priorities
Our Focus
Massachusetts is home to a thriving and diverse creative sector that connects neighbors to each other, generates economic activity, and animates our communities. When difficult choices regarding public funding and policy decisions are made, the creative and cultural community’s interests must be considered.
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Ensuring Massachusetts, local municipalities, and the federal government are adequately investing in the creative sector and public funding is distributed equitably, resulting in a more diverse arts and cultural community.
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Pursuing policies and government support that encourage creative small businesses, independent creative workers, and workforce development for the arts and cultural sector.
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Working to increase spaces that support the development and presentation of art and cultures. Ensuring creative space is equitably offered and accessible to the whole community.
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Increase access to creative youth development programs and ensure that every child, regardless of school district, has access to quality in-school arts education.
Read more about our youth arts cultural policy efforts.
UPDATES ON OUR PRIORITY AREAS
Our Guiding Value for All Policy Priorities
Regardless of policy area or goal, MASSCreative prioritizes efforts that increase equity in Massachusetts’ creative sector and remove barriers that exclude individuals and communities from creative expression and cultural participation.
House Ways and Means Proposes $25.9M for the Mass Cultural Council in FY25
On April 10, 2024, the House Ways and Means Committee announced their plan to increase the Mass Cultural Council’s budget to $25.9 million. This is a 2% increase over Gov. Healey’s H.2 recommendation and a 3.58% increase over FY24.
FINAL fy24 budget
On Wednesday, April 9th, 2023, Gov. Healey signed a $56.6B FY24 spending plan into law, including $25M for the Mass Cultural Council.