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Releases
May 25, 2023
Nina Fialkow Concludes 7-Year Tenure as Mass Cultural Council Chair
May 16, 2023
Mass Cultural Council & MassDevelopment Celebrate 94 New Cultural Facilities Fund Awards Totaling $7.66 Million
April 13, 2023
A Major Milestone: Mass Cultural Council’s Card to Culture Program Surpasses One Million Admissions
March 29, 2023
Mass Cultural Council Awards 740 Cultural Projects, Programs & Festivals $1.85M in Grant Support
March 22, 2023
Mass Cultural Council Approves New Cultural Districts in Cummington & Lexington
February 21, 2023
Mass Cultural Council Awards $3.74M in Gaming Mitigation Assistance to 43 Performing Arts Centers
February 15, 2023
Mass Cultural Council Celebrates $51 Million in Cultural Sector Pandemic Recovery Grants
February 2, 2023
Mark Snyder Appointed to the Mass Cultural Council
January 26, 2023
Mass Cultural Council Approves Two New Cultural Districts on Cape Cod
January 13, 2023
Mass Cultural Council Announces $1.4M Investment Supporting Creative Learning
January 6, 2023
Mass Cultural Council Awards $750,000 to 50 Cultural Districts across the Commonwealth
November 18, 2022
Governor Baker Appoints Dr. Barbara Krauthamer to the Mass Cultural Council
October 18, 2022
15 New Cultural Facilities Fund Grants Announced at Battleship Cove in Fall River
September 26, 2022
Mass Cultural Council Receives National Award for Leadership in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
August 25, 2022
Mass Cultural Council Adopts $85M Spending Plan
August 8, 2022
Mass Cultural Council Launches Two Historic COVID Recovery Grant Opportunities
May 31, 2022
$800,000 Awarded to 92 Massachusetts Artists Specializing in Drawing/Printmaking, Fiction/Creative Fiction & Painting
May 16, 2022
Over $13M Awarded to 115 Cultural Facilities Projects Statewide
May 3, 2022
Mass Cultural Council Awards $975,000 for Pandemic Recovery to 51 AAPI Organizations
Apr. 25, 2022
New COVID Impact Data Outlines Ongoing Financial Hardships Across Cultural Sector
Apr. 15, 2022
Mass Cultural Council Awards $271,500 to 181 Spring/Summer Community Festivals
Mar. 21, 2022
Mass Cultural Council Launches 6th COVID-19 Cultural Sector Impact Survey
Feb. 24, 2022
Mass Cultural Council Grants $352,500 to Cultural Districts for Rebuilding and Renewal Efforts
Feb. 15, 2022
Mass Cultural Council Awards $3.7M in Gaming Mitigation Assistance to 39 Performing Arts Centers
Feb. 10, 2022
176 Cultural Organizations Receive $431,000 in Mass Cultural Council Projects Grants
Feb. 8, 2022
Mass Cultural Council Celebrates Artistic Achievement and Creative Ability in Choreography, Poetry & Traditional Arts
Feb. 3, 2022
AAPI Arts & Culture Pandemic Recovery Grants Available from Mass Cultural Council
Jan. 13, 2022
Mass Cultural Council Awards more than $1.5M to Programs Serving Massachusetts Youth
Jan. 11, 2022
Mass Cultural Council Seeks Public Input on Cultural Sector COVID Relief
Dec. 20, 2021
Mass Cultural Council Grants Nearly $150K to 99 Fall/Winter Community Festivals Statewide
Dec. 15, 2021
Mass Cultural Council Invests $1.2M Into Creative Learning
Oct. 20, 2021
$1.25M Awarded to 12 Cultural Facilities Projects, 2022 Cultural Facilities Fund Applications Now Available
Sept. 30, 2021
Mass Cultural Council Grants Available for Artists & Organizations
Aug. 30, 2021
9 Cultural Districts Redesignated
Aug. 24, 2021
Mass Cultural Council to Invest Nearly $29M into Cultural Sector
July 1, 2021
State Panel Calls for $575M in COVID Relief for Cultural Sector
May 24, 2021
75 New Artist Fellows and Finalists Awarded
May 19, 2021
Gov. Baker Appoints Che Anderson to Mass Cultural Council Board
May 18, 2021
Bedford and Boston Little Saigon Cultural Districts Approved
May 13, 2021
$9.1M State Investment into Cultural Facilities Approved
May 11, 2021
Arts & Culture in Line to Receive Record State Investment in FY22
Apr. 14, 2021
House Budget Committee Approves Mass Cultural Council’s FY22 $20M Request
Mar. 29, 2021
Power of Culture Advocacy Campaign Launched for 2021-2022
Mar. 8, 2021
One Year Later: Cultural Sector in Economic Crisis Due to Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic
Jan. 8, 2021
Agency Spending Plan Invests $16.6M in Cultural Sector
Jan. 6, 2021
$10M in COVID Relief Granted to Cultural Nonprofits
Dec. 18, 2020
Mass Cultural Council Names Michael J. Bobbitt Next Executive Director
Nov. 19, 2020
New $10M Grant Program Provides State Cultural Organizations COVID Relief
Nov. 9, 2020
Survey Shows Continued Staggering Impacts of COVID-19 on State’s Cultural Sector
Nov. 5, 2020
House Ways & Means FY21 Budget Recommendation Invests $18.2M into the Cultural Sector
Oct. 8, 2020
New Round of Cultural Facilities Fund Grants Available
July 16, 2020
Survey Reveals Significant Impact of COVID-19 on Cultural Sector
June 18, 2020
Council Approves 50th State-Designated Cultural District
May 21, 2020
$3.34M Awarded in First Round of Gaming Mitigation Grants
May 14, 2020
$9.3M State Investment in Cultural Facilities Authorized Today
April 29, 2020
Federal CARES Act Funds to Support Creative Youth Development Programs Across MA
April 28, 2020
Mass Cultural Council Awards $272,000 from COVID-19 Relief Fund for Individuals
April 15, 2020
MA Cultural Organizations Report More than a Quarter Billion in Revenue Loss and 1000s of Jobs Impacted by COVID-19
April 8, 2020
Two COVID-19 Relief Programs Approved
March 24, 2020
Early Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on MA Cultural Sector
March 5, 2020
Executive Director Anita Walker to Retire June 30, 2020
January 27, 2020
Mass Cultural Council Investing $1.15M to Spur Creative Learning Statewide
January 22, 2020
Governor’s Budget Cuts Funding for the Arts, Humanities & Sciences
January 17, 2020
ConnectorCare Card to Culture Launched in Amherst
December 4, 2019
ConnectorCare Card to Culture Links Massachusetts’ Health and Cultural Sectors
August 28, 2019
New Spending Plan Will Invest $16.5 Million in Culture across the Commonwealth
July 31, 2019
Governor Baker Signs State Budget Boosting Cultural Funding by $2M
July 22, 2019
Mass Legislature Approves Budget Boosting Cultural Funding by $2M
May 23, 2019
Good News for Culture from the Senate
May 16, 2019
$9.27 Million in New Capital Funds Awarded to Support Mass Cultural Economy
May 7, 2019
Senate Panel Proposes $17M for Arts, Humanities & Sciences in Latest Budget Plan
April 29, 2019
On to the Senate: Mass Cultural Council Seeks $18M Budget for Arts, Humanities, & Sciences
April 10, 2019
House Committee Proposes $533K Budget Increase for Arts, Humanities, & Sciences
March 21, 2019
Spending Update
March 6, 2019
Announcing the 2019 Commonwealth Awards Finalists
January 23, 2019
Governor’s Budget Proposes Level Funding for Mass Cultural Council
January 17, 2019
Creative STARS: Investing Nearly $1M for Arts, Humanities, & Science Learning in Schools
November 6, 2018
Folklore Luminaries Honor Mass Folklorist with Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award
September 6, 2018
New Spending Plan Will Invest $14 Million in Culture Across the Commonwealth
July 31, 2018
Legislature Votes by Wide Margins to Sustain Budget Increase for Culture
July 18, 2018
Legislature Approves State Budget that Boosts Cultural Funding by $2M