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Mass Cultural Council

The Massachusetts Cultural Council promotes excellence, access, education and diversity in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences, in order to improve the quality of life for all Massachusetts residents and contribute to the economic vitality of our communities. For more than 30 years, MCC has invested in the cultural life of Massachusetts. The Council receives an annual appropriation from the state legislature. It then makes thousands of grants to non-profit cultural organizations, schools, communities and individuals artists, funding programs that use arts, science and the humanities to build strong, diverse, livable communities. The beneficiaries of these programs comprise a cross-section of the population and citizens in each Massachusetts city and town.

http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/

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    Conversations on Architecture: Great Places and Great Art with Mark Davy

    Wed, Jan 20, 2016
    Massachusetts is rich in world-class art institutions and has a strong artist presence. However, many of its theaters and public art projects are in threat of demolition or severely reduced funding. If great art makes great cities, how does Boston fare? What steps should Boston take to ensure art and culture play a part in the reimagining of its future? Join Mark Davy, founder of London-based consultancy Future city and Anita Walker of the Mass Cultural Council, in a lively conversation about the importance of art within the city.
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  • MCC Keynote Address: New Voices, Changing Experiences

    Mon, Mar 28, 2005
    W. Richard West Jr. discusses the history of Massachusetts' cultural leaders, who have always been a resourceful, committed, and resilient lot. West notes that the past few years have brought immense challenges, and the cultural community has managed to meet those challenges and emerge into the 21st century with vision and spirit intact. But where do we go from here, and how do we get there? The "old" ways of doing business may no longer work. **W. Richard West Jr.** is founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). He is responsible for guiding the successful opening of the three facilities that comprise the national museum, the most recent of which opened on the National Mall in Washington, DC in September. A citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, West has devoted his professional life and much of his personal life to working with American Indians on cultural, educational, legal, and governmental issues. West served as chair of the American Association of Museums, the nation's only national membership organization representing all types of museums and museum professionals, from 1998-2000. He is currently the vice chair of the American Association of Museums/International Council of Museums, an organization that represents the interests of American institutions in the international museum community. West holds a bachelor's degree in American History from the University of Redlands in California, a master's degree in American History from Harvard, and a law degree from Stanford.
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