by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Nov 16, 2020 | History News, News
A portion of listening series participants at the Sept. 22 session. In late September 2020, Mass Cultural Council hosted four listening sessions to embark on a restart and refocus of our work as it relates to racial equity. Here’s a summary of what we heard: The...
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 History Alliance | Nov 12, 2020 | News, Publick Occurences
The Massachusetts history community is in peril. On top of a long-standing lack of resources available to this sector and a decline in public interest in history, the COVID-19 epidemic has forced the closure of many organizations across the Commonwealth. As we head...
by Mass Humaities | Nov 11, 2020 | News
Mass Humanities announced today the release of, “We, Too, Are America,” an anthology from the graduates of the organization’s Clemente Course in the Humanities. Published in partnership with Harvard Book Store, the book is a collection of essays written by residents...
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...
