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Beyond the Commonwealth
Dean College Announces Michael J. Bobbitt as Commencement Speaker
03.22.2024 Stephanie Hoyt, Dean College Communications Manager Photo: Craig Bailey. Dean College is honored to announce that the keynote speaker at its 158th Commencement Ceremony on May 18, 2024 will be Michael J. Bobbitt, the Executive Director of the Mass Cultural...
Meet the 2024 History Leadership Institute Cohort
Meet the 2024 History Leadership Institute Cohort The American Association for State and Local History is excited to announce that we have selected 19 emerging leaders from across the nation to participate in the 2024 History Leadership Institute seminar. Representing...
$3.66M Awarded through Gaming Mitigation Fund
03.19.2024 Lillian Lee, Program Officer Gaming Mitigation Fund No-No Boy performance at Twenty Summers Mass Cultural Council is pleased to announce the recipients of the FY24 Gaming Mitigation Fund grant round. Fifty-eight nonprofit and municipal performing arts...
Westborough Center Pastimes – March 15, 2024
National Straw Works – Sewing Hall, ca. 1885 Let’s Consider Craft in Westborough I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear, Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong, The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,...
New Operating Grants for Organizations Available
03.14.2024 Sara Glidden, Program Manager Operating Grants Multi-year, unrestricted funding for nonprofit organizations that enrich Massachusetts’ cultural life Young people examine an exhibit at the Tsongas Industrial History Center. Photo by Meg Moore/Megpix,...
Celebrating Our Vibrant Commonwealth
SMU DataArts’ Top 10 Most Arts-Vibrant States of 2023 Ranking State Arts Dollars Ranking Arts Providers Ranking Public Support Ranking 1 New York 1 1 10 2 New Jersey 3 3 17 3 Massachusetts 2 7 2 4 Minnesota 4 10 14 5 Maryland 5 18 1 6 California 14 2 40 7 Colorado 11...
Behind the Scenes of “Resiliency in Chinatown”
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2024 Poetry Out Loud State Champion Named
03.11.2024 Erik Holmgren, Program Manager Poetry Out Loud Congratulations to Ailin Sha from Boston Latin School Massachusetts Poetry Out Loud State Champion Ailin Shaw (center), with 2nd place winner Calysa Alba (right), and 3rd place winner Anna Popnikolova (left)....
Agency Testifies in Support of Governor’s H. 2 Spending Plan
Mass Cultural Council TestimonyJoint Committee on Ways & Means – FY25 H. 2 BudgetFriday, March 8, 2024 | Gloucester City HallPresented by Deputy Executive Director David T. Slatery and Senior Director of Public Affairs Director Bethann Steiner Good afternoon to...
2024 Call for Book Proposals
Do you have a book idea? “Somebody somewhere has solved the problem that bothers you. Somewhere somebody can use your ideas. Here is the meeting place for questions and answers. Send in yours.” AASLH Shop Talk, December 1949 For over four decades, the AASLH book...
Experience “indiVISIBLE,” a new exhibit from The LAVA Center
“indiVISIBLE: Seeing and Celebrating Indispensable Agricultural Workers”, a new exhibit by The LAVA Center, debuted in early February 2024. The exhibit was funded in part by an Expand Massachusetts Stories grant. The project focused on farmworkers, a population rarely...
Volunteer-Run History Organization Makes Advances with STEPS
Evy Raes, Slater Area Historical Association Board Member Editor’s Note: The AASLH Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations, known as STEPS, is a self-assessment tool that helps history organizations meet national standards. The Iowa Museum...
Episode 379: Susan H. Brandt, Women Healers in Early America
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/379_Brandt.mp3 Women make up eight out of every ten healthcare workers in the United States. Yet they lag behind men when it comes to working in the roles of medical doctors and surgeons. Why has healthcare become a...
Key Policy Wins Secured for Creative and Cultural Sector
03.04.2024 Bethann Steiner, Senior Director of Public Affairs Governor’s Economic Development Bill and Executive Order contain provisions to advance arts and culture Mass Cultural Council’s three-year strategic plan directs Agency staff to focus on advancing the...
Opportunities & Resources for Orgs – Mar 24
03.04.2024 Mass Cultural Council Staff Opportunities & Resources Performance on the steps of New England Conservatory. Photo: Andrew Hurlbut. Each month Mass Cultural Council shares a round-up of grants, trainings, technical assistance resources, and opportunities...