Reopening Resources can be found on Mass Cultural Council’s site. For Public Events and Performance Venues see the State Reopening Guidelines for sectors that have been categorized under Phase 3 of reopening, including indoor and outdoor events, indoor recreation, museums and cultural facilities, and theaters and performance venues.

Create, Connect, Catalyze Framework – key impact areas essential to creative youth development. Developed by the CYD National Partnership.

TEENS and CYD ALUMS

• International Human Rights Festival Seeks Submissions From Young Writers And Artists. Accepting previously unpublished poetry, essays, short stories, video, music, or visual work. Deadline: September 30, 2020.
• Existence Is Resistance: Supporting Student-Led Social Change
• A Mural Rises in Pittsburgh – Liberation Wall by Kyle Holbrook and Moving Lives of Kids Community Mural Project commemorates people and events that deserve attention.
• Watch: John Lewis: Good Trouble
• Read Barak Obama’s piece on the importance of young people engaged in activism.
• What does hope look like to you? See how these artists have depicted it
• 12 Free Documentaries And Shows About Black History And Racism In America
• This Is How I Feel: A Playlist By Young Black Listeners

CALL FOR ART and ACTIONS

• COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resource platform
• Fact vs. Fiction Call for Art: Submission Deadline: September 1, 2020
• Berkshire/Western MA visual artists – Assets for Artists
• Artist Opportunities – Mass Cultural Council’s weekly updated resource page
• Respond to the U.S. Census by going online, by phone at 844-330-2020, or by mailing back the paper form delivered to you.
• COVID Study – Dr. Daisy Fancourt, University College London, and The Center for Arts in Medicine have partnered to extend a study to understand the mental health impacts of sheltering in place, and activities that may buffer against those effects. Complete the 10-15 minute survey.