$1,500 Grants Available for Spring/Summer Festivals

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Jan 10, 2022 | History News, The Profession

01.10.2022 Lisa Simmons, Program Manager Festivals A still from Martin & the Magical Forest, screening as part of the Belmont World Film’s 19th Annual Family Festival which runs January 14-23, 2022. At Mass Cultural Council, we recognize that festivals celebrate...

Impact of the Fund 2021

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Jan 7, 2022 | History News, The Profession

01.07.2022 Miranda Cook, Program Officer Mass Cultural Facilities Fund Cover of the Cultural Facilities Fund FY21 Annual Report In FY21, the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund (CFF) invested $9.1 million in the planning and development of cultural buildings...

Creative Youth Development Organizations Carrying Community Through COVID

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Jan 6, 2022 | History News, The Profession

01.06.2022 Erik Holmgren, Program Manager COVID-19 | Creative Youth Development | YouthReach Youth artists with Express Yourself stand by their creations. “Art has the potential to change the world. Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, to...

BIPOC Outreach Coordinators Working to Connect with Cultural Community

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Dec 16, 2021 | History News, The Profession

12.16.2021 Cheyenne Cohn-Postell, Program Officer Diversity Equity and Inclusion Mass Cultural Council’s recently launched Racial Equity Plan aims to expand the Agency’s mandated support to under-invested communities. But as programs and resources grow, they need to...

Artist Fellowships Available in Drawing & Printmaking, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, Painting

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Dec 15, 2021 | History News, The Profession

12.15.2021 Dan Blask, Program Officer Artist Fellowships Saira Wasim (Drawing & Printmaking Fellow ’20), REST IS HISTORY (2017), paper cut collage, ink and gouache on wasli paper, 28.5x26x2 in. Mass Cultural Council believes artists are at the heart of our rich...

Festivals: Celebrating Culture and Community

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Dec 15, 2021 | History News, The Profession

12.15.2021 Lisa Simmons, Program Manager Festivals Dragonfly Festival of Ashland (2019) Festivals bring joyfulness to our lives and strengthen our sense of community. They are a perfect way to celebrate heritage, culture, and traditions, to entertain through music and...