On Thursday the state House of Representatives approved a budget plan for the next fiscal year that calls for investing $16.6 million in the arts, humanities, and sciences through the Mass Cultural Council. The House proposal would add $533,000 for arts and cultural funding in Fiscal Year 2020, which begins July 1.
As part of our commitment to support the sustainability and viability of festivals in Massachusetts, we have enlisted 10 festivals to take part in a year-long Festivals Audience Lab.
Cultural Organizations Report $484M in Lost Revenue, Artists Cite $20M in Lost Revenue, More than 30K Cultural Jobs Impacted by Pandemic Since March
Four Years of Pandemic Funding for Individuals in the Cultural Sector
Organizations funded through Mass Cultural Council’s Cultural Investment Portfolio have been participating in the DataArts platform for about a decade. DataArts has used that information to provide data-informed insights and resources to the arts and cultural sector – for grantmakers, researchers, and individual organizations.
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Advancing the Arts & Creativity in Massachusetts
Creative Approaches for Health and Wellness in Springfield, MA
The following testimony was submitted to the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development on behalf of H. 4755 – An Act establishing a COVID-19 nonprofit cultural organizations emergency fund.
Cultural District managers are playing key roles in COVID-19 relief and recovery efforts statewide.
Check out our recently submitted testimony on various legislative topics
Our blog chronicling the Power of Culture at work across the Commonwealth.
We know that the COVID-19 crisis has caused major disruptions for the careers of individuals who earn income through their work in the cultural sector. In response, we have launched a relief fund for individuals.
This year we were able to fund all eligible STARS Residencies thanks to a record-level of investment by the state Legislature in our FY22 budget.
Last month, Mass Cultural Council proudly awarded 15 new Amplify grants for 2020 totaling $22,500.
Boston, Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, Pittsfield, and Vineyard Haven score high in national arts-vibrancy index
At the time of her retirement, Walker, nationally recognized as an innovative and visionary leader for the creative economy and nonprofit cultural sector, will have led the Council for more than 13 years.
Check out recent episodes of Creative Minds Out Loud, Mass Cultural Council's podcast, featuring:
$500 grants to help festival programmers meet the needs of producing, promoting, and developing audiences.
Application process for the Local Cultural Council Program.
