Quick links to resources for Local Cultural Councils
Through this pilot, the Agency is working with experts in the field and a cohort of organizations.
Join us in Boston for a panel discussion and a few break-out rooms
Newton Cultural Council and Northborough Cultural Council offer examples for celebrating their grant recipients during this period of social distancing.
The overall national arts economy in 2021 represented 4.4% of GDP—a new high-water mark
Governor Charlie Baker released a state budget proposal today that would invest $16.1 million in the arts, humanities, and sciences through Mass Cultural Council for the coming fiscal year. The Governor’s proposal would maintain current cultural funding levels for Fiscal Year 2020, which begins July 1.
New capital spending to revitalize cultural sector. Governor Baker has 10 days to review and act on this legislation.
Unrestricted funding is available to equitably advance creative expression in Massachusetts
FY24 Cultural Facilities Fund grants now available
Deputy Director David Slatery Appointed to Serve as Acting Executive Director
Senator Ed Kennedy has filed Amendment #135 to increase Mass Cultural Council’s account to $27.4M
Governor Baker has 10 days to review and act on the conference budget.
Dr. Love is an award-winning author and Associate Professor of Educational Theory & Practice at the University of Georgia. She is one of the field’s most esteemed educational researchers in the ways in which urban youth negotiate culture to form social, cultural, and political identities to create new and sustaining ways of thinking about urban education and intersectional social justice.
The FY21 plan includes a range of grant programs, services, and initiatives to support the arts, humanities, and sciences in communities across Massachusetts.
The state budget now advances to the Governor’s desk for final approval
Frequently asked questions about the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund
Shipwright and National Heritage Fellow Harold A. Burnham and his son, Alden Burnham, work on a wooden boat restoration
Positioning the arts as a valued and integrated part of the community
A regular update on our equity work
This cohort of programs paints a diverse picture of the potential of culture as a vehicle for improved public and personal heath in Massachusetts.
