Call to Action Greetings. Below is a call to action by the MCC. Please forward this story to as many Massachusetts residents as possible. We need to generate as many calls in support of these two amendments! Kathleen Bitetti Artist & Co-Founder of ArtistsUndertheDome.org Gambling Legislation Dear Colleagues, Please help us assure passage...
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Reminder to all Massachusetts artists: “The deadline for 2012 Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowships applications in the Drawing, Painting, and Traditional Arts categories is October 7, 2011. Read the program guidelines and apply online. “The Artist Fellowships are competitive, anonymously judged fellowships of $7,500 and finalist awards of $500. The grants provide direct support...
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A R T I S T S U N D E R T H E D O M E _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Greetings everyone, Thank you to all who sent in letters to the editor at the Boston Globe. Read the letters here. If you have not sent in your email in opposition to...
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It’s a sad day for Kansas. And for all rural and avant-garde arts organizations. Arts Outposts Stung by Cuts in State Aid: “Financial aid to local arts groups has dropped 42 percent in the last decade, according to the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback vetoed the entire budget for...
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The Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development Show and share what you are doing in your community, what resources you need for your community to thrive, if there are things that need improvement on a state level. Free and Open to the Public Upcoming dates and locations (subject to change): Monday,...
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Two minutes of your time could save millions of dollars for arts education! From Americans for the Arts Action Fund: “You need to know that Congress is now trying to cut the only dedicated federal source of support for arts education programs in the country. “Last month, a Congressional House Committee passed a bill...
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We Need You! Written Testimony Deadline: Friday, June 17, 2010, noon! Shannon.Moore@mahouse.gov Now is the time to help our artists’ communities. Send in your testimony against Senate Bill S00953, An Act Relative to Eligibility for Cooperative Housing. Send in your written comments via email to Shannon.Moore@mahouse.gov by Friday, June 17th, noon. “…in cooperatives...
Read more →Important Legislative Hearing Monday, June 6th, 11am, at the MA State House! An important Legislative Hearing will be held by the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development on Monday, June 6th at 11am in Room A-1 at the Massachusetts State House. Public testimony will be heard for several key bills that impact...
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