Of Note: MASSCreative's Creative Sector Summit is an annual convening of cultural thought leaders, artists, creatives, policy advocates, educators, culture bearers, arts administrators, teaching artists, and public officials. Throughout the day, you can expect 16 participatory workshops and cross-sector panel conversations to support your arts activism and community organizing. … [Read more...]
Advocacy
Solar Powered Artist Opportunities
Take The Survey: NEA Grant Cancellation Did your organization recently receive notice that your NEA grant was cancelled or withdrawn? If so, please complete this survey, hosted by MASSCreative and other regional state arts advocacy organizations in New England, so we can share stories of impact with legislators. The survey will close on May 23, 2025 at 5 PM. Of Note: … [Read more...]
Wing Man Artist Opportunities
Identity Lab Branding Workshop Defining brand identity, crafting an identity Statement, hands-on, collaborative Learning and tailored insights for artists. Thursday, May 1, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, 770 Boylston St, Boston, MA. Format: Highly interactive, hands-on, collaborative. Cost: $25 (Intentionally accessible for emerging professionals). Capacity: Strictly limited to 20 … [Read more...]
Federal Agencies and Funding
Opportunities to Take Action Against Federal Agency Cuts As Congress is currently accepting funding requests for FY26, Americans for the Arts has released a time sensitive resource guide to help people advocate against funding cuts to federal agencies. This marks the latest in a series of such resources created to help amplify the voices of the cultural sector during this … [Read more...]
Chalk it Up to Artist Opportunities
Mass Cultural Council joins many across the nation, and in the Massachusetts cultural sector, in watching and trying to understand the frequent policy changes and decisions being made by the federal government. Of greatest concern to the Agency at this moment is the dismantling of federal agencies, such as the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the National … [Read more...]