Posted by 583pc on December 10, 2015 · Flag

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Creative community elevated arts & culture this Election season

This election season, MASSCreative partnered with arts and cultural organizations in seven cities to engage the candidates running for mayor and city council about arts and culture and the role they play in building healthy communities.  

Thanks to the on-the-ground work of our partner organizations, Create the Vote campaigns in Fitchburg, Gloucester, Haverhill, Medford, New Bedford, Springfield, and Worcester brought unprecedented attention to arts in culture during this election season. Arts and culture is now an integral piece of the electoral discussion in these cities.

Read our Op-Eds co-signed with partners from Fitchburg Art Museum, Gloucester Stage, Medford Arts Council, and New Bedford Open Studios calling on our next mayors to lead on the arts:

Sentinel & Enterprise

Gloucester Times

Medford Transcript

New Bedford Standard Times

  

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