Community Organizations

#ARTSTAYSHERE

Volunteer nonprofit arts advocacy to preserve arts/music/cultural space and create more, to prevent arts displacement.

https://www.artstayshere.org/

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

https://somervillema.legistar.com/DepartmentDetail.aspx?ID=47923&GUID=E8CD42ED-A000-4895-AF30-65EEF855B1D9

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.

https://www.mapc.org/