A monthly round-up of grants, technical assistance resources, and opportunities for creative and cultural organizations
$3,000 grants for UP Designated Organizations to plan and implement new, innovative solutions to accessibility challenges within their organization.
A growing network of organizations that fully embrace accessibility systems and ideals, part of the Universal Participation Initiative.
Programs and resources that benefit cultural districts
Senate approves Mass Cultural Council’s $20M spending request
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
Rep. Dylan Fernandes has sponsored Amendment #1081 to increase the Agency’s appropriation to $27.4M.
The House budget includes for $26 million for Mass Cultural Council, Senate budget to be released in May
Reflecting on the first statewide social prescription arts & culture initiative in the United States
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.
Findings from the Massachusetts Arts & Culture Access Survey 2022
Shining a light on the vital work of Local Cultural Councils in our cities and towns
We've been talking with municipal leaders about the importance of culture for supporting vibrant communities
Application instructions for Grants for Creative Individuals
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.
This represents a 0.58% increase to Mass Cultural Council’s current operating budget
Read the testimony delivered on July 15, 2020 to the Massachusetts Senate
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.
