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Mass Open Studios Oct-Dec 23

September 29, 2023 Leave a Comment

Mass Cultural Council believes that the work of artists, cultural bearers, and creative individuals is essential to our vibrant communities. If you're interested in supporting and connecting with artists in your very own neighborhood, consider attending a nearby open studios event. Check out … [Read More...]

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Notable Artist Opportunities

Black Empowerment Advisory Council Black artists in Massachusetts are invited to join and participate in a listening session with Governor Maura T. Healey's Black Empowerment Advisory Council (BEAC).  The council has organized listening sessions … [Read More...]

Blink of an Eye Artist Opportunities

Seal and Motto Survey closing soon! The Special Commission on the State Seal and Motto, a 19-member, governor appointed commission (which includes a designee from the Mass Cultural Council), is gathering public feedback on a new seal and motto for … [Read More...]

Pollenating Artist Opportunities

Of Note: FY24 LCC Program Grant Cycle: Sept. 1 - Application Opens, Sept. 12 - Info Session, Program deadline: October 17, 2023. Learn more. Find your LCC online here. Call to Artists The Artists' Group of Charlestown Fall 2023 Exhibition is Wild … [Read More...]

From the WALLPAPER project by Bosede A. Opetubo, exhibiting at the Boston Public Library, Jamaica Plain Branch Thursday, August 31, 2023 - Wednesday, November 1, 2023. The artist received a 2023 Cultural Sector Recovery grant, part of which went to support this work.

Future Funding for Artists – Your Feedback

In June 2023, we published an ArtSake post called Advancing Creativity. It was about Mass Cultural Council's ongoing effort to evaluate and redesign our funding for artists, culture bearers, and creative practitioners. In that article, we shared … [Read More...]

Straight No Chaser Artist Opportunities

Free Artist Workshops Assets for Artists Workshops at MASS MoCA MASS MoCA is offering free, in-person and online workshops for artists and creatives in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. • Financial Well-Being Through Interdependence with … [Read More...]

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From the Archives

What Technology Trends Are Impacting Your Discipline?

Mass Cultural Council periodically poses questions to artists about issues in their work and lives. This month, we wanted to revisit a question we first posed in 2014, What technology trends are impacting your … [Read More...]

Funding for Massachusetts Artists and Culture Bearers

Nayana LaFond, ANONYMOUS, WOMAN OF THE WHITE BUFFALO, from the PORTRAITS IN RED series, acrylic on canvas, 24x36 in. Nayana LaFond is a 2023 grantee of the Cultural Sector Recovery program.   You're a … [Read More...]

Fundamentals of Applying for Grants

You, too, can craft grant applications that soar. This article is adapted from a presentation at the TransCultural Exchange Conference in Boston, November 4, 2022. It covers the fundamentals of applying for grants as … [Read More...]

Laura Christensen (Photography Finalist '21), SILHOUETTES, NEW BEDFORD, MA (2020), acrylic paint on vintage photograph, 7.5x5in.

Crowdfunding and Membership Platforms as an Artist

Let's say you have an in-progress creative project (a film, music album, graphic novel, etc.) and you want funding so you can realize your vision. Or let's say you have a steady output of work (a bi-weekly publication … [Read More...]

NUF CED button, from the Boston Public Library collection.

Captioning Your Videos

If you've made a video but haven't added captions, have you really said enough? You've created a video. It could be a work of art itself, or a documentation of another work (a dance or interactive installation, for … [Read More...]

Mural by Emma Leavitt, Solei Arts.

Why Do You Support Other Artists?

Periodically, we pose questions about issues artists face in their work and lives. In this time when supporting one another is even more important, we were interested in the generosity and community we see among artists. … [Read More...]

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