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		<title>Pittsfield Panorama Collaborative Awarded $100,000 Grant from Pittsfield Cultural Council: Over 30 Local Cultural Groups Benefit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pittsfield Mayor James Ruberto today announced that the Pittsfield Cultural Council, a local agency funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, has awarded a $100,000 grant to fund an umbrella program entitled Pittsfield Panorama. The year-long collaborative initiative will involve more than 30 local cultural groups,...]]></description>
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		<title>National Arts Index Drops to Lowest Point in Twelve Years, but Signals that Arts Creation and Volunteerism is Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Americans for the Arts released its second annual National Arts Index scores this week and the findings won’t surprise you: the 2009 Index score of 97.7 is the lowest Index score in the twelve years it measures. The 2009 score represents a drop of 3.6...]]></description>
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		<title>From the MCC: Mass. Mayors Rise to Arts Challenge!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 13:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Municipal leaders from across the Commonwealth rose to the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Mayors’ Arts Challenge with powerful testimonials on how arts and culture make their cities better places to live, work, and visit. In all 16 Bay State Mayors submitted short videos describing how the...]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Signs Law Establishing Cultural Districts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rweinman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill into law yesterday that allows communities to create state-sponsored cultural districts to stimulate new arts and cultural activity and attract creative businesses. The law directs the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) to create a new program that designates local districts...]]></description>
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		<title>Legislature Budgets $9.25 Million for Arts &amp; Cultural Funding through MCC</title>
		<link>http://berkshirecreative.org/2010/06/30/legislature-budgets-9-25-million-for-arts-cultural-funding-through-mcc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rweinman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Legislature voted this week  to approve a state budget for the coming fiscal year that calls for $9.25 million to support the arts, humanities, and sciences through the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC). A small portion of that amount—about $150,000—would be available only if the...]]></description>
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		<title>State and Local Leaders to Discuss Arts and Achievement at Berkshire Charter School</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rweinman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State legislators and local officials will join the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) at the Berkshire Arts &#38; Technology Charter Public School (BArT) to see how the arts and creativity have helped the school advance student achievement. Wednesday, Dec. 16, 10 a.m. Berkshire Arts &#38; Technology...]]></description>
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		<title>Get Involved!</title>
		<link>http://berkshirecreative.org/2009/10/20/get-involved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out these opportunities to get involved and help direct the future of your community! Points of Collaboration: A Presentation in Response to the MGT (regional consolidation) Report Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 6:30 PM Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA Free Forum...]]></description>
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		<title>Arts, Arts Everywhere!</title>
		<link>http://berkshirecreative.org/2008/07/18/arts-arts-everywhere/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some items sent to Berkshire Creative from our friends in the creative economy. Enjoy! Artists &#38; Writers Alliance Internationale Are YOU Interested in Collaborating With Artists, Writers, Dancers, Musicians, Filmmakers &#38; Others In The Arts? Artists &#38; Writers Alliance Internationale is currently accepting...]]></description>
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