The organizers and supporters of SCAC include officers and board members from several Salem arts organizations – Salem Theatre Company, Salem Arts Association, Salem Sounds, Salem Film Fest, CinemaSalem and Experimental Art Galley among them. Collectively these groups account for thousands of supportive audience patrons, members, associates, and financial contributors.

The Executive Director of the Salem Chamber of Commerce is among our organizers. Salem City Councilors Joan Lovely, Bob McCarthy, Joe O’Keefe, Jean Pelletier, Steven Pinto, Paul Prevey, Arthur Sargent, and Matt Veno have pledged their support. Massachusetts State Representative Keenan has urged the Mission’s Board to give this proposal serious consideration. Over a hundred citizens have signed a petition in support of this concept of a unified Mission/Arts Center over the last several days. We have met with neighborhood members and St Mary’s Church contributors who are unanimously behind this proposal.