#ARTSTAYSHERE's Culture Crisis Conversations

#ARTSTAYSHERE talks with The Record Co.'s Matt McArthur & Sasha Pedro about getting the interim music rehearsal facility at 55 Morrissey Blvd. ready under extreme pressure, thus providing an almost seamless transition from Brighton to Dorchester.

#ARTSTAYSHERE talks with Greg Jenkins (Executive Director) & Michael Rosenberg (Arts Development Manager) of Somerville Arts Council about cultural space, Fabrication Zoning, ACE requirements & more. Recorded & edited by Nick Zampiello at New Alliance East in Somerville.

Episode 8: Bill Madsen Hardy (New Atlantic Development) #ARTSTAYSHERE talks with Bill Madsen Hardy of New Atlantic Development about preserving Boston-area arts spaces in Jamaica Plain, Fort Point & Dorchester. Recorded by Dan Moffat at The Record Co. Edited by Nick Zampiello at New Alliance East in Somerville.

Episode 7: Lightening in a Bottle (NOT): Part I #ARTSTAYSHERE talks with Humphreys Street Studios artist tenants Cristina Todesco, Josh Rose-Wood & Franklin Marval about their 3-year-plus journey to preserve their artist studios in Dorchester, which are now majority artist-owned/operated as affordable artist workspace in perpetuity. Recorded by Dan Moffat at The Record Co. Edited by Nick Zampi...

Episode 6: The Answer is Money. What’s the Question? Jim Grace, Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston #ARTSTAYSHERE talks with long-time executive director Jim Grace about the Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston, the services they provide, and their Creative Campus initiative on creating & preserving cultural space. Recorded by Dan Moffat at The Record Co. Edited by Nick Zamp...

Episode 5: Charlestown Rehearsal Studios #ARTSTAYSHERE's Ami Bennitt talks with musicians Jesse Vengrove (Glacier/Greylock), Daniel Sussman (Duck & Cover) & Emily Doran (Hammered Saint) from CRS (Charlestown Rehearsal Studios), who, earlier this year were at risk of potential displacement. Recorded & edited by Nick Zampiello at New Alliance East in Somerville.

Episode 4: JJ Gonson: Wearer of Many A Hat #ARTSTAYSHERE’s Ami Bennitt & Ethan Dussault talk with JJ Gonson, long-time music photographer, concert promoter & advocate. Recorded by Dan Moffat at The Record Co. Friday, August 25, 2023. Edited by Nick Zampiello at New Alliance East in Somerville.

Culture Crisis Conversations: #ARTSTAYSHERE's Podcast Series Episode 3: The Artists & Creative Small Businesses of 119 Braintree Street, Allston #ARTSTAYSHERE's Ami Bennitt talks with 119 Braintree Street artists Wayne Strattman, Lisa Lobel (Boston Casting), Kristen Goodfriend & David Jackel (Shave Media) about their impending displacement from their aritst workspaces. Recorded by Dan Moff...

Episode 2, Part 2, continues with #ARTSTAYSHRE in conversation with New Alliance's Alvan Long, Ethan Dussault & Nick Zampiello.

In this second episode, #ARTSTAYSHERE talks with New Alliance Audio's Alvan Long, Ethan Dussault, and New Alliance East's Nick Zampiello about the organic, unique creative community of New Alliance -- from its start in Boston's Fenway, to it's second home at the EMF Building in Cambridge, to its current home in Somerville. Twice displaced, twice rebuilt. Recorded & edited by Nick Zampiello at...

In this very first episode, #ARTSTAYSHERE founding members discuss how the Coalition's work started, why it's necessary & what we hope to accomplish. With Ami Bennitt, Cristina Todesco & Ethan Dussault. Recorded by Ethan Dussault at New Alliance AudioEdited by Nick Zampiello at New Alliance East