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What Kinds of Support Are Most Important?

March 13, 2023 1 Comment

Mass Cultural Council is proud to support artists and creatives with direct funding. But monetary grants are just one of the ways an artist might receive support. Resources like space, professional development, personal/professional networks, and more can be deeply important to an artist's work. We periodically pose questions to artists about issues in their work and lives. … [Read more...]

Mass Open Studios Mar-Jun 23

March 8, 2023 4 Comments

Mass Cultural Council believes that artists and culture bearers are essential to our vibrant communities. If you're interested in connecting with creatives in your very own neighborhood, consider attending a nearby open studios event. Check out these open studios in Massachusetts* this March, April, May, and June. Unless listed as virtual, all events are in-person. If you … [Read more...]

Funding for Massachusetts Artists and Culture Bearers

March 3, 2023 Leave a Comment

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 Massachusetts artist or culture bearer, and you're looking for grants. Here are some ideas. Direct Funding from Mass Cultural Council When Massachusetts individual … [Read more...]

Historic Investment

February 16, 2023 Leave a Comment

Mass Cultural Council, your state agency supporting arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences, is grateful to share that yesterday (Wednesday, February 15, 2023), we celebrated a historic public investment into the Commonwealth's creative and cultural sector. In a packed Great Hall at the Massachusetts State House, we announced awards totaling $51,063,360 to 5,218 … [Read more...]

Fellows Notes – Feb/Mar 23

February 15, 2023 Leave a Comment

Fellows Notes is a periodic listing of the latest news from awardees in our Artist Fellowships Program. Deborah Abel (Choreography Fellow '10) Dance Company will perform at Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories at Chelsea High School and via livestream (3/21, 12:30 PM), featuring Glorai Steinem, Gov. Maura Healey, Lt. Gov. Kim Drisoll, and others. Elizabeth Alexander … [Read more...]

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