Members of the Community Initiative Team reflect on their experiences of the power of culture at work in cities and towns across the Commonwealth.
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.
Culture Chat
A monthly round-up of grants, technical assistance resources, and opportunities for creative and cultural organizations
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.
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.
Our Mass Municipal Association webinar series discussed how the arts can drive growth and enrich communities
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 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
Urge your state Senator to co-sponsor Chair Mark’s Amendment #171 to increase this appropriation
Open Door Arts' new platform to help organizations improve accessibility and deepen engagement with the disability community
Senate approves Mass Cultural Council’s $20M spending request
Reflecting on the first statewide social prescription arts & culture initiative in the United States
The House budget includes for $26 million for Mass Cultural Council, Senate budget to be released in May
Rep. Dylan Fernandes has sponsored Amendment #1081 to increase the Agency’s appropriation to $27.4M.
How the Agency is employing Open Door Arts' Arts & Culture Accessibility Self-Assessment
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
