Mass Cultural Council has a wide range of resources for working artists. We’ve compiled a “kit” of funding, services, blog posts, and other forms of support to serve as useful tools in your work as an artist.
MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL FUNDING FOR ARTISTS
- Artist Fellowships: direct grants to individual artists in a variety of categories
- Traditional Arts Apprenticeships: grants for the teaching of traditional arts
- Local Cultural Council Program: grants to artists and groups in local communities
- STARS Residencies: grants to schools to fund residencies, including those by artists
FUNDING RESOURCES
- Tips on applying for an Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship
- ArtSake’s weekly round-up of calls-to-artists and other artist opportunities
- How to find funding as a Massachusetts individual artist
- Artist Travel, Residencies, and Exchanges
- A Primer on Crowdfunding
- Interview with Gigi Rosenberg, author of The Artist’s Guide to Grant Writing
JOBS/SALES/CREATIVE SPACE
- Need a job in the arts? Go to hireCulture.org
- Need gigs in the arts? Create a profile on CreativeGround
- Need sales opportunities for your art? Locate and join an open studios event in your community
- Need a creative space or live/work space? Have a space you’d like to list? Check SpaceFinder Mass. Also, check ArtSake’s Creative Space Classifieds
UNIVERSAL DESIGN
- Smithsonian Guidelines for Accessible Exhibition Design
- Read insightful tips about interacting with people with disabilities
- Free tools and tips from the National Center for Accessible Media
- Learn about exhibitions at VSA Massachusetts Open Door Gallery
- Learn about Cultural Access New England (CANE).
- Learn about the Institute for Human Centered Design’s programs and resources
USEFUL TOPICS EXPLORED ON ARTSAKE
- Artist Discussions: we pose questions to artists in a range of disciplines, focusing on topics affecting their work and lives
- Writing an Artist Statement
- Tips for artists on approaching funders
- Advice for artists holding open studios
- Getting more out of getting online
- Finding presentation opportunities for your visual art
- Copyright, Appropriation, and Intellectual Property for Artists
Images: work in progress in the studio of Janice Jakielski.