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[blvckwidow]

Today we marched in Boston, Massachusetts for arts funding and spoke with legislators about increasing funding for the arts for the 2018FY in our state

[julieannotis]

Arts Renaissance in Boston

Hey artists, arts administrators, and arts appreciators - during the 2013 mayoral election, Marty Walsh made the arts a major piece of his campaign platform. He pledged to lead an “Arts Renaissance” in Boston. One of his major commitments was to create a thoughtful cultural plan for the city’s arts community over the next decade, and now it's time for the work to begin: Boston Creates Town Hall, June 2 at 6 PM at the English High School in Jamaica Plain. RSVP required, tickets free but limited. Let's sell out the house and start creating the arts renaissance in Boston. TIX: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/boston-creates-town-hall-tickets-16596057254

[taochild]

Arts Matter!

MASSCreative is encouraging artists of all types to share their Arts Matter story in order to point out the importance of arts programming and its relationship to the coming elections. Since we are all about stories and providing artistic opportunities to all kinds of people, Jannatha and Lisa decided to share a little bit of their own stories, and what the arts mean to them.

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[whyartmatters]

How Arts Education Saved a Roxbury Public School

Orchard Gardens K-8 Public School in Roxbury used to have a definite "prison feel", according to new principal Andrew Bott. Bott, assuming the role of principal in 2010, made the decision to redirect the hundreds of thousands of dollars going towards security guards and spend it instead on art teachers. Now, 10% of the school's budget goes towards arts and physical education. The kids that were once shuffled from class to class, forbidden from wearing backpacks due to the risk of concealed weaponry, are now chillin with Yo-Yo Ma; walking through bright halls lined with paintings from their peers; attending ballet performances; and, as put by 8th grader Keyvaughn Little, "I've been more open, and I've expressed myself more than I would have before the arts have came". 

Orchard Gardens now has one of the fastest student improvement rates state-wide. Even the principal admits that it may have been "a little crazy", but the switch has obviously worked in the kids' favor.

Some more wisdom from our friend Keyvaughn, whose grades have improved due to increased confidence from his new art classes: "There's no one particular way of doing something, and art helps you like see that". 

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