Cross-Sector Resource BlueBikes offers an income eligible program. If you participate in one of the following programs, you are eligible for a reduced membership: SNAP, WIC, Section 8, MassHealth, ConnectorCare, Pell Grants, Public Housing. Individuals who do not participate in any public assistance program may still qualify based on income. Learn more.
Choreographers Fund The New England Dance fund is currently accepting applications for their program. Through the New England Dance Fund, NEFA will award grants of $1,000 directly to choreographers who identify and articulate an important opportunity that will significantly impact aspects of their dance making or advance their role within the regional New England dance landscape. Learn more.
Deadline: September 12, 2025
Artist Residency Launched in 2020, the Hayama Artist Residency in Hayama, Japan, offers visual artists from around the world a unique opportunity to spend four weeks in Japan, for rest, reflection, and creative inspiration. Selected artists will receive roundtrip airfare, a private bedroom, and a $800 USD stipend to support meals and local transportation. Learn more.
Deadline: September 30, 2025
Call to Artists Till Wave Gallery in Watertown is accepted entries for their upcoming exhibition Open Your Mind. All mediums accepted. Exhibit runs from September 25 – November 22, 2025. Opening Reception Thursday, September 25th, 4 – 7pm. Learn more.
Deadline: September 6, 2025
Are you building a creative career—and figuring out how to make it sustainable?
Art & Hustle is a free monthly workshop series designed for artists, makers, and independent creatives navigating the business side of their practice. Whether you’re just starting out, making a career shift, or leveling up your skills, learn real-world tools tailored to the creative economy. Each evening begins with informal networking and a light dinner in the Crossings Gallery, followed by an expert-led presentation from industry professionals with deep experience in both the arts and career development. Topics range from marketing and pricing to branding, legal essentials, and balancing art with business. Come to one, several, or all five—no commitment required. Attend all five and earn a Certificate of Completion. Learn more. Art & Hustle Workshop Series | Harvard Ed Portal
Marketing Workshop Making a DIY Marketing Plan|Art & Hustle Workshop, September 10, 2025 from 5-7pm. This workshop, led by Sara Hartmann and Sarah Dudek of Massachusetts College of Art and Design, is designed to provide the foundational knowledge required to build a strategy that helps you effectively target consumers without wasting valuable time and resources. This is part of the Art & Hustle monthly series for artists, makers, and creatives navigating the business side of their work. Learn more.
September 10, 2025
Call for Artists Hatch Street Studios in New Bedford is accepting application from artists, makers, and food vendors to participate in their open studios showcase to take place November 22-23, 2025, from 11-5pm. Learn more.
Boston Area Artist Awards Artadia is now accepting applications for their 2025 Boston Awards offering three awards of $15,000 each in unrestricted funds. The application is open to visual artists living and working within Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, or Suffolk County for the past two years. The application is free and simple. Learn more.
Deadline: September 15, 2025, at 11:59pm ET
Call to Artists Art Fluent invites artists to submit artwork to their online exhibit, WIDE OPEN. Open theme. Over $1,200 in cash prizes. All accepted pieces will be displayed in our online gallery. Learn more.
Deadline: September 19, 2025 at midnight (MST)
Call for Art Entries are currently being accepted for Iterations: Perseverance of Craft. Gallery A2 in Boston welcomes all modes of making with a focus on showcasing innovation and excellence in fabrication, craft, and aesthetics. Gallery A2 is a contemporary art exhibition space located at the Artisans Asylum makerspace in Boston. Learn more.
Deadline: September 21, 2025 at Midnight
Ocean IV Virtual Artist Residency Dive into a transformative creative experience from October to November 2025, in support and commitment to the UN Ocean Decade. The OVAR program has been endorsed as an activity by UNESCO’s UN Ocean Decade. Mentorship Sessions: Take part in five live virtual meetings with experienced mentors from Moku Art Studio and MANGO Residencia para artistas, designed to support your creative growth. Watch the past Open Studio. Learn more.
Deadline: September 21, 2025
Public Art The Public Art Learning Fund provides grants of $500 to $3,000 to support professional development opportunities for New England artists to strengthen their public art practices. Through the Public Art Learning Fund, NEFA intends to foster the continued development of more equitable, inclusive, and vibrant public spaces and public life throughout New England. Learn more.
Deadline: October 14, 2025
Call to Artists In honor of the 250th Anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence, WORK_SPACE invites artists to answer the questions, “What does independence mean to you?” Is it freedom, autonomy, self-expression, resilience, or choice? This exhibit invites artists to explore and celebrate the many facets of independence personally, creative, and beyond. Open to New England & NY artists (16+), we welcome all levels of experience, including first-time exhibitors. Submit up to three works in any artistic medium that reflects your unique perspective. No submission fee. Learn more.
Deadline: November 26, 2025
Image credit: Black and white photograph shows dancer Alvin Ailey posed in patterned sarong. Carl Van Vechten, 1880-1964, photographer. Created/published March 22, 1955. Silver gelatin print. From the collection of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.
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