Massachusetts Authors The Massachusetts Center for the Book is seeking applications for inclusion in the Massachusetts Writers Directory. If you are a Massachusetts author or represent one, you can apply. Learn more. Call to Artists ShowUp invites local artists to submit work for consideration to a juried group show of contemporary artworks about food and eating, which will … [Read more...]
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Storefront Artist Opportunities
Register to Vote Register to vote and exercise your rights as a citizen of the United States. Your voice matters! URGENT: Advocacy Engagement Opportunity - Mass Wins Act The Massachusetts House of Representatives is scheduled to debate the 2026 economic development bond bill, known as the Mass Wins Act, on Wednesday, July 8. Mass Cultural Council has 2 pending amendments … [Read more...]
Artist Opportunities Among the Trees
Of Note: Join Mass Cultural Council on this Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 11:00 am, for a virtual celebration of our sector and the public investments made into arts and culture throughout FY26. All Mass Cultural Council grant recipients, Local Cultural Council and Tribal Cultural Council members, Cultural District representatives, and cultural sector stakeholders are invited to … [Read more...]
Parading Artist Opportunities
Call for Participation FIGMENT Boston is a free, participatory arts festival that invites people of all ages to play, engage, and make. This event blurs the line between creator and audience, artist and non-artist. Saturday July 25 from 11am - 6pm, Sylvester Baxter Riverfront Park at Assembly Square in Somerville, MA. Learn more. Deadline: June 21, 2026 Of Note: Join Mass … [Read more...]
Arts & Business Insights: Cambridge Common Restaurant
As part of our series on Creative Entrepreneurialism, we spoke with Shelby Feltoon, a practitioner, educator, and facilitator who curates for Cambridge Common restaurant; and Holly Heslop, co-owner of Cambridge Common and Lizard Lounge. Tell me about yourself and how you came to this curator role. What kind of business are you consulting with? Shelby: I came to Boston years … [Read more...]