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Mass Cultural Council Awards $9,000 Grant to Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum

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ADAMS — The Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum has received a grant of $9,000 from the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency, through its Operating Grants for Organizations program.

“Public support enables the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum to provide quality educational programming for students, immersive experiential learning for college students and adults, and free public programs for the entire community,” state Sen. Paul Mark said.

This grant signifies that the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum provides significant public value through its programs and services. Last year alone, the museum brought Susan B. Anthony’s inspiring story to more than 300 students. With a 59% increase in programming and museum attendance, the museum intends to continue to grow and expand its immersive and experiential learning capacity. In the coming year, the museum will welcome six college interns, hold numerous free public programs, and continue to draw tourists to the Berkshires with its events and guided house tours.

State Rep. John Barrett III noted that “these funds will help preserve Susan B. Anthony’s historic birthplace in Adams, Massachusetts and will allow for expanded guided tours, school outreach, and free public programs for people of all ages.”

For this fiscal year, the Mass Cultural Council has adopted a $34 million spending plan, allowing the agency to award at least 2,500 grants totaling approximately $38 million to the Commonwealth’s creative and cultural sector. This is funded primarily through public dollars, including the agency’s $26.7 million state budget appropriation and support from the National Endowment for the Arts. The agency also runs the Mass Cultural Facilities Fund in partnership with MassDevelopment.

Mass Cultural Council funds reach every community in the Commonwealth. Its mission is to advance the Commonwealth’s creative and cultural sector by celebrating traditions and talents, championing collective needs, and equitably investing public resources.

The Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum, located on 67 East Road in Adams, is open Thursdays through Mondays during the summer from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call the museum at (413) 743-7121 or visit www.susanbanthonybirthplace.com.

Mass Cultural Council Executive Director to Tour Western Mass. Today

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NORTHAMPTON — Today, Sept. 10, the Mass Cultural Council’s new executive director, Michael Bobbitt, will spend the day touring Western Mass. arts and culture sites and meeting with arts and culture leaders.

“I am so looking forward to visiting cultural assets in the Franklin and Hampshire region and truly appreciate this invitation,”Bobbitt said. “Touring these communities and meeting with grantees, arts leaders, and cultural stakeholders provides a wonderful opportunity to learn and see firsthand how the power of culture is being deployed across Western Mass.”

Bobbitt has dedicated his professional career to arts leadership. He is a theatre director, choreographer, and playwright. On Feb. 1, he joined Mass Cultural Council as executive director, becoming the highest-ranking cultural official in Massachusetts. Upon joining the council, he was invited and agreed to serve on the New England Foundation for the Arts board of directors.

Today, starting at 10 a.m. and continuing throughout the day, Bobbitt will visit the David Ruggles Center, the Academy of Music, A.P.E. Gallery, 33 Hawley, and Historic Northampton, all in Northampton; the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, the Yiddish Book Center, the UMass Fine Arts Center, and Jones Library, all in Amherst; Shea Theater in Montague; and Double Edge Theater in Ashfield.