The Kiosk
Blogs
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
Historical Societies and Museums
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
Podcasts
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
Beyond the Commonwealth
Impact of the Cultural Facilities Fund 2023
02.05.2024 Miranda Cook, Program Officer Mass Cultural Facilities Fund Cover art from the 2023 Cultural Facilities Fund Annual Report With the new year now in full swing, we’re able to look back and reflect on the 2023 Cultural Facilities Fund Annual Report,...
Opportunities & Resources for Orgs – Feb 24
02.01.2024 Mass Cultural Council Staff Opportunities & Resources Museum of Fine Arts Boston Latinx Night. Photo: Tim Correira Photography. Each month Mass Cultural Council shares a round-up of grants, trainings, technical assistance resources, and opportunities...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Old Colony History Museum Welcomes Two New Additions to Its Growing Team
TAUNTON, MA—The Old Colony History Museum, a leading cultural institution dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of the Old Colony region of Massachusetts, is delighted to announce the appointment of two new staff members who will contribute to the...
Cultural Districts: Creating Areas of Opportunity for More Than a Decade
01.31.2024 Carolyn Cole, Program Officer Cultural Districts Looking back and acknowledging how far this work in communities has come Meri Jenkins and Carolyn Cole If you’ve ever had a heart-to-heart with me about this sector, and why I love doing what I do, you’ll...
Take an audio visual journey through the Padres Latinos exhibit
Commentary from the exhibit curators and a photographer. “Stories of Resilience from Somerville’s Padres Latinos” is an interview and documentary photo project and a community-centered museum exhibition. It was funded funded by a 2022 Expand Massachusetts Stories...
Celebrating Culture, Creativity & the Start of the Budget Process
01.29.2024 Bethann Steiner, Senior Director of Public Affairs Budget Governor’s FY25 Budget Invests $25.5M into Arts & Culture Last week Creative Sector Advocacy Day was celebrated on Beacon Hill. Here, Rep. Gonzalez, Mass Art President Grant, Lt. Gov. Driscoll,...
Creative Sector Advocacy Day 2024
Watch our recap video from the celebration at the State House. [embedded content] Creative Sector Advocacy Day was part of a weeklong series of events designed to foster support for arts, culture, and creativity in Massachusetts. Mass Humanities was a co-host of...
The Humanities and Climate Change
A call for stories about impact and solutions. By Brian Boyles. Massachusetts is a coastal state with islands, beaches, and a storied fishing industry. The farms of western and central Massachusetts are bountiful economic drivers. Our great institutions of higher...
Innovation Fund Invests $470,000 in Access
01.23.2024 Charles G. Baldwin, Program Officer Innovation Fund | UP Designation Moe Finnerty dancing while cast mate Michael Ricca sings in “We R One,” an On With Living and Learning performance at the FPAC Gallery in Boston. As Mass Cultural Council continues...
Episode 376: Kirsten Silva Gruesz, Cotton Mather’s Spanish Lessons
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/376_Gruesz.mp3 Colonial America was born in a world of religious alliances and rivalries. Missionary efforts in the colonial Americas allow us to see how some of these religious alliances and rivalries played out. Spain,...
Deepening a Relationship with a Key Collaborator
01.22.2024 Michael J. Bobbitt, Executive Director Advancement Advancing the Arts & Creativity in Massachusetts Michael J. Bobbitt speaking at the Springfield Creative City Collective Holiday Meeting in December. Photo: Aspire to Dream Productions. As Mass Cultural...
Westborough Center Pastimes – January 19, 2024
Memorial to the Rice Boys capture, near the Westborough High School. This essay is part of a new Westborough History Connections series called, “A Meeting of Two Cultures: Native Americans and Early European Settlers in Westborough.” Click here to start at the...
Announcing 2024 EMS grants
Mass Humanities establishes a new storytelling grant focused on climate change projects. Mass Humanities is thrilled to announce upcoming opportunities for its 2024 grant season. Application materials for Expand Massachusetts Stories (EMS) grants are now available on...
$1.5M Invested to Bolster Creative Education
01.09.2024 Christian Kelly, Public Relations & Events Manager STARS Residencies Bomba de Aqui leading a residency at White Street School in Springfield in 2023. Today, Mass Cultural Council announces the 299 recipients of the Fiscal Year 2024 STARS Residencies...
Episode 375: Jordan E. Taylor, Misinformation Nation: Fake News in Early America
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/375_Taylor.mp3 Over the past decade, we’ve heard a lot about “fake news” and “misinformation.” And as 2024 is an election year, it’s likely we’re going to hear these terms even more. So what is the origin of misinformation...