Cross-Sector Resource: Learn about legal information for artists through the national resource hub of Artists Thrive.
Professional Development Workshops for Musicians The New England Musicians Resource Fund is once again hosting two workshops this Fall to support professional development for freelance musicians, in partnership with the Arts & Business Council: Contract Management Best Practices, October 27, 12-1pm; Your Assets, Your Legacy, November 3, 12-1pm. Learn more and register.
Call to Artists Cambridge Art Association invites New England–based artists to submit work for their upcoming juried exhibition, Shipping Up to Boston. Juried by Regina Parkinson, Executive Director of Arts Collaborative Medford, this show invites artists 18 and older from across New England to submit work that reflects the grit, spirit, and character of New England life. The exhibition will be presented at CAA @ Canal Gallery in Cambridge from November 20, 2025 – January 9, 2026. Learn more.
Deadline Approaching: October 24, at 5PM EST
Artist Pipeline Program This is an 18-month opportunity for Allston-Brighton artists of all mediums and disciplines. Through coaching, cohort meetings, and a Harvard engagement, participants will gain hands-on skills, mentorship, and visibility—plus a certificate of completion. Cohort artists receive a $1,000 stipend, $1,000 mini-grant, headshots, coaching and professional development with peers. Learn more.
Deadline: October 27, 2025 at midnight
Grants for Artists, Culture Bearers, Creative Individuals The Mass Cultural Council’s Grants for Creative Individuals program aims to equitably advance creative expression throughout the Commonwealth with unrestricted grants to Massachusetts artists, culture bearers, and creative individuals. Grants are $5,000. Learn more.
Deadline: October 28, 2025
Artist Residencies at MASS MoCA The Studios at MASS MoCA offers 2- to 4-week period residencies for artists and writers within the museum’s campus, providing private studios, housing, one group meal per day, and access to MASS MoCA’s galleries. Financial aid and fully funded fellowships are available, with resident contributions typically ranging from $0 to $450 per week based on need. Learn more.
Deadline: November 1, 2025
LGBTQ+ Writers Residency 2026 Velvetpark’s LGBTQ+ Writers Residency returns in 2026. Two writers will each receive a three-month live/work studio at Crown Studios, Brooklyn. Open nationwide to emerging and experienced LGBTQ+ writers—an inspiring space to create, connect, and grow. Learn more.
Deadline: November 9, 2025
Grants for Cape & Islands Artists The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod is now accepting applications for its Fall 2025 Grant Cycle, offering funding opportunities for individual artists and arts and cultural organizations. This round of grants supports community-centered projects that expand access to the arts, deepen creative engagement, and strengthen connections between the arts and the communities they serve. Learn more.
Deadline: November 11, 2025 at 11:59 pm
Craft Artist Grants Applications for CERF+ Get Ready Grants for Craft Artists are now open! These grants provide up to $1,000 to individual craft artists for activities that strengthen studio security, protect practices, plan artistic legacies, and prepare for emergencies. These grants are made possible thanks to the generous contribution of all our donors and support from the Kresge Foundation, Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation, the Windgate Foundation, the Karma Foundation, and the Meg Ostrum CYL Fund. Learn more.
Deadline: November 11, 2025
Emerging Artists Grants The Puffin Foundation provides grants to emerging artists and arts organizations often excluded from mainstream opportunities. Funding is currently focused on projects in the areas of fine arts, music, and photography. The Foundation prioritizes art that educates and engages the public on topical issues such as climate change, healthcare, social justice, and civil rights. Learn more.
Deadline: November 21, 2025
Call to Artists Bristol Art Museum Announces is accepting entries for their works on paper, juried exhibition, When in the Course of Human Events… In honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States, the Bristol Art Museum invites artists from across the country to submit works on paper for our annual national call for art. As part of the town of Bristol’s commemorative celebrations, this exhibition will reflect on the enduring words of the Declaration of Independence.Learn more.
Deadline: November 23, 2025
Creative Exchange Capacity Grants for Artists The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod is now accepting applications for its Creative Exchange Capacity-Building Program, an initiative that gives artists on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket the tools and resources to achieve sustainability for their creative practice. Learn more.
Deadline: December 5, 2025
Exhibition Proposals The Newton Free Library is currently accepting art applications for exhibits July – December 2026. As one of the busiest public library buildings in Massachusetts, our exhibit space is highly sought after, well-loved by library patrons, and prominently located on the first floor. They welcome applications from New England artists showing two-dimensional works that are compatible with the Walker Display system. They encourage artists from a variety of backgrounds and life experiences to apply. Questions? For more information, contact Lily, Manager of Programs and Communications, at programs@newtonfreelibrary.net. Learn more.
Deadline: December 12, 2025
Call for Submissions: New Books by Mass Poets Mass Poetry is eager to promote and support Massachusetts-based poets who have recently published new books of poems. Explore our catalogue of new books, and fill out the form here to have your work considered for a feature on Mass Poetry’s website. Learn more.
Filmmakers Applications are currently being accepted for the Independent Film Festival Boston (IFFBoston 2026: April 22 – 29). They are considering both feature-length and short subject in Narrative, Documentary, Animation, and Experimental. Learn more.
Regular Deadline: October 31, 2025
Late Deadline: November 30, 2025
Extended Deadline: December 31, 2025
Public Artists The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) is accepting applications for their Public Art for Spatial Justice Program. The grant supports public art that creatively expresses and embodies a more just version of what’s possible in public. Massachusetts-based artist(s) and Massachusetts-based organizations working with artist(s), are welcome to apply for a project grant. Projects must take place in Massachusetts and creatively cultivate expressions or embodiments of spatial justice through public artmaking. All artistic disciplines are welcome to apply. Public Art for Spatial Justice grants range from $15,000-$30,000, for up to two-year grant period beginning March 2026 through February 2028. Learn more.
Deadline: December 2, 2025
Filmmakers The 28th Provincetown International Film Festival is June 10-14, 2026. Accepting Narrative Feature, Documentary Feature, Narrative Short, and Documentary Short. They use Academy standards for length. Films over 40 minutes are considered a feature and films 40 minutes and under are considered short films. Learn more.
Deadline: December 13, 2025
Thoma Foundation – Art of the Spanish Americas: Individual Awards Art historians, curators, scholars, and advanced graduate students can apply for funding to support projects, research, and travel that will further the field of art of the Spanish Americas. International applicants, particularly those from Latin America, are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more.
Deadlines: December 15, 2025 & January 15, 2026 |
Image credit: Cyanotype of British algae by Anna Atkins. Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. “Fucus nodosus,” The New York Public Library Digital Collections. Anna Atkins (1799-1871) was an amateur botanist especially interested in scientific illustration and taxonomy. Her goal in producing “Photographs of British Algae” was to provide a visual companion to William Harvey’s pioneering but unillustrated 1841 publication Manual of British Algae. “Photographs of British Algae” is a landmark in the histories both of photography and of publishing: the first photographic work by a woman, and the first book produced entirely by photographic means.
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