2024–25 · City-wide
Buy an art gallery in Roxbury or Mattapan
The resident asks the City to set money aside to buy Boston's first art gallery in Roxbury or Mattapan, bringing BIPOC artists closer to where people live.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Putting money aside for the purchase of Boston's first art gallery in either Roxbury or Mattapan. This could function similar to Art in Practice in Los Angeles.
Who it helps and why
This gallery will bring about BIPOC artist to neighborhoods closer to where some people live vs having to travel to places like South Boston or where the MFA is.
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- July 29, 2024
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Arts & Culture
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Arts & culture
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
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