Building broad support for the Mass Cultural Council’s request for $28 million in FY25.

Read here for guidance about setting up advocacy campaigns, meetings, and conversations with elected officials.

The MASSCreative Action Network is partnering with artists, creatives, cross-sector allies, and lawmakers to advance cultural policies developed by and for the creative sector. Support the Creative Sector Legislative Agenda by endorsing these proposals and asking your legislators to co-sponsor the bills.

The January Policy & Action Webinar was the first of two trainings preparing arts and culture advocates for Creative Sector Advocacy Week 2024. During this webinar, the MASSCreative team shared the schedule for Advocacy Week, guidance for meeting with lawmakers, and reviewed the Creative Sector Legislative Agenda.

MASSCreative seeks artists, cultural organizations, and creative businesses across disciplines to join us as featured exhibitors and performers at Creative Sector State House Day.

We’re organizing around five bills that make up the 2023-2024 Creative Sector Legislative Agenda and making the news. Read the latest stories on cultural policies in Massachusetts.

There is a lot of misinformation on what a nonprofit can and cannot do when it comes to advocating for its interests and the needs of the communities they serve. Check out our Nonprofits and Advocacy Resource on how your organization effectively and confidently advocate for a more equitable and inclusive creative sector of all residents in the Commonwealth.