Thank you to all the artists who came to the 5th Annual Artists Under the Dome event on November 17th at the State House! It was a fun-filled, invigorating day for all who attended! The 2011 event was brought to you by the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development, the Joint Committee...
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Senate Ways & Means Budget Proposes Level Funding for Massachusetts Cultural Council (Boston, MA) Today the Senate Ways & Means Committee released a proposed budget for the coming fiscal year that would provide level funding for the arts, humanities, and sciences through the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC).The Senate panel recommended $9.25 million for the MCC in...
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Nida Art Colony invites artists, designers, architects, curators, and art researchers to experience the Winter and Spring on the Baltic Sea coast in the Curonian Spit National Park, Lithuania. Call for residency applications Baltic-Nordic residencies October–December 2012 and international residencies January–May 2013 Nida Art Colony (NAC) welcomes proposals for its upcoming winter residencies. Two...
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Support amendment to fix health care reform issue! Please call your State Senator by this Thursday to support amendment #13 put forth by Senator Michael Moore- for S.2260 An Act Improving the quality of health care This amendment fixes a problem the Artists Health Care Working Group identified years ago in the 2006 MA...
Read more →The Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) released a new plan that aims to rebuild public support for the nonprofit arts, humanities, and sciences over five years through collective advocacy and reinvestment in the nonprofit cultural sector. The MCC’s five-year strategic plan is the fruit of conversations with hundreds of its constituents through four public forums,...
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Key Leaders of Worcester’s Arts Community (Boston, MA) Governor Deval Patrick today announced the appointment of Joyce Kressler and Troy Siebels—two highly accomplished leaders of the Worcester arts community—to the Board of the Massachusetts Cultural Council. “Joyce Kressler and Troy Siebels have each played a central role in fostering the creative economy in Worcester,”...
Read more →First Meeting with Leaders MASSCreative is poised to build a powerful grassroots network of local cultural councils, arts and cultural institutions, artists, educators and arts advocates across Massachusetts. Your Community will benefit- Join in a Bristol County Conversation Promote your community - Learn from others Tuesday, May 15th, from 4:00-5:30pm The Dedee Shattuck Gallery 1...
Read more →Update on the Creative Economy Council – 1st meeting is May 17th. First thank you to everyone who sent well wishes about my recent appointment to the Massachusetts Creative Economy Council. The first 2012 full meeting of the CEC is Thursday, May 17th 3pm at 1 Ashburton Place, 21st Floor, Conference Room 3, Boston,...
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BLS Youth CAN’s 6th Annual Climate Summit at MIT Youth Action for Sustainability When: Saturday, May 12th 9:00 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. Where: MIT Stata Center – 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge (2 blocks from the Kendall square Redline) How: Register online at www.blsyouthcan.org Over 65 schools. Event is free, breakfast & lunch included. Summit...
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