Posted Saturday February 02 2013 at 10:17 pm
Our friends at Community Access to the Arts (CATA) have been awarded a Commonwealth Award by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Given every two years, the Commonwealth Awards shine a spotlight on the extraordinary contributions that the arts, humanities, and sciences make to education, economic vitality, and quality of life in communities across the state. Other award recipients this year include Olympia Dukakis, Jared Bowen of WGBH, and The Boston Phoenix.
Past Commonwealth Award winners include leading artists, writers, scholars, and social innovators such as VSA MA, Jeremy Alliger, Yo-Yo Ma, Jacob's Pillow, and Aerosmith.
The Commonwealth Awards ceremony will take place Tuesday, February 19, 2013 from 1-4 pm at the Massachusetts State House. The event is free and open to the public, however space is limited. Please register to attend.
Posted Sunday January 13 2013 at 8:52 pm
Governor Patrick is preparing his FY2014 budget for release at the end of January and he will be deciding how much money to allocate to the creative community through the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC). From now until July, the Governor, the State Senate and the House of Representatives will be debating how to allocate the estimated $32 billion in state revenue.
As the first action of MASSCreative's new Third Friday Advocacy Day series, please sign MASSCreative’s petition on or before Friday January 18th urging Governor Patrick to restore the Commonwealth’s investment in the arts and cultural community. The Commonwealth’s investment in the creative community this year is less than half of what is was a decade ago.
The petition asks Governor Patrick to increase the MCC budget next year by $3 million to a total of $12.5+ million to help build vibrant and connected communities across the Commonwealth.
Sign here to send a strong message to the Governor to increase funding to the creative community.
Posted Monday January 07 2013 at 10:25 pm
Easter Seals has announced upcoming events at the Assistive Technology Regional Center (ATRC). All events are FREE.
January 16 2013, Wednesday 10am-12pm - Apple iDevices: An Introduction. This presentation will focus on new users who may have received an iDevice (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) over the holidays and need help on how to get started. This presentation is given by the ATRC Staff. Space is limited so please RSVP.
February 7 2013, Thursday 10am-12pm - Courtney Hildebrand from Toby Churchill will demonstrate the company’s communication devices, including the popular LightWriter SL40 Connect and the new Swift.
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