ArtistsUndertheDome.org
ArtistsUndertheDome.org- this website- was launched in October 2007. It is an artist run website and is run by inkind donation of artists' time and resources. This website strives to inform Massachusetts artists of the State House Artist Working Group's efforts and also helps to keep artists informed of Statewide efforts and public policy initiatives that may impact their livelihoods. This site acts a resource and tool for individual artists of all disciplines and strives to follow and inform artists on the State's policy, legislative & regulatory actions. Our goal is to empower individual artists to become more engaged with the democratic process and public policy making.
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Important Call to Action For All Massachusetts Residents on two Senate Budget Amendments
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Important Call to Action for Boston Artists and Boston Residents:
Stop "Home Rule Petition: Docket #0684- Petition For a Special Law: Re: Eligibility For Cooperative Housing Corporations" for the City of Boston
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Key Committee Hearings
The Joint Committee Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development is holding a hearing on May 7 at 11 a.m. at the Massachusetts State House. For directions and more information about the hearing click here. It is free and open to the public. A key bill is being heard: SB 1630- An Act Protecting the Commercial Value of Artists, Entertainers, and other Notable Personalities.- If you can't testify, you can send in written testimony to Samantha Schenk <samantha.schenk@mahouse.gov> by noon on Friday, May 10th 2013. This is a great and needed bill for artists! For more information and tips on how to write your testimony
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The Stand Up and Be Counted final report is available as a pdf download:
For
information on the MALC click
here.
This website is an artist run web site and is run by inkind donation of time and resources. Special thanks to the following: Liz Nofziger for her invaluable help with website design (www.nofzilla.com). David Galiel for hosting this site and administering the listserve. Kathleen Bitetti for website design, content generation and upkeep (www.kathleenbitetti.com). Matt Barron who "coined" the name of this initiative. Mary Bucci McCoy for designing the MALC logo (www.bigpicturecommunications.com). Sophia Solar Michalski for the seed funding to secure the site's domain name.