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Mayor Walsh's Plan For Helping Local Artists
Resume![Boston Mayor Marty Walsh in Faneuil Hall in front of Choi Jeong Hwa's "Fruit Tree." The tree was inflated in April as part of the MFA's Megacities exhibition. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)](https://wordpress.wbur.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/0411_fruit-tree04-1000x666.jpg)
Today, Mayor Marty Walsh unveiled a package of initiatives to boost Boston's local arts scene. These initiatives include millions of dollars in funding, donations of studio and rehearsal space, even the creation of an arts and innovation district in Dorchester.
We hear about the reaction from members of Boston's arts community, and what this might mean for the arts in Boston.
Guest
Jeremy Goodwin, contributor and editor for WBUR's The Artery. He tweets @JeremyDGoodwin.
This segment aired on June 17, 2016.