Join us for a community conversation about arts and culture in MetroWest! Share what you love, what could improve, and what you feel is missing. Your voice matters! Come connect with cultural professionals and fellow community members as we imagine the future of the arts together.
Sessions 1-5 will be virtual, and Session 6 will be in person.
Support is available for those who need it. Please contact us to let us know how we can support your participation.
MetroWest is a large and diverse region; it’s home to many artists, cultural workers, communities, histories, interests, and facilities. The venues, presenters, museums, libraries, cultural organizations, creative businesses, and creative and cultural spaces comprise infrastructure that serves as a foundation for the MetroWest region’s creative economy and economic resilience. However, the economic impact of arts and cultural activities is often poorly understood and frequently undervalued. How do you understand the value that arts and cultural organizations and enterprises offer to the MetroWest Region? What aspects of the sector’s economic impact is visible? What aspects are hidden?
MetroWest is a large and diverse region; it’s home to many artists, cultural workers, communities, histories, interests, and facilities. The richness of the region’s diversity is not fully recognized or represented in its regional identity. What are some of the cultural and artistic communities that are currently hidden gems in the region? What arts and culture organizations, events, and individuals are helping to broaden the cultural identity and strength of MetroWest?
MetroWest is a large and diverse region; it’s home to many artists, cultural workers, communities, histories, interests, and facilities. The age and architecture of cultural facilities, the region’s expansive geography and limited transit service, and other barriers impact who has access to arts and culture in MetroWest. Where do barriers to access limit participation in arts and cultural groups, facilities, and programming in MetroWest? How can access improvements expand participation and the strength of arts and culture as a foundation of a thriving region?
MetroWest is a large and diverse region; it’s home to many artists, cultural workers, communities, histories, interests, and facilities. This means that what it means to be an artist is equally expansive. Help us understand what is it like to live as an artist and culture worker in MetroWest. As a young person in MetroWest, are arts education opportunities plentiful and affordable? Does the life of an artist seem present and possible? Is it possible to enter an artistic career later in life? How does arts and culture support seniors aging in the region? What things make artistic life easier or more difficult in MetroWest?
Is there a topic around the arts you’d like to discuss that you don’t see here? Let us know! Reach out to Alyssa Berkson at [email protected] and Annis Sengupta at [email protected]
In-Person at atac: downtown arts + music, 160 Hollis St, Framingham, MA 01702
Support is available for those who need it. Please contact us to let us know how we can support your participation.
With questions, please contact Alyssa Berkson at [email protected] and Annis Sengupta at [email protected].