{"id":1741,"date":"2012-02-21T01:04:09","date_gmt":"2012-02-21T06:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/?p=1741"},"modified":"2012-02-21T15:48:15","modified_gmt":"2012-02-21T20:48:15","slug":"pittsfield-officials-believe-the-arts-vital-to-city-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/news\/pittsfield-officials-believe-the-arts-vital-to-city-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsfield Officials Believe the Arts Vital to City Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elected officials in Pittsfield &#8220;get it&#8221;. Their recent forum, covered by Joe Durwin at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iberkshires.com\/story\/40454\/Pittsfield-Solons-Talk-Art-Culture-and-Politics-At-Forum.html\">iBerkshires.com<\/a>, reports valuable lessons for artists and artists-advocates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/johnkrol\">(John) Krol<\/a>, who also participated in the downtown cultural push of recent years as the city&#8217;s public affairs coordinator and as host of the &#8220;<a title=\"New Art Center Curatorial Opportunity Program\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goodmorningpittsfield.com\/page.php?PageID=1024&amp;PageName=Home\">Good Morning Pittsfield<\/a>&#8221; radio talk show, talked about obstacles overcome in making Pittsfield a more culture-savvy city.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&#8220;It didn&#8217;t just happen. It was really hard work,&#8221; he said. &#8220;When we decided to put a $1 million to make the Colonial Theatre happen, that was a good decision. We invested a half-million dollars in Barrington Stage Company, and ultimately a loan for the Beacon Cinema. Those were decisions where each one became easier after we made the first hard one. The first hard one, of course, was the Colonial.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1756\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1756\" style=\"width: 145px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.malegislature.gov\/People\/Profile\/TFB1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1756  \" title=\"Trish-23RESIZE\" src=\"http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Trish-23RESIZE-145x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Trish-23RESIZE-145x200.jpg 145w, http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Trish-23RESIZE.jpg 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tricia Farley-Bouvier, (D Pittsfield)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Teaching your elected officials \u2026 is critical&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&#8220;Teaching your elected officials about your issues, and your needs is critical,&#8221; said <a href=\"http:\/\/triciafarleybouvier.com\/\">Farley-Bouvier<\/a>. &#8220;Don&#8217;t underestimate how effective you can be.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Be organized, and advocate&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&#8220;Come to me with information, and teach me about what you do,&#8221; the legislator (Tricia <a href=\"http:\/\/triciafarleybouvier.com\/\">Farley-Bouvier<\/a>)\u00a0told the 40 or so attendees, representing a multitude of different interests in the local cultural economy. &#8220;Be organized, and advocate. When it comes times for funding for issues, don&#8217;t sit back and think someone else is going to do it for you. Be aggressive.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Be sure to read the entire story of Pittsfield&#8217;s example <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iberkshires.com\/story\/40454\/Pittsfield-Solons-Talk-Art-Culture-and-Politics-At-Forum.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elected officials in Pittsfield &#8220;get it&#8221;. Their recent forum, covered by Joe Durwin at iBerkshires.com, reports valuable lessons for artists and artists-advocates. 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