Arts Foundation of Cape Cod Hosts Artist Town Meetings Across Cape
Recent and pending legislation affecting arts community to be discussed
Centerville, MA, September 10, 2007 - The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, Barnstable County's regional arts agency, and the Artists Foundation, an advocacy group based in Boston that serves and promotes Massachusetts artists, will present a series of Artist Town Hall Meetings in Brewster, Hyannis, and Falmouth in October to update the Cape Cod arts community on the latest news about the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Law, how it specifically affects artists, and to discuss other recent or pending legislation impacting artists and their livelihoods.
Meetings are free and open to artists working in all disciplines (Visual, Dance, Music, Literary, Theater, etc.) and to interested members of the community. The Brewster meeting will be on Tuesday, October 23 at 6:30 pm in the Brewster Ladies’ Library at 1822 Main Street, Brewster; the Falmouth meeting will be on Wednesday, October 24 at 6:30 pm at Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Road, Falmouth; and the Hyannis area meeting will be on Thursday, October 25 at 6:30 pm at the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod office, 3 Shootflying Hill Road, Centerville.
The discussion at each meeting will cover the recent Consignment of Fine Art law, which affects how artists and galleries do business, and which now serves as a national model for future legislation. Recent changes to the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Law will be discussed, including what new responsibilities individuals have, and what new health care programs and services have been created as a result of the new law.
Attendees will also learn about key pieces of State legislation that have been filed to help artists working in all disciplines, as well as other pieces of State legislation and initiatives that are important for artists to be aware of, and the importance of turning artists into citizen artists. Participants are urged to bring paper and pens as well as business cards for networking after the meeting. To RSVP a meeting, email afinfo@artistsfoundation.org and note the location that you are planning to attend.
More information and directions to each Artist Town Meeting is available on the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod web site www.artsfoundation.org or by calling 508-362-0066.
About the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod
The AFCC, the designated local arts agency for Barnstable County, was founded in 1988. The mission of the AFCC is to support, promote, and celebrate the arts and culture of Cape Cod, create a strong, stable and diverse arts and culture industry, and to contribute to the quality of life and economic vitality of the region. For more information about the AFCC, please visit www.artsfoundation.org or call the AFCC at 508-362-0066.
About the Artists Foundation
The mission of the Artists Foundation: is to nourish excellence in the arts by enhancing the public role and economic position of artists; to build community among practicing artists and new communication between this vital community and the public; to support access to essential resources for artists in all disciplines, particularly low income and underserved artists' access to health care and other social services; and to sponsor exhibitions of art for art's sake as well as innovative uses of art to promote public consideration of issues vital to diverse social, political, and economic groups. Find out more about the AF's health care work and its new website: www.healthcareforartists.org.