Aug 1, 20186 Takeaways from ArtsBoston’s ‘Hiring and Retaining a Diverse Workforce’ EventOn Tuesday, July 24th a majority-people of color panel of experts in the arts administration field spoke to a majority-white audience at the Boston Center for Adult Education. They discussed the importance and value of diversity in all level of leadership at arts organizations. ArtsBoston put on the panel entitled…Arts Administration4 min readArts Administration4 min read
Apr 26, 2018Contender for U.S. House of Representatives Ayanna Pressley Talks Arts in BostonOn Tuesday, April 16th, the group JP Progressives (JPP), hosted a Candidate’s Forum with Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley. JPP is a community organization based in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston that “brings progressives together to: build electoral power, mobilize around issues, build a progressive community, and engage our…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Apr 17, 201811 Arts Advocacy Questions for 2018 U.S. Mid-Term Election CandidatesAs campaigns for the November 2018 mid-term elections ramp up in the coming months, arts advocates across the country will have opportunities to interact with candidates at the local, state, and national levels. It is important for arts advocates to be armed with questions to ask candidates, as well as…Arts4 min readArts4 min read
Jul 19, 2017Arts and Culture in Trade: What NAFTA renegotiation might mean for the cultural exceptionOn Monday, the Trump administration released its objectives for the NAFTA renegotiation and was met with a mixed review by Congress and negatively by fair-trade organizations. Ways and Means Committee ranking member Richard Neal (D-Massachusetts) said that the objectives for renegotiation “raises more questions than it answers.” Democrats on Capitol…TPP9 min readTPP9 min read
