This 3-Step Plan Calls for FY22 Budget Spending; Bond Authorizations; and Bills to Stabilize, Rebuild, and Provide COVID Relief to the Cultural Sector
The Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts released its findings from Phase I of the pilot which launched in January 2020 in Springfield and Berkshire County.
Our three-year plan outlines internal and external steps we will take to support and encourage an anti-racist cultural sector in the Commonwealth.
Local Cultural Councils practice engagement in ways that are responsive to their specific communities. Here are some tips and examples.
Regional Meeting
$5.5M in funding available for public projects such as field trips, library events, lectures, festivals, exhibits, and dance performances.
$5.5M in funding available for public projects such as field trips, library events, lectures, festivals, exhibits, and dance performances
In just under a week, 566 cultural nonprofits and 595 individual artists/independent teaching artists-humanists-scientists responded to our survey. The results are striking and demand attention.
Mass Cultural Council’s Commitment to Accessibility Mass Cultural Council is dedicated to making its events and services inclusive and accessible to all. Our contact for accommodations is Christian Kelly, who can be reached at 617-858-2709. Request Accommodation for Mass Cultural Council Programs, Services, and Events As a matter of practice, Mass Cultural Council provides live captioning when hosting virtual events with 50 or more registered attendees, and proactively requests the services of American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters when hosting virtual events with 100 or more registered attendees. To ensure accommodation requests are met, please make your request at least three weeks before any online ...
Executive Director Anita Walker's remarks at MASSCreative’s 2019 Arts Advocacy Day: I just read about a new book that contends “the bright side has been denied the attention it deserves.” That’s not because there isn’t plenty of bright side. I’m looking at it…all of you...filling this hall. ...
Attend one of their culminating events this summer
Advocacy
Workshop
We are all grappling with the unprecedented and rapidly changing challenges presented by COVID-19. Here are some steps Mass Cultural Council is taking.
Organizing and strategy at the state and federal level.
Getting funds into the hands of grantees quickly and efficiently.
An initiative to allow communities to create state-sponsored cultural districts to stimulate new arts and cultural activity and attract creative businesses
$5,000 grants for UP Designated Organizations to plan and implement new, innovative solutions to accessibility challenges within their organization.
Nearly 700 organizations responding to Mass Cultural Council surveys report more than $264,000,000 in lost revenue since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
All stakeholders are encourage to submit their written testimony to the Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development.
