We are pleased to share that Mass Cultural Council is now accepting applications to the Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Individuals. This $15 million one-time FY23 grant program is funded through state pandemic recovery monies Mass Cultural Council received from the Legislature. The Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Individuals program offers unrestricted grants of … [Read more...]
Recent Posts
Recent posts about the creative process, support for individual artists, and new art in Massachusetts.
Artist Fellowships Paused for 2023 Grant Cycle
Mass Cultural Council plans to pause the Artist Fellowships Program for the current grant cycle (Fiscal Year 2023). Pending confirmation by the Agency's governing Council in late August, this would mean no Artist Fellowships applications will be accepted in Fall 2022 or Winter/Spring 2023. It's an honor for Mass Cultural Council to support artists from every community across … [Read more...]
Artist Opportunities Puppy Love
Call for Plein Air Artists The First Plein Air Paint Festival will be held during Town Day Festivities and within the Winfield Robbins Memorial Garden in Arlington, MA on September 17, 2022, from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Accepted artists will be notified by August 25th. Learn more. Deadline: August 15, 2022 at 8 PM Sculptors The Newburyport Art Association invites sculptors to … [Read more...]
Supporting Indigenous Artists: Who Defines Culture?
On Mass Cultural Council's Power of Culture blog, multimedia artist Erin Genia, an enrolled member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate and a Mass Cultural Council Outreach Coordinator, wrote an intriguing post about institutional barriers to supporting Native American and indigenous artists. One of the primary barriers is captured in this question: "How are arts and culture … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Aug 22
Fellows Notes is a monthly listing of the latest news from awardees in our Artist Fellowships Program. For event-based listings, always confirm event details with the listed venue. Roya Amigh (Drawing & Printmaking Fellow '20), Christopher Frost (Sculpture/Installation/New Genres Fellow '09), Mags Harries (Sculpture/Installation/New Genres Fellow '03), Claudia … [Read more...]