Systematic contact with legislators is a key ingredient of successful arts advocacy. Because January is the month in which many state legislatures will reconvene and begin working on fiscal year 2013 budgets, this edition of State to State is dedicated to toolkits produced by state arts agencies to help their grantees: thank legislators for their…
The Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) is collaborating with MassINC to use the arts to revitalize 11 industrial communities across the state. MassINC recently received a $125,000 grant from ArtPlace, a funding consortium combining federal funding and investments from 11 major foundations to promote creative placemaking. Each project supported by ArtPlace has been selected to demonstrate…
Creative Transitions is a project of the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) and the Hampshire Educational Collaborative (HEC) that linked arts groups with the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS) facilities. A recent report and evaluation of the Creative Transitions project by the Center for Youth and Communities at Brandeis University found that the project was…
The Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) announced the launch of the Cultural Investment Portfolio (CIP), a new approach to unrestricted funding for arts, humanities and science organizations. The CIP replaces the MCC’s Organizational Support Program. The CIP is a funding partnership designed not only to enhance the capacity of individual organizations, but to strengthen the cultural…
A survey of public school principals conducted by the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) reported that 9 out of 10 respondents planned to cut back on field trips in the coming year due to fuel costs. In September 2008, the MCC and the Bank of America Charitable Foundation launched the Big Yellow School Bus grant program.…
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