New: MITx Arts Entrepreneurship Course Starts March 25 Mass Cultural Council is excited to spotlight a new Arts Entrepreneurship course available on MITx, offering artists and creatives a professional development opportunity to help them build financially sustainable careers while staying true to their creative vision. This course was funded, in part, through a $60,000 grant to MIT Sloan School of Management, one of the world’s top-ranked business schools, from Mass Cultural Council. MITx is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) online learning initiative, delivering courses created by MIT faculty to learners around the world through digital platforms. This free course features 12 modules and practical exercises designed to equip artists with business skills, and to advance their ability to strategically and sustainably generate revenue through their creative work. Those wishing to learn more are encouraged to register for a March 20 info session hosted by the Mass Cultural Council, featuring the course instructors. Class begins on March 25, 2026 and runs through June 25, 2026. Learn more.
Dance Project Grants The National Dance Project (NDP) Production Grant is currently accepting applications. NPD Production Grants will continue to support the creation of new dance projects and provide touring subsidies to the U.S. organizations who bring that project to their communities. Learn more.
Deadline: March 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST
Call to Artists Newburyport Art Association (NAA) invites sculptors to submit to the 11th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Garden Exhibition. Sculptures will be on display year-round from approximately May 1st 2026 to April 1st 2027. Sculptors are responsible for installation and deinstallation of their work. Submissions will be curated by the Executive Director. No submission fee, artists may enter up to 3 pieces. Best in Show prize of $500! Learn more.
Deadline Extended: March 22, 2026 at 11:59pm
Free Artist Workshop Airtight Garage, a new contemporary art space and incubator is hosting its first free, virtual workshop series. Writing For Artists is a practical writing course meeting monthly in late March, April, and May to go over three common assignments for artists: the artist statement, the exhibition proposal, and the grant application through writing exercises and feedback. For its inaugural exhibition, Airtight Garage is also calling for work from contemporary artists across Massachusetts who must be able to attend the opening in Salem, MA. An honorarium of $100 plus transportation costs are included. Find the full description and dates at airtightgarage.info and sign up via email at airtightgarage.offspace@gmail.com.
Call to Artists The Galleries @ WORK_SPACE and the Manchester Cultural District invite artists (ages 16+) throughout New England to submit one or two pieces for an upcoming community exhibit exploring themes of human trafficking awareness, resilience, survival, healing, and community response. Pathway to Healing: Art for Awareness, Resilience & Hope, in partnership with the Partnership to End Human Trafficking (PEHT). Learn more.
Deadline: March 27, 2026
Professional Development Assets for Artists is offering a free, online workshop called “Staying Authentic While Marketing Your Work” with Daniel Callahan. 6-8 p.m., March 30, 2026.
Emergency Grants for Dancers The New York Foundation for the Arts will begin accepting applications on March 3 for Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants.
Deadline: March 31, 2026
Of Note: Call to Artists The Massachusetts Environmental Trust (MET) has a call for art to Massachusetts artists for North Atlantic Right Whale Conservation artwork to be featured at the Trust’s Massachusetts Right Whale Day Celebration on Friday, April 24, 2026 at the New England Aquarium. Artwork must depict anatomically accurate North Atlantic right whale physical characteristics. Selected artwork will be featured in MET’s charitable online auction to benefit the Marine Mammal Conservation Program. Artists can select a 50/50 split or 100% contribution. No fee to apply. Learn more.
Deadline: April 1, 2026 at 5:00 pm
Boston Area Artists The Boston Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture (MOAC) provides grants to support programs and events at City Hall Plaza. With the City Hall Plaza Engagement Grant, MOAC aims to highlight culturally responsive programming that uplifts Boston’s diverse communities while repositioning City Hall Plaza as a site for creative growth, capacity-building, and civic belonging. This fund will support individuals, nonprofit organizations, collectives or fiscally sponsored groups to implement creative activations on Boston City Hall Plaza, with a priority for projects that center communities who have been impacted by long-standing systemic inequities. Learn more.
Deadline: April 3, 2026
Call to Sculptors The Town of Brookline has announced a request for proposals (RFP) for a Dragonfly Sculpture at the future Public Health Plaza. The Plaza will be built in the Spring and Summer of 2026 and this sculpture will be a feature on the side of the new plaza. Learn more.
RFP Deadline: April 3, 2026 at noon ET
Call to Artists Arts Wayland and the Wayland Museum & Historical Society are teaming up for a Spring 2026 call and response exhibition, Echoes of Liberty. This exhibit is open to all artists. Free for Arts Wayland & Historical Society members. Registration fee of $25 required for non-members. Learn more.
Deadline: April 5, 2026 (11:59 PM)
Emerging Writers Fellowship GrubStreet’s applications are now open for Emerging Writer Fellowship. Each year, three writers receive tuition-free access to classes, personalized mentorship, and a supportive community to help their writing thrive. Learn more and apply.
Deadline: April 7, 2026 at 11:59pm ET.
Call for Art Arts in Bloom is a competitive juried annual show open to all artists. Marcia R. Wise will choose the artwork to be exhibited and select six outstanding works for awards. The six winning artists will receive cash prizes totaling over $1,000. The Hopkinton Garden Club will be choosing several pieces to inspire floral arrangements that will be on display in the gallery. Last year we had ten floral arrangements, Garden Club members choose a piece that inspires them. Submission Fee: $35 for Members and $45 for Non Members for up to three submissions. Learn more.
Deadline: April 8, 2026
Call to Artists Till Wave Art Gallery in Watertown is accepting entries for their spring exhibit, Seize The Moment. No fee to submit. Learn more.
Deadline: April 10, 2026
Of Note: Art for the Common Good, a statewide convening on arts, health and wellbeing,
Friday, April 10, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Student Union, UMass Amherst. This event is free. Pre-registration is required. Learn more.
Call to Artists Entries are currently being accepted for Country, a national juried exhibition at the Attleboro Arts Museum in Attleboro, MA. Exhibition: June 11th–July 10th, 2025 (Closed June 19th and July 4th, 2026). Open to all mediums, sizes and interpretations from US-based artists. Fees: $18 covers payment for up to two pieces for Museum members; $25 covers up to two pieces for non-members. Learn more.
Deadline: April 17, 2026
Call to Artists Entries are currently being accepted for the Rocky Neck Art Colony’s (RNAC) exhibit, Rhythm and Rhyme, works inspired by music and lyrics. Exhibition Dates: Friday, May 22 through Sunday, June 28, 2026.Music and musical lyrics have long been muses for the visual arts. With this open show juried by the RNAC Exhibitions Committee, artists are invited to submit work inspired by music or musical lyrics in any media. Entry Fee: Up to 5 submissions, $25 for RNAC members, $35 for non-members.Learn more.
Deadline: April 20, 2026 at noon Eastern time
Call for Installation Proposals Proposals for 2D and 3D installations for the Mezzanine Gallery at Boston City Hall are currently being accepted. Artists, collectives, and arts organizations that live or work in the Greater Boston area are invited to apply. Learn more.
Deadline: April 27, 2026 at 4:59 p.m.
New Immigrant Authors Fellowship The Black Lawrence Fellowship for New Immigrant Authors is for immigrant authors at the start of their literary careers, who have published no more than one book in any genre at the time of application. Applicants are welcome to submit a one page project proposal along with a five page writing sample. Learn more.
Deadline: April 30, 2026
Gordon Graduate Music Summer Workshop Courses Music Teachers – when you aren’t teaching, be learning, be inspired, be making connections, be making music together on campus this July at Gordon College (July 13 – 17, 2026). Learn more.
The Immigrant Writing Series The immigrant narrative is at the heart of the American experiment. However, despite the contributions of immigrants to the cultural, financial, scientific, and artistic makeup of the United States, there is no clear home for new immigrant writings in the United States. To remedy this, Black Lawrence Press proudly publishes the Black Lawrence Immigrant Writing Series, an innovative program designed to provide a home for new immigrant writers in the United States and bridge a gap in the American literary community. Open to submissions year-round. Learn more.
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