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Episode 402: Bob Frishman, Clocks, Watches, and Life in Early America
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/402_Frishman.mp3 Do you know what time it is? In early America, this question wasn’t as simple to answer as it is today. Urban dwellers in cities like Boston, Philadelphia, and Charleston often wondered about the time—but...
Innovation Fund Invests in Accessibility through People, Space & Technology
01.13.2025 Charles G. Baldwin, Program Officer Innovation Fund | UP Designation Access to Theatre at Partners for Youth with Disabilities. As Mass Cultural Council looks to determine best methods for growing and supporting Accessibility across the creative and...
Impact of the Cultural Facilities Fund 2024
01.10.2025 Miranda Cook, Program Officer Mass Cultural Facilities Fund The 2024 Annual Report for the Cultural Facilities Fund (CFF) is now available, reflecting on this past year of investments in the physical infrastructure of Massachusetts’ creative sector. CFF...
Residential Water Conservation Using the Rancho Model
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Bringing Communities Together: $1.85M Invested in Festivals & Projects
01.06.2025 Timothea Pham, Program Officer and Kalyn King, Program Officer Festivals & Projects Class at Izizwe Dance Studio, host of the Irise Dance Project in Lowell. In a time when connection and community feel more essential than ever, festivals and cultural...
Watch: Legacies – Stories of Black History in the 413
In collaboration with New England Public Media (NEPM), we’re thrilled to share a three-part documentary series titled “Legacies: Stories of Black History in the 413.” “Legacies” explores the Black experience in western Massachusetts. It is a production of NEPM,...
Opportunities & Resources for Orgs – Jan 25
01.03.2025 Mass Cultural Council Staff Opportunities & Resources Elio School of Fine and Applied Arts’ Teen Bridge Artist in Residence (AIR) Fellows with AIR Feda Eid during the summer, 2023 Intensive. Photo: Craig Bailey/Perspective Photo. Each month Mass...
Episode 401: James Fichter, Tea, Boycotts, and Revolution
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/401_Fichter.mp3 During the early days of the American Revolution, British Americans attempted to sway their fellow Britons with consumer politics. In 1768 and 1769, they organized a non-consumption movement of British goods...
Happy 84th Anniversary AASLH!
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Staff Picks for 2024
As we wrap up 2024, we asked our colleagues at Mass Humanities to share the experiences that moved them this year, including films, books, concerts, journeys, and their work with humanities organizations across Massachusetts. We hope you enjoy the list and wish you a...
Watch: “Rural by Choice” – an MH50 film
To commemorate our 50th anniversary in 2024, we produced a series of short films that revisit the Mass Humanities archive. Rural by Choice explores the complex idea of what it means to be “rural” in today’s day and age. It draws connections between a documentary film...
A Holiday Message from Michael J. Bobbitt
12.17.2024 Ann Petruccelli Moon, Deputy Chief of Staff As the year winds down, Executive Director Michael J. Bobbitt took time to share his thoughts, in verse, on our accomplishments and the year ahead. All of us at Mass Cultural Council wish you a peaceful end to...
Episode 400: Ben Franklin’s world
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/400_Ben_Franklins_world.mp3 How do historians define Ben Franklin’s “world?” What historical event, person, or place in the era of Ben Franklin do they wish you knew about? In celebration of the 400th episode of Ben...
Host a Douglass reading in 2025
Join the movement and host a reading of Frederick Douglass in your community in 2025. Applications open December 16. Receive $2,000 in funds to support your event. Access informational webinars, a trauma-informed discussion guide, a media kit and promotional...
How Schools Engage Students: $1.5M Invested in Creative Projects
12.16.2024 Amy Chu, Program Officer Creative Projects for Schools Artist Michael Aghoha standing in front of a mural created in collaboration between KIPP/SPUR/Aghohawa with KIPP Academy Lynn Charter District. The 2024-2025 school year coincides with a one-time...