Category Archives: Advocacy

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A word from #SpaceFinderBoston

Posted on July 31, 2014 by eputnam2014

By the SpaceFinder team at the Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston The Boston arts community is bustling with new productions, exhibits, and performances every day, and artists are always looking for a place to create and present their … Continue reading →

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“They Got Me Through High School”

Posted on July 3, 2014 by jhennrikus

I have always been an arts advocate, but in the past year I have come to realize how important this work is, and the change it can create. Last fall’s mayoral race was thrilling here in Boston because of the … Continue reading →

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#BosArts Hearing Update

Posted on January 25, 2014 by jhennrikus

This morning’s Arts & Culture Hearing at the Boston Public Library was a great event. More than 60 people testifed, myself included. Our friends at Howlround were livestreaming it, and have created an archive as well as storifying of the … Continue reading →

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#BosArts Advocacy

Posted on January 22, 2014 by jhennrikus

Last year, I was one of dozens of people who worked on MASSCreative’s #CreateTheVote campaign. The goal of the campaign was to make sure that the arts were part of the platforms for the candidates for mayor of Boston. Questionnaires … Continue reading →

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#NEthtr13 in Balance

Posted on December 31, 2013 by jhennrikus

Best of/Worst of: Year in Review. We have come to expect it. The list, the discussions around why “x” was added, but “y” wasn’t. Several media outlets have created their lists, including the ArtsFuse and the ARTery. (Feel free to list … Continue reading →

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What The Mind Can Do! #STCRS

Posted on July 10, 2013 by jhennrikus

[Note: On June 29 over 150 theater artists from all over New England convened at the ART for the StageSource Theater Conference: Reframing Success. Actor Jessica Chance was there, and sent this blog post in response.] By Jessica Chance As … Continue reading →

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July 10 Create the Vote Campaign Kick Off!

Posted on June 27, 2013 by jhennrikus

Join StageSource on July 10th to Make Arts, Culture, and Creativity a Priority in the Mayor’s Race For the first time in twenty years, Boston will elect a new Mayor. For the first time in a generation, the City will … Continue reading →

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Breaking Out the Breakouts #STCRS

Posted on June 18, 2013 by jhennrikus

Breakout sessions at conferences can be panels of experts, with a short Q&A afterwards. The StageSource Theater Conference: Reframing Success is going to have a different structure for the breakouts. We are morphing traditional breakouts (topics we put on the … Continue reading →

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A Report on the TCG Fall Forum by Joan Lancourt

Posted on December 10, 2012 by jhennrikus

2013 is the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation! TCG couldn’t have been more timely in focusing its Fall Forum on the issues of Diversity and Inclusion in the theater. It was a wonderful Forum, full of stimulating ideas as … Continue reading →

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