麻州文化委員會撥245萬元將資助490個人創作者 10/27截止申請

        （Boston Orange編譯）麻州文化委員會（Mass Cultural Council）2027會計年度個人創作者(Creative Individuals)資助計畫今（10）日起至10月27日正式開放申請。總金額約 245 萬美元，預計可資助至少 490 個項目，規模之大創歷年紀錄。

        這計畫旨在促進在地文化多樣性與經濟活力，每名獲選的麻州藝術家及創意工作者可獲得 5,000 美元用途無限制資助金。凡活躍於文學、音樂、戲劇、視覺藝術、民俗傳統及原住民藝術等各類文化領域的麻州居民均可申請。

        麻州文化委員會將於 9 月 22 日舉辦線上說明會，提供手語翻譯與即時字幕服務，另設有西班牙語場次。查詢詳情可上官網，或發電郵，creative.individuals@mass.gov。

Funding Opportunity: Mass Cultural Council Launches FY27 Grants for Creative Individuals

BOSTON – Applications are now being accepted to Mass Cultural Council’s Grants for Creative Individuals FY27 grant round. This funding opportunity provides unrestricted grants of $5,000 to Massachusetts artists, culture bearers, and creative practitioners to equitably advance creative expression throughout our diverse communities. This will be the largest cycle for this program to date, as Mass Cultural Council expects to invest $2.45 million, supporting a minimum of 490 grants this year. As the Commonwealth’s independent state arts agency, Mass Cultural Council is charged with bolstering the cultural sector, thereby advancing economic vitality, supporting transformational change, and celebrating, preserving, and inspiring creativity across all Massachusetts communities. These grants are available for Massachusetts residents who are active in any artistic/creative discipline. This is Mass Cultural Council’s primary grant program to support individual artists, with eligible disciplines including: community-based arts, crafts, design, digital, film/video, folk/traditional arts, Native/Indigenous arts, literature, music, performance, photography, theater, visual arts, and other diverse cultural practices. Key dates for the FY27 Grants for Creative Individuals program include: Application Opens - September 10, 2026 Info Session - September 22, 2026 (ASL interpretation and live captions will be provided) Próximamente estará disponible una sesión informativa virtual en español. Applications Due - October 27, 2026 (11:59PM) Prospective applicants are encouraged to review the program guidelines for more information, including eligibility rules and instructions on how to apply. Questions can be submitted to creative.individuals@mass.gov.   For information and to stay up to date on other Mass Cultural Council funding opportunities this fiscal year, prospective applicants are encouraged to follow the Agency on social media - @MassCultural – or sign up to receive the monthly Power of Culture e-newsletter.