Community Organizations
#ARTSTAYSHERE
Volunteer nonprofit arts advocacy to preserve arts/music/cultural space and create more, to prevent arts displacement.
Union Square Neighborhood Council
The elected community & neighborhood council in the City of Somerville's Union Square neighborhood.
https://sites.google.com/view/usnc
Somerville Arts Council
The City of Somerville's department focused on arts and culture.
https://somervilleartscouncil.org/
Somerville City Council
Elected officials serving 7 individual Somerville wards plus 4 at large seats.
https://www.somervillema.gov/departments/city-council
City Council Meetings & Minutes
https://somervillema.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
Somerville City Council Land Use Subcommittee
One of many City Council subcommittees, focused on how Somerville's land is used, developed & amended.
Holds public meetings jointly with Somerville's Planning Board
Members: Matthew McLaughlin, Lance Davis, Ben Ewen-Campen, Judy Pineda Neufeld, Jake Wilson
MassCreative
State agency focused on advocating for funding and access for the arts/culture sector in Massachusetts.
https://www.mass-creative.org/
Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)
The regional planning agency covering 101 cities/towns of Greater Boston.