Artists, cultural workers, and cultural organizations: Please report economic effects of the pandemic by April 15
As ranked in 2024 by SMU DataArts, the National Center for Arts Research
A monthly round-up of grants, technical assistance resources, and opportunities for creative and cultural organizations
This $690,000 in awards completes the Agency’s COVID-19 relief grant making
Regional Meeting
In just under a week, 566 cultural nonprofits and 595 individual artists/independent teaching artists-humanists-scientists responded to our survey. The results are striking and demand attention.
We recently visited with Stelvyn Mirabal, founder of the Asociación Carnavalesca de Massachusetts
Regional Meeting
The daily practice of creating kolam is a tradition that has reached across India for 100s of years
A regular update on our anti-racism work
Grants to support projects that advance the Commonwealth’s creative sector and address cultural needs specific to tribal communities
These awards mark the largest investment to-date in this program
Grants of $1,500 are available to Massachusetts individual artists and independent teaching artists/humanists/scientists who have lost income as a direct result of COVID-19.
Workshop
Massachusetts’ creative individuals continue facing dramatic financial losses.
Legislative COVID-19 Cultural Impact Commission Files its Final Report
A total of $7.2M in grants for cultural programming will be made in cities and towns across the state
Tips and stories for recruitment best practices from a few Local Cultural Councils across the Commonwealth.
These residencies fostered more than a basic understanding and appreciation for the arts, sciences, and humanities
The Foster Families Pilot Program is a one-year pilot that connects Western Massachusetts Department of Children and Families offices and social workers with a contact person at participating cultural organizations in their region.