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.
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.
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
Advocacy
This represents an 11% increase to Mass Cultural Council’s current operating budget
Governor’s FY25 Budget Invests $25.5M into Arts & Culture
For the millions of veterans who have served in the United States armed forces, creative expression has been a way to share, to heal, and to give meaning to their experiences. In 2018 the U.S. Conference of Mayors stated: “creative arts therapies and artist-directed programs have the potential to positively impact the healthcare spending concerns, quality of care issues, and healthcare needs of active military and veteran populations.” The Mass Cultural Council seeks to ensure that veterans across the Commonwealth have access to the arts, humanities, and sciences, and opportunities for creative expression, no matter their background. Below is a partial list ...
Please share your perspective on our new direction: Complete a survey by July 12, 2023.
Updates on the budget process and data on the nonprofit cultural sector’s contributions to the Massachusetts economy and quality of life
These “magnificent seven” individuals are your community’s connection to the power of culture.
A total of $970,000 is expected to be awarded.
Culture Chat
The Mass Cultural Council released a spending plan for the new fiscal year that will invest more than $14 million in a range of grant programs, services, and initiatives to support the arts, humanities, and sciences in communities across Massachusetts.
We conducted a series of 13 regional meetings across the state this summer as a follow up to the Mass Cultural Council Institute held in March 2018. The meetings gave us an opportunity to convene cities and towns by region to talk about our new strategic plan and Power of Culture messaging platform.
A monthly round-up of grants, technical assistance resources, and opportunities for creative and cultural organizations
Culture Chat
The Mass Cultural Council today announced finalists for the 2019 Commonwealth Awards, which honor exceptional achievement in the arts, humanities, and sciences.
Thank you to the Massachusetts House of Representatives for their continued support!
