Cultural Districts: Creating Areas of Opportunity for More Than a Decade

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Jan 31, 2024 | History News, The Profession

01.31.2024 Carolyn Cole, Program Officer Cultural Districts Looking back and acknowledging how far this work in communities has come Meri Jenkins and Carolyn Cole If you’ve ever had a heart-to-heart with me about this sector, and why I love doing what I do, you’ll...

Celebrating Culture, Creativity & the Start of the Budget Process

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Jan 29, 2024 | History News, The Profession

01.29.2024 Bethann Steiner, Senior Director of Public Affairs Budget Governor’s FY25 Budget Invests $25.5M into Arts & Culture Last week Creative Sector Advocacy Day was celebrated on Beacon Hill. Here, Rep. Gonzalez, Mass Art President Grant, Lt. Gov. Driscoll,...

Elizabeth Varon — Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Jan 26, 2024 | History News

Elizabeth VaronA History Camp Discussion with Elizabeth Varon, the author of Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South. Varon will talk about Longstreet’s life and career, from his early days as a West Point graduate to his Civil War exploits to his...

Innovation Fund Invests $470,000 in Access 

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Jan 23, 2024 | History News, The Profession

01.23.2024 Charles G. Baldwin, Program Officer Innovation Fund | UP Designation Moe Finnerty dancing while cast mate Michael Ricca sings in “We R One,” an On With Living and Learning performance at the FPAC Gallery in Boston. As Mass Cultural Council continues...

Deepening a Relationship with a Key Collaborator

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Jan 22, 2024 | History News, The Profession

01.22.2024 Michael J. Bobbitt, Executive Director Advancement Advancing the Arts & Creativity in Massachusetts Michael J. Bobbitt speaking at the Springfield Creative City Collective Holiday Meeting in December. Photo: Aspire to Dream Productions. As Mass Cultural...

Fergus M. Bordewich — Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Jan 12, 2024 | History News

Fergus M. Bordewich is the author of nine non-fiction books: KLAN WAR: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction (October, 2023); CONGRESS AT WAR: How Republican Reformers Fought the Civil War, Defied Lincoln, Ended Slavery, and Remade America; THE FIRST...