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Description
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh hosts Public Hearings to allow Boston residents to share their ideas to help his administration build a better Boston.
The Public Hearing on Arts and Culture was held on January 25th, 2014 at Boston Public Library Central Branch.
If you were unable to attend and would like to submit feedback, please visit:
http://www.boston14.org/share-your-ideas
Watch the full hearing at: http://www.cityofboston.gov/cable/video_library.asp?id=3401
A
With
the
knowledge
of
the
importance
of
arts
education
to
school
climate
and
student
engagement
for
his
constituents,
we
dream
that
Mayor
Walsh
will
signal
that
he
continues
to
support
the
VPS
arts
expansion
initiative,
anchoring
public
funds
supporting
arts
education
and
encouraging
further
public
and
private
investment
to
reach
the
goal
of
access
to
arts.
Education
for
a
hundred
percent
of
students
in
K
through
8
I
believe.
B
That,
because,
for
years,
the
city
put
arts
on
a
back
burner
that
many
are
like
you
in
the
early
days
of
the
campaign
and
do
not
recognize
the
vitality
that
arts
bring
and
how
important
they
are
for
this
city.
It's
time
to
change
this,
to
make
all
arts
much
more
visible
to
bring
them
to
the
front
burner
so
that,
when
asked
what
makes
Boston
unique
arts
are
one
of
the
first
areas
mentioned.
C
Understand
that
arts
impacts
every
aspect
of
life
life
to
Boston,
from
healthcare
to
housing,
to
the
dropout
rate,
create
separate,
dedicated
funding
streams
for
individual
artists
and
organizations
and
understand
that
you
are
losing
talent,
not
just
the
professionals
who
can't
make
a
living
in
the
city
and
go
to
other
places.
But
the
young
people
whose
potentials
are
go.