Keep the conversation going by asking the candidates questions about arts and culture. Raise your hand at events, tweet at the candidates, email them, and pose questions on their Facebook pages about their positions on arts, culture, and creativity. 

Sample questions to ask in person:

• What will you do as mayor to champion arts education for our youth both in our schools and in our community?
  
  
• Can you provide examples on how you would integrate the arts, culture, and creative community in solving the City’s social and economic challenges?
  
  
• How would you grow the arts budget for the City?
  
  
• How would you promote public-private partnerships to support the creative community?
  
  
• What actions do you see as the most critical to initiate in the area of arts and culture within the first 100 days of your administration?
  
  
• How will you create a climate to encourage working artists to stay and work in Boston?

Sample questions to ask on social media:

• What will you do as mayor to champion #artsed for youth both in schools & in communities? #ArtsMatter #BosMayor
  
  
• Examples of how you wld integrate arts & cultural community in solving Boston’s social & economic challenges? #ArtsMatter #BosMayor
  
  
• How will you grow the arts budget for Boston? #ArtsMatter #BosMayor
  
  
• How would you promote public-private partnerships to support the creative community? #ArtsMatter #BosMayor
  
  
• What specific actions would you take in your first 100 days to support the creative community? #ArtsMatter #BosMayor
  
  
• How will you create a climate to encourage working artists to stay & work in MA? #ArtsMatter #BosMayer