Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition
Artists leaders and artist-run groups addressing policy issues that affect artists in Massachusetts
(via the Mass Cultural Council)
Dear Colleagues,
Please join the Mass Cultural Council, US Congressman Richard Neal, and State Senator Adam Hinds Thursday, May 31 to celebrate our partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to invest in the rich and diverse cultural life of Western Mass. (more…)
The City of Framingham will hold a memorial service June 9, 2018, to celebrate the life of State Representative Chris Walsh, who passed away May 2, 2018. You may wish to read our tribute to the life and work of this remarkable person.
Scheduled to begin at 3:30pm in Memorial Hall, 150 Concord Street, Framingham, the event will be “open to the public and closed to the media“.
Capacity is limited, so please reply to PublicInfo@FraminghamMa.gov or (508) 532-5400 by June 1, at the latest.
Click on the image to view a pdf with complete information.
Americans for the Arts reports that on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, the U.S. House Interior Subcommittee “advanced legislation” to fund the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) by an increase of $2 million.
We are happy to report that under the leadership of Chairman Ken Calvert (R-CA) and Ranking Member Betty McCollum (D-MN), the Subcommittee allocated increases of $2 million to both the NEA and the NEH, bringing their budgets up to $155 million each for FY 2019. Thanks to your impactful grassroots advocacy work, this is the same appropriation level that we requested on Arts Advocacy Day this past March. ~Arts Action Fund blog, May 15, 2018
State Senators have filed amendments to the Senate budget and they and advocates are asking other Senators to co-sponsor/sign on to those amendments. Please contact your State Senator to sign on to the amendments listed below! (more…)