We are on the front lines of a war on poverty. Not necessarily a shortage of material wealth, although its distribution in America is both a consequence and contributor to the current distress. The poverty our field confronts every day is that which Robert Kennedy confronted while running for President in 1968. He contrasted the wealth represented in the nation’s gross national product with the wealth necessary to sustain a democracy and make life worth living.
How We are Addressing the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Goal of Our Strategic Plan.
Culture Chat
The weather on the Cape and Islands may be getting crispier than a bag of Cape Cod Chips but the arts and cultural happenings continue to heat up.
Our Mass Municipal Association webinar series discussed how the arts can drive growth and enrich communities
Urge your state Senator to co-sponsor Chair Mark’s Amendment #171 to increase this appropriation
A monthly round-up of grants, technical assistance resources, and opportunities for creative and cultural organizations
The Communities Team shared the power of culture and news of CultureRx with fellow state employees, elected officials, and policy-makers at Mass Municipal Association’s Annual Meeting & Trade Show.
Developed in partnership between Mass Cultural Council, University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine, and Dr. Tasha Golden
Media sponsorships are part of our long-term effort to leverage our unique position as Massachusetts’ largest public investor in arts and culture to raise the visibility and impact of our sector.
Creatives are finding ways to make and share their work with the world. These Local Cultural Council grant recipients in Central and Western Mass are no exception.
A growing network of organizations that fully embrace accessibility systems and ideals, part of the Universal Participation Initiative.
Programs and resources that benefit cultural districts
$3,000 grants for UP Designated Organizations to plan and implement new, innovative solutions to accessibility challenges within their organization.
Through our Community Initiative, Mass Cultural Council works to support all 351 cities and towns in the Commonwealth. Over the last two years, our Cultural Compact pilot program supported a new and innovative approach to elevating arts and culture in communities.
There are now 58 state-designated cultural districts across the Commonwealth
Rep. Dylan Fernandes has sponsored Amendment #1081 to increase the Agency’s appropriation to $27.4M.
Reflecting on the first statewide social prescription arts & culture initiative in the United States
Senate approves Mass Cultural Council’s $20M spending request
Culture and community are intertwined, with each feeding into the other; neither can thrive in any meaningful way without individuals and institutions seeing and acknowledging the value of all those who make up our communities.
