Unrestricted grants of $5,000 to Massachusetts artists, culture bearers, and creative practitioners to equitably advance creative expression throughout our diverse communities.
This year the Agency is tasked with investing a historic amount of state and federal funds into the cultural sector — nearly $100M!
Applications are due March 1 for festivals happening between March 1 and August 31, 2022.
Senator Ed Kennedy has filed Amendment #135 to increase Mass Cultural Council’s account to $27.4M
Unrestricted grants of $5,000 to Massachusetts artists, culture bearers, and creative practitioners to equitably advance creative expression throughout our diverse communities.
Through this pilot, the Agency is working with experts in the field and a cohort of organizations.
Join us in Springfield for a panel discussion and a variety of break-out rooms
The state budget now advances to the Governor’s desk for final approval
The following testimony was submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Ways & Means today.
A brief history of the CultureRx: Social Prescription Pilot
Governor Baker has 10 days to review and act on the conference budget.
The arc of a folklorist’s work experience
This year, Mass Cultural Council will invest nearly $1 million across 243 schools statewide with grants that support creative learning through the arts, humanities, and sciences, for students of all ages.
UP Designated organizations are a growing cohort of leaders and innovators in the field who serve to inspire other organizations.
The archival collection of Mass Cultural Council's Folk Arts & Heritage Program was transferred to the Massachusetts State Archives.
Nearly 700 organizations responding to Mass Cultural Council surveys report more than $264,000,000 in lost revenue since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Mass Cultural Council is thrilled to receive level funding in FY21.
Deputy Director David Slatery Appointed to Serve as Acting Executive Director
In November 2016, I relocated to the Greater Boston area from Dayton, OH just days after the Presidential election. As I reflect upon my first few days, months, and years in Boston, I was always asked “where do you live” or “where are you from?”
Shipwright and National Heritage Fellow Harold A. Burnham and his son, Alden Burnham, work on a wooden boat restoration
