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The New Tax Law and the Arts

February 13, 2018 Leave a Comment

The Somerville Media Center has created an interesting and substantive video about the new tax law, passed December 2017, and its possible impact on the Massachusetts arts community. Moderator Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez is joined by Emily Ruddock from MASSCreative and Tonja Mettlach from the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network. They discuss, among other things, how a reduction in the … [Read more...]

Artists Under the Dome

October 16, 2017 Leave a Comment

The Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition (MALC) has announced the upcoming 11th Annual Artists Under the Dome event which will take place at the Massachusetts State House's Great Hall on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 from 9:30am to 2pm. It is a free event for Massachusetts artists working in all disciplines. Last year, MALC inaugurated its "Champion of Artists Awards," an … [Read more...]

Artists Under the Dome

October 29, 2014 Leave a Comment

Artists Under the Dome The Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition's 8th Annual Artists Under the Dome event will be held Wednesday, November 12 from 10am–2pm in the Great Hall of the Massachusetts State House. This event will provide artists of all disciplines with the opportunity to meet and become more engaged with legislators and their staff. There will be networking at a … [Read more...]

Artists as Independent Contractors in MA

March 7, 2013 Leave a Comment

In Kenji Nakayama's terrific letter stream (above), art meets commerce quite literally - in a storefront window. But art and commerce can, at times, be uneasy partners. There was an interesting post recently in the (always-interesting) Grub Street Daily by John Weeks, a democratic strategist, political consultant, and Grub Street writer. Like many writers, Weeks works on a … [Read more...]

Copyright (or wrong)

July 26, 2012 Leave a Comment

Your graphic novel reimagines a 40-year-old old movie. Your paintings integrate corporate logos into the imagery. Your photograph was used without your permission in someone's news article. If you make new work, and do so for long enough, you're likely to someday come up against the quagmire of copyright. The issues can be complicated and the solutions, at times, … [Read more...]

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