Public Action for Arts & Education (PAAE) is a charitable organization staffed by volunteers who share a common mission and pledge to assist organizations that can offer positive social and cultural alternatives to our children.

Since 1974, PAAE has bridged the gap between legislative mandate and creative freedom.

PAAE spearheaded essential legislation to help create the Massachusetts Arts Lottery. Funding of this type was the first in our country.

The Arts Lottery became Megabucks which channeled more than $40 million into local arts programs, funding over 25,000 arts projects in 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts.

EXECUTIVES

Joseph E. Hill, President
Harriet Sesen, Vice President/Secretary
Karl F. Stammen, Jr., Counsel
Gregory J. Hill, Treasurer

ADVISORY BOARD

Jeanne Z. Barreta
Geoffrey T. Chalmers
Maria M. Coviello
Henry J. DuLaurence III
Eric Friedman
Betsy Frost
Howard Hall
Rick Harrington
Dr. John Jennings
Frank Licata
Patrick Maher
Marian Mandell
William S. Peck
Joan Reynolds
John Salesses
Dr. Elliot W. Salloway
Jeff Silva
Susan Smick

FOUNDERS

Hanna G. Dermody
Max Friedli
Linda C. Hamlin
Joseph E. Hill
Jaqueline D. O'Reilly
Harriet R. Sesen
William C. Taylor

IN MEMORIAM

Elizabeth G. Dunton
Sonja B. Loew
William J. McCarthy
Jacqueline D. O'Reilly

From its beginnings in the mid-70's, Public Action for the Arts has remained faithful to its mission:

• Providing an advocacy voice for the arts
• Making grants to the arts organizations
• Supporting children's programs
• Enjoying the Arts

The first major accomplishment occurred in the early '80's when The Public Action for the Arts was instrumental in establishing the Massachusetts Arts Lottery which is today the enormously successful Megabucks game. More recently, the organization has focused on fund raising efforts on behalf of arts and education programs for the children