Artist Town Meetings

The Artists Foundation will be co-sponsoring Artist Town Meetings across the Commonwealth in 2008. These meetings will offer information and updates about the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Law and how it impacts artists and what pieces of State legislation have been filed and have passed to help artists.

All meetings are free and open to artists working in all disciplines (Visual, Dance, Music, Literary, Theater, etc.). The calendar of the meetings, listed below will be updated as meetings are added.

If you are interested in helping to organize a meeting in your area or for your organization, please email the AF at afinfo@artistsfoundation.org.

(The AF has been holding town meetings across the State since Spring 07. Please see our calendar of past town meetings to see if we have already come to your area or if you want to have us come back!)

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Meeting Agenda

1) Learn why the passing of State Senator Jack Hart's Senate Bill 2461, An Act to Further Regulate the Consignment of Fine Art, is important to all artists. Learn about this new law and why it is a national model.

2) Learn about the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Law, what new responsibilities individuals have, key updates,, and what new health care programs and services have been created as a result of the new law. Find out more about the AF's health care work and its new website: www.healthcareforartists.org

3) Learn about key pieces of State legislation that have been filed to help artists working in all disciplines. Also learn about other pieces of State legislation and initiatives that are important for artists to be aware of.

4) Learn how to become a citizen artist and why it is so important to do so at this time. Also visit: www.artistsunderthedome.org

 

 

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