by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Nov 12, 2020 | History News, News
This week our partners on Beacon Hill continue to make progress on the Fiscal Year 2021 state budget. This morning the state House of Representatives convened virtually for Day 2 of their budget debate, and this afternoon the Senate Committee on Ways & Means...
by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Nov 9, 2020 | History News, News
Me2 Orchestra at an indoor rehearsal Massachusetts nonprofit and municipal cultural organizations report a staggering $483,519,270 in lost revenue since March, while the Commonwealth’s working creatives: individual artists, teaching artists, and scientist/humanists...
by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Nov 5, 2020 | History News, News
The long-awaited state budget process for Fiscal Year 2021 (which began on July 1) is starting to advance. Today the House Committee on Ways & Means released its Fiscal Year 2021 budget recommendation, which includes a $18,180,000 investment in the cultural sector...
by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Nov 3, 2020 | History News, News
Berkshire Pulse Young Choreographers Initiative Throughout the summer, Mass Cultural Council hosted weekly, national calls for the Creative Youth Development (CYD) field. Major themes that surfaced in those calls included the issues of equity and funding. In response...
by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Oct 26, 2020 | History News, News
Children participating in an Enchanted Circle Theater program. To our Friends and Colleagues across the Commonwealth’s cultural sector, As you may be aware, last Thursday Governor Baker announced a $774M Economic Recovery Plan for Massachusetts. On behalf of our...
