Why Advocacy?
MIDDAY's mission is to cultivate a new generation of dance leaders, but artists' skills - and success - cannot exist in a vacuum. If artists are to succeed, we must be civically engaged on a local, regional, and national level; however, artists are not usually taught how to become involved. Sound like you? You've come to the right place!
MIDDAY has partnered with Studio@550 to form Creative Action, an advocacy program geared toward artists who are new or new-ish to civic engagement and advocacy. Our campaigns aim to activate by providing three things:
Read below to catch up on our latest news!
MIDDAY has partnered with Studio@550 to form Creative Action, an advocacy program geared toward artists who are new or new-ish to civic engagement and advocacy. Our campaigns aim to activate by providing three things:
- Context: our educational resources aim to help orient folks with political structures and relevant history;
- Framing: our questions and action items let you know what we think are the necessary next steps, why we think they're important, and what they'll accomplish;
- Involvement: from attending local meetings to signing petitions, our calls to action and event announcements provide easy ways to get involved!
Read below to catch up on our latest news!
Cambridge Arts Forum
Overview + Video
Thursday, Feb 25, 2021 — Cambridge Arts held an Arts Forum, the first of a series of conversations for artists to ask their questions and learn about resources available for artists and cultural organizations. Speakers included representatives from Cambridge Arts, Cambridge Public Health Department, the Cambridge Community Foundation, Central Square Business Improvement District (BID), and Mass Cultural Council.
Marissa Molinar (MIDDAY Director) and Jean Dany Joachim (Cambridge Poet Populist, 2009-2011) co-moderated.
Missed the Arts Forum? Watch the video below to see what happened, and please be sure to take our Participant Survey.
Thursday, Feb 25, 2021 — Cambridge Arts held an Arts Forum, the first of a series of conversations for artists to ask their questions and learn about resources available for artists and cultural organizations. Speakers included representatives from Cambridge Arts, Cambridge Public Health Department, the Cambridge Community Foundation, Central Square Business Improvement District (BID), and Mass Cultural Council.
Marissa Molinar (MIDDAY Director) and Jean Dany Joachim (Cambridge Poet Populist, 2009-2011) co-moderated.
Missed the Arts Forum? Watch the video below to see what happened, and please be sure to take our Participant Survey.
Context + Framing
If you're new to civic engagement, you might be wondering, why does all of this matter? We're glad you asked! Midday Movement Series collaborated with Studio@550 to create helpful resources leading up to the Arts Forum.
The INFOGRAPHICS below provide an overview of how Cambridge City government is structured, history + info about the 2018 Arts Task Force Report (and why it matters), and questions we still have for our local officials.
Infographics designed by Caitlin Canty (dancer, choreographer, MIDDAY teacher). Content created by Caitlin Canty, Marissa Molinar, and Callie Chapman.
If you're new to civic engagement, you might be wondering, why does all of this matter? We're glad you asked! Midday Movement Series collaborated with Studio@550 to create helpful resources leading up to the Arts Forum.
The INFOGRAPHICS below provide an overview of how Cambridge City government is structured, history + info about the 2018 Arts Task Force Report (and why it matters), and questions we still have for our local officials.
Infographics designed by Caitlin Canty (dancer, choreographer, MIDDAY teacher). Content created by Caitlin Canty, Marissa Molinar, and Callie Chapman.
DOCUMENTS
- Click here to read the 2018 Cambridge Arts Task Force Report.
- The Task Force Report made some good recommendations - where is the City on all of this?
Click here to read our Resources to Prep for the Cambridge Arts Forum, where we outline our lingering questions based on all of this previous history and context.
What's Next?
Cambridge Arts will be distributing a list of all the resources mentioned during the event and will be responding to all Arts Forum questions —including the ones they didn't get to. We'll post all updates here and on our IG account.
In the meantime, please take our Arts Forum Participant Survey to help us make future events even more impactful!
Cambridge Arts will be distributing a list of all the resources mentioned during the event and will be responding to all Arts Forum questions —including the ones they didn't get to. We'll post all updates here and on our IG account.
In the meantime, please take our Arts Forum Participant Survey to help us make future events even more impactful!
