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In Massachusetts, the cultural sector's economic impact climbed to $29.7 billion
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Main Banner: Mural in Downtown Lynn Cultural District
Agency Dates Item: Mural in Downtown Lynn Cultural District
Programs At-a-Glance Item: Isaura Oliveira's Power of Skirts in performance at the Dance Complex’s ‘Dance Happens Here’. Photo: Baby Viking Photography.
"What Culture Does" Item: Massachusetts-based artist Yotron The Don at his studio at Humphreys Street Studio during Dorchester Open Studios. Photo by Annielly Camargo.
Blog Item (bottom center): Infographic by the NEA
Blog Item (bottom right): Performance by Dean College. Photo courtesy of the Franklin Cultural District.
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