Cultural organizations report $588.3M in lost revenue; Artists cite $30.4M in lost income; 30K cultural jobs impacted statewide.
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Looking back and acknowledging how far this work in communities has come
Join us in Boston for a panel discussion and a few break-out rooms
Register for this webinar on Dec. 6
Governor’s Economic Development Bill and Executive Order contain provisions to advance arts and culture
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Applications in Crafts, Dramatic Writing, Film & Video, Music Composition, Photography, and Sculpture/Installation/New Genres can be submitted by February 8, 2021.
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The arts and culture are essential to our health and our economy. This was the consensus at the conclusion of an online Town Hall Forum with Congressman Jim McGovern, presented by Mass Cultural Council and the Worcester Cultural Coalition.
An overwhelming, bipartisan majority of state legislators voted to override a veto of a budget increase to the Mass Cultural Council for the new fiscal year. The overrides set the agency’s FY19 state appropriation at $16 million, ensuring increased investment in nonprofit cultural organizations, communities, artists, school and youth programs statewide.
This new law expands who is able to be appointed to Local Cultural Councils
Cultural Organizations Report $484M in Lost Revenue, Artists Cite $20M in Lost Revenue, More than 30K Cultural Jobs Impacted by Pandemic Since March
Mass Cultural Council is currently accepting applications for 2019 Artist Fellowships. You can apply now for Fellowships in Crafts, Dramatic Writing, and Sculpture/Installation/New Genres. Deadline: Monday, October 1, 2018.
Mass Cultural Council now supports 51 state-designated Cultural Districts from the Berkshires to Bristol County.
The GKV Foundation in New York City has generously donated $30,000 for Mass Cultural Council to award.
With most spring and summer festivals postponed or cancelled, festival producers, artists, and community stakeholders are coming together to process how that will impact the livelihood of towns and cities, and to explore new and creative ways of engaging audiences.
A regular update on our anti-racism work
For the second year we are providing professional development grants for staff at UP Designated organizations to attend the Kennedy Center for the Performing Art’s LEAD Conference (Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability).
