Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition
Artists leaders and artist-run groups addressing policy issues that affect artists in Massachusetts
Tuesday, February 19 1-4 pm Massachusetts State House Celebrate the extraordinary achievements of the cultural organizations, artists, leaders, and philanthropists who make Massachusetts a better place through their creativity and commitment. Register to attend The 2013 Commonwealth Award recipients are: Olympia Dukakis Achievement Barnstable Creative Community Shelburne Falls Creative Community The Eric Carle Museum of …
Discover how much you matter! Read this excellent, detailed account of the happenings at 2012 Artists Under the Dome event at the Massachusetts State House!
‘Appropriately, (State Sen.) Donoghue called art an economic “engine”; she noted that .… they had repurposed, too, the 1826 city motto, which is still found on its official seal: “Art is the Handmaid of Human Good.” To the 19th century founders of Lowell, she explain, “art” meant the industrial arts, although it may mean much more now.’
http://www.clydefitchreport.com/2012/12/ma-artists-advocates-grouse-and-gather-under-the-dome/
ON FRIDAY THE GOVERNOR SIGNED H3784– INTO LAW!!!- THERE ARE STILL THREE PIECES OF LEGISLATION FOR THE 2012 INFORMAL SESSION TO ASK YOUR LEGISLATORS TO HELP PASS BY DECEMBER 31st 2012 (Informal session refers to the time after the formal session ends and usually only very noncontroversial pieces of legislation can be passed in informal session …
UPDATE ON THE LEGISLATION FOR THE 2012 INFORMAL SESSION TO ASK YOUR LEGISLATORS TO HELP PASS BY DECEMBER 31st 2012 (Informal session refers to the time after the formal session ends and usually only very noncontroversial pieces of legislation can be passed in informal session as the legislation can be struck down by one person …