Is the Arts Council tied to a larger arts network, national, international?
The Arts Council staff participates in national and state-wide organizations such as: • The National Endowment for the Arts • Massachusetts Cultural Council • The National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies • The National Association of State Arts Agencies • American Council on the Arts • The Consortium of Local Arts Agencies of Massachusetts Staff administrators serve on art juries, conference and symposium panels, and on occasion provide consultancy services to other arts agencies outside the area. Through working with their counterparts nationally, the Arts Council staff bring greater information and resources to Cambridge. Staff also work with and know arts professionals and artists from around the country and outside the U.S. The Arts Council has raised funds for local, national, and international conferences and symposiums on art to further provide education and resource information to artists and the public.