Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition
Artists leaders and artist-run groups addressing policy issues that affect artists in Massachusetts
This week the Massachusetts House of Representative began its debate on the state budget. Yesterday we updated you about the successful amendment restoring the MCC’s budget. While the House Budget released on April 15th did not contain any changes to the film and television incentive program, two budget amendments (Amendments 997 and 1054) were filed …
The Massachusetts House of Representatives on Monday voted to level fund the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) at $12 million for Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16). The MCC is the state agency that supports the arts, sciences, and humanities. It’s current budget is $13.3 million, of which about $12 million comes from the state.
Arts advocates had hoped to see funding boosted to $15 million. Representative Corey Atkins, Chairwoman of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development, had championed an amendment to the FY16 budget that would have done just that.
However, the vote to approve level funding was a win because the MCC was facing a 16% cut to its budget in FY16. The original FY16 budget draft, released earlier in April by the House of Representatives’ powerful Ways and Means Committee, set MCC funding at $10 million.
Please support our friends at the Mass Production Coalition (MPC) and their May 12 Lobby Day! Gardner Auditorium Massachusetts State House The Governor’s proposal House Bill 62 would repeal the state’s film and television production incentive program. This bill would destroy a growing industry in Massachusetts, eliminate thousands of jobs, and have a devastating effect …
Please join us as we honor the achievements of Dr. Gene Sharp. Dr. Sharp, founder and Senior Scholar of the Albert Einstein Institution, has been widely recognized as a luminary in the development of the study and use of nonviolent action. His numerous writings on the topic have been translated into more than 45 languages …