Developed in partnership between Mass Cultural Council, University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine, and Dr. Tasha Golden
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.
Our Mass Municipal Association webinar series discussed how the arts can drive growth and enrich communities
Rep. Dylan Fernandes has sponsored Amendment #1081 to increase the Agency’s appropriation to $27.4M.
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.
Frequently asked questions about Grants for Creative Individuals
Reflecting on the first statewide social prescription arts & culture initiative in the United States
Senate approves Mass Cultural Council’s $20M spending request
Both a movement and a designation, UP creates opportunities for leadership, peer networking, and education in universal design principles, audience engagement strategies, and ADA compliance.
We are now accepting Expressions of Interest from cultural organizations that want to participate in our Social Prescription Pilot.
Mass Cultural Council has released a case statement on the benefits of arts and cultural funding to the state’s economy, communities, and the education of our young people – and what long-term reinvestment in Mass Cultural Council's work can accomplish.
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.
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.
Read the testimony delivered on July 15, 2020 to the Massachusetts Senate
Findings from the Massachusetts Arts & Culture Access Survey 2022
Meet Sushil Gautam, Himalayan fiddle and jaw harp player
Culture is intrinsically valuable and unique in its ability to lift the human spirit. Cultural diversity is as necessary for humankind as biodiversity is for nature. Mass Cultural Council must be a leader in making Massachusetts a place of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Updates on the budget process and data on the nonprofit cultural sector’s contributions to the Massachusetts economy and quality of life
This represents an 11% increase to Mass Cultural Council’s current operating budget
These “magnificent seven” individuals are your community’s connection to the power of culture.
