Mass Cultural Council is much more than a grant maker. We provide the services, consultation, and support that assure that every tax dollar we invest in the cultural landscape of Massachusetts delivers meaningful impact for our residents. Our services are only possible because of the hours staff spend supporting constituents. Since July 1, 2018 Mass Cultural Council staff have...
Shuchita Rao is a long-time educator of Indian music and culture in the Greater Boston area and a grant recipient from the Sharon Cultural Council. We spoke with her about what it means to share her culture with the broader community.
Mass Cultural Council seeks $25.5M budget appropriation for arts & culture
Charting a path for Massachusetts to match the state’s record-high investment made in 1988
The annual state budget process kicks off in January
A timeline of the Agency's anti-racist work
We're launching a special new series on Zoom called "Culture Chats," where we highlight the power of culture through resilience, adaptation, agility, and innovation.
This 3-Step Plan Calls for FY22 Budget Spending; Bond Authorizations; and Bills to Stabilize, Rebuild, and Provide COVID Relief to the Cultural Sector
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.
A regular update on our equity work
How We are Addressing the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Goal of Our Strategic Plan.
Culture Chat
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.
Developed in partnership between Mass Cultural Council, University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine, and Dr. Tasha Golden
Our Mass Municipal Association webinar series discussed how the arts can drive growth and enrich communities
Urge your state Senator to co-sponsor Chair Mark’s Amendment #171 to increase this appropriation
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.
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.
