MetroWest Artists The Community Foundation for MetroWest is hosting ARTbuilds Community Conversations. You are invited to join this community conversation about arts and culture in MetroWest! Share what you love, what could improve, and what you feel is missing. Your voice matters! Come connect with cultural professionals and fellow community members to imagine the future of the arts together. Learn more.
New Capacity Grant Program for Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin County Artists Applications for the 2025 ValleyCreates Capacity-Building Cohort in partnership with the Community Foundation of Western Mass opens on June 16th. This cohort will be open to artists who live and work in Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin Counties in Massachusetts. The program, offered in partnership with MASS MoCA’s Assets for Artists, pairs a $2,500 grant with coaching, workshops, and artist community-building. The Capacity Grant program has been designed so that each artist determines what they need from a broad array of opportunities, which means that each artist’s path through the program will look a little different. Learn more.
Boston Logan Airport Musicians Call Massport is working with Mass Cultural Council to develop a pilot project called Live Music at Logan. The project will connect local musicians with unique opportunities to showcase their talents to a global audience at Boston Logan International Airport. Currently seeking solo acts who thrive in a busking setting and excel at captivating an ever-changing crowd. If you have a dynamic performance style and a history of engaging diverse audiences in lively public spaces, submit your interest and share your talent in action. Please note that this opportunity is contingent upon passing a mandatory security check and is currently in the exploratory phase. Join the process and play a pivotal role in enriching the travel experience for visitors worldwide. This is a paid gig. Learn more.
Deadline: June 16, 2025
Call to Artists Applications are currently being accepted for 2025 FIGMENT BOSTON which takes place on Saturday July 19th from 11am – 6pm, Sylvester Baxter Riverfront Park at Assembly Square in Somerville, MA. Artists, activists, dreamers, and makers to create family-friendly experiences that invite members of the public to shift from being a spectator to a participant in art, the urban landscape, and their community are invited to participate. Questions about the call? Contact boston@figmentproject.org. Learn more.
Deadline: June 27, 2025
High School Graduation Requirements Survey The Executive Office of Education has announced a statewide Graduation Council Stakeholder Engagement Survey. The public survey is on high school graduation requirements. Students, parents and caregivers, educators, school counselors, businesses and community residents can complete the survey by June 30, 2025. Learn more about the survey.
Mix NYC Queer Experimental Film Festival MIX NYC (est. 1987) is a nonprofit organization that promotes, produces, and preserves experimental media that speaks to the lives, politics, and experiences of LGBTQIA2S+ individuals. They are committed to providing opportunities for filmmakers to showcase their work to a community that deeply values it. Their work challenges mainstream notions of gender and sexuality while redefining traditional categories of form and content. Learn more.
Deadline: July 1, 2025
Public Art Brunswick Public Art (BPA) will be commissioning one or more sculptures reusing steel from the Frank J Wood (FJW) Bridge connecting Brunswick and Topsham in Maine. The FJW Bridge will be dismantled in early 2026 after a new bridge is completed immediately upstream. The general contractor for the bridge replacement has committed to provide steel from the FJW bridge for use in this project. BPA is seeking initial conceptual visions for sculptures to be permanently installed in one or more locations near the entrance to the new bridge. From this pool of submissions, BPA will select a limited number of concepts for further development through paid stipends. A final project for installation will be selected at the conclusion of this process. Learn more.
Deadline: July 15, 2025
Loghaven Artist Residency Loghaven in Knoxville, Tennessee, invites emerging and established artists working in architecture, dance, interdisciplinary art, music, theater, visual art, and writing to apply. All resident artists receive a living stipend of $850 per week in addition to travel and freight reimbursement. Artists can find inspiration across Loghaven’s award-winning 90-acre campus, which includes beautifully rehabilitated log cabins and light-filled studio spaces. Learn more.
Deadline: July 15, 2025
Call to Artists The New Hampshire Art Association invites New England artists to Biennial 2. Be part of a standout showcase honoring the diversity, depth, and innovation of the region’s creative community. They are seeking powerful, compelling works across all mediums, styles, and experience levels—from emerging talents to seasoned professionals. Nearly $5,000 in prizes will be awarded, including a $2,500 first-place award, plus special recognition for exceptional abstract and social commentary pieces. Learn more.
Deadline: July 21, 2025
Performing Artists Residency Open Doors Performing Arts Residency at CROMA Space is designed to support performing artists in presenting new or existing work to Boston’s audiences, providing essential in-kind resources such as venue space and technical, production, and marketing support. The selected performing artists will work with Ágora Cultural Architect’s consultants to program, produce, promote, and present their project as part of CROMA Space seasons (from September 2025 to June 2026). Selected projects will be announced on August 31st, 2025. All applicants will be notified via email. Learn more.
Deadline: July 31, 2025
Image credit: Surf riders, Honolulu. Print shows five surfers riding waves. Charles W. Bartlett, 1860-1940, artist. Woodcut, color ; plate 25.4 x 37 cm, sheet 28.5 x 40.3 cm, created/published [1920, c1921]. From the collection of the Library of Congress.
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