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From iberkshires: Cultural Grants Are Investment in Berkshire Economy
Posted on January 24, 2012 | No CommentsBy Tammy Daniels, Photo Credit: iberkshires GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The backstage investment of more than $8 million so far in the region’s cultural venues is strengthening its economy and sustaining some its most important historical and artistic buildings. The latest round of Massachusetts Cultural Facilities... -
Excelsior Printing Announces Formation of Excelsior Integrated, LLC and Acquisition of Assets
Posted on December 8, 2011 | No CommentsNORTH ADAMS, MA– December 5, 2011 – Excelsior Printing Company‘s Chairman David Crane and CEO Brendan Burns today announced the formation of a new company, Excelsior Integrated, LLC. Excelsior Integrated has acquired the assets of Berkshire Information Systems, Inc. (“BIS”), a leading provider of fulfillment, inventory management and electronic commerce... -
Gov. Deval Patrick Announces $7.4 Mil in Mass Cultural Facilities Fund Grants
Posted on November 18, 2011 | No Comments(Boylston, MA)—Governor Deval Patrick today announced $7.4 million in grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund (CFF) to support building projects for nonprofit arts, heritage, and science organizations across the Commonwealth. The new CFF investment will support repairs, improvements, and expansions for 54 cultural organizations... -
From Storefront Artist Project: Cheerfully Closing Up Shop
Posted on November 14, 2011 | No CommentsAfter ten years of fostering urban renewal through the arts, Storefront Artist Project (SAP) will be closing up shop. SAP was orginally founded with the mission of filling empty storefronts and forging a community of artists, entrepreneurs, businesses, and residents. Since those early beginnings over 10 years ago... -
Mass. Arts and Culture Nonprofits Key to $4.6B in Annual Spending
Posted on November 9, 2011 | 1 CommentOctober 27, 2011 — More than 8,000 arts and cultural nonprofits in Massachusetts, which employ 27,100 people, spend $2.1 billion annually and generate another $2.5 billion of economic activity across the state, according to a newly released study of the impact of the creative sector.... -
Creative Opportunities + Grants
Posted on November 9, 2011 | 1 CommentFind other creative opportunities and grants at Artsake, Berkshire Art Start, Massachusetts Cultural Council, New England Foundation for the Arts, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and the New York Foundation for the Arts. November Open Call: Art on a Stick Deadline: November 28, 2011 Art on a Stick is back and is asking... -
Adams Creative Economy Grants Restored
Posted on October 28, 2011 | No CommentsYesterday Governor Deval Patrick signed a supplemental budget for the current fiscal year that restores $750,000 to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for its Adams Arts Program for the Creative Economy. The Governor’s decision followed vigorous advocacy from cultural leaders, local officials, and business groups, and... -
From iberkshires: Clark Art Launches $145M Expansion Project
Posted on October 20, 2011 | No CommentsWILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — One of the county’s biggest tourist attractions revealed its plans for a massive expansion that is expected to boost the local economy. The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute announced a $145 million renovation and expansion of the museum’s campus that includes... -
Berkshire Creative Director named Director of the Massachusetts Creative Economy
Posted on September 22, 2011 | No CommentsExperienced leader charged with creating jobs, growing $1 billion industry Berkshire County, MA – Thursday, September 22, 2011 – Massachusetts Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Greg Bialecki today appointed Helena Fruscio, an experienced creative economy leader in Berkshire County, to the position of Creative... -
MCC Call to Action: Support the Adams Arts Program
Posted on September 19, 2011 | No CommentsIn August, as you know, the board of the Massachusetts Cultural Council voted to suspend grantmaking for the Adams Program in fiscal year 2012 – but also to seek a supplemental state appropriation of $750,000 to restore funding for the program in the current year....
