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 some of the concepts that are guiding our redesign. We also linked to a survey to gather feedback from the creative/cultural sector … [Read more...]
Funding
Pastime Artist Opportunities
Anti-Racism Training for Artists and Cultural Leaders The Cultural Equity Learning Community (CELC) is a self-paced, two-unit [12 session] anti-racism training with wrap-around supports open to arts and culture leaders committed to building intersectional racial equity. The CELC is created specifically for arts administrators, educators, artists, researchers, board members, … [Read more...]
Bucolic Artist Opportunities
Pittsfield Artists Capacity-Building Grant Applications are currently being accepted for the Pittsfield Artists Capacity-Building Grant program. The cohort of 10 artists will receive: an unrestricted grant of $2,000 paid upon completion of a simple written plan; free, priority access to Assets for Artists online workshops for the year specifically selected with this cohort in … [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 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
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...]