by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Dec 14, 2021 | History News, The Profession
12.14.2021 Diane Daily, Program Manager STARS Residencies Residency with Cambodian ceramicist Yary Livan at the Joseph G. Pyne Arts Magnet School in Lowell. Although schools still face pandemic-related challenges, teaching artists, scientists, and scholars continue to...
by American Association for State and Local History | Dec 14, 2021 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
Courtesy of Magoffin Home State Historic SiteBy Jacqui Ainlay-Conley, Small Museum’s Affinity Group Committee Chairperson The AASLH Small Museum’s Affinity Group Committee was deeply saddened to learn that our friend, colleague, and fellow committee member Jeff Harris...
by American Association for State and Local History | Dec 14, 2021 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
By Bethany Hawkins, Chief of Operations Our hearts go out to so many people in the wake of the devastating tornadoes in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi, and Missouri. Even though a major disaster has only been declared for Kentucky (to date), the...
by Mass Humaities | Dec 13, 2021 | The Kiosk, The Profession
We asked the people of Mass Humanities to tell us which books, podcasts, shows and places sustained them this year. Their choices include new publications, recent finds and old favorites. Lennie Alickman, Board Member, Provincetown Book: Fierce Poise by Alexander...
by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Dec 8, 2021 | History News, The Profession
12.08.2021 Käthe Swaback. Program Officer CultureRx Urbanity Dance, part of the Social Prescription Pilot Cohort, reported one of their students who had been struggling with recovery from COVID-19, streamed a dance class from their hospital bed for weeks. That student...
by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Dec 6, 2021 | History News, The Profession
12.06.2021 Bethann Steiner, Public Affairs Director COVID-19 Last week the legislative conference committee tasked with ironing-out any differences between the final House and Senate ARPA spending plan bills released its report: H. 4269, An Act relative to immediate...
