Mission
Mosaic Lowell is a cultural economy plan for the whole City that will:
- Enliven all of Lowell and its neighborhoods as places to live, work, and visit
- Attract new audiences for Lowell’s many cultural, creative, and artistic organizations
- Build equity by elevating opportunities for all – bringing further attention and resources to them
- Raise new revenues for the City and creative enterprises through increased visitorship and sales and by attracting new businesses
- Engage youth with arts and culture, critical elements for a complete education, and a happy and successful life
- Position arts, culture, and the creative economy as core elements of the City of Lowell’s strategic master planning for the future.


Mosaic Lowell Principles
- Welcome, engage, and hear all equally
- Respect community knowledge
- Encourage collaborative problem solving and resource sharing
- Embrace a cross-disciplinary approach to planning
- Work to benefit all Lowell neighborhoods and communities
- Focus on tangible and community specific benefits and positive outcomes
- Identify a path forward, potential support, and teams for all strategies
- Dream Big!
Team
Staff

Jessica O’Hearn
Director

Laura Tavares
Administrator
Executive Committee

Howard Amidon
VP for Philanthropy
Greater Lowell Community Foundation, Co-Chair

Angela Alés
Artist & Professor
Middlesex Community College, Co-Chair

Conor Baldwin
Chief Financial Officer
City of Lowell

Bora Chiemruom
Executive Director
Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc.

Peter Crewe
Director, Cultural Affairs & Special Events
City of Lowell

Julie Galonska
Superintendent
Lowell National Historical Park

Allison Lamey
Executive Director
The Lowell Plan

Gwendolyn Lanier
Artist & Teacher
Essex Art Center

Latifah Phillips
Chief Equity and Engagement Officer
Lowell Public Schools

JuanCarlos Rivera
Director of Operations
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell