge Day, Apr. 8, 2025)

Pittsfield: Cultural Council announces 2025 grant recipients (Berkshire Eagle, Apr. 5, 2025)

‘I’ve seen poetry save lives’: Local and Grammy-winning poets celebrate their art (GBH, Apr. 4, 2025)

Next generation of concert tour and Broadway dancers train in new program (WBUR, Apr. 3, 2025)

Library services threatened by Trump funding cuts (WBUR, Apr. 2, 2025)

Wrentham Cultural Council Announces Recipients of 2025 LCC Program (Norfolk & Wrentham News, Apr. 1, 2025)

Take two Van Goghs daily: the growing popularity of museum prescriptions (The Guardian, Mar. 31, 2025)

Fitchburg looks to the arts to jump-start its economy (Boston Globe, Mar. 28, 2025)

Massachusetts Cultural Council Money Heading to Bedford (The Bedford Citizen, Mar. 28, 2025)

38 Artists And Organizations Awarded $120,358 In Local Cultural Council Grants By Cambridge Arts (City of Cambridge, Mar. 26, 2025)

Massachusetts Looking For First-Ever Poet Laureate (Cape Cod News, Mar. 20, 2025)

Gov. Healey, Mass Cultural Council open applications for Massachusetts’ first Poet Laureate (The Boston Sun, Mar. 19, 2025)

Mass Cultural Council anuncia nuevo programa de apoyo financiero para actividades culturales en Massachusetts (El Planeta, Mar. 18, 2025)

State Agencies Making Educational Organizations Affordable (WBZ News Radio, Mar. 14, 2025)

Tolland Cultural Council offering up Music in the Hill — 2025 starting March 15 (MassLive, Mar. 7, 2025)

Worcester Arts Council awards $235,030 for arts and cultural programs (Worcester Magazine, Mar. 5, 2025)

Mass. creative sector requests budget funding (WWLP, Mar. 4, 2025)

Beverly’s Historic Cabot Theater Awarded $200K Gaming Mitigation Grant (Patch, Mar. 3, 2025)

Island Cultural Council Announces Grants (Vineyard Gazette, Mar. 3, 2025)

Cultural Grants Awarded for Town of Mattapoisett (The Wanderer, Mar. 2, 2025)

$15,000 awarded to town to enrich cultural life (Your Arlington, Feb. 27, 2025)

Medway Cultural Council awards $8,800 in grants (Medway & Millis News, Feb. 27, 2025)

Residents Wanted to Serve on Cultural Council (Watertown News, Feb. 24, 2025)

State Renews Grant to Creative Haverhill in Support of City’s Riverfront Cultural District (WHAV, Feb. 19, 2025)

New NEA grant rules spark backlash, confusion for some in the Berkshires arts community (Berkshire Eagle, Feb. 17, 2025)

Franklin Lands $15,000 for Cultural District (Franklin Observer, Feb. 15, 2025)

Mass Cultural Council announces $870K in grants for cultural districts across the state (Lowell Sun, Feb. 13, 2025)

Museums as Medicine? The Growing Trend of Art Prescriptions (Observer, Feb. 8, 2025)

Leominster Cultural Council awards 2025 grants (Sentinel & Enterprise, Feb. 8, 2025)

Boston arts organizations uneasy over possible loss of federal funding (WBUR, Feb. 7, 2025)

Cambridge arts organizations are awarded $450,000 in COVID-19 relief funding (WickedLocal, Feb. 7, 2025)

At long last a poet laureate will bring verse to people of Massachusetts (NEPM, Feb. 7, 2025)

Cultural Council Awards Grants To 19 Programs (Andover News, Feb. 6, 2025)

Governor Healey Signs Executive Order to Establish Massachusetts’ First-Ever Poet Laureate (Mass.gov, Feb. 3, 2025)

Arts Council brings cultural enrichment to West Springfield (The Reminder, Jan. 29, 2025)

Mass Cultural Council otorgó 740 subvenciones a festivales y proyectos para expandir las actividades culturales en Massachusetts (El Planeta, Jan. 27, 2025)

13 Barnstable Organizations Get Mass Cultural Grants (The Patch, Jan. 24, 2025)

Athol Cultural Council announces grant recipients (Athol Daily News, Jan. 24, 2025)

$23K awarded for local art, culture projects (WHAI, Jan. 24, 2025)

Governor’s FY26 Budget Filed, Annual Budget-Building Process Begins (Mass Cultural Council, Jan. 23, 2025)

Northampton Arts Council awards grants (Daily Hampshire Gazette, Jan. 23. 2025)

2 Natick Organizations get Mass Cultural grants (Patch.com, Jan. 22, 2025)

Five Waltham Organizations Get Mass Cultural Grants (Patch, Jan. 22, 2025)

ACAC awards nearly $22,000 to local artists (Your Arlington, Jan. 21, 2025)

Springfield organizations recognized for cultural grants (WWLP, Jan. 20, 2025)

Cultural council grants to bring arts programs to the public (Nemasket Week Today, Jan. 18, 2025)

Becket Cultural Council 2025 grant awards (Berkshire Eagle, Jan. 10, 2025)

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Cultural Council Announces LCC Grant Recipients (Chelsea Record, Dec. 25, 2024)

Great Barrington: Cultural Council awards 13 grants (Berkshire Eagle, Dec. 20, 2024)

Double Edge Theatre eyes eco-friendly housing, new Community Design Center (Greenfield Recorder, Dec. 12, 2024)

Northampton Community Arts Trust secures $100K grant to improve sound, lighting systems at The Workroom theater (Daily Hampshire Gazette, Dec. 12, 2024)

Ventfort Hall Receives Grant from Mass Cultural Council (iBerkshires, Dec. 12, 2024)

Holyoke’s new Puerto Rican Cultural District is nation’s second (MassLive, Dec. 11, 2024)

Americans Speak Out About Arts & Culture In New Public Opinion Survey (Forbes, Dec. 6, 2024)

Mass Cultural Council Awards $9,000 Grant to Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum (Business West, Dec. 5, 2024)

Beverly Awarded $40K In MA Cultural Council Grants (The Patch, Dec. 4, 2024)

These WMass arts groups reaped grants from the state (MassLive, Dec. 3, 2024)

Six Attleboro area organizations awarded Mass Cultural Council funds (The Sun Chronicle, Dec. 2, 2024)

Saugus Cultural Council preps for Cultural Fest (ItemLive, Dec. 2, 2024)

Mass Cultural Council awards $7.2 million to 394 nonprofit cultural organizations (Mass Nonprofit News, Dec. 2, 2024)

Comment | Why it’s important to find hope for—and through—the arts after the US election (The Art Newspaper, Nov. 29, 2024)

Downtown Westfield designated as one of three cultural districts (The Reminder, Nov. 22, 2024)

Watertown Cultural District Approved by Mass Cultural Council (Watertown News, Nov. 19, 2024)

Mass Cultural Council designates downtown Westfield as Cultural District (MassLive, Nov. 19, 2024)

Area briefs: Skinner State Park Road to close for work; Holyoke gets new Puerto Rican Cultural District; Girls on the Run 5K celebration (Gazette, Nov. 14, 2024)

Great Barrington just got more than $6 million in grants. Here’s where the money is going (The Berkshire Eagle, Nov. 12, 2024)

So, You Want to Live in Winchester? (Boston Magazine, Nov. 12, 2024)

Inside a Massachusetts studio showcasing the work of artists with disabilities (PBS News, Nov. 10, 2024)

Foxboro, Wrentham and Plainville officials give update on regional marketing effort to state Gaming Commission (The Sun Chronicle, Nov. 8, 2024)

Supra Natural brings inquiry through abstraction at STCC’s Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery (MassLive, October 29, 2024)

Fusing science and culture through metalsmithing (MIT, October 29, 2024)

New Bedford students redesign ‘I voted’ stickers for Election Day (WBSM, October 28, 2024)

Gift of more than $45m and 331 works for the Clark Art Institute (The Art Newspaper, October 28, 2024)

El Mass Cultural Council anuncia una nueva ronda de subvenciones para instalaciones culturales (El Planeta, October 25, 2024)

Wallet-friendly ways to appreciate the arts in Mass. (WCVB, October 24, 2024)

Finalists for Arshile Gorky Mural Announced by Watertown Public Arts & Culture Committee (Watertown News, October 23, 2024)

Business leaders consider new tourism strategies (MV Times, October 23, 2024)

Mass Cultural Council & MassDevelopment Invest $2.6M into 17 Cultural Facilities (Mass Cultural Council, October 21, 2024)

Roxbury’s cultural renaissance (The Scope Boston, October 7, 2024)

Pay Equity in the Arts: A Movement Gains Momentum (Nonprofit Quarterly, October 2, 2024)

Community | FABRIC Arts Festival celebrates Portuguese cultural heritage – Fall River, MA (Portuguese American Journal, October 1, 2024)

GBH News Launches Equity and Justice Reporting Unit (GBH, October 1, 2024)

Community | FABRIC Arts Festival celebrates Portuguese cultural heritage – Fall River, MA (Portuguese American Journal, October 1, 2024)

Local Officials Support 2025 Bedford Cultural Council Grant Cycle (The Bedford Citizen, September. 25, 2024)

Governor Healey Unveils Hispanic Heritage Month Art Exhibition (Mass.gov, September 25, 2024)

Governor Appoints Cultural Economy Advisory Council Members (Mass.gov, September 20, 2024)

In Massachusetts and Haiti, Jean Appolon uses dance to dream and to heal (Boston Globe, September 23, 2024)

Get intimate with artists during Hilltown Arts Alliance studio tour Oct. 5 and 6 (Mass Live, September 18, 2024)

You’ll find colorful surprises in these 200 quilts. It’s art, culture and hard work (Patriot Ledger, September 17, 2024)

Massachusetts woman gives up career to follow dream of becoming artist (CBS News, September 16, 2024)

Doctors can now prescribe culture through Mass. ‘Art Pharmacy’ program (Boston.com, September 11, 2024)

Mass Cultural Council Launches LCC Program Grant Cycle (iBerkshires, September 9, 2024)

Sen. Adam Gomez Announces Funds for Local Cultural Councils (Business West, September 9, 2024)

Autumnal beauty lines the Mohawk Trail in Western Mass. (WCVB, September 9, 2024)

Vineyard artist featured in Governor’s exhibit (MV Times, August 28, 2024)

City Hires Watertown’s First Director of Community Design (Watertown News, August 27, 2024)

19 Western Mass. tourism attractions receive state grants (WWLP, August 26, 2024)

Cultural Appreciation Week 2024 Theme, Logo, ‘Signature Sites’ Announced (Mass.gov, August 20, 2024)

‘Our arts continue to inspire’: Worcester area groups get total of $2.9 million in cultural grants (Boston 5 News, August 20, 2024)

Chicopee hosts ribbon cutting for yarn bombing display (The Reminder, August 20, 2024)

Take two arts activities and call me in the morning: Mass. doctors can now prescribe arts for health concerns (The Bay State Banner, Aug. 1, 2024)

Take the Bedford Cultural Council’s Annual Community Survey Before It Closes on Aug. 2 (The Bedford Citizen, July 29, 2024)

Chalk-ful of fun to be had at sidewalk-art festival (Wareham Week, July 28, 2024)

State officials receptive to plans for downtown Westfield cultural district (MassLive, July 23, 2024)

Your next prescription? Going to a museum or taking a dance class (GBH, July 22, 2024)

Lee Represents Massachusetts in 50 in 50 Mural Project (iBerkshires, July 21, 2024)

Ami Bennitt: It’s everyone’s job to choose affordable artist workspace (Hampshire Gazette, July 17, 2024)

Exhibits, galleries, theater and more: Seacoast arts and culture news (SeaCoastOnline, July 17, 2024)

Newport Jazz Festival hits its stride at 70 (The Bay State Banner, July 17, 2024)

Your guide to free museums in Boston and beyond, plus discount days (GBH, July 16, 2024)

Motherwell Estate Gifts $200,000 to Provincetown’s Fine Arts Work Center and its Famed Residency Program (Art News, July 12, 2024)

What is ‘Social Prescribing’? Program takes new approach to physical, mental health (WCVB, July 11, 2024)

A new art fair will arrive in the Berkshires in 2025 (The Art Newspaper, July 8, 2024)

Celebrando a los individuos creativos beneficiarios de subvenciones de Mass Cultural Council (El Planeta, June 27, 2024)

Arts Flourish in America’s Top Rural Counties: A Data-Driven Exploration (SMU DataArts, June 27, 2024)

Visit these Massachusetts museums for free this summer (WWLP, June 26, 2024)

Berkshire/Columbia Counties Pay Equity Project Announces New Cultural Sector Surveys and September 25th Pay Equity Summit (Berkshire On Stage News, June 25, 2024)

How art liberated one life: A conversation with Springfield’s Don Blanton (MassLive, June 23, 2024)

Multimedia artist Jackson 2bears reimagines the Haudenosaunee longhouse and creation story. (MIT News, June 14, 2024)

Berkshire Organizations Awarded Mass Cultural Council Grants (iBerkshires.com, June 13, 2024)

Turkish festival celebrates food, art, culture in Agawam (WWLP, June 9, 2024)

California, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, Washington: Planning for the Creative Economy (NASAA, June 7, 2024)

How This Caribbean-Born Artist Became the Toast of 18^th– Century France (Smithsonian Magazine, June 2024)

Hundreds celebrate launch of Louverture Cultural Center (Dorchester Reporter, May 30, 2024)

Watertown Program Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant (Watertown News, May 30, 2024)

Banner [Virtual] Art Gallery (The Bay State Banner, May 22, 2024)

Kamini ‘Kamy’ Sanghvi fosters vibrance and culture in Chicopee (MassLive, May 15, 2024

How Western Massachusetts inspired Andrea Hairston’s latest sci-fi novel (GBH, May 7, 2024)

‘Reflections on Childhood Joy’ enriches the UMass Worker Artist Community (Massachusetts Daily Collegian, May 5, 2024)

Weaving memory into textiles (MIT News, May 3, 2024)

Why a Little Trip to a Museum or Concert Can Be So Good for Your Mental Health (Self.com, May 3, 2024)

Rehoboth artist adds extra dimension to Massachusetts emblems (WBUR, Apr. 19, 2024)

Connecting Boston: Public Art at Rose F. Kennedy Greenway (The Harvard Crimson, Apr. 16, 2024)

Boston Armenian Film Festival Celebrates Century of Cinema and Female Directors (The Armenian Mirror Spectator, Apr. 12, 2024)

Greenfield board, state lawmakers look to preserve creative economy (Greenfield Recorder, Apr. 9, 2024)

Decades-old collective uses art to shift public narratives about Haiti (The Bay State Banner, Apr. 3, 2024)

A multitude of art installations and experiences are coming to Salem this Spring (Salem City Hall, Apr. 2, 2024)

MASS MoCA union employees end strike after contract agreement reached (WBUR, Mar. 27, 2024)

City of Lowell Receives $30,000 NEFA Grant for Public Art Reflecting Cambodian Community’s Impact (City of Lowell, Mar. 26, 2024)

Wrap up Women’s History Month with an art walk (GBH, Mar. 25, 2024)

Public Artists Enhance Spatial Justice Across Massachusetts (New England Foundation for the Arts, Mar. 21, 2024)

Creative collisions: Crossing the art-science divide (MA Institute of Technology, Mar. 19, 2024)

Michael Bobbitt on the intersection of the state’s arts and business sectors (Boston Business Journal, Mar. 19, 2024)

Small Somerville shop Amantolli brings Mexican culture to Massachusetts (CBS News, Mar. 4, 2024)

Responsible AI: How Philanthropy Can (and Should) Support the Movement (The Center for Effective Philanthropy, Mar. 2024)

Montague Cultural Council awards $16K in grants (Greenfield Recorder, Feb. 17, 2024)

Frederick Douglass bust unveiled in Mass Statehouse (Fox News, Feb. 15, 2024)

Report: Tourism brings $1.3B to three-county region (Daily Hamphire Gazette, Feb. 12, 2024)

Western Mass Chinese community celebrates Lunar New Year (WWLP, Feb. 10, 2024)

Cultural Council Funds Music Outreach for the Homeless (The Enterprise, Feb. 9, 2024)

15 Wayland Art, Culture Projects Funded By Cultural Council Grants (The Patch Feb. 8, 2024)

Iniciativa «Card to Culture» brinda mayor acceso a experiencias culturales en Massachusetts (El Planeta, Feb. 7, 2024)

Boston City Hall highlights Black art, culture to kick off Black History Month (Boston Herald, Feb. 6, 2024)

Healing, Bridging, Thriving: A Summit on Arts and Culture in our Communities (National Endowment for the Arts, Jan. 30, 2024)

Experts discuss North Shore tourism industry (The Salem News, Jan. 29, 2024)

Westfield downtown groups ready to apply for cultural district designation (MassLive, Jan. 29, 2024)

A new art program aims to help incarcerated women on Cape Cod (GBH, Jan. 26, 2024)

Mayor Wu hopes to expand free museum admissions program for BPS students and families (GBH, Jan. 25, 2024)

Dozens of Cultural Programs Get Grants from Watertown LCC (Watertown News, Jan. 21, 2024)

Acton’s new public art project showcases businesses in town (WBZ News, Jan. 19, 2024)

Grants for Good (MV Times, Jan. 17, 2024)

Arts Beat: Western Mass. filmmaker to show film on Holocaust denial (MassLive, Jan. 15, 2024)

Cultural Projects and Programs Receive More than $16,000 from Bedford LCC (The Bedford Citizen, Jan. 9, 2024)

Artists needed for Massachusetts Herman Melville statue in New Bedford (The Berkshire Eagle, Jan. 8, 2024)

Awards validate mill cities’ support of arts, education in Fitchburg (Sentinel & Enterprise, Jan. 3, 2024)

Northampton, MA is a hub for arts and culture – Musicians, writers, artists, and more flock to the Western Massachusetts city (WVCB 5, Jan. 2, 2024)

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Scion of woodworkers is first woman chosen for centuries-old trade group Paul Revere founded (WBUR, Dec. 21, 2023)
Springfield calls for artists to illuminate vacant storefronts with wellness-themed digital art (WWLP, Dec. 21, 2023)
There’s life after COVID for Jamaica Plain’s 147-year-old Footlight Club theater (The Boston Globe, Dec. 20, 2023)
New Haitian cultural center in Boston seeks community support to open in May (CAI, Dec. 19, 2023)
City Line: Spotlight on Asian Businesses in Boston (WCVB, Dec. 17, 2023)
Mass Cultural Council Investments in Several Cultural Districts (The Daily News, Dec. 7, 2023)
Springfield Arts & Culture Sector celebrate $82 million economic boost in 2022 (WWLP, Dec. 7, 2023)
NBT Bank gives community groups $30K (The Berkshire Eagle, Dec. 1, 2023)
Mass Cultural Council grants boost local cultural districts (Gloucester Daily Times, Nov. 30, 2023)
Philanthropy doesn’t always get it right. Let’s rethink how we give (WBUR, Nov. 27, 2023)
Forum on Somerville’s survival as an arts hub includes hopeful notes, but with some big asks (Cambridge Day, Nov. 26, 2023)
Elizabeth James-Perry makes art, handcrafts tied to her Wampanoag roots (MassLive, Nov. 24, 2023)
Vineyard Haven Harbor Cultural District Charts its Future (Vineyard Gazette, Nov. 20, 2023)
Lawmakers are pushing to revitalize cultural districts across Mass. (Boston Business Journal, Nov. 24, 2023)
Culture unites families, community ‘even closer together’ – Reingold Elementary holds Thankful for Our Cultures (Sentinel & Enterprise, Nov. 20, 2023)
Dartmouth Cultural Center gets its funding for renovations. Here’s what it plans to change (South Coast Today, Nov. 20, 2023)
¿Cómo impacta el sector cultural en la economía del estado? (El Planeta, Nov. 16, 2023)
New Roxbury Community College mural celebrates African culture (Boston.com, Nov. 16, 2023)
Culture bursts at the seams of these Mohawk Trail towns (WCVB, Oct. 30, 2023)
Online Sales $$$ Eyed To Shore Up Mass. Downtowns (WWLP, Oct. 30, 2023)
The Cultural Facilities Fund is an economic lifeline for small cultural organizations — including four in the Berkshires (Berkshire Eagle, Oct. 30, 2023)
Nuevo programa de Mass Cultural Council ofrece apoyo financiero de $5 mil dólares para individuos creativos (El Planeta, Oct. 27, 2023)
Value of Pioneer Valley’s nonprofit arts groups goes beyond dollars (MassLive, Oct. 20, 2023)
The Economic Impact Of Local Arts And Culture Businesses (Forbes, Oct. 16, 2023)
Springfield arts and culture had $82.3 million economic impact last year (MassLive, Oct. 13, 2023)
Local Organizations Receive Cultural Council Grants (The Quincy Sun, Oct. 12, 2023)
Mass Cultural Council supports local arts and culture across the Bay State (WWLP, Oct. 10, 2023)
Springfield Vietnamese Cultural Association to host Moon Festival (WWLP, Oct. 1, 2023)
John Sheldon on screen in Greenfield, celebrating Hispanic culture in Springfield, and more (The Gazette, Sept. 28, 2023)
Taking Place (Art New England, Sept/Oct 2023)
Belchertown receives Mass Cultural Council Grant for Economic Development Program (Masslive, Sept. 26, 2023)
Haverhill Art Walk Saturday Brings Back Pub Crawl, Music, Art and More to Downtown (WHAV News Staff, Sept. 26, 2023)
Area Tourism Groups Receive Grant Awards (Newburyport News, Sept. 24, 2023)
Organizaciones latinas reciben subvenciones del programa para festivales y proyectos de @masscultural, via @elplanetaboston (El Planeta, Sept. 23, 2023)
Mural Arts Philadelphia’s 25th Annual Mural Arts Month Celebrates “The Power of Commitment” (TD Stories, Sept. 20, 2023)
Equity and inclusion top priority in Mass Cultural Council 2024 plan (The Bay State Banner, Sept. 13, 2023)
What the Wellesley Cultural Council Does (The Swellesley Report, Sept. 2023)
Mass Cultural Council anunció su próximo plan estratégico de equidad y transformación cultural (El Planeta, Aug. 28, 2023)
Noticing colorful public art in Fall River? It’s designed and painted by local teens (The Herald News Aug. 28, 2023)
At Open Door Theater, inclusivity and accessibility take center stage (WGBH.org, Aug. 4, 2023)
Now in 10th year, Pocumtuck Homelands Festival continues sharing Indigenous traditions (The Greenfield Recorder, Aug. 1, 2023)
Preserving artistic traditions: Crafters share cultural practices, heritage at Lowell Folk Festival (The Lowell Sun, July 30, 2023)
More than 70 banners added to downtown Greenfield featuring cultural assets (22 News WWLP.com, July 24, 2023)
Local artisans preserve culture through apprenticeships, showcase work at Lowell Folk Festival (The Lowell Sun, July 24, 2023)
‘Reaching for the Stars’: Daughter commissions Easthampton mural in honor of her mother (The Daily Hampshire Gazette, July 21, 2023)
Oliveira, Duffy sponsor Cultural Equity in Tourism bill (The Reminder, July 19, 2023)
Worcester Arts Council adds incentive in search for community priorities feedback (Telegram & Gazette, July 19, 2023)
Splashes of color at EMC Park Cultural Council mural in Hopkinton (MetroWest Daily News, July 18, 2023)
Fall River art groups get $140K in state grants (The Herald News. July 17, 2023)
Culture Splash expands lineup of free Thursday events (Gloucester Daily Times, July 13, 2023)
La Hora del Café – interview at 39:06 (El Mundo, July 13, 2023)
Mass Humanities awards $1.2M in culture sector recovery grants (Mass Live, July 11, 2023)
Bill proposed to promote arts and culture of underserved groups in state (The Republican, July 11, 2023.)
Indigenous Rep added to board of woodlands partnership (Greenfield Recorder, July 2, 2023)
From Murals to Movements: How Street Art Is Transforming East Boston and Beyond (Boston Art Review, June 26, 2023)
‘Sabor de Lynn’ Launches in the City (Itemlive.com, June 26, 2023)
Don’t blink or you’ll miss it: ‘Tiny Art 4 All Gallery Project’ pops up along Rail Trail in Florence (Daily Hampshire Gazette, June 23, 2023)
Friends of the Town House Launch a New You Tube Channel (Spencer New Leader, June 23, 2023)
Arts and Music Shine at the Cultural Festival Despite Weather (The Bedford Citizen, June 22, 2023)
Merrimac Public Library’s summer reading program is back (The Daily News, June 22, 2023)
Bedford Cultural Council Survey Now Open! (The Bedford Citizen, June 22, 2023)
Dalton Cultural Council awards grants (Berkshire Eagle, June 21, 2023)
Ludlow Cultural Council offers free summer concerts (The Republican, June 14, 2023)
Pride Month celebrations in western Massachusetts (WWLP, June 10, 2023)
Native American crafts, storytelling: Happening in June at Heritage State Park (The Herald News, June 3, 2023)
Two Winchendon music series return for the summer (Athol Daily News, June 2, 2023)
Upcoming festival to celebrate all things Ashby. Art festival to showcase town’s creativity and tradition (Sentinel & Enterprise, May 28, 2023)
North Adams Gets Mass Cultural Council Grant (iBerkshires.com, May 28, 2023)
Salem Arts fest kicks off downtown celebration (Salem News, May 26, 2023)
Love Art Collective Inc. receives state funding to develop Block Art Studio in Springfield (22 News WWLP, May 26, 2023)
Sawmill River Arts Gallery Crafts An Effective Business Framework (BusinessWest.com, May 26, 2023)
New federal rules would hit museums ‘on the head,’ speed up return of lost or stolen Native remains (WGBH, May 24, 2023)
Woburn’s Juneteenth Celebration To Feature Speakers, Art, Food, Music (Patch, May 22, 2023)
CitySpace pop-up market brings unique artistic creations to Easthampton (22News WWLP.com, May 22, 2023)
Haitian Unity Parade returns to Blue Hill Avenue in a blue and red celebration (The Boston Globe, May 21, 2023)
Boston’s vibrant Little Saigon a Vietnamese mecca (VN Express International, May 15, 2023)
Online auction open for Cultural Council Go Outdoors art exhibit (Patch, May 4, 2023)
Milford Cultural Council Reveals Multicultural Performing Arts Lineup (Patch, May 2, 2023)
Celebrating 25 years of floral interpretation with Art in Bloom (The Sentinel, April 25, 2023)
21 awarded arts, culture grants totaling $22,164 (yourArlington, April 22, 2023)
World & Eye celebrates nature and art with Earth and Fire Arts Fest (The Reminder MetroWest, April 11, 2023)
New Bedford Local Cultural Council announces $140,200 in awards for 2023 (New Bedford Guide, April 12, 2023)
Central Mass. cultural organizations to split $173K in festival grants (Worcester Business Journal, April 5, 2023)
Local Veterans Groups Receives Cultural Grant (Capecod.com, April 5, 2023)
Arts & Cultural Groups Celebrate Millions in Local Grant Awards (iBerkshires.com, March 31, 2023)
Work on Cultural District’s Artsy Boxes to Begin (Frankin Town News, March 29, 3023)
Grants Awarded to Support Arts, Humanities and Sciences (Medway & Millis Town News, March 29, 2023)
Island Organizations Awarded State Cultural Grants (Martha’s Vineyard Gazette, March 29, 2023)
Collective Strength: Arts leader hits Salem (The Salem News, March 27, 2023)
‘Pulse of creativity’: Cummington becomes Massachusetts cultural district (Daily Hampshire Gazette, March 26, 2023)
Ireland Asks: What if Artists Could Ditch Their Day Jobs? (The New York Times, March 23, 2023)
New Cultural District Designation could attract new grant money – and more tourists (Lexington Observer, March 23, 2023)
Cultural Center Receives $75,000 Grant (The Enterprise, March 17, 2023)
Monson nonprofit supports women, children through programming (The Reminder, March 16, 2023)
Berkshires Academy for Advanced Musical Studies receives grant funding from Massachusetts Cultural Council (The Berkshire Eagle, March 15, 2023)
UPDATE: Healey seeks tax credit for live theaters (Gloucester Daily Times, March 15, 2023)
Mass Cultural Council awards Museum of Russian Icons $75,000, the maximum grant allowed through the Cultural Sector Pandemic Recovery Program. (ARTFIXdaily, March 14, 2023)
EcoTarium receives pandemic recovery grant from Massachusetts Cultural Council (Spectrum News 1, March 13, 2023)
New Bedford Creative announces over $400,000 ARPA Grant Awards celebrating arts, culture and creative expression (New Bedford Creative, March 9, 2023)
Sounds Local: New album from Kimaya Diggs reflects on grief, loss (The Greenfield Recorder, March 8, 2023)
The show must go on — outdoors (Newburyport News, March 3, 2023)
Natick arts center gets state help to compete with casinos for touring artists (MetroWest Daily News, March 2, 2023)
Maudslay receives pandemic recovery grant (Newburyport News, March 1, 2023)
Somerville schools receive grants for arts enrichment (Boston Globe, February 28, 2023)
Somerville Students To Benefit From Cultural Council Residency Program (Somerville Patch, February 28, 2023)
Newton Businesses Look to Recover With Pandemic Recovery Grants From Mass Cultural Council (The Heights, February 26, 2023)
Artist and children librarian David Mello’s ocean-inspired sculpture on display (The Herald News, February 23, 2023)
Shelter, food, art funded through Northampton’s $4M ARPA grant (Daily Hampshire Gazette, February 23, 2023)
Mass Humanities Announces Staffing Recovery Grants (East Boston Times-Free Press, February 22, 2023)
Central Mass. arts nonprofits receive $400K to offset casino power Worcester Business Journal, February 22, 2023)
Local arts centers get $3.7 million boost from gaming revenue (wbur, February 21, 2023)
UMass Fine Arts Center, Bombyx Center two of several arts centers to receive state gaming revenue (Daily Hampshire Gazette, February 21, 2023)
Local arts centers receive $3.7M in gaming revenue (WWLP, February 21, 2023)
Gaming mitigation dollars fund 43 performance centers to the tune of $3.7 million (MassNonprofit News, February 21, 2023)
Theater in the Open announces upcoming performances (The Daily News, February 16, 2023)
Leaving an artistic footprint: A.P.E. will host several public workshops in the Workroom Theater at 33 Hawley before renovations begin (Daily Hampshire Gazette, February 15, 2023)
Local arts centers get $3.7 million boost from gaming revenue (WBUR, Feb. 21, 2023)
Haverhill, North Andover and West Newbury Groups Share in Cultural Sector Recovery Grants (Wavelengths, Feb. 16, 2023)
$51 million in state money will go to artists, culture groups rebounding from pandemic (GBH, Feb. 15, 2023)
Worcester Arts Council 2023 grants up 35% over previous year (Worcester Business Journal, Feb. 9, 2023)
Worcester Arts Council awards more grant funding ‘than ever before’ to creative community (Telegram & Gazette, Feb. 8, 2023)
Grants support community storytelling, Douglass events (Mass Humanities, Feb. 7, 2023)
Chinese New Year celebrated in style (The Eagle-Tribune, Feb. 6, 2023)
Wampanoag Artists Featured In State House Exhibit (The Enterprise, Mashpee, Feb. 2, 2023)
Boston, Cambridge and Somerville Launch Regional Effort to Protect and Plan for Arts Spaces (Cambridge | Arts, Feb. 1, 2023)
State Names Two Cultural Districts In Harwich (The Cape Cod Chronicle, Feb. 1, 2023)
‘A game changer’: New Bedford Creative has big plans for $1 million grant (SouthCoast Today, January 31, 2023)
EBT Card to Culture discounts apply to Berkshire arts institutions such as Aston Magna, the Mahaiwe, Tanglewood, Berkshire Theatre Group, Clark, more (Berkshire Eagle, January 25, 2023)
Plymouth Bay Cultural District on the Local Seen (The Local Seen by PACTV, January 24, 2023)
Boston’s Latin Quarter designation aims to preserve Jamaica Plain’s cultural identity (WCVB, January 23, 2023)
Dot native to lead city’s tourism and entertainment office (Dorchester Reporter, January 23, 2023)
Americans for the Arts and the United States Conference of Mayors honor exceptional leaders in the arts (Americans for the Arts, January 20, 2023)
Community seeks more public art (Greenfield Recorder, January 20, 2023)
Mayor Jon Mitchell wins national award for supporting the arts in New Bedford (SouthCoast Today, January 20, 2023)
Mass Cultural Council supports creative learning programs in North Quabbin (Athol Daily News, January 19, 2023)
Mass Cultural Council apoya el aprendizaje creativo en las escuelas de Massachusetts (El Planeta, January 17, 2023)
Poetry series honors a daughter’s memory, and region’s literary community (Worcester Magazine, January 17, 2023)
Two Dozen Milford Arts, Culture Programs Funded In 2023 (Milford Patch, January 17, 2023)
On MLK Day, Worcester Black artists reflect on a more inclusive art scene (Worcester Magazine/Telegram & Gazette, January 15, 2023)
Northampton Arts Council awards 32 grants to support local art projects (WCVB, January 12, 2023)
Foxboro Cultural Council seeking artists, sponsors for Fox-in-the-Boro project (The Sun Chronicle, January 12, 2023)
Natick Awarded Mass Cultural Council Grant (Natick Patch, January 10, 2023)
Mass. Cultural Council awards $750K to 50 cultural districts throughout the state (MetroWest Daily News, January 10, 2023)
Massachusetts Cultural Council Awards Haverhill’s Riverfront Cultural District $15,000 Grant (Wavelengths 97.9 WHAV, January 10, 2023)
Around the Hamptons: State cultural council awards $15K to Easthampton’s Cottage Street Cultural District; DPW to hold rate-setting workshop in Easthampton (Daily Hampshire Gazette, January 8, 2023)
PHOTOS: Mass. Cultural Council awards $750,000 at Danforth Art Museum event (MetroWest Daily News, January 6, 2023)
Falmouth Cultural Council Announces FY23 Grant Recipients (The Enterprise, January 6, 2023)
Cultural Council Announces FY23 Grants (Carlisle Mosquito, January 6, 2023)
Cultural Council awards 38 grants (Republican, January 5, 2023)
‘Wiped out by biotech’: Musicians to lose giant practice haven in Allston-Brighton (WBUR, January 4, 2023)

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Mesmerizing Natick Center light display at Clark’s Block building (Natick Report, Dec. 15, 2022)
Stockbridge: Cultural Council awards 26 grants (Berkshire Eagle, Dec. 9, 2022)
Art project highlights elders’ stories (Greenfield Recorder, Dec. 9, 2022)
Lexington Cultural District Hosts Site Visit from MCC (Lexington Observer, Dec. 8, 2022)
The arts are essential to a more inclusive, connected Commonwealth (Boston Globe, Dec. 6, 2022)
Barbara Krauthamer appointed to Massachusetts Cultural Council (The Berkshire Eagle, Dec. 3, 2022)
Groton Hill Music Center Receives Grant from Mass Cultural Council (The Harvard Press, Dec. 3, 2022)
Falmouth Puts Its Money Where Its Arts Are (The Enterprise, Falmouth, Nov. 18, 2022)
Multi-cultural traditions will be celebrated in ‘A Night to Remember’ (Worcester Magazine, Nov. 9, 2022)
Wistariahurst Museum celebrates Indigenous cultures with art exhibit (Western Mass News, Nov. 5, 2022)
Rocky Neck Art Colony gifted $200,000 (Gloucester Times, Nov. 4, 2022)
Indigenous tribes hold Boston’s first mishoon burning in more than 300 years (The Boston Globe, Nov. 3, 2022)
‘It introduces our neighbors’: Photo exhibit reflects Massachusetts’ multicultural immigrant population (Cape Cod Times, Nov. 2, 2022)
Youth wildlife mural installed on Clipper City Rail Trail (Newburyport Daily News, Oct. 31, 2022)
Mansfield-based arts center cuts ribbon on newly renovated venue (The Sun Chronicle, Oct. 26, 2022)
Mass. is rich with smaller, local museums. Let’s support them. (The Boston Globe, Oct. 23 2022)
Historic Newton Receives Grant from Mass Humanities (City of Newton, Oct. 21, 2022)
$180K state grant caps capital campaign for Amherst’s Drake venue (Daily Hampshire Gazette, Oct. 19, 2022)
Mass Humanities awards $135K to Pioneer Valley cultural organizations (Greenfield Recorder, Oct. 12, 2022)
Holding on to Boston’s Latin Quarter (The Boston Globe, Oct. 11, 2022)
Mass Humanities Announces Second Round of Grants (Mission Hill Gazette, Oct. 7, 2022)
Westborough Cultural Council hosts its 12th Arts in Common (Community Advocate, Oct. 3, 2022)
WBUR Presents: The Makers (WBUR, Sept. 23, 2022)
Free little art galleries arrive in MetroWest, fostering community connection (MetroWest Daily News, Sept. 15, 2022)
Mass Humanities announces second round of expand Mass Stories grants (Mass Humanities, Sep 21, 2022)
Free little art galleries arrive in MetroWest, fostering community connection (MetroWest Daily News, Sept. 15, 2022)
Cultural facilities grants underpin Florence arts celebration (Daily Hampshire Gazette, Sept. 14, 2022)
$3.3 million granted for arts and culture facilities in western Mass. (WWLP, Sept. 14, 2022)
Supporting BIPOC artists helps grow communities (Commonwealth Magazine, Sept. 12, 2022)
How an EBT card can help you access the arts (The Boston Globe, Sept. 7, 2022)
Belchertown mural puts community stamp on former state institution (Daily Hampshire Gazette, Aug. 31, 2022)
Working for Black August: Black Arts & Culture Funding and Justice Resource Hub (Grantmakers in the Arts, Aug. 25, 2022)
New MGM Music Hall at Fenway brings more life to Boston’s live music scene (GBH, Aug 23, 2022)
Art Beat takes a look at the artists in New Bedford’s 2022 Seaport Art Walk (The Herald News, Aug 13, 2022)
Aug. 9 Deadline to Register for ArtWeek Berkshires (iBerkshires.com, Aug 5, 2022)
ArtsHub Of Western Mass Is Proving To Be A Needed Resource (BusinessWest, Aug 5, 2022)
Pembroke musician takes Highwaymen on the road (Boston Globe, Aug 2, 2022)
‘Makers and players’ descend on Lowell Folk Festival, share craft of luthiery, instrument restoration (The Lowell Sun, July 30, 2022)
Falmouth Cultural Council Seeks Community Input (The Enterprise, July 29, 2022)
New Bedford’s downtown Seaport Art Walk takes a stroll on the wild side (The Standard Times, July 26, 2022)
Street art takes on a new meaning in Natick Center (The Boston Globe, July 21, 2022)
Focusing on the arts: Cambridge has 280 pieces of public art, who’s taking care of it all? (Wicked Local/Cambridge Chronicle-Tab, July 21, 2022)
‘Night Market’ attracts huge crowds to Fields Corner (Dorchester Reporter, July 20, 2022)
Saugus Council puts the focus on culture (Item Live July 20, 2022)
West Newton Cinema may become nonprofit center to support community arts (WBUR, July 20, 2022)
Sunshine Village beautifies Chicopee with fire hydrant art (WWLP, July 20, 2022)
This summer, cool down with some art and culture (Boston Globe, July 15, 2022)
Survey asks how Black residents of Berkshire County perceive the region’s vibrant arts economy (WBUR, July 14, 2022)
New ARPA grants approved by Select Board (Carlisle Mosquito, July 13, 2022)
Falmouth Cultural Council To Hold Artists Reception In The Fall (The Falmouth Enterprise, July 8, 2022)
Eyes of the artists examine race then — and now (Boston Globe, June 20, 2022)
Lynn’s art scene gets a $500,000 boost from MassDevelopment (Boston Globe, June 16, 2022)
Why Some Doctors Are Prescribing Ballroom Dance or a Day at the Museum (Time, June 15, 2022)
Rep. Vitolo Celebrates $342K In Cultural Sector Grants For Brookline (Brookline Patch, June 15, 2022)
Mansfield Cultural Council grant recipients showcased Wednesday (The Sun Chronicle, June 13, 2022)
The Pandemic Has Shifted the Types of Cultural Entities That People Prefer to Visit (DATA) (Colleendilen.com, June 9, 2022)
Chicopee to celebrate LGBTQ Pride month with festival, 1st parade (MassLive, Jun 8, 2022)
Andover Cultural Council plans public reception (Andover Townsman, June 6, 2022)
Worcesteria: Worcester Arts Council announces new round of grants, community input survey (Worcester Magazine, June 3, 2022)
Art among the trees in Brookline’s Riverway Park (The Boston Globe, June 1, 2022)
Street mural artists explain their craft (Commonwealth Magazine, May 31, 2022)
Falmouth Cultural Council Seeks Funding For Local Artists (The Enterprise, May 27, 2022)
Springfield’s Drama Studio wins $200,000 Massachusetts Cultural Council grant to aid renovations (MassLive, May 24, 2022)
Salisbury Cultural Council wants to be part of master plan design (Newburyport News, May 23, 2022)
Street mural artists explain their craft (Commonwealth Magazine, May 31, 2022)
Murals: An emerging form of community development (Commonwealth Magazine, May 30, 2022)
UP TO YOU: Take self-guided tour of Arlington Cultural District (Your Arlington, May 26, 2022)
Pittsfield: $200K grant supports BEAT education center (Berkshire Eagle, May 20, 2022)
Nine Berkshire cultural venues receive state funding (Berkshire Eagle, May 19, 2022)
Boston’s Little Saigon neighborhood gets boost while embracing Asian heritage (WCVB, May 17, 2022)
Pittsfield Cultural Council Extends Invitation to Join Committee (iBerkshires, May 15, 2022)
Falmouth Cultural Council Announces FY22 Grant Recipients (The Enterprise, May 13, 2022)
Winchester to receive grant money for AAPI cultural organization (Daily Times Chronicle, May 13, 2022)
Around Amherst: Cultural Council grants boost events, groups (Daily Hampshire Gazette, May 11, 2022)
Easthampton shows off artistic side for state’s cultural chief (Daily Hampshire Gazette, May 11, 2022)
Milford Launches ‘Trash To Treasure’ Art Contest (The Milford Patch, May 10, 2022)
Nipmuc Cultural Celebration set for May 21 (Athol Daily News, May 10, 2022)
A work in progress: Developing equitable spaces for artistry to flourish in Boston (The Boston Scope, May 9, 2022)
Northampton Public Arts Festival features outdoor painting (Daily Hampshire Gazette, May 5, 2022)
Haverhill Art Walk returns in June (Eagle Tribune, May 5, 2022)
Celebrate spring with art, flowers, and music (The Boston Globe, May 5, 2022)
Arts on the Common Returns Wrentham’s Celebration of the Arts Set for June 4 (Norfolk and Wrentham, May 1, 2022)
Seeking an Arts and Cultural Reporter, Funded by a Grant from the Bedford Cultural Council (The Bedford Citizen, Apr 29, 2022)
Thanks given to the Cultural Council (Carlisle Mosquito, Apr 29, 2022)
Two years into the pandemic, nearly $800 million lost in Mass. cultural sector, new report finds (Boston.com, Apr 27, 2022)
Two years into the pandemic, nearly $800 million lost in Mass. cultural sector, new report finds (Boston Globe, Apr 26, 2022)
Festivales latinos entre los seleccionados para recibir casi $300 mil en ayudas (El Planeta, Apr 22, 2022)
Shelburne Falls potter earns traditional arts grant (Greenfield Recorder, Apr 22, 2022)
Attleboro area towns, groups get state money for festivals (The Sun Chronicle, Apr 21, 2022)
Milford Cultural Council plans second phase of ‘Brush to Table’ project (Milford Daily News, Apr 6, 2022)
Cultural Council Grants Awarded To Northern Berkshire Communities (iBerkshires.com, Apr 4, 2022)
Walpole Cultural Council awards local grants (Hometown weekly, Apr 1, 2022)
Westborough Cultural Council awards $14,000 in local grants (Community Advocate, Mar 31, 2022)
Newburyport Cultural Council lists 2022 grant recipients (Newburyport News, Mar 30, 2022)
The Stoneham Cultural Council Announces Award Recipients for 2022 (Stoneham Cultural Council, Mar 16, 2022)
Orleans Cultural Council Announces 2022 Grant Recipients (CapeCod.com, Mar 14, 2022)
Natick Cultural Council Awards 29 Grants Totaling $12,850 (Framingham Source, Mar 10, 2022)
Rochester Cultural Council awards grants (Sippican Week, Mar 10, 2022)
Wellesley seeks artists to decorate traffic boxes (The Boston Globe, Mar 9, 2022)
Becket Cultural Council Announces its 2022 Awards (Becket Cultural Council, Mar 5, 2022)
Hilltown Digest: Williamsburg Cultural Council doles out more than $5K in grants for 17 projects (Daily Hampshire Gazette, Mar 3, 2022)
Cultural council awards 19 grants totaling $18,515 (Your Arlington, Mar 2, 2022)
Stockbridge: Cultural Council awards 26 grants (Berkshire Eagle, Mar 1, 2022)
Article Seeks to Make Cultural Center Self-Funding (The Cape Cod Chronicle, Feb 24, 2022)
Cultural council awards $15,000 in grants (Berkshire Eagle, Feb 23, 2022)
Four Berkshire cultural venues receive Gaming Mitigation grants (Berkshire Eagle, Feb 23, 2022)
Discover the stories of the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) who lived and worked in Marblehead through the 19th century (Marblehead Museum, Feb 23, 2022)
TEDxBroadway TEN Announces Speakers and New Date (Broadwayworld.com, Feb 23, 2022)
Oral histories of Holyoke veterans sought (WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Feb 23, 2022)
A Note from New Central Square BID Executive Director Luis Cotto (Central Square BID blog, Feb 22, 2022)
Mass Cultural Council Awards $2,500 Grant to the World on Wheels (Patch.com, Feb 19, 2022)
Needham Council for Arts and Culture Awards Record Number of Grants to Support Local Projects (NeedhamMa.gov, Feb 18, 2022)
Worcester’s Cultural Development Officer Erin Williams to step down in June (Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Feb 15, 2022)
Baker-Polito Administration Highlights Nearly $9 Million in Three MassWorks Awards for Boston (Mass.gov, Feb 15, 2022)
Mass Cultural Council awards grants to Attleboro area (The Sun Chronicle, Feb 14, 2022)
New York Artists in Need Can Apply for $1,000 a Month (The New York Times, Feb 14, 2022)
Boston Cultural Councils Grant $3.8M to 368 Nonprofits (Mass Nonprofit News, Feb 14, 2022)
The Fifth Middlesex District Receives Performing Arts Grant (Patch, Feb 11, 2022)
Southborough Cultural Arts Council Cultural Arts grants awards announced; Call for new members (My Southborough, Feb 10, 2022)
Vietnamese American community unites over Lunar New Year celebrations at Tết in Boston (The Scope Boston, Feb 7, 2022)
New Bedford arts groups making connections (CommonWealth Magazine, Feb 7, 2022)
Distrito Cultural anuncia projeto de arte pública chamada “Muitas Culturas, Um Coração” em Framingham (Brazilian Times, Feb 4, 2022)
Abren Aplicaciones para Financiamiento de Festivales culturales en Massachusetts (El Planeta, Jan 10, 2022)

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Larry Spotted Crow Mann, of Nipmuc Tribe, shares story telling, drumming on Petersham Common (Telegram & Gazette, September 26, 2021)
Securing a Cinematic Future With Some Brick and Mortar (Vineyard Gazette, September 25, 2021)
Milton Cultural Council grant period open through Oct. 15, 2021 (The Milton Scene, September 22, 2021)
Newburyport Arts Collective officially launches (Newburyport News, September 22, 2021)
GWCF launches finance program for Worcester artists of color (Worcester Business Journal, September 22, 2021)
Deerfield Cultural Council hopes to elevate voices of marginalized groups with this year’s grants (Greenfield Recorder, September 21, 2021)
Shrewsbury Cultural Council seeking grant applicants (Community Advocate, September 17, 2021)
Hudson Cultural Council seeks new members (Community Advocate, September 17, 2021)
Outdoor art featured at Maudslay (Newburyport News, September 17, 2021)
Eye on Art: Artist honors front-line nurses in new CCA show (Lowell Sun, September 16, 2021)
Lawrence cultural council seeks funding proposals (Berkshire Eagle, September 16, 2021)
Northampton Arts Council accepting grant applications (The Reminder, September 15, 2021)
Head of Mass Cultural Council tours Hampshire, Franklin County destinations (The Reminder, September 15, 2021)
Everett Community Art Walk Participating Artists Announced (Everett Independent, September 15, 2021)
Application window open for Worcester Arts Council grants (Telegram & Gazette, September 14, 2021)
Around Amherst: Center Cultural District extended five more years (Amherst Bulletin, September 13, 2021)
Mass Cultural Council chief tours venues battered by pandemic (Daily Hampshire Gazette, September 12, 2021)
Letter to the Item editor: Sterling Cultural Council looking for applications for grants (Telegram & Gazette, September 10, 2021)
Mass Cultural Council chief tours local arts venues (Telegram & Gazette, September 10, 2021)
WCC Seeking Grant Requests (Winthrop Transcript, September 9, 2021)
Cultural Council Offers Assistance To Grant Applicants (The Enterprise, September 8, 2021)
Lynn Cultural Council Seeking New Members (Itemliv.com, September 3, 2021)
We can’t afford to take arts sector for granted (Commonwealth Magazine, August 27, 2021)
Cultural organizations tell Pittsfield ARPA money could help get them ‘back on track’ (Berkshire Eagle, August 26, 2021)
Wanted: Tiny towns to host Smithsonian Museum’s ‘Crossroads’ exhibit (MetroWest Daily News, August 26, 2021)
Brights Spots Amid A ‘Cultural Depression’: Mass. Cultural Council’s Michael Bobbitt Talks Post-Pandemic Arts Recovery (GBH, August 23, 2021)
Arts Commission Approves New Grant Formula; Ford’s Theatre Director Not Happy (Washington City Paper, August 20, 2021)
Plimoth Patuxet Museums Gets $376K for Educational Programs (Massnonprofit news, August 19, 2021)
Supporting Franklin arts, one flower at a time. Community Unity Garden planned for cultural festival (MetroWest Daily News, August 18, 2021)
Survey seeks Salisbury residents’ input (Newburyport News, August 18, 2021)
State Cultural Council director tours of Mansfield arts center renovations (Wicked Local, Mansfield News, August 12, 2021)
Lynn Community selects Mt. Vernon Street Plaza Public Art (Lynn Journal August 12, 2021)
The Brick House in Turners Falls gives artistic platform to youths with Momentum Arts program (Greenfield Recorder, August 11, 2021)
New program matches muralists with immigrant-owned businesses (Boston Globe, August 10, 2021)
Weston students complete Church Street murals (Wicked Local, Weston Town Crier, August 10, 2021)
Saugus Cultural Council looking for new members (Wicked Local, Saugus Advertiser, August 9, 2021)
Mass Cultural Council director tours Mansfield arts center project (Wicked Local, August 9, 2021)
Mass. Arts, Culture Nonprofits Get $100M for Pandemic Relief (Massnonprofit news, August 6, 2021)
Local theater, animal rescue facility earn ‘shuttered venue’ grants to help them survive (Telegram & Gazette, August 6, 2021)
Cultural Council seeks members (Greenfield Recorder, August 6, 2021)
Westwood Cultural Council announces 2021 grants (Wicked Local, Transcript TAB, August 6, 2021)
Wareham Cultural Council awards 17 grants (Wicked Local, Courier-Sentinel, August 3, 2021)
Massachusetts: Recovery Recommendations (National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, August 3, 2021)
Bedford Cultural Council Launches its Annual Town-wide Survey (The Bedford Citizen, August 3, 2021)
Here are the industries vying for a piece of the $4.8B in Mass. ARPA money (Boston Business Journal, August 2, 2021)
QR codes added to Greenfield bee sculptures (Greenfield Recorder, August 2, 2021)
State Commission Recommends $575 Million Investment In Mass. Cultural Sector (WBUR, July 30, 2021)
What is the art at Natick’s First Congregational Church? It’s a piece called ‘I Am Here.’ (MetroWest Daily News, July 30, 2021)
Work Underway On ‘Glass Town’ Public Art Display (The Sandwich Enterprise, July 30, 2021)
Maynard Cultural Council seeking new members (Wicked Local, Beacon Villager, July 30, 2021)
Small Stones Festival of the Arts returns to Grafton this October (The Grafton News, July 29, 2021)
Art Beat: ‘Uncomfortable truths’ unveiled in Ron Fortier and Stephen Remick exhibit (Herald News, July 29, 2021)
‘You can’t lie to a horse’: Berkley farms harness the power of equine therapy (Taunton Daily Gazette, July 29, 2021)
An Age Old Romance Comes to Life in a New Way in Unique Chelsea Production of Romeo and Juliet (Winthrop Transcript, July 29, 2021)
Kids/adults invited to “Touch a Truck” event (The Eagle Tribune, July 27, 2021)
Maynard resident hosts folding contest to generate interest in the art of origami (Wicked Local, Beacon Villager, July 27, 2021)
Palette pride: Winners of ‘Brush to Table’ picnic table-painting contest revealed (Milford Daily News, July 26, 2021)
Salem’s Naumkeag Portrait project underway (Wicked Local, July 26, 2021)
Maynard mural demonstrates the power and joy of community as Salem artist shares her work (Wicked Local, Beacon Villager, July 26, 2021)
New Art Market coming to Watertown to celebrate resiliency of local creative community (Wicked Local, Watertown TAB, July 26, 2021)
Rehoboth Cultural Council Elects Officers (Reporter Today, July 25, 2021)
When audiences return to theaters, some changes will be apparent, others invisible (Boston Globe, July 23, 2021)
In Chinatown, a new mural noodles with notions of home (Boston Globe, July 23, 2021)
Mass. museums, performance venues OK’d for $194M in pandemic aid (Boston Business Journal, July 23, 2021)
Jamaica Plain’s Annual Porch Festival Returns as a Two-Day Festival Aug. 21-22 (Jamaica Plain Gazette, July 23, 2021)
West Bridgewater holds free outdoor Summer Concert Series (The Enterprise, July 23, 2021)
Giving a boost to nonprofits in their time of need (Boston Globe, July 22, 2021)
Solutions Remain a Work in Progress (The Wanderer, July 20, 2021)
Public Art To Be Installed In Pynchon Plaza (Business West Journal, July 19, 2021)
After a long ‘intermission,’ community theaters are getting back onstage (Boston Globe, July 16, 2021)
NEFA’s Board of Directors Elects New Officers and Members (New England Foundation for the Arts, July 13, 2021)
Huntington, Winett selected for Framingham Cultural Council awards (MetroWest Daily News, July 12, 2021)
Mansfield downtown festival returns Tuesday (The Sun Chronicle, July 11, 2021)
Wilmington, Tewksbury Cultural Councils awarded event grants (The Boston Globe, July 6, 2021)
Picnic with a painting: Artists paint Milford’s first public art installation in years (MetroWest Daly News, July 1, 2021)
Smola announces grants for local Cultural Councils (Ware River News, July 1, 2021)
Governor Baker appoints Che Anderson to board of Mass Cultural Council (The Greylock Glass, June 30, 2021)
Boston Area Arts Nonprofits Get $105K for ‘Healing, Hope’ (Massnonprofit news, June 29, 2021)
Rebuilding the arts sector without a vow of poverty (Commonwealth Magazine, June 29, 2021)
Bellingham Cultural Council to Receive $8,200 for Regranting (Bellingham Bulletin, June 28, 2021)
Commission eyes $600 million jolt for state’s cultural sector (The Berkshire Eagle, June 28, 2021)
Artists create new mural on Washington St. in Haverhill (The Eagle Tribune, June 28, 2021)
Volunteers sought to serve on Newburyport boards/commissions (Wicked Local, Record Citizen, June 28, 2021)
‘Feels like the ship has righted itself’: Amherst arts festival brings out participants, audience (Daily Hampshire Gazette, June 27, 2021)
Mural will expand tunnel vision (The Landmark, June 25, 2021)
Mass Reboot: The arts sector (Commonwealth Magazine, June 24, 2021)
Selectboard approves grant match, design for pavilion at Warwick Community School (Greenfield Recorder, June 24, 2021)
Time to bloom: New mural blankets Easthampton Feed building along city’s rail trail (Daily Hampshire Gazette, June 24, 2021)
Natick’s favorite public art master is back for an encore exhibit (MetroWest Daily News, June 23, 2021)
Businesses taking some positives out of pandemic (MetroWest Daily News, June 23, 2021)
The Photoville FENCE is coming to Winchester from June 12, 2021 until Labor Day. (Griffin Museum of Photography, June 22, 2021)
Learn about Mansfield Cultural Council grant projects (The Sun Chronicle, June 22, 2021)
Businesses taking some positives out of pandemic (WWLP, June 18, 2021)
Fall River arts and culture coalition plan is ‘rocking and rolling’ (Herald News, June 18, 2021)
Behold the power … of art that tempts you to say ‘cheese’ on rail trail (Berkshire Eagle, June 17, 2021)
Anti-Racism Grants; Nonprofit Partnership; Capacity Building (Mass nonprofit news, June 15, 2021)
Sarah Connell Sanders: Young muralists unveil the first of works destined for Main South (Worcester Magazine, June 15, 2021)
Cultural Council seeks members (Carlisle Mosquito, June 11, 2021)
Longmeadow Cultural Grants Awarded (Springfield Republican, June 10, 2021)
Lexington arts organization retools and moves toward a community-focused future (Wicked Local, Lexington Minuteman, June 10, 2021)
Leominster Cultural Council announces grant recipients for 2021 (Wicked Local, Leominster Champion, June 9, 2021)
North of Boston, an old industrial city gets a second look (Boston Globe, June 9, 2021)
Cultural council needs members (Observer Advocate, June 9, 2021)
Awards ceremony celebrates comeback of the arts at MRPAC following pandemic (The Sun Chronicle, Foxboro Reporter, June 9, 2021)
Leominster Cultural Council announces grant recipients for 2021 (Leominster Champion, June 9, 2021)
Forced to go virtual, Mass. cultural sector sees digital future (The Berkshire Eagle, State House News Service, June 2, 2021)
The Long Making of ‘Little Saigon’ (Dorchester Reporter, June 3, 2021)
Forced to go virtual, cultural sector sees digital future (WWLP, June 1, 2021)
Charlton Cultural Council announces grant recipient (Charlton Villager, May 28, 2021)
Friends of Saxonville, Framingham Cultural Council looking for artists to paint murals (MetroWest Daily News, May 28, 2021)
Proposed AIDS Memorial concrete walkway approved (Wicked Local, Provincetown Banner, May 28, 2021)
Mayor Seeks Members to the Malden Cultural Council (City of Malden, May 26, 2021)
Boston’s MLK & Coretta Scott King Memorial Cleared By City Landmarks Commission (GBH, May 26, 2021)
Theater, film, arts — Cape groups receive $842,000 to reopen and renovate after COVID (Cape Cod Times, May 25, 2021)
Mass. Cultural Council Grants $9.1M to Arts, Culture Nonprofits (Massnonprofit news, May 22, 2021)
Guest Column: Berlin officials take time to thank volunteers and update residents (Telegram & Gazette, May 21, 2021)
Grant funding boosts pavilion plans at Warwick Community School (The Greenfield Recorder, May 21, 2021)
Districts recognize Boston’s Vietnamese community, Bedford’s revolutionary ties (WWLP 22 News, May 19, 2021)
It’s Official: Boston Little Saigon (Caught in Dot, May 19, 2021)
MALN Opinion+: Michael Bobbitt (MA Latino News, May 19, 2021)
Belmont World Film observes World Refugee Awareness Month with virtual film series (Wicked Local, Watertown TAB, May 19, 2021)
Milford Cultural Council Is Conducting A Short Survey (MyFM 101.3, May 18, 2021)
Sarah Marcus and Kelly Silliman: Cultural councils deserve thanks for vital role they play (Daily Hampshire Gazette, May 16, 2021)
Wellesley Cultural Council seeks new members (The Swellesly Report, May 16, 2021)
Wakefield Cultural Council honors 2021 grant recipients (Daily Times Chronicle, May 12, 2021)
Nonprofit Leadership Is Becoming More Diverse In Boston. What Took So Long? (wbur, May 12, 2021)
Survey In Milford Asks What Cultural Projects To Fund (Patch.com May 12, 2021)
Mass. destination ranks among best small-town arts scenes nationally (Boston.com, May 11, 2021)
Mural representing Lynn residents to be installed at city hall (Item Live, May 11, 2021)
New research finds evidence arts education increases school engagement, attendance among Boston students (Boston Globe, May 10, 2021)
‘Let’s Talk About Race’ program continues Tuesday (Greenfield Recorder, May 9, 2021)
Harwich’s ArtWeek Celebrates The Arts Virtually (Cape Cod Chronicle, May 5, 2021)
Concord women take center stage in new exhibition (Greater Merrimack Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau, May 5, 2021)
Local artists turn Needham’s outdoor restaurant borders into works of public art (Patch.com, May 4, 2021)
Wellesley Society of Artists: Spring show now online (The Wellesley Report, May 3, 2021)
The Stoneham Cultural Council Announces Award Recipients for 2021 (Stoneham Local Cultural Council, May 1, 2021)
How a New Era of Volunteer Programs Is Embracing Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (American Alliance of Museums, April 30, 2021)
Cover story: Live at Last – Area theaters step back onstage (Valley Advocate, April 30, 2021)
Organizations receive grants from Marlborough Cultural Council (Community Advocate, April 30, 2021)
Haverhill’s Art Walk to feature painting, music, exhibitions (Eagle-Tribune, April 29, 2021)
Massachusetts tourism, cultural groups could see funding boost from Massachusetts House $47.7 billion budget for fiscal 202 (MassLive, April 29, 2021)
First Phase of American Rescue Plan Funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Announced (National Endowment for the Arts, April 29, 2021)
Townsend Historical Society springs into new events (Sentinel and Enterprise, April 29, 2021)
Town’s 3rd Annual Downtown Art Walk set for Sept. 7 thru Sept. 30 (Daily Times Chronicle, April 28, 2021)
Maynard Mural Project Seeks Contributions (Town of Maynard, April 28, 2021)
Opinion: Fall River can act now to stamp itself as an arts center (The Herald News, April 27, 2021)
COVID-19 Cultural Impact Commission to address arts, tourism recovery (The Herald News, April 27, 2021)
Art program explores loss during pandemic with Stoughton resident (Wicked Local, April 26, 2021)
Cultural Council Sponsoring chair yoga sessions (Sentinel and Enterprise, April 24, 2021)
Mayor Janey announces $487,000 awarded to 152 organizations in Boston cultural council grants (Mayor of Boston Office of Arts and Culture, April 24, 2021)
North Andover Cultural Council announces grants (Wicked Local, Record Citizen, April 23, 2021)
Greenfield Local Cultural Council awards $17K in grants (Greenfield Recorder, April 21, 2021)
Easthampton celebrates its own Poetry Day on Saturday (Daily Hampshire Gazette, April 20, 2021)
Calliope Productions survey shows theater-goers willing to return in right circumstances (Telegram and Gazette, April 20, 2021)
Agawam Cultural Council begins 17th season series about a woman living in the Victorian era (WWLP News, April 18, 2021)
Northampton Arts Council will offer new round of COVID-19 relief grants for local artists (Daily Hampshire Gazette, April 16, 2021)
Ware Cultural Council awards almost $9,500 in grants (Ware River News, April 15, 2021)
The Longmeadow Cultural Council is pleased to announce their grant award recipients for 2021! (Town of Longmeadow Twitter, April 14, 2021)
Malden aims to purchase District Court Building to transform into the Malden Center for Arts and Culture. (Neighborhood View, April 13, 2021)
‘Cook’s Night Off’: Program offers free meal, familiar faces, for seniors (The Salem News, April 13, 2021)
Tourism, hospitality sectors appeal for more state help (WWLP, April 12, 2021)
One Massachusetts town is putting its Native American logo to a vote. Residents say the debate is tearing the town apart (Boston Globe, April 11, 2021)
Mass. tourism sector appeals to state for more help (Berkshire Eagle, April 9, 2021)
It was terrific to attend the #Northborough Cultural Council 2021 Grantee Recipients event tonight with Representatives @DWGregoire & Meg4StateRep! Congratulations to the 18 recipients, enriching Northborough with their musical, artistic and performance talents! @masscultural (Senator Jamie Eldridge Twitter, April 8, 2021)
The PowerPLAY Show presents Arts & Culture with Michael J. Bobbitt (The PowerPLAY Show YouTube, April 8, 2021)
How to Build Resilient Black Arts Organizations (Hyper Allergic, April 8, 2021)
Mass Humanities Awards $251K to 59 Bay State Nonprofits (Massnonprofit news, April 8, 2021)
Harwich Cultural Council 2021 Grant Recipients (Cape Cod Chronicle, April 8, 2021)
People of Chelsea Project Expands Banners for CHS (Chelsea Record, April 7, 2021)
Thank you @masscultural we support your efforts & hope our delegation does too @RepKayKhan @RepRuthBalser @cindycreem #PowerofCulture #ArtsMatter (Newton Community Pride Twitter, April 7, 2021)
With Singing Indoors Still Forbidden, Mass Cultural Council Head Says Return Of The Arts Vulnerable (Boston Public Radio, April 6, 2021)
Arts & Culture Briefs (Daily Hampshire Gazette, April 6, 2021)
Iowa: Iowa Keeps Creating: Digital Stage (National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, April 5, 2021)
Kansas: Reimagined Spaces (National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, April 5, 2021)
18 projects receive funding from Shelburne Cultural Council (Greenfield Recorder, April 5, 2021)
South Carolina: Public Health Poster Series (National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, April 5, 2021)
Darren Walker: The 60 Minutes Interview – The man in charge of giving away more than $500 million a year shows Leslie Stahl how he’s rethinking charitable giving (60 Minutes, April 4, 2021)
Weekly Library News: Patrons invited to help create a community of poems (Milford Daily News, April 3, 2021)
Andover Cultural Council awards grants (Eagle Tribune, April 3, 2021)
Greenway Conservancy Names Chris Cook Executive Director (Mass nonprofit news, April 2, 2021)
Amesbury welcomes 25th annual National Poetry Month (Newburyport News, April 2, 2021)
Grant to enhance virtual features for students’ local history program (The Salem News, April 1, 2021)
Cultural Council to distribute historical coloring books (The Sentinel, April 1, 2021)
CommuKNITy Art: Fiber artists to celebrate renewal through Plymouth public art project (The Patriot Ledger, March 30, 2021)
Hope blooms again as nasturtiums return to the Gardner Museum (Boston Globe, March 30, 2021)
Around Amherst: Cultural Council awards $46,000 in grants (Amherst Bulletin, March 29, 2021)
V.A.S.E. Supports Student Engagement (The Wanderer, March 26, 2021)
North Shore news in brief (Salem News, March 25, 2021)
Raising the Curtain on a Reimagined Arts Industry (NECN, March 25, 2021)
Cultural council funds 2021 programs (The Landmark, March 25, 2021)
Sharon Resident nominated to Mass Cultural Council (Times Advocate Framingham, March 24, 2021)
Farmers markets in the Twin Cities offer fresh produce and more year-round (Sentinel and Enterprise, March 24, 2021)
Amherst Cultural Council awards grants for local programs (WWLP 22 News, March 23, 2021)
Needham Council For Arts And Culture Help Bring New Life To Needham’s Vacant Storefronts (Needham Patch, March 23, 2021)
One year of COVID: How Boston arts has adapted (The Suffolk Journal, March 23, 2021)
Posters Promoting Human And Labor Rights On Display (The Enterprise, March 23, 2021)
Wayland High School’s robotics team growing despite pandemic (Wicked Local, March 22, 2021)
Weston Cultural Council awards more than $11K to programs despite pandemic (Wicked Local, Weston Town Crier March 22, 2021)
Cultural Council awards grants (Eagle Tribune, March 22, 2021)
Mattapoisett Cultural Council Announces the 2021 Cultural Grant Awards for Mattapoisett (Mattapoisett.net, March 22, 2021)
Tulsa Opera Removes Composer Daniel Roumain From Concert Commemorating Race Massacre Over One Word (Opera Wire, March 21, 2021)
Clinton Cultural Council will help local performers; surveys available about arts and culture (Telegram and Gazette, March 21, 2021)
Moms group, City Arts seeking art for exhibit reflecting gun violence (Daily Hampshire Gazette, March 21, 2021)
Pollinator Gardens featured at Open Space Conference (Tewksbury Town Crier, March 20, 2021)
Dreaming of a Federal Writers’ Project 2.0 (Boston Globe, March 19, 2021)
Carlisle Chamber Orchestra thanks Carlisle Cultural Council (Carlisle Mosquito, March 19, 2021)
Get outside and go Wild for Wareham during April school vacation week (Save Buzzards Bay, March 18, 2021)
Tewksbury Public Library awarded $6K grant (Wicked Local, Tewksbury Wilmington Advocate, March 18, 2021)
Letter: Arts community needs our help (Gloucester Daily Times, March 17, 2021)
Hockomock Area Y theater group to stream ‘Ranked the Musical’ (The Foxboro Reporter, March 16, 2021)
Amesbury looking for artistic crosswalk designs (Eagle Tribune, March 16, 2021)
From art supplies to a ‘Just Mercy’ book discussion: Williamsburg Cultural Council awards 11 grants (Daily Hampshire Gazette, March 15, 2021)
Northampton Arts Council awards $22K to local artists, groups (Daily Hampshire Gazette, March 14, 2021)
After receiving second dose, Yo-Yo Ma transforms waiting period into performance at Pittsfield vax clinic (Berkshire Eagle, March 13, 2021)
Why the arts must state its case: As pandemic wanes, leaving cultural wreckage in its wake, building a sustainable arts sector is crucial (Boston Globe, March 12, 2021)
Stage Spotlight A Sight For Sore Eyes One Year Into Coronavirus (Patch Beverly, March 12, 2021)
bankESB donates $50K to CitySpace’s plans for arts venue (Daily Hampshire Gazette, March 12, 2021)
By the numbers: A year in ‘fiscal freefall’ for Massachusetts arts and culture (Boston Globe, March 12, 2021)
Once, Boston was ‘a special place’ where musicians thrived (Boston Globe, March 12, 2021)
Art and cultural events drive economy, need state support (Editorial) (MassLive, March 11, 2021)
Weston’s Art & Innovation Center presenting talks on power of art (Wicked Local, Weston Town Crier, March 11, 2021)
Raise the curtain, light the lights — and keep ’em lit: Shuttered arts groups beg for funding support to survive (Boston Globe, March 10, 2021)
Pandemic costs Massachusetts cultural institutions dearly (WHDH, March 10, 2021)
$588 million lost. 30,000 jobs impacted. A new report shows the damage done to the arts industry (Boston Globe, March 9, 2021)
Mass. Cultural Sector Pegs Pandemic Losses At $588 Million (WBUR, March 9, 2021)
Our view: Important funding for arts and cultural communities (The Salem News, March 9, 2021)
Cultural Sector Pegs Pandemic Losses at $588 Million (State House News Service, March 9, 2021)
Proud to announce that @ nohoarts council has awarded 35 grants totaling $21,960 in support of local art projects and programming in #NorthamptonMA (Mayor Narkewicz Twitter, March 9, 2021)
Boston lost billions of tourism dollars in 2020 due to pandemic, experts say (WCVB, March 9, 2021)
B2T: Public art initiative kicks off in Milford (Wicked Local Milford, March 9, 2021)
Mass. Arts Industry Takes $588M Hit Amid Pandemic, Study Finds (NBC Boston, March 9, 2021)
Worcester Arts Council awards 65 grants totaling $219,100 — highest amount ever (Worcester Telegram & Gazette, March 8, 2021)
Framingham Cultural Council Awards 34 Grants (Framingham Source, March 7, 2021)
Worcester Cultural Coalition hears hopes of ‘getting back to better than normal’ (Worcester Telegram & Gazette, March 5, 2021)
News Now – Belmont Cultural Council Grants – 03/03/21 (Belmont Media Center, March 3, 2021)
Needham council for arts and culture awards local grants (Needham MA, March 3, 2021)
Easton Cultural Council announces grants of $12K+ (Wicked Local Easton, March 2, 2021)
Wayland Cultural Council to host discussion Tuesday about the arts (MetroWest Daily News, March 2, 2021)
Concord Cultural Council announces grant recipients (Wicked Local Concord, March 1, 2021)
Tyringham benefits from Mass Cultural Council funding (The Berkshire Eagle, Feb. 28, 2021)
The Brodeur Bulletin Podcast: The Melrose Cultural Council (Melrose MA Television, Feb. 27, 2021)
Carlisle Cultural Council awards grants (Newsbreak, Feb. 25, 2021)
Belmont Cultural Council awards grants for 2021 (Wicked Local Belmont, Feb. 25, 2021)
Lenox: Cultural Council awards grants (Berkshire Eagle, Feb. 2021)
Newburyport Cultural Council announces grant recipients (Newburyport News, Feb. 23, 2021)
Fitchburg awards more than $45,000 in local grants (Sentinel and Enterprise, Feb. 23, 2021)
Marblehead Cultural Council awards diverse art grants (Wicked Local Marblehead, Feb. 22, 2021)
Full Recovery of Nonprofit Jobs Expected to Take Two Years (Mass Nonprofit News, Feb. 21, 2021)
Silverthorne shifts to online format for ‘tiny’ play festival (Greenfield Recorder, Feb. 18, 2021)
Lowell Cultural Council awards nearly $180,000 in grants (Lowell Sun, Feb. 18, 2021)
Cultural Council Chooses 12 for grants (Millbury Sutton-Council, Feb. 18, 2021)
Grant money awarded in Newbury (Newburyport News, Feb. 18, 2021)
Six teens bringing youth perspective to Amherst government (Daily Hampshire Gazette, Feb. 15, 2021)
Putting dreams into action: Wellfleet couple helps connect young artists with mentors and resources (Wicked Local Provincetown, Feb. 14, 2021)
Meet Michael Bobbitt, state’s new arts leader (Commonwealth Magazine, Feb. 8, 2021)
Lenox Cultural District looks past snow, pandemic to arts, music events (Berkshire Eagle, Feb. 6, 2021)
Counter Mapping (Emergence Magazine, Feb. 1, 2021)
Catching up with Maggie Holtzberg, the Bay State’s on-the-go ‘folklorist’ (Boston Irish Reporter, Feb. 1, 2021)
Youth Voices Count in the Arts in Melrose! (Melrose Cultural Council, Feb. 1, 2021)
Column: The arts have — and will — bring us together (The Salem News, Jan. 29, 2021)
Meet the Indigenous, all-women team bringing new art to Seattle’s waterfront (Seattle Times, Jan. 26, 2021)
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation announces grants from bridging divides, healing communities program (Berkshire Taconic, January 25, 2021)
Clemente students offer vision of the nation in ‘We, Too, Are America’ (Wicked Local, January 24, 2021)
Wellfleet and Provincetown nonprofits granted $400K+ in competitive COVID-19 relief grants (Wicked Local, January 23, 2021)
New Grant Bolsters Artists Across New England: New Work New England Grants Further Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (New England Foundation for the Arts, January 21, 2021)
North Adams: Cultural Council slates meetings (Berkshire Eagle, January 19, 2021)
Mass Cultural Council Launches Second Round of Pandemic Relief (Cape Cod.com, January 18, 2021)
Four Black Leaders In Boston Who Are Carrying On The King Legacy (WBUR, January 18, 2021)
Sen. Moran Announces Local Cultural Nonprofit Grant Recipients (Cape News, January 15, 2021)
New commission to revise state seal, motto hailed (Daily Hampshire Gazette, January 15, 2021)
Stuck in the middle: How have midsize performing arts groups been faring during the pandemic? (Boston Globe, January 13, 2021)
Ground Your Work in Universal Design (Mass Cultural Council, January 13, 2021)
Hyde Square Task Force Wins $500,000 Prize For Blending Music Education And Civic Engagement (WBUR, January 12, 2021)
$450,000 in covid-19 funding awarded to local BIPOC arts organizations (Mayor of Boston Office of Arts and Culture, January 11, 2021)
Mass. Cultural Council funnels $719K into Central Mass. Nonprofits (Worcester Business Journal, January 8, 2021)
Apple Tree Arts, EcoTarium, Hanover Theatre and Music Worcester among $100,000 grants (Worcester Telegram, January 7, 2021)
Mass Cultural Council Grants $10M to 183 Nonprofits (Mass Nonprofit News, January 7, 2021)
A Team of Artists Will Turn the Hatch Shell into a “Four Week Illumination and Sound Experience” (Boston Magazine, January 4, 2021)
The intersection of race, COVID-19, and the arts (Commonwealth Magazine, January 2, 2021)

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