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...
by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Oct 26, 2020 | History News, News
Young girl visiting Norman Rockwell Museum as part of the Social Prescription Program. In March, Mass Cultural Council officially launched the CultureRx Initiative with a well-attended public briefing for legislators, staff, and cultural partners at the Massachusetts...
by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Oct 21, 2020 | History News, News
The following testimony was submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Ways & Means today regarding the Governor’s Revised H2 Budget for Fiscal Year 2021: October 21, 2020 The Honorable Michael J. Rodrigues, Chair Senate Committee on Ways & Means Via...