Of Note: JOIN US this Thursday, September 12 from 12:30-1:30pm for our next Spotlight Series webinar. We’ll be partnering with MASSCreative to learn about their Advocacy & Organizing Fellowship. This 12-month advocacy leadership development program for moderately experienced activists and community leaders. Selected fellows will spend one year receiving training, information, and networking from experienced organizers and leaders within the creative sector to become more effective local and statewide arts champions. The application deadline is September 23, 2024.
REGISTER to attend: https://www.mass-creative.org/events-2-1/fellow-infosession-two
MORE INFO on the Fellowship: https://www.mass-creative.org/for-fellows
Artist Residencies The 2025 Residencies at the Studios at MASS) MOCA are now open. Fellowships and financial aid are available. They are currently seeking applications for two- and four-week residencies from July – December 2025. We welcome applications from visual artists and writers, at all career stages, and from all walks of life! Applications are available in English and Spanish. Learn more.
Deadline: November 8, 2024
Register to Vote or Update Your Registration One of the most important rights of American citizens is the right to vote. Voting gives you the opportunity to help shape your community. Once you register, you can vote in national, state, and local elections. You can go here to see if you are registered at your current address.
NEFA’s Public Art Learning Fund Provides grants of $500 to $2,000 to support professional development opportunities for New England artists to strengthen their public art practices. Learn more.
Deadline: September 16, 2024
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. Some notable early Fellows include Rachel Carson, James Baldwin, Martha Graham, and Linus Pauling. Learn more.
Deadline: September 17, 2024
Call for Writers and Artists Longform fiction and Creative Nonfiction are accepted at Sunspot Lit. Current open call for the Longform category (3, 501 to 7,500 words) closes September 16. Open calls for shorter works, poetry and art close September 30. Learn more.
Professional Development for Artists Assets for Artists offers free Professional Development Workshops both online and in-person. Upcoming workshops in October include Project Management with Ana Tinajero, Fostering Relationships with Galleries and Museums with Kristen Becker, Portfolio Power/The Artist Portfolio with Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez, and Submitting to Literary Markets & Magazines with Yasmine Ameli. Read more for the full schedule and registration.
National Theatre Project Grant The National NTP grant is currently accepting applications. This grant supports the creation of new work. To ensure that the project is still in development at the time the grant is awarded, projects must be in development through at least September 1, 2025. Learn more.
Deadline: October 10, 2024
Call to Artists Small Stones Festival of the Arts, a juried regional fine art and photography exhibition. Artists and photographers are invited to submit original artwork for acceptance. Categories include Fine Arts Photography and Fine Art Painting & Drawing. Prizes in each category: First: $500; Second: $250; and Third: $100. Six jurors will select prizewinners among the accepted entries. Learn more.
Deadline: October 15, 2024
Local Cultural Council (LCC) Grants for Community-Based Arts & Culture Projects Led by municipally appointed volunteers, 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)
Arts and Health Berklee Music and Health Institute hosts Boston Arts Activation 2024: Harmony and Healing, a day of inspiring workshops, art experiences, performances, and conversation about the intersection of arts and health on Saturday, October 19 · 9:30am – 6:30pm EDT. This is a free event, open and accessible to all. Learn more and register.
Calling all Dance and Circus Artists Applications are currently being accepted for the Next Steps for Boston Dance grant program. Designed to support original, innovative, and risk-taking artistic ventures to nurture and grow the careers of choreographers, Next Steps for Boston Dance responds to the needs of dance artists and circus artists working in multiple genres to have the flexibility to push creative boundaries, work in dedicated spaces, and have mentorship and/or skill development opportunities. Six to seven grants will be awarded to artists with an emphasis on including a variety of genres. Selected Artists will be at different career stages: at the beginning of a professional career, mid-career, and well-established. Learn more.
Deadline: October 25, 2024
Craft Artists Applications for CERF+ Get Ready Grants for Craft Artists will open on September 17, 2024. These CERF+ grants provide up to $1,000 to individual artists working in craft disciplines to carry out activities that will help secure their studios, protect their businesses, plan their legacies, and prepare for emergencies. Learn more.
Deadline: October 29, 2024
Open 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: Untitled (Squirrels in a Chestnut Tree), Susan Catherine Moore Waters (American, 1823–1900), date: ca. 1875–80, oil on canvas, 16 × 20 in., from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, John Osgood and Elizabeth Amis Cameron Blanchard Memorial Fund, 2023.
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