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2016 ANNUAL REPORT 7
SUPPORTING THE ARTISTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS MAKING THE WORK WE LOVE
LEGAL & HR SERVICES
CAPACITY BUILDING
260
VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS OF MASSACHUSETTS assisted more than 260 artists and arts organizations with their legal needs.
Our PATENT PRO BONO program spoke with 50 inventors and referred 9 new patent cases to attorneys throughout New England.
STRONG BOARDS = STRONGER ORGANIZATIONS
10
We provided ongoing HR SUPPORT to 10 arts nonpro ts.
225
Our BUSINESS ON BOARD program prepared 225 executives for nonpro t board service.
CREATIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
11
Our ARTIST FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS served 11 artists and entrepreneurs with professional development training, one-on-one mentorship,
exhibition opportunities, and more.
300+
300+ CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURS attended our WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS* including our Peter Urban Legacy Workshop Series
at the Gri n Museum of Photography and a six-part business course at North Bennet Street School.
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REAL ESTATE AND PUBLIC ART
475
SPACEFINDER MASS, now with a total of 475 listings, averaged 7,000 page views/mo and 13,000 users last year.
New program: THE CREATIVE CAMPUS was launched—an initiative that aims to preserve and develop vibrant and sustainable cultural and maker spaces.
OUTREACH
Our CORPORATE ART LENDING portfolio features 400+ works of
art by 90 local artists.
70
New program: We launched the OPEN STUDIOS INITIATIVE, an online gallery currently featuring 70 works of art, on Invaluable.com.
240
240 artists and business professionals
attended MARTINIS & MASTERPIECES in June, celebrating the creative economy.
ARTS & BUSINESS COUNCIL