{"id":6691,"date":"2025-07-26T07:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T07:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/?p=6691"},"modified":"2025-08-07T08:26:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T08:26:10","slug":"artists-first-masa-begins-its-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/?p=6691","title":{"rendered":"Artists First: MASA Begins Its Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6691\" class=\"elementor elementor-6691\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aaf128 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8aaf128\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be12a53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be12a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Artists First: MASA Begins Its Transformation<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-accb25a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"accb25a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7a2bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7a2bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Honourable Mahendra Gondeea, OSK, Minister of Arts and Culture, met with Mr. G\u00e9rard Louise, Director of MASA, and Mr. Richard Hein, President of the Board of Directors of MASA. This important exchange laid the foundation for a new way forward, one driven by collaboration, transparency, and a firm resolve to place artists at the centre of the institution.<\/p><p>What emerged from this encounter was a clear and encouraging commitment from both the management and the board of MASA to work hand in hand. The Ministry welcomes this renewed unity and is fully committed to supporting a solid partnership aimed at restructuring MASA into a more effective institution.<\/p><p>One of the key issues addressed was the urgent matter of artists who are still awaiting payment. There is a collective will to act swiftly and respectfully to resolve this long-standing issue, ensuring that artists are treated with dignity.<\/p><p>The meeting also officially launched a process of comprehensive reorganisation of MASA. This is an ambitious yet essential effort to modernise its structure, improve accountability, and make the institution more responsive to the needs of the artistic community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c44c149 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c44c149\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e0246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"42e0246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6691 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"42e0246\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjY5NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N1bHR1cmUuZ292bXUub3JnXC9tYWNoXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wOFwvMS0yLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjQyZTAyNDYifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1-2.jpg'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1-2-268x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1-2-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1-2.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artists First: MASA Begins Its Transformation The Honourable Mahendra Gondeea, OSK, Minister of Arts and Culture, met with Mr. G\u00e9rard Louise, Director of MASA, and Mr. Richard Hein, President of the Board of Directors of MASA. This important exchange laid the foundation for a new way forward, one driven by collaboration, transparency, and a firm resolve to place artists at the centre of the institution. What emerged from this encounter was a clear and encouraging commitment from both the management and the board of MASA to work hand in hand. 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