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MASSCreative published findings from a New England–wide survey of arts organizations impacted by federal funding cuts. Meanwhile, the “fun agenda” finds its groove at the Massachusetts State House, attacks on the Smithsonian continue, KADIST’s international director weighs in on how AI could fund the arts, and Brown University’s president announces her resignation.

A congressional hearing reveals the Heritage Foundation’s role in Trump’s attacks on the Smithsonian. Meanwhile, Massachusetts state senators seek to shed the Commonwealth’s killjoy reputation with a suite of amendments to the $325 million economic development bill designed to support cultural spaces, artists, and, yes, bars. Among the fun coalition’s goals: repealing the 1984 happy hour ban.