Funding List

Currently funded projects are marked with a

All projects described below were funded through the Adams Arts Program, MCC's economic development program launched in 2005, or the Cultural Economic Development Program, run by the MCC from 1997-2003. Many of the projects are ongoing, whether they are currently funded by the Adams Program or not.

GREATER BOSTON
MERRIMACK VALLEY
NORTH OF BOSTON
PLYMOUTH, CAPE COD AND ISLANDS
BRISTOL COUNTY
WORCESTER COUNTY
FRANKLIN COUNTY
PIONEER VALLEY
BERKSHIRES
STATEWIDE

GREATER BOSTON

	ACT Roxbury Lead Organization: Madison Park Development Corporation Funded 1998-2003, 2006-2008 ACT Roxbury's mission is to enrich and strengthen the physical, economic and social revitalization of the Dudley Square Shopping District and Lower Roxbury community by engaging and cultivating cultural businesses, institutions, and artists. Their outreach programs include the annual Roxbury Film Festival focusing on works by filmmakers of color; Roxbury Open Studios, highlighting artists who live and work in Roxbury; Discover Roxbury tours; the "Roxbury is Rich" shopping guide and newsletter; and the "Roxbury Literary Annual." Grant: $60,000
	Arts Go East, Somerville Lead Organization: East Somerville Main Streets Funded 2008 (Planning Grant) Arts Go East investigates East Somerville's local artistic and cultural resources and the potential of these resources to drive economic growth. Grant: $5,040
	Arts on Centre/South Initiative, Jamaica Plain Lead Organization: Jamaica Plain Centre/South Main Streets Funded 2006-2007 The Arts on Centre/South Initiative is designed to boost the Centre/South business district with its First Thursdays program - a monthly art stroll with visual art, music, dance, poetry, film, and a “café zone” outdoor dining pilot. The goal is to increase visitation and the economic bottom line for local retailers.
	Art Technology New England, Boston Lead Organization: Axiom Gallery Funded 2008 (Planning Grant) Art Technology New England plans to develop a consortium of artists, arts organizations, private companies and academic groups to advance media art and technology. Grant: $4,000
	ArtsUnion, Somerville Lead Organization: Somerville Arts Council Funded 2005-2008 ArtsUnion focuses on the physical and economic revitalization of Somerville's Union Square through cultural activity designed to bring new patronage to the area and improve the economic circumstances for retail businesses in the Square. ArtsUnion continues to develop its series of ethnically diverse outdoor performances, outdoor farmers' market, and "Art Space" project for local artists. Grant: $40,000
	Boston 2008: Get Inspired Lead Organization: Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism & Special Events Funded 2007 (Planning Grant) The Boston Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism & Special Events was funded to plan a comprehensive cultural marketing campaign to stimulate art participation and assure that arts are accessible to all residents and visitors.
	Boston Cyberarts Festival Lead Organization: Boston Cyberarts, Inc. Funded 1997-2003, 2005-2007 The Boston Cyberarts Festival highlights the importance of technological innovation across the arts through exhibitions of visual arts; music, dance and theatrical performances; film and video presentations; educational programs; and lecture/demonstrations and symposia. The Festival is the nation's largest all-media cyberarts festival, and has built recognition for Boston as a center for arts and technology innovation.
	Boston Folk Festival and Preservation of Massachusetts Folk Music Lead Organization: WUMB 91.9FM Radio Funded 1997-2000 MCC provided seed funding to launch the Boston Folk Festival. The festival’s mission is to strengthen the economic viability of folk music, folk musicians, and related businesses by enlarging audiences for the music. The two-day festival is now held annually on the UMASS Boston campus. It regularly attracts crowds of more than 10,000 people.
	Cambridge Science Festival Lead Organization: MIT Museum Funded 2007 - 2008 Cambridge Science Festival is a nine-day celebration of science, technology, imagination, and creativity. The Festival features high-profile events including exhibits, demonstrations, lectures, music and theater performances, and poetry readings designed to boost the visibility of Massachusetts' contributions to the field of science, and the cluster of science-based businesses and organizations in the City of Cambridge. Grant: $60,000
	Chinatown Heritage Project Lead Organization: Asian Community Development Corporation Funded 2005 The Chinatown Heritage Project partners utilized their cultural assets and heritage to support economic growth in this Boston neighborhood. The project involved developing a historic walking trail, a center for community storytelling, a community radio station, and a support initiative for artists and cultural producers living in the area.
	Codman Square Multicultural Artisans Center, Dorchester Lead Organization: Codman Square Main Streets Funded 1998 Codman Square Main Streets was funded to investigate the development of a microenterprise initiative in the Codman Square neighborhood.
	Conceiving Boston’s Fort Point Channel’s Signature Event Lead Organization: Friends of Fort Point Channel Funded 2007 (Planning Grant) This grant was awarded to help develop a unique, world-class, signature event to brand Fort Point Channel and attract new and repeat visitors to the area.
	Concord Arts Lead Organization: Emerson Umbrella Center for the Arts Funded 2008 (Planning Grant) The partners will explore the economic links between arts organizations and businesses in Concord, and investigate ways to boost revenues. Grant: $3,000
	Designing an Industry, Boston Lead Organization: Massachusetts College of Art Foundation Funded 2007 - 2008 This project aims to build a network among the diverse components of design clusters in Massachusetts; to cultivate ties to other regional industries and international design peers in order to develop collaborative linkages, industry-wide strategies and an administrative structure to fully realize the economic potential of the design cluster in the Commonwealth. Grant: $50,000
	eMerging Arts & Technology, Boston Lead Organization: Boston Redevelopment Authority Funded 2007 The first annual Powering Up: Boston’s Digital Game Industry Conference served as the centerpiece of an overall strategy to stimulate economic growth and investment in the state's digital media/gaming industry.
	Expanding Boston’s Theatre District Lead Organization: ArtsBoston Funded 2006, 2008 Expanding Boston's Theatre District's main goal is to boost revenue for small and mid-sized arts organizations by transforming the way in which visitors, residents and frontline tourism professionals access information, and purchase tickets to Boston's cultural activities by working with tourism entities and hotel concierges.. Grant: $55,000
	Explore Boston Theater Lead Organization: Stage Source Funded 2006 The Theatre Alliance for Audience Development brought together seven mid-sized Boston-area theatre companies to implement a branding and marketing strategy to increase visibility, attract new audiences, generate increased ticket sales and subscriptions, and boost revenue for local restaurants and other retail businesses.
	Hyde Park Arts Initiative Lead Organization: Southwest Boston CDC Funded 2005-2007 The Hyde Park Arts Initiative is focused on the economic revitalization of the Cleary Square business district by fostering a creative business community, linking artists with support services, and enriching community life through community-based arts and cultural events.
	Launching Massachusetts into the Global Marketplace, Boston Lead Organization: TransCultural Exchange, Inc. Funded 2007 - 2008 The project's goal is to help Massachusetts artists meet their economic potential in today's increasingly global marketplace by providing them with a forum to explore international exhibition and networking opportunities, which, over time, will create, sustain, enhance, and maximize the economic impact of the arts in Massachusetts. Grant: $25,000
	New Themed Walking Tours of the Freedom Trail, Boston Lead Organization: The Freedom Trail Foundation Funded 2007 This project designed new programs to attract a greater and more diverse number of visitors to Boston's Freedom Trail by creating five themed walking tours of the trail.
	Oceanside Cultural Initiative, Winthrop Lead Organization: Winthrop Cultural Council Funded 2006 Using the cultural, heritage and recreational assets of this seaside community, the Oceanside Cultural Initiative was designed to enhance the cultural economic vitality of Winthrop through a variety of cultural programs and, by forging connections with the local business community, generate new revenues.
	Putting Roxbury on the Map Lead Organization: Discover Roxbury Funded 2006-2008 Discover Roxbury offers a variety of tour programs intended to increase tourism; increase business in stores, restaurants, and cultural institutions; create jobs for local residents; and build appreciation for the community's cultural and heritage assets. Grant: $50,000
	Quincy ArtsAlive! Lead Organization: Discover Quincy Funded 2005-2006 Quincy ArtsAlive! leverages Quincy's cultural and historic assets to increase commerce and tourism.
	Roxbury Cultural Exchange Lead Organization: Dudley Square Main Streets 2008 (Planning Grant) The Roxbury Cultural Exchange will investigate ways to strengthen and expand the cultural and commercial offerings of the businesses and organizations in and around the Dudley Square commercial district. Grant: $3,000
	Sharing & Stimulating Cultural Wealth, Boston Lead Organization: The Fenway Alliance Funded 2006 The Fenway Alliance's project was designed to build connections between Roxbury, Fenway and South End neighborhood residents and Fenway institutions, by promoting resident awareness of job opportunities.

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MERRIMACK VALLEY

	Cultural Marketing Partnership, Lowell Lead Organization: Lowell Office of Cultural Affairs Funded 1997-1998 Lowell Office of Cultural Affairs used the Cultural Economic Development Program grant to plan and implement new cultural economic development strategies and to review various ways to more effectively use existing resources. The Office of Cultural Affairs closed in 2001, and a new office was formed – Cultural Organization of Lowell (C.O.O.L. - the Lead Organization in Destination World – see below).
	Destination World, Lowell Lead Organization: Cultural Organization of Lowell Funded 2005-2008 Destination World is a multi-media world culture series designed to boost economic activity in the city and its neighborhoods by highlighting cultural offerings in tandem with local businesses. Grant: $45,000
	Live Lawrence! Lead Organization: Lawrence Community Development Department Funded 2006-2008 The project's partners seek to stimulate economic and physical revitalization in Lawrence's Gateway District by promoting the City's existing cultural assets through holding a series of multicultural, family-oriented arts events, under the umbrella of "Traveling Cafés," throughout the year. Grant: $55,000

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NORTH OF BOSTON

	Art Escapes, North Shore Lead Organization: North of Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau Funded 2006-2008 Art Escapes leads visitors to the North of Boston region by creating and promoting cultural tourism packages and special events. The project seeks to increase tourist activity in the region, and along with it, revenue. Grant: $60,000
	Arts & Economic Development in Gloucester Lead Organization: seARTS Funded 2005-2008 With a long history of art-making in this working seaport, seARTs, a coalition of cultural organizations and artists, in cooperation with the city of Gloucester, is leading efforts to position Gloucester as a vibrant contemporary arts center and year-round tourist destination. The partnership provides economic opportunities for artists and businesses by developing and promoting arts activities that are integrated into the cultural and business life of the city. Grant: $35,000
	Clipper City Cultural Center, Newburyport Lead Organization: Newburyport Maritime Society Funded 2007 (Planning Grant) The Newburyport Maritime Society was awarded a planning grant to investigate an economically sound plan for the conversion of the Custom House Maritime Museum into a central hub of culture and history for residents and visitors of Newburyport.
	Collaboration Strategy for Tourism Growth in Salem Lead Organization: City of Salem Funded 2007 (Planning Grant) The City of Salem is working to develop a new, unified, and effective marketing model for tourism growth in Salem.
	Revitalizing Amesbury Lead Organization: Town of Amesbury Funded 2005 The Town of Amesbury and its project partners led an effort to revitalize the area around downtown Market Square. Program activities were designed to engage visitors and residents in the community's cultural heritage, and to support, inspire, and help expand cultural and other businesses.
	Third Thursdays in Central Square, Lynn Lead Organization: LynnArts, Inc. Funded 2006-2008 Third Thursdays in Central Square highlights the rich cultural and business resources of downtown Lynn. The project encourages community revitalization through music, children's activities, gallery exhibitions, as well as extended hours at local stores and restaurants on the third week of each month to increase pedestrian traffic and commerce in Lynn's business and arts district. Grant: $40,000

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PLYMOUTH, CAPE COD AND ISLANDS

	An Artist's View of a Strategic Plan, Brockton Lead Organization: Brockton Office of Cultural Affairs Funded: 1998-1999 Cultural Economic Development Program funds contributed to the City of Brockton's strategic plan for creative urban renewal. The City hired an artist to spearhead an effort to promote the city's historical and cultural organizations through the development of a natural pathway alongside the Salisbury River.
	The Arts and Artisan Heritage Trails of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Lead Organization: Cape & Islands Community Development Funded 2005-2007 Modeled after North Carolina's highly successful "HandMade in America" project, this initiative has created a regional trail to connect tourists and residents to the wealth of artists and crafts people who live and work off the Cape's "beaten path." Since receiving MCC support, the partnership has developed, and is now promoting, an Artisan Trails guidebook.
	Beautiful Town, Plymouth Lead Organization: Plimoth Plantation, Inc. Funded 2008 (Planning Grant) Project partners will reach out to merchants and arts and cultural organizations throughout the town of Plymouth to create a collaborative "Beautiful Town" marketing initiative and local brand built around the theme of "Adornment." Grant: $5,331
	Campus Provincetown Lead Organization: Lower Cape Community Development Corporation Funded: 2000-2003 Provincetown has been engaged in cultural economic development since 2000, when MCC provided seed funding to Campus Provincetown, an educational enterprise designed to attract students to courses offered by local cultural and educational organizations. Following a town-wide cultural planning process in 2004, the original partnership expanded, and additional cultural economic development strategies were identified that are now being implemented (see Provincetown’s Path to Culture).
	CONNECT, Falmouth Lead Organization: The Cape Cod Theatre Project, Inc. Funded: 2005 CONNECT was designed to boost the year-round economy of Falmouth in two primary ways; by promoting the cultural assets of the town, and by creating economic links with the local business community, particularly merchants. In 2005, the project launched an awareness campaign that included an automated web-based cultural inventory, and an extensive town calendar.
	Creative Economy Action Plan for Cape Cod Lead Organization: Arts Foundation of Cape Cod Funded: 2007 (Planning Grant) The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod is leading efforts to develop a plan that would allow Cape Cod's creative economy to grow.
	Harbor Your Arts (HyA), Hyannis Lead Organization: Town of Barnstable Funded 2006-2008 Harbor Your Arts (HyA) is a two-fold project. It is a performance art series and public art project designed to increase seasonal and year-round economic activity and to complement other physical improvements made to downtown Hyannis and Hyannis Harbor. It is also a project to help artists develop business models and to create self-sustaining businesses. Artists are either able to sell work in "shanties" close to the Harbor area, or to have studio and gallery space in vacant storefronts on Main Street. Grant: $40,000
	Heritage Cape Cod Lead Organization: Heritage Cape Cod Funded: 1998-2001 Heritage Cape Cod's aim was to extend the year round economy through marketing off-season. Heritage Cape Cod collaborated with cultural organizations to market opportunities to residents and visitors for a broader cultural experience.
	Massachusetts Cultural Coast, Southeastern Massachusetts Lead Organization: Plimoth Plantation, Inc. Funded 2006 The Massachusetts Cultural Coast project brings together hundreds of cultural and tourism partners to promote the cultural attractions of the Massachusetts Coastal Region, from Quincy to Provincetown, to Fall River. By developing and marketing travel itineraries and web-based planning tools that encourage multiple day explorations of the region, the partnership seeks to heighten the visibility of the Massachusetts seacoast and its cultural and heritage assets.
	Provincetown's Path to Culture Lead Organization: Town of Provincetown Funded: 2005-2007 Provincetown's Path to Culture is an ongoing effort to increase tourism and stimulate year-round economic development by utilizing the town's existing cultural assets. Following a strategic planning process, the partners have recently developed a street "wayfinding" system and designed new marketing efforts.
	Shaping the Future of Craft, Brockton Lead Organization: Fuller Craft Museum Funded: 2007 - 2008 (Planning Grant) The Fuller Craft Museum is exploring a range of economic opportunities for developing a regional crafts industry in the context of Brockton's economic revitalization. Grant: $5,000
	Sourcebook: Handcrafted Architectural and Interior Design Elements, Cape Cod Lead Organization: Cape & Islands Community Development, Inc. Funded: 2008 (Planning Grant) This project will determine the feasibility of creating a source book featuring local artists and artisans for professionals in the building and design fields. Grant: $5,000
	Wampanoag Cultural Tourism and Development Project, Aquinnah Lead Organization: Aquinnah Cultural Center, Inc. Funded: 1998-1999 Grant funding helped create a strategic plan to boost Wampanoag cultural tourism. As a complementary strategy, an assessment of tribal businesses resulted in the Wampanoag Tribal Council offering additional business capacity support. The funds also established a Wampanoag Cultural Tourism Guide, which has been revised several times in recent years.

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BRISTOL COUNTY

	AHA!, New Bedford Lead Organization: AHA! Funded 2000-2003, 2005-2008 The program first received MCC funding in 2000, and downtown New Bedford cultural organizations have hosted themed monthly AHA! (Art, History, Architecture) nights to boost economic activity in the city. More than 100 AHA! nights have since been held, helping to change the perception of the city and spur economic activity. Grant: $60,000
	Arts Uniting Fall River Lead Organization: UMASS Darmouth Professional and Continuing Education Funded 2006, 2008 Initially funded as Arts on Main Street, the project used Adams funds to draw residents and visitors to the area, to support downtown businesses, and to encourage the development of new arts-related enterprises. Arts Uniting Fall River will build on the success of Arts on Main Street to unify diverse arts, culture, education and economic organizations in greater Fall River for a single purpose: to revive the identity and spirit of the city. Arts Uniting Fall River will introduce new projects to engage residents, draw visitors and bolster the local economy.
	Creating New Bedford Lead Organization: City of New Bedford Funded 2007 (Planning Grant) The City of New Bedford is developing an action plan to deepen investment in the creative economy in the community.

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WORCESTER COUNTY

	REACH (Recreation, Arts, Culture, History) Fitchburg and Building Blocks in Fitchburg Lead Organization: Fitchburg Economic Development Office Funded 1997-1998, 2005, 2008 The Building Blocks initiative sought to enliven downtown Fitchburg through arts-related events. The idea was to increase activity around the newly built Riverfront Park area through cultural participation, and, in the process, nurture the development of small businesses. In 2008, REACH aims to attract sustainable residential and commercial business by highlighting downtown Fitchburg as a Cultural Historic District with the installation of permanent and dynamic public art, drawing visibility to the city's considerable architectural assets. Grant: $6,000
	ValleyCAST!, Whitinsville Lead Organization: Alternatives Unlimited, Inc. Funded 2005-2006, 2008 The newly restored and historic Whitin Mill in Northbridge is at the center of a strategy to create a centralized hub and network for cultural, educational, and community programming in the Blackstone Valley region. The goal is to create jobs and to develop culturally based businesses, artisan studios and retail spaces. Grant: $35,000
	Worcester Cultural Coalition Lead Organization: Worcester Cultural Coalition Funded 2000-2003, 2005-2008 The MCC provided seed funding in 2000 that helped fund the development of the Worcester Cultural Coalition and the city's cultural economic development agenda. The Coalition is primarily concerned with promoting Worcester as a cultural destination. Themed itineraries, 'way-finding' tools, and new marketing strategies are designed to reposition Worcester's cultural institutions to residents, college students and tourists. Grant: $50,000

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FRANKLIN COUNTY

	Fostering the Arts & Culture Partnership, Franklin County Lead Organization: Greenfield Community College Funded 2006 The partnership aims to increase the capacity of creative economy enterprises in Greater Franklin County through network building, technical assistance, and marketing support for new and existing rural arts businesses.
	North Quabbin Woods Arts and Culture Portal Lead Organization: New England Forestry Foundation Funded 2007 (Planning Grant), 2008 North Quabbin Woods Arts and Culture Portal is using the area's natural and cultural resources to develop an economic link between ecotourism, artists and artisans. The project will connect information on area recreation, working forests and farms, and cultural venues through profiles, products and events in the North Quabbin Woods Region. Grant: $30,000
	RiverCulture, Turners Falls Lead Organization: Town of Montague Funded 2006-2008 Building on previous physical redevelopment and revitalization efforts in Turners Falls, RiverCulture is a series of cultural events designed to attract visitors and build the capacity of local artists and creative businesses. Programming revolves around the elements that make Turners Falls unique, including the town's natural landscape and its creative individuals. Grant: $40,000
	Tour-Net, Greenfield Lead Organization: Artspace Community Arts Center Funded 1997-1999 Tour-Net's objective was to promote year-round cultural tourism in the county through a cooperative marketing, advertising, and workshop initiative involving more than a dozen cultural organizations and area businesses.

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PIONEER VALLEY

	Carribbean Walk (Paseo Caribeno), Holyoke Lead Organization: Solutions Community Development Corp. Funded 2005 The Caribbean Walk was designed to celebrate and promote Latino culture and business located in Holyoke's downtown and included a weekly farmer's market and live Caribbean music.
	Culture Leads the Economy, Springfield Lead Organization: City of Springfield Funded 2007 (Planning Grant) The City of Springfield is investigating ways to bring new cultural audiences, patrons and participants into downtown Springfield.
	Easthampton City Arts Lead Organization: City of Easthampton Funded 2005-2006, 2008 Easthampton City Arts' primary goal is to enhance the city's economic development by attracting increased numbers of consumers because of the arts community. As part of this strategy, the project is also focused on the long-term viability of artists and organizations in Easthampton. In addition to offering technical assistance to arts-related small businesses and promoting local artists and cultural organizations through an interactive web site and directory, the intiative will create a Portfolio Project for its 105 member artists; curate two rotating exhibits; unveil a new mural; and prepare for a five-month public art display and week-long celebration of the arts. Grant: $25,000
	Holyoke Art and Agriculture Project and the South Holyoke Community Arts Initiative Lead Organization: Nuestras Raices, Inc. Funded 1997-2002, 2007 - 2008 Seed funded by MCC through the Cultural Economic Development Program, the aim of the project was to develop the canal area of Holyoke into a place in which small businesses and cultural enterprises complement each other and thrive. Based in the predominantly immigrant community of South Holyoke, the Holyoke Art and Agriculture Project successfully developed the Centro Agricola Plaza and community gardens. The gardens and the Centro blend the Latino traditions of agriculture and the arts into economic opportunity. The project has most recently been funded as the South Holyoke Community Arts Initiative - a series of music and cultural activities that take place at the new Nuestras Raices Farm site and at downtown venues along Main Street in Holyoke. These activities support the growth of a vibrant local arts and culture, food, and retail economy. Grant: $60,000
	Museums 10, Pioneer Valley Lead Organization: Five Colleges, Inc. Funded 2005-2007, 2008 The partnership is building a cooperative marketing campaign to brand the region as a cultural destination; and to increase visitation to the ten partnering museums and the region's retail and restaurant businesses through themed, yearly programs. Grant: $75,000
	Pioneer Valley Creative Economy Initiative Lead Organization: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. Funded 2008 (Planning Grant) This initiative investigates strategies that will address opportunities and obstacles for the creative economy in the Pioneer Valley. Grant: $4,000
	Walaalo! The Somali Women's Project, Springfield Lead Organization: New World Theater Funded 2006-2008 Drawing on the Somali refugee community's cultural assets, the project seeks to create income for the community by creating sustainable micro-business enterprises. The project focuses on building the skills of the women in the community through business, crafts, and language training. Grant: $45,000

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BERKSHIRES

	1/2 TIX: A half-price ticket booth in Great Barrington Lead Organization: Barrington Stage Company Funded 2002-2003 A discount ticket operation, the project aims to promote arts and culture to both the resident and tourist populations, and to increase the flow of economic activity in Great Barrington and throughout southern and central Berkshire County.
	The Arts Strengthening the Economy (TASTE) of North Adams Lead Organization: Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Funded 2002 Following the launch of Mass MoCA, North Adams cultural organizations, artists, community organizations, the Mayor's Office, and local merchants formed a cultural economic development council. The council initiated a number of collaborative outreach activities focused on drawing residents, cultural tourists, and new businesses into downtown North Adams.
	Assets for Artists, North Adams Lead Organization: Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Funded 2007(Planning Grant) Mass MoCA used this grant to investigate the needs of low-income artists, and to explore the feasibility of creating an IDA (Individual Development Account) modeled program for artists in Berkshire County.
	Berkshire Cultural Resource Center, North Adams Lead Organization: Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Funded 2006-2008 The Berkshire Cultural Resource Center is designed to provide training, resources and support to artists, arts managers and arts-related entrepreneurs; administers the Berkshire Hills Internship Program (B-HIP) for early career arts managers; and manages the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Gallery 51. Grant: $40,000
	Cultural Pittsfield Lead Organization: City of Pittsfield Funded 2005-2008 Cultural Pittsfield is a campaign to brand Pittsfield as a cultural destination. The city is working to strengthen the earning capacity of Pittsfield's artist and cultural organizations through marketing, events and public art that attract visitors, and by offering professional development opportunities to artists. Grant: $40,000
	Heirloom Tomato Field Project, Great Barrington Funded: 1997-2002 The Heirloom Tomato Field Project brought together farmers, culinary professionals, food purveyors, and consumers in order to create new niche markets in New England for heirloom foods. The project established the yearly Epicurean Tomato Fete held in Lenox, MA, which brings visitors to taste dishes prepared by great chefs from Boston to New York.

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STATEWIDE

	CultureCount Lead Organization: New England Foundation for the Arts Funded 2005-2007 CultureCount is a suite of technology-based tools designed to be a resource for cultural organizations, community leaders, and businesses throughout Massachusetts so that they can understand the economic context and the impact the sector has on the Massachusetts economy.
	Creative Continuum: Pathways to Market Lead Organization: Massachusetts College of Art Funded 2005-2006 Creative Continuum was a professional development and business training program designed to boost the wherewithal for visual artists to make a sustainable living while providing area companies with a pool of creative employees.
	Massachusetts Motion Media Initiative & Refocusing the Lens Lead Organization: The Center for Independent Documentary Funded 2005, 2008 This project seeks to stimulate the motion media film industry in Massachusetts by building a more experienced, skilled, and economically vibrant production community through training, residency programs, and media-related opportunities that support and expose the state's independent filmmakers and videographers. In 2008, in the wake of a new tax credit bringing a sharp increase in film production to Massachusetts, the project will focus on workforce development and planning for a prestigious national conference in Boston. Grant: $65,000
	Musician's Professional Training Project Lead Organization: Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of MA Funded 2008 (Planning Grant) This professional development program will investigate ways to empower professional musicians with the entrepreneurial skills and confidence they need to master the business challenges of being professional musicians. Grant: $5,000

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