As part of a funding program for municipal and nonprofit performing arts centers, the Massachusetts Cultural Council is awarding over $150,000 to 10 arts organizations and centers in the Valley.
The awards — part of $3.66 million in funding the MCC is providing to 58 arts organizations across the state — are drawn from what’s known as the state’s Gaming Mitigation Fund, a program financed through casino state tax revenues and administered by the MCC.
In a statement, the MCC said the fund was established to help smaller performing arts centers with the cost of hosting touring shows and meeting artists’ fees, especially places that are directly impacted by the operation of resort-style casinos in Massachusetts.
