Cross Sector Resource Learn about resources for Immigrants in Massachusetts. The Attorney General’s Office recognizes the value of our diverse communities and serves all Massachusetts residents, regardless of immigration status. They will not ask about your immigration status. Learn more about the rights afforded to immigrants under state law and resources available to immigrant communities in Massachusetts.
Emerging Artists Exhibitions Space Project Hustle supports emerging artists by providing space for their first public exhibitions outside academic settings. They offer visibility, community, and resources to help early-career artists build momentum. Through a small number of thoughtfully curated shows each year, they aim to grow an inclusive, artist-led network in Boston. Connect at Instagram: @project.hustle.boston and projecthustleboston@gmail.com
Artists and Creatives in Boston The City of Boston Arts Funding Equity and Impact Study is inviting Boston-area artists and creatives to participate in a series of listening sessions. The sessions are part of an effort to examines the effectiveness, equity, and impact of the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture’s (MOAC) grant programs. Learn more. Upcoming sessions include a session on October 29 that seeks participation from artists and creatives in the disability community. Register to participate in a listening session.
Last Call: Tribal Cultural Council Program Led by tribally appointed volunteers who administer an annual grant program to support local cultural projects that provide benefit to the tribal communities. Individuals, groups, and organizations may apply. Grant amounts vary, and applications are submitted directly to each Tribal Cultural Council. Learn more.
Deadline Approaching: October 16, 2025
Last Call: Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Local Cultural Council (LCC) grant offers funding to individuals, groups, and organizations to support local cultural projects. Learn more.
Deadline Approaching: October 16, 2025
Legacy Planning for Creative Workers: Estate Planning for Creative Workers The Boston Public Library’s Kirstein Business Library is holding a free workshop Legacy Planning for Creative Workers: Estate Planning for Creative Workers on October 20, 2025, from 6:00 to 7:30pm. Jim Grace, Executive Director of the Arts & Business Council will present. Artists of all ages and career stages can lay the groundwork for their future legacies by crafting a long-term plan for it. Join a conversation with the Arts & Business Council Executive Director, Jim Grace, for a workshop designed to align your strategy for legacy planning and what comes next. This is an in-person event. Learn more and register.
Grants for Artists, Culture Bearers, Creative Individuals The Mass Cultural Council’s Grants for Creative Individuals program aims to equitably advance creative expression throughout the Commonwealth with unrestricted grants to Massachusetts artists, culture bearers, and creative individuals. Grants are $5,000. Learn more.
Deadline: October 28, 2025
Free Museum Membership for New US Citizens Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, offers new US citizens living in Massachusetts can receive a free one-year Friends and Family membership to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. To get a free Museum membership for one year, please fill out and submit the MFA Citizens Membership Request within one year of your swearing-in. This program enables the Museum to become a place for new Americans to gather, make connections within their community, and create bridges across cultures, making the MFA part of their American experience. Learn more.
BIPOC Glass Artists Residency The Better Together Residency is dedicated to supporting BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) artists. This hot-shop focused residency is intended to provide up and coming artists with an opportunity to expand their body of work or explore new creative directions. The cohort will consist of artists, selected through a juried application, and paid assistants from the Hilltop Artists Program. Learn more.
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Free Professional Development Workshops Registration is open for all of Assets for Artists November and December professional development workshops. All workshops are free, online, and open to artists of all disciplines who are based in New England. Here are the upcoming workshops:
Artists Residencies 101 with Yasmine Ameli, Thursday, October 30, 2025 | 2:00PM – 4:00PM. Open to artists of all disciplines.
Show Biz: Independent Production & Collaboration Between Performers and Producers with Daniel Callahan & Mrs. Nerissa Williams Scott, Monday + Wednesday, November 3 + 5, 2025 | 6:00PM – 8:00PM. Best suited for producers and/or performers considering self-producing a performance.
Fostering Relationships with Galleries and Museums with Kristen Becker, Wednesdays, November 12 + 19, 2025 | 2:00PM – 4:00PM. Best suited for visual artists seeking gallery representation or exhibitions.
Resource Mapping for Individual Artists with Ana Tinajero, Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | 6:00PM – 8:00PM. Best suited for artists of all disciplines interested in or already engaging with their larger creative community.
Intro to Taxes for Artists with Amy Smith, Monday, December 8, 2025 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm. Open to artists of all disciplines.
Learn more and register.
Dance Advocacy Training Dance/USA offers no-cost, on-demand advocacy training for dance professionals. Access two comprehensive webinars—Government Policy & Coalition Building and Workplace Power & Change—to learn practical tools, strategies, and legal considerations for creating change. Build skills in advocacy, coalition building, and workplace equity. Start learning and take action today. Learn more.
MASS MoCA Artist Residencies The Studios at MASS MoCA welcomes applications from artists at all career stages, income levels, and geographic locations. We primarily seek applications from visual artists (painters, sculptors, installation artists, photographers, video/new media artists, fiber artists, printmakers, etc.) and writers in all literary disciplines. Applications are available in English and Spanish. It is free to apply. Fully-funded fellowship opportunities for this open call includes: General Fellowship, Iris Residency Fellowship, Family Fellowship, YoungArts Fellowship, and University Fellowships. Learn more.
Deadline: November 1, 2025
Call to Artists Entries are currently being accepted for the The Artists’ Group of Charlestown Small Works Exhibition and Sale, a juried exhibition of artwork 12″ or smaller (image size) in any direction (framing may extend to 16″). It is open call to artists from the Greater Boston area, Massachusetts and throughout New England. Eligible Media includes the following: 2D (Collage, Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Photography), 3D (Sculpture, Ceramics, Glass, and Fiber Arts). Any form of representation (realism, abstraction, and everything in between). Learn more.
Deadline: November 12, 2025
Asian Cultural Council – 2026 Fellowships & Grants The Asian Cultural Council (ACC) is currently accepting applications. The ACC provides artists, arts professionals, and scholars with support for research and cultural exchange between Asia, the US, and within Asia. Learn more.
Deadline: November 19, 2025 (9:59am ET)
Call for Temporary Outdoor Sculpture The 27th annual exhibition of Studios Without Walls (SWW) presents Urban Symphony. The 2026 theme celebrates the beauty and complexity of city life, focusing on the sounds, textures, and rhythms of the built environment. This temporary exhibition of outdoor sculptures stimulates dialogue and celebrates the coming of spring through the integration of sculpture in the natural environment. Over the past 27 years, SWW has brought contemporary sculpture to public spaces in Brookline, Boston, Newton, and Natick. Their annual exhibition at Riverway Park has become a beloved tradition, fostering a dialogue between art and the environment. Learn more.
Deadline: January 11, 2026
Image credit: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. “George Washington Carver” The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1935 – 1943. Lithograph, 10.4 x 8.75 in.; on paper: 15.2 x 11.5 in., Nicholas Panesis (1913-1967), artist.
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