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Of Note: Artists of all disciplines are encouraged to learn how to apply for a Local Cultural Council Grant (LCC), Register for the LCC online information session on September 5, 2024.
Free Grant Writing Workshop in Fall River Fall River Arts and Culture Coalition (FRACC) is offering a free, in-person, hands-on workshop: Grant Writing: Crafting Effective Narratives & Budgets, hosted by Debbie Pelletier. The workshop takes place Thursday, September 5, 2024, 6-7:30pm EDT at Ignition Space in Fall River. Register. See other workshop offerings by FRACC this September, October, and November.
Artists Conversation WHERE ARE ALL THE BLACK PEOPLE AT: Conversations with Artists on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 from 6:30—8:30 PM, Watertown Savings Bank Room (1st floor), Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown. Join in conversation with celebrated Boston area artists about their work, creative processes, collaborations, and experiences with WHERE ARE ALL THE BLACK PEOPLE AT, a project and movement directed by fine art photographer and Watertown resident Archy LaSalle. Joining Archy LaSalle for this dialogue are artists Jay Lamour, Jaypix Belmer, Maddie Lam, Jules Cleo, Craig Bailey, DaNice D. Marshall, George Annan Jr., Grace Ramsdell, Olivia Slaughter, and Jake Stout. Learn more.
Guggenheim Fellowships The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation offers fellowships to exceptional individuals in pursuit of scholarship in any field of knowledge and creation in any art form, under the freest possible conditions. Each year, the Guggenheim Foundation awards approximately 175 fellowships to individuals making their mark in the social sciences, the natural sciences, the humanities, and the creative arts. Learn more.
Deadline: September 17, 2024
Free Healthcare Workshop for Artists, Creatives: Accessing Affordable Healthcare for Creatives Workshop from Practice Best Practice, September 18, 2024 from 5:30pm – 7:30pm on Zoom. Learn more and register.
Performing Artists Applications are now open for Mark DeGarmo Dance’s 15th Annual Virtual Salon Performance Series for Social Change 2025 for performing artists developing original works-in-progress. Broadcast via Zoom on Thursdays Feb. 6, Mar. 6, & Apr. 3, 2025 at 7: 00 PM ET with the Theme: No Borders, No Hierarchies. Learn more.
Deadline: September 30, 2024 11:59PM ET.
Artist Residency Applications for the Artist Residency Program at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center in New York Mills, MN are now being accepted. Artists from all disciplines (performance, written, audio and visual media) will be considered for a residency. The selection committee awards residencies to artists based on artistic merit and commitment to the arts. Learn more.
Deadline: October 1, 2024
Call for Artists The Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) is extending a call for artists for our pilot 2025-2026 Mystic River Artist in Residence Program. This is a PAID 14 month opportunity–open to all artists. The program will take place between January 2025 and spring 2026, beginning with an exploratory phase during which the artist will be embedded in MyRWA’s organization to get to know our work, our watershed, and our communities. During the exploratory phase, artists will be paid up to $25,000. An additional $115,000 will be available for the implementation phase, which includes artist fees and supply costs. The artist will then work to implement the creative project within the watershed. Throughout the residency, MyRWA and the artist will work to involve the community in the creative process. Learn more.
Deadline: October 9, 2024, 11:59 PM
Call for Muralists The Town of Belchertown invites artists to submit mural design applications for the Transfer Station containers on the theme of sustainability. The Transfer Station Container Mural project is jointly organized by Belchertown Creative Economy Initiative, Clapp Memorial Library, and Department of Public Works. Learn more.
Deadline: October 11, 2024
Local Cultural Council Grants Led by municipally appointed volunteers, Local Cultural Councils (LCCs) award $7.5 million every year, supporting 7,500 cultural programs that include everything from field trips to lectures, festivals, and dance performances. Learn more and apply
Deadline: October 16, 2024 at 11:59pm (ET)
Poetry Workshop Writing Retreat MASS MoCA’s Assets for Artists presents Writing through Art: Poetry Workshop with Jan Freeman, October 31 – November 6, 2024. This is a 6 day writing retreat. Learn more.
Call for Public Art The MA Veterans Home Memorial is now accepting applications. If you are an artist, designer, student, and/or professional, the MA Veterans Home at Holyoke & DCAMM invite you to submit proposals for an outdoor public art memorial at the new Veterans Home located in Holyoke, MA. Learn more.
Deadline: November 6, 2024
Image credit: Embroidered Sampler, Millsent Connor (born 1789), date: 1799, made in Boston, Massachusetts, embroidered silk on linen, 21 1/8 x 16 1/4 in., from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1974.
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