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IN THE NEWS: ACE ACT Hearing
On Tuesday, October 10, 2023 advocates from the creative sector and disability community testified in support of H.151/S.113, An Act improving accessibility in the creative economy, referred to as the “ACE Act”.
IN THE NEWS: ACE ACT PRESS CONFERENCE
On Friday, July 28th, the MASSCreative Action Network joined Sen. Paul Mark and Rep. Dan Donahue for a public press conference announcing their legislative efforts to improve accessibility in the Massachusetts creative sector.
PRESS CONFERENCE: ACE ACT
Join MASSCreative, Sen. Paul Mark, Rep. Dan Donahue, and Community Access to the Arts for a press conference on the ACE Act on Friday, July 28th at 2:30 pm in Great Barrington, MA.
IN THE NEWS
Boston Art Review Names Arts Policy & Civic Engagement Editor (Boston Art Review, November 13, 2025)
At the State House, Artists Speak Up for Policies to Support Massachusetts’s Creative Economy (Boston Art Review, October 25, 2025)
Facing Funding Cuts and Censorship Threats, Museums Band Together (New York Times, October 16, 2025)
Dwindling space for creative artists deserves a new approach (The Boston Globe, September 1, 2025)
Dennis Lehane on "Smoke," a Boston Mayoral Forum on Arts and Culture recap, and Mahesh Daas (GBH’s The Culture Show, August 6, 2025)
Cultural Issues at the Heart of Boston Mayoral Race (Boston Art Review, August 3, 2025)
Mayoral candidates discuss arts and culture at Strand Theatre forum (Dorchester Reporter, August 1, 2025)
Boston’s mayoral candidates try to win over artists worried about displacement and funding (WBUR, July 31, 2025)
Live with Domingo DaRosa and MASSCreative (Java with Jimmy, July 30, 2025)
Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches Live Theater Tax Credit Pilot Program (Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll, July 16, 2025)
As leaders of state and regional organizations, we’re sounding the alarm on Trump’s attacks on the arts (CommonWealth Beacon, June 2, 2025)
Mass. arts organizations upended as NEA claws back promised funds (WBUR, May 7, 2025)
Local arts groups count losses as NEA cancels grants (The Boston Globe, May 6, 2025)
Creative sector positions itself amidst funding battles (State House News Service, May 1, 2025)
Robert Pinsky, arts funding and advocacy, and public art in Kendall Square (GBH’s The Culture Show, April 28, 2025)
Episode 32: MASSCreative: 2025-26 Legislative Agenda, Art Advocacy Week, Create the Vote, & More (Culture Crisis Conversations Podcast, March 26, 2025)
Massachusetts announces its first state poet laureate position (Boston.com, February 8, 2025)
Boston arts organizations uneasy over possible loss of federal funding (WBUR, February 7, 2025)
‘It’s very hard to estimate what the next moves will be’: Mass. arts and culture leaders react to Trump order to pause federal funding (The Boston Globe, January 29, 2025)