2025-June 18 – AACT awards the Spier Family Foundation

AACT awards the Spier Family Foundation June 18, 2025 SPIER FAMILY FOUNDATION HONORED FOR ITS TRANSFORMATIVE SUPPORT OF MASS ARTS CENTER MORE PHOTOS FROM EVENT MANSFIELD, Mass. ─ The Spier Family Foundation was honored by the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT) for its support of community theater, especially for its transformative impact at the Mass Arts Center. Beverley Lord, regional representative from AACT, presented Greg Spier with the Spotlight Award during a ceremony at the Mass Arts Center on Wednesday, June 18. Through generous funding from the Spier Family Foundation, the Mass Arts Center has completed major accessibility upgrades, More info…

2025-June 11 – Student artists shine in The Future Is Now exhibit in Morini Gallery

Student artists shine in The Future Is Now exhibit at Morini Gallery FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2025 MANSFIELD, Mass. ─ More than two dozen student artists were celebrated on Sunday, June 8, and six were recognized officially during a reception at “The Future Is Now” exhibition at the Mass Arts Center’s Morini Gallery. “The Future Is Now” is the second annual juried exhibit featuring the work of high school students, this year from Mansfield and Norton. The exhibition, which runs through June 25, provides a unique platform for young artists to present their work to the public. The reception More info…

2025-April 30 – Ken Butler to receive national theater award

Ken Butler to receive national theater award QUICK GUIDE: Who: Ken Butler, Executive Director, The Mass Arts Center What: American Association of Community Theatre (AACT) Award Where: Des Moine, Iowa When: June 25–28 Web preview: https://aact.org/awards CONTACTS: Michelle Swink – michelle@aact.org, 817-231-0482, Ext. 108 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 30, 2025 MANSFIELD, Mass. ─ Ken Butler, Executive Director and founder of the Mass Arts Center, has been selected to receive the Special Recognition Award from the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT). Butler will be honored at the 2025 AACT National Awards ceremony during AACTFest 2025, taking place June 25–28 in Des Moines, Iowa. The AACT Special Recognition More info…

2025-February 25 – Mass Arts Center honors artist who created Betty White stamp

Mass Arts Center honors artist who created Betty White Forever® stamp FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 24, 2025 MANSFIELD, Mass. ─  The Mass Arts Center is thrilled to announce that Dale Stephanos, creator of the soon-to-be-released Betty White Forever® stamp, will receive the Distinguished Artist Award at its MAC Masquerade Gala on Friday, March 14th. Since 2009, MAC has been at the forefront of the local art scene with the creation of the Morini Gallery. MAC will recognize Stephanos for his contributions to the art world and recent success as creator of the stamp in honor of the late actress. Stephanos, from Foxboro, More info…

2025-February 21 – Mass Arts Center seeks angel donors

Mass Arts Center seeks angel donors FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 21, 2025 MANSFIELD, Mass. ─  Have you ever considered having an arts center or theater named after you? The Mass Arts Center is seeking Angel donors to help the arts center pay down debt and secure its future by creating an endowment to help fund its mission for generations to come. Are you that person? Or perhaps your company wishes to put its advertising dollars to work in a more philanthropic way. Then the Mass Arts Center in Mansfield is looking for you.  Founded in 1993 with just $8, the Mass Arts More info…

2024 Beautiful Serendipity

Beautiful Serendipity On Saturday afternoon, Oct. 5th a snafu in scheduling turned into a delightful joining of two generations of artists. So, it was … …while our Academy students were in class in the studio, the cast of Beautiful was in the dressing room getting ready for an added matinee performance necessitated by a sold-out run. The previously unscheduled performance conflicted with our afternoon class, but arrangements had been made to ensure that the class would be released prior to the start of the Beautiful performance. All was well; however, the dismissal time did not allow for the cast’s performance More info…

Kacee Rimer: The Mass Arts Center: ‘MY place to learn, grow, and create’

By Kacee Staiti Rimer The Mass Arts Center has a lot to offer. I could tell you how much I’ve enjoyed watching productions there or how much my children have benefitted from the theatre arts classes through the Academy. But I’m going to take this opportunity to tell you about ME, and what the Mass Arts Center means for ME — a regular adult human who does regular adult human things. The Mass Arts Center is MY place to learn, grow, and create.  We adult humans are constantly in the business of being busy. How swiftly we forget that once More info…

Ireland 2024

The Mass Arts Center presents Countryside of the Emerald Isle June 9-18, 2024 Join us for an exciting trip to Ireland from Sunday, June 9, 2024 to Friday, June 14, 2024. Experience a seldom-explored side of Ireland, from the vaults of Christ Church Cathedral to the rolling hills of Dingle. On Monday, June 10, 2024, you will arrive in Dublin and join your fellow travelers for a welcome reception in the crypt of Christ Church Cathedral. Within the medieval walls of the city’s oldest structure, surrounded by nearly 1,000 years of Irish myths and legends, toast the start of an incredible More info…