Mass Cultural Council is proud to support individual artists with Artist Fellowships. The fellowships are monetary grants we award to Massachusetts artists based on the excellence of their creative work. We conduct an anonymous review for every Artist Fellowships discipline except Traditional Arts. That means artists submit samples of their work, and we invite panelists and … [Read more...]
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Free Business-Focused Webinars for Artists
With the COVID-19 pandemic's devastating effect on practicing artists, Assets for Artists has redesigned its free business and financial education programming to provide artists with more distance-learning opportunities that focus on pandemic recovery and largely retain the intimate cohort-focused style of in-person workshops. Taxes for Artists & Preparing for a Downturn … [Read more...]
Grant Writing for Artists (Free Workshop)
Artists are invited to attend Grant Writing for Artists (a free workshop) on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM. The workshop is hosted by Practice Best Practice, New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, New Bedford Creative, S & G Project Gallery, and Co-Creative Center New Bedford. Mina Kim, Program Officer, Community … [Read more...]
Livestream Panel for US-Based Freelance Artists and Cultural Workers in all Disciplines
Join HowlRound plus a group of artists, arts administrators, and others from around the US on Monday, March 16, 2020 at 8;00 pm EST to discuss how COVID-19 is impacting freelance artists (those who identify as independent contractors) from all disciplines and where artists can look for support in this complicated moment. The conversation will focus on shared resources (legal, … [Read more...]
Help Shape an Upcoming Cultural Convening
This fall the Mass Cultural Council plans to hold a daylong event on a Saturday in Worcester that will bring together community members from across the Commonwealth. The goal is to provide resources, training, tools, and most importantly, inspiration to help communities build capacity and effect change in order to increase the impact of their community led-efforts to sustain … [Read more...]