Advocacy
New NAEA Art Advocacy Webpage
NAEA's Advocacy Advisory Committee is pleased to announce the launch of the new Advocacy Tab on the NAEA site:
www.arteducators.org/advocacy
Survey - Arts Advocacy in Massachusetts
Greetings,
Please help us strengthen arts and culture in Massachusetts by filling out this brief survey. It should take no more than 10 minutes. You are also welcome to forward this survey to friends and colleagues.
Survey Link
Our state's arts and cultural life has never been so important. Arts and cultural organizations educate our children, fuel our economy and give us precious moments of beauty, insight and community. To assure that our arts and cultural life remains vibrant and productive, the Boston Foundation and the board of MAASH (Massachusetts Advocates for the Arts, Science and Humanities) have joined with cultural leaders and interested residents across our state to describe and develop a strong and sustainable advocacy organization. Your views about what statewide arts and cultural advocacy should look like in Massachusetts is very important to the future vitality of the state's arts and cultural life.
Thank you for your time and attention to this brief survey. We look forward to your response. We will release our findings in the fall.
Paul S. Grogan, President and CEO, The Boston Foundation
Celeste Wilson, Chair of the Board, MAASH
Creative Economy Council Holds First Meeting
Council will develop statewide strategy and help to promote key industry sector
Boston, January 29, 2009—The Creative Economy Council, established by legislation signed by Governor Patrick in October 2008, held its inaugural meeting today. The Council is tasked with measuring the creative sector?s contributions to the state, developing a statewide strategy, and promoting responsive public policies and innovative private sector practices.
The 25-member Council is chaired by Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Daniel O?Connell and includes Senate President Therese Murray, Senators Stan Rosenberg and Bruce Tarr, Representative Vinny DeMacedo and two additional members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House in the coming weeks. It also includes representatives from the state?s travel and tourism and business development offices and leaders from academic, arts, technology, and travel and tourism organizations.
?The creative sector is a driving force in economic development,? said Secretary Daniel O?Connell. ?Strengthening the sector now helps to ensure that Massachusetts will emerge from the current economic situation with an even stronger overall economy. This Council will encourage the kind of collaboration that assures growth and success.?
The initial meeting, hosted by the Institute of Contemporary Art, included presentations by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which has a seat on the Council, and Mt. Auburn Associates, which has been tracking and studying the Commonwealth?s creative sector for over a decade.
?The Commonwealth needs a strong and coordinated Creative Economy Council even more so now than when the idea was first hatched. This council will help harness the great potential that we have in this sector of the Massachusetts economy and the council will make strides to further develop and focus all of its far reaching elements. I look forward to seeing what will be accomplished by this excellent group of highly talented specialists representing the many aspects of this economic sector,? said Representative Daniel E. Bosley, House Chair of the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, who sponsored the legislation creating the Council.
The creative sector is broadly defined as the many interlocking industry sectors that center on creating and promoting intellectual property products, such as visual and performing arts, film, digital media, design, advertising, architecture and tourism. The creative sector strengthens traditional economic sectors, creates new jobs in the technical, service and management areas, and helps to revitalize downtowns and attract new businesses and residents.
?Massachusetts has been a leader in the creative economy for more than a decade. The Massachusetts Cultural Council's investments in the arts and culture as an engine for economic growth have delivered dividends in every corner of the Commonwealth. The new Creative Economy Council makes this work a top priority, and a potent strategy for rebuilding our economy,? said Anita Walker, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
This report was submitted by Carol Vogel, Retired Art Educator, and MAEA Board Member At-Large, who represented the MAEA at this meeting.
Massachusetts Advocates for the Arts, Sciences & Humanities (MAASH)
MAASH is a statewide organization that serves as a unified voice for the cultural community in Massachusetts. We advocate on behalf of individual artists, concerned citizens and nonprofit cultural and scientific organizations throughout the Commonwealth. Our members include the largest cultural institutions in the state to the smallest local cultural councils. Join our mailing list today at maash.org .
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