Boston Mayoral Candidates Share Plans for City’s Arts and Culture Economy

Boston mayoral candidates share plans for city’s arts and culture economy

Boston mayoral candidates shared their plans for the city’s arts and culture sector Wednesday night, placing focus on an area that has not gotten much attention in the run-up to September’s preliminary election.

Boston’s mayoral candidates try to win over artists worried about displacement and funding

The candidates pitched arts and culture priorities at a forum in Dorchester Wednesday. Mayor Michelle Wu highlighted $26 million in funds for local arts and affordable workspace plans. Josh Kraft emphasized private partnerships, while Domingos DaRosa called for stronger neighborhood arts support.

Wu, Kraft, DaRosa Lay Out Boston’s Artistic Future at Mass Creative Forum - Caught In Southie

Mass Creative’s Create The Vote campaign held its Mayoral Forum on Arts & Culture on Wednesday. In separate, thirty-minute interviews, host Jared Bowen questioned incumbent Michelle Wu, philanthropist Josh Kraft, and community advocate Domingos DaRosa on how their administrations might engage with issues of the arts and those faced by artists. The stereotype of the [...] The post Wu, Kraft, DaRosa Lay Out Boston’s Artistic Future at Mass Creativ…

Mayoral candidates discuss arts and culture at Strand Theatre forum

Lucas De Oliveira, Special to the ReporterMayor Wu spoke during a mayoral forum hosted by the Create the Vote Boston Coalition on Wed., July 27, 2025 at Dorchester's Strand Theatre. Photo by Lauren Miller Photography Dorchester’s Strand Theatre served as the stage for a mayoral forum focused on arts and culture issues on July 30. The event, moderated by Jared Bowen, host of GBH’s “The Culture Show,” was hosted by Create the Vote Boston Coalition…