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Joanna S. Ballantine: ‘Together, we must support and save the arts’ Gateway City Arts is shown Jan. 19, 2018 in Holyoke. FILE PHOTO Published: 12/16/2020 12:22:52 PM
The headline this week was “Just Heartbroken: Gateway City Arts shutters in pandemic,” and a few weeks ago “Jacob’s Pillow Tragedy, Doris Duke Theatre lost in fire.” Small studios are suffering and closing their doors. Our music venues remain closed, and dancers are performing end-of-semester concerts on Zoom live from their living rooms asking us to buy tickets to support huge budget gaps. The other day, Gov. Baker rolled back openings, including museums, given the surge in COVID cases. This is beyond painful, and we must do everything we can to support the artists in our midst and arts and cultural institutions in our region. As former vice president for The Trustees Western Region overseeing many cultural institutions like Fruitlands Museum and Naumkeag, the daughter of the form ....