Grow Your Audience with Our Festivals Toolkit

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Sep 30, 2024 | History News, The Profession

09.30.2024 Timothea Pham, Program Officer Festivals & Projects Boston Little Saigon Cultural District Night Market. Photo: Annielly Camargo. Are you a festival producer or part of an organization that puts on festivals or public events? Many of you work tirelessly...

Andrew Lovato — Santa Fe Hispanic Culture: Preserving Identity in a Tourist Town

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 27, 2024 | History News

Andrew LovatoFrom the Publisher: As Santa Fe has become more and more of a tourist town, its Hispanic citizens have increasingly struggled to define and preserve their own cultural identity. This book is one of the few efforts by a native Hispanic resident to examine...

Creativity & Recovery

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Sep 24, 2024 | History News, The Profession

09.24.2024 Dan Blask, Program Manager COVID-19 | Cultural Sector Recovery Grants Four Years of Pandemic Funding for Individuals in the Cultural Sector Cultural Sector Recovery Grant Recipient Hannah Lopez Vega, aka Hannah Schzde. The artist used part of her $5,000...

Governor Appoints Cultural Economy Advisory Council Members

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Sep 20, 2024 | History News, The Profession

09.20.2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim DriscollExecutive Office of Economic Development Press Release Member of the Governor’s Cultural Economy Advisory Council at their inaugural meeting. Today, the Healey Driscoll Administration appointed members of...

YouthReach Awards of $1.87M to Support Creative Youth Development

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Sep 20, 2024 | History News, The Profession

09.20.2024 Erik Holmgren, Program Manager Creative Youth Development | YouthReach Boston Children’s Chorus singers perform at Symphony Hall for a sold-out crowd at their 21st Annual MLK Day Tribute Concert. Photo: Boston Children’s Chorus. “In an increasingly...

Grants for Creative Individuals: Apply by Oct 24

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Sep 13, 2024 | History News, The Profession

09.13.2024 Dan Blask, Program Manager Grants for Creative Individuals Felipe Ortiz (Grants for Creative Individuals recipient ’24), PACIFICO (2017), Acrylic on wood, 31″x32″ Mass Cultural Council believes that creativity is a vital part of a thriving society. We are...