The Art Forecaster featured an article on Andres Versoza, proprietor of Aucocisco Galleries in Portland, and his “Meet the Governor” series of short videos and brown-bag lunches in Portland. Included in the article were excerpts from each candidate on what they will do to grow the Creative Economy in Maine. Eliot’s response is below:
Independent candidate Eliot Cutler lays out a four-part arts agenda that includes creating an arts magnet high school, designating arts districts in all Maine cities and town, tying the creative economy more closely to the tourism industry, and tying the creative economy to jobs through education.
“The creative economy in Maine,” he says, “is the single ingredient that is going to define our future.”
You can read the full article here.