Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition

Artists leaders and artist-run groups addressing policy issues that affect artists in Massachusetts

NEA: Arts Sector Contributed $763.6 Billion to U.S. Economy

As reported by Artsy on March 8, 2019, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced on March 5 that the “arts and cultural sector contributed over $763.6 billion to the American economy in 2015—more than the agriculture, transportation, or warehousing sectors…”

That means the arts generated 4.2% of overall GDP in 2015, employing more than 4.9 million workers and collectively earning over $370 billion. (Arts accounted for 7% of all jobs in New York City in 2013.)

“The U.S. [BEA’s] research makes clear that, if you care about jobs and the economy and infrastructure, you need to care about the arts,” said Robert L. Lynch, the CEO and president of Americans for the Arts, in an emailed statement. “Strategic investment in our arts and cultural organizations is not an extra, it’s a path to prosperity.” ~ Artsy, March 8, 2019

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Remembering Liora Beer

Liora Beer 1/4/53 – 3/2/18 It is hard to grasp  that a year ago today, March 2, 2018, our community lost a dear friend and colleague, Liora Beer. Words can not express how much she is missed by so, so many. As a tribute to her, we link below to several past MALC blog posts …

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Reminder (Needs to be done by Feb 1st): Contact your state legislators to sign on to this important legislation by tomorrow!

An Important Reminder to Contact your State Legislators by Tomorrow, February 1st, to Sign On to Key Pieces of Legislation List Below!!!

Why this action is important!

All of the pieces of state legislation MALC has been working on and supports have been filed and we need to get state representative and state senators “to sign on to them” (i.e., add their names to official supporters of the bills).

Legislators have until Feb 1st to sign on to bills.

Please contact your state representative and state senator to sign on to the bills listed below. When you call, you will need to give your state representative’s office the House Docket number for the bill (the HD number) and give your state senator’s office the Senate Docket number for the bill (SD number), all listed below.

To find out who your state senator and state representative are:
http://www.wheredoivotema.com (more…)

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CALL TO ACTION: Ask your state legislators to sign on to these bills by Friday, Feb 1st!

Why this action is important!

All of the pieces of state legislation MALC has been working on and supports have been filed and we need to get state representative and state senators “to sign on to them” (i.e., add their names to official supporters of the bills).

Legislators have until Feb 1st to sign on to bills.

Please contact your state representative and state senator to sign on to the bills listed below. When you call, you will need to give your state representative’s office the House Docket number for the bill (the HD number) and give your state senator’s office the Senate Docket number for the bill (SD number), all listed below.

To find out who your state senator and state representative are:
http://www.wheredoivotema.com (more…)

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