We are all grappling with the unprecedented and rapidly changing challenges presented by COVID-19. Here are some steps Mass Cultural Council is taking.
Training | Universal Participation
Training | Universal Participation
Charting a path for Massachusetts to match the state’s record-high investment made in 1988
Workshop
LCCs are exploring what the growing energy around social justice, racial equity, and accessibility means for them and their communities.
The world lost remarkable artist Ksenia Pokrovsky, but her technique and artistry lives on in those she mentored.
Meet Sushil Gautam, Himalayan fiddle and jaw harp player
Backed by a statewide grassroots advocacy campaign led by MASSCreative, Senators voted overwhelmingly to back amendments to boost funding for the arts, humanities, and sciences to $18 million for FY20 and assure Mass Cultural Council’s community-based partnerships and services continue.
This year we were able to fund all eligible STARS Residencies thanks to a record-level of investment by the state Legislature in our FY22 budget.
We’ve seen how creative expression lifts young people beyond poverty, disability, and other societal barriers here in Massachusetts and across the nation. Today the movement for creative youth transcends national borders. Earlier this month, our neighbors to the south shared some of their insights on the transformative power of the arts in the lives young people at a Harvard University panel discussion.
A look at the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship of Qianshen Bai and Mei Hung
We are now accepting Expressions of Interest from cultural organizations that want to participate in our Social Prescription Pilot.
Check out recent episodes of Creative Minds Out Loud, Mass Cultural Council's podcast, featuring:
- Susan Wissler of The Mount
- Edmund Barry Gaither of the National Center of Afro-American Artists
- Tina D’Agostino of the Springfield Performing Arts Development Corporation
Culture elevates the quality of life and well-being in our communities. It is also vital to a “Sense of Place,” our deepest connections to the places where we live, work, and visit. Watch Giles Li, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center Executive Director, discuss "A Sense of Place" at the Mass Cultural Council Institute earlier this year.
Advocacy
Multi-year, unrestricted funding for nonprofit organizations that enrich Massachusetts’ cultural life
A new program from Mass Cultural Council is stepping into a significant and systemic gap in the youth arts ecosystem.
UP Designated organizations receive Innovation Fund and LEAD support.
This represents the highest level of funding proposed for the Agency, and by extension, the cultural sector, by the state in decades.
