Advocacy Alert: Seeking Co-sponsor for Senate Budget Amendment 171 On May 7 the Senate Committee on Ways & Means released it’s FY25 spending plan. This budget embraced our request and funded Mass Cultural Council at the Governor's recommendation - $25,546,197. However, the Final House Budget funds the Agency at $26,75M. Creative and cultural sector stakeholders are urged to … [Read more...]
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Garden of Artist Opportunities
Of Note: MASSCreative is holding its inaugural Creative Advocacy Institute on Friday, May 17th from 9:30 AM to 5 PM at Merrimack Repertory Theatre and UTEC in Lowell, Massachusetts. The Creative Advocacy Institute is a statewide convening for the Massachusetts creative sector to increase advocacy learning, cultural policy leadership, and coalition building towards a more … [Read more...]
Leading the Pack with Artist Opportunities
Call for Art Celebrating the Boston Marathon "Stride by Stride" is a competitive juried show celebrating the Boston Marathon, for all artists. Selected juries will choose the artwork to be exhibited and select six outstanding works for awards. These artworks will be honored during the reception on April 12, 2024. The six winning artists will receive cash prizes totaling over … [Read more...]
Bespeckled Artist Opportunities
Of Note: Register for "The Creative Gig Economy" event on November 6, 2023 at the Pao Arts Center, 99 Albany Street, Boston. Join Mass Cultural Council for a discussion of what the gig economy means for individual artists and for the Commonwealth’s economy writ large. Our panel will include policy experts, advocates, and individual artists. After the panel discussion the staff … [Read more...]
Field of Artist Opportunities
New Initiative: BoriCorridor, is a virtual platform that aims to create a network of organizations, venues, and cultural presenters that promote Puerto Rican culture in the continental United States. BoriCorridor will work as a digital map to connect Puerto Rican artists living in the archipelago and the diaspora with cultural organizations, facilitating new collaborations. … [Read more...]