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Our long-term strategic initiative focused on changing the way our sector is understood, recognized, and utilized.
The Mass Cultural Council released a spending plan for the new fiscal year that will invest more than $16.5 million in a range of grant programs, services, and initiatives to support the arts, humanities, and sciences in communities across Massachusetts.
Online Meeting | Grants for Creative Individuals
Inside an unassuming Victorian-era building, just west of downtown Holyoke, is one of the nation’s most distinctive creative community development initiatives: The Care Center. It is an example of what can happen when culture and creativity form the foundation to dismantle systemic barriers for individuals, as well as communities.
A total of $970,000 is expected to be awarded.
A monthly round-up of grants, technical assistance resources, and opportunities for creative and cultural organizations
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!
78.5% of awardees are first-time Mass Cultural Council grant recipients
A guide to starting your organization’s transformative racial equity journey
Program guidelines and instructions for applying to Festivals & Projects
Application process for Creative Experiences grants
Training | Universal Participation
Training | Universal Participation
Unrestricted general operating grants for Massachusetts-based, nonprofit cultural organizations with year-round operations offering public programming in the arts, humanities, or sciences. Grant amounts start at $6,000.
Training | Universal Participation
$5,000 grants for UP Designated Organizations to plan and implement new, innovative solutions to accessibility challenges within their organization.
Training | Universal Participation
Training | Universal Participation