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Beyond the Commonwealth
Building Internal Capacity to LEAD
08.27.2024 Dawn Heinen, Digital Communications Manager Diversity Equity and Inclusion Massachusetts attendees at 2024 LEAD Conference. Earlier this month, a handful of Mass Cultural Council staff attended the Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD®)...
In Conversation with Jackie Jenkins-Scott
Jackie Jenkins-Scott believes that the humanities represent the “connective tissue” of our lived experience. A leadership consultant and past president of two higher education institutions, she works at the intersection of business strategy and transformational...
Episode 392: Kathryn Gin Lum, Religion and Race in Early America
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/392_Gin-Lum.mp3 What does history have to tell us about how we, as Americans, came to define people by their race–the visual ways we group people based on their skin color, facial features, hair texture, and ancestry?...
How Gen Z Wants to Celebrate America’s 250th
–By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO “The United States turns 250 years old in 2026. Gen Z will write its next chapter.” For all AASLH has done to encourage thoughtful planning for the nation’s 250th, we still have work to do to get younger people involved. So...
Mass Cultural Council Adopts $34M FY25 Spending Plan
08.22.2024 Christian Kelly, Public Relations & Events Manager Budget | Press Release Agency to award $26.7M in grants to bolster the Commonwealth’s creative and cultural sector Performance at Fiestas Patronales de Holyoke. Photo: Lauren Miller Photography. The...
In conversation with Bob Rivers
Bob Rivers is well established in the Greater Boston business community. For the last 18 years, the Stoughton native has held several leadership roles at Eastern Bank, including his current roles as Executive Chair and Chair of the Board of Directors, during which the...
Explore Mobile and Gulf Coast History Through Books, Films, Podcasts, and Music
As we prepare for the 2024 AASLH Annual Conference in Mobile, AL, in a couple of weeks, AASLH staff and members of our Host Committee have put together some resources to prepare you for visiting the Alabama Gulf Coast. Here are books, documentaries, podcasts, and even...
Watch: Breaking down the cover art for Clementinos
Jess Rivera, a student in the Clemente Course in the Humanities, is not only a contributing author to Clementinos: Voices from the Clemente Writing Project, but also the book’s cover artist. In this video she breaks down the symbolism of her illustration, from...
Clementinos book launch recap – Holyoke
Holyoke community members gathered at Wistariahurst Museum on Wednesday, August 14, to celebrate the publication of Clementinos: Voices from the Clemente Writing Project. Students Jess Rivera, Alexandra Rosa, and Gri Martinez Saex read excerpts from the book...
Westborough Center Pastimes – August 16, 2024
Special Edition: Westborough Center Updates This summer has been busy in the Westborough Center with lots of big projects coming together all at once. Many of these developments will improve access to Westborough’s deep historical collections and will ensure that they...
Join Our Spotlight Series
08.15.2024 Christian Kelly, Public Relations & Events Manager This year, Mass Cultural Council is excited to introduce a new resource, the Spotlight Series. This monthly webinar series will shine a light on grants and programs from other state agencies and our...
Smithsonian Exhibition on Democracy Coming to Six Massachusetts Towns
Smithsonian Exhibition on Democracy Coming to Six Massachusetts Towns “Voices and Votes” will spark conversations in rural communities. The Smithsonian is returning to small towns in Massachusetts beginning April 2025. Through a collaborative partnership with the...
Charles G. Baldwin Receives 2024 Abilities Dance Boston Nicole A. Ally Award
08.13.2024 Bethann Steiner, Senior Director of Public Affairs Diversity Equity and Inclusion Charles G. Baldwin with his Ally Award Mass Cultural Council is pleased to celebrate our Charles G. Baldwin, Program Officer for Access & Inclusion and the Universal...
Episode 391: Katie Schinabeck, Government in Colonial Virginia
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/391_Schinabeck.mp3 Do you ever wonder how governments met and worked in colonial British America? Williamsburg, Virginia, served as the capital of Virginia between 1699 and 1779. During its 80 years of service as capital,...
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This is a sample post created to test the basic formatting features of the WordPress CMS. Subheading Level 2 You can use bold text, italic text, and combine both styles. Step one Step two Step three This content is only for demonstration purposes. Feel free to edit or...