Mass Creative Organizing Huddle: NEA Grant Cancellations & Federal FY26 Budget, 12:00PM-1:00PM, Zoom. On Friday, May 2, the National Endowment for the Arts sent notices to existing grantees that their grants had been terminated. Join Mass Creative on Friday May 9th for their third in a series of virtual organizing huddles. They will cover what happened, hold space for information exchange, and actions you can take. Learn more and register.
Grants Celebration: Creative Individuals – Mass Cultural Council Join Mass Cultural Council, members of our Governing Council, and cultural sector partners at the Great Hall of the Massachusetts State House on May 19th at 1pm to celebrate our Grants for Creative Individuals, supporting creative workers all across the state. Learn more and register.
New: Arts Action Consortium The Arts Action Consortium (AAC) is a dynamic new initiative comprised of six Boston-based cultural organizations with a mission to strengthen and sustain Boston’s creative workforce. In collaboration with the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture of the City of Boston, this two-year program provides artists with essential resources, including professional development, technical assistance, and career support. Learn more.
Call For Arts And Crafts Vendors Sell your arts and crafts at the Arts Bazaar at the Cambridge Arts River Festival on Saturday, June 21, 2025, on Memorial Drive along the Charles River. Reach thousands of festival-goers. The Arts Bazaar is a curated marketplace for a wide range of items both domestically made and imported from around the world that are representative of the many ethnic and cultural backgrounds found in Cambridge. We accept vendors who sell unique, high quality, one-of-a-kind, original and/or handmade works. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at 617-349-4385 or via e-mail at mmendoza@cambridgeMA.gov. Learn more and apply.
National Arts Survey How Are Policy Changes Impacting the Arts? Americans for the Arts is launching a new National Pulse Survey to better understand how recent policy developments—at the federal and state levels—are affecting the health of the arts and culture sector. Survey takes 6 Minutes. Take the quick national survey—your voice matters!
Deadline Extended: May 16, 2025
Poetry Prize Entries are currently being accepted for the American Poetry Review’s Stanley Kunitz Memorial prize. A prize of $1,000 and publication in American Poetry Review is given annually for a single poem by a poet under the age of 40. Cash Prize: $1,000. Learn more.
Deadline: May 15, 2025
City Hall Galleries Open Call for Art The City of Boston invites artists, collectives and arts organizations living, working, or creating in the Greater Boston area to submit proposals for 2D and 3D installations in the Mezzanine Gallery at Boston City Hall. Learn more.
Deadline: May 18, 2025
Opportunity Fund This grant provides project-based support to Boston-based artists and cultural workers to create and present community-centered arts experiences that expand access to creative expression across all neighborhoods. Learn more.
Deadline: May 20, 2025
How would you transform vacant space in Downtown Boston? The City of Boston is looking for ideas to transform vacant spaces in Downtown Boston into vibrant hubs for creative enterprises. Creatives, entrepreneurs, and cultural space operators are invited to submit proposals that will help revitalize the neighborhood, support economic growth, and create dynamic community spaces. Read more about this initiative in The Boston Globe.
Deadline Extended: May 23, 2025
Artist Residency Applications are currently being accepted for the Dorland Mountain Arts, late summer/fall 2025 residencies in Temecula, CA. Dorland Mountain Arts is a beautiful retreat where artists, writers, musicians, and composers can create in a secluded and protected natural setting. Dorland is located near Temecula Valley Wine Country, about 100 miles south of Los Angeles and sixty miles north of San Diego. Learn more.
Deadline: June 1, 2025
Call to Artists Larkin Gallery in Harwich Port on Cape Cod invites artists to participate in our open call juried exhibit, Finding a Way. Selections will be based on artistic and creative quality, interpretation of the theme and space allotment. There is no fee to enter. Telling a story, understanding our own narratives, solving problems, seeking answers and solutions are all part of creating art. It’s not just the end point that is important, but quite frequently it’s the “way” that is most compelling and where the richness lies. Finding a Way can also describe the movement, rhythm or the direction within a piece of art. It’s up to you! Show dates: June 29-July 20, 2025. Learn more.
Deadline: June 6, 2025
Call for Artists Hampden Gallery is accepting applications from artists residing within fifty miles of UMass Amherst to submit original artwork for the gallery’s inaugural triennial exhibition, Reflecting on the Past/Dreaming the Future. The exhibition, running Sept. 3 through Dec. 3, will be juried by Nick Capasso, who has a longstanding commitment to New England contemporary artists. Eligibility: 18+ years old; work created within the past four years; open to all media. No fee. Learn more.
Deadline: June 7, 2025
Ocean III Virtual Artist Residency Dive into a transformative creative experience from June to July 2025, in support and commitment to the UN Ocean Decade. We are delighted to announce that the OVAR program has been endorsed as an activity by UNESCO’s UN Ocean Decade. This residency offers a unique opportunity to develop your artistic projects, connect with a global community of artists, and share your work with an international audience. What’s in store: virtual mentorship, theme exploration, creative development, and global exposure. Learn more.
Deadline: June 8, 2025
Call to Artists The Somerville Toy Camera Fest celebrates the flaws, quirks, and accidental genius of images made with low-tech film cameras (think plastic lenses and minimal exposure controls). Juror Mary Kocol will select photos for September shows at Nave and Washington St galleries. Learn more.
Deadline: June 15, 2025
Artist Residency Applications are currently being accepted for the Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts (NISDA) offshore artist residency. The NISDA Artist Community welcomes emerging and professional artists and educators in all fields including, but not limited to, photography, painting, ceramics, textiles, writing, music, performance and any interdisciplinary projects committed to the creative process. Learn more.
Deadline: June 30, 2025
Call to Artists MVCulture, a grant project with MeVa, ECCF, and Merrimack Valley Planning seeks commissions to enhance bus stops, improve wayfinding, and connect residents with the region’s rich arts and cultural hubs—making the public transit experience more welcoming, vibrant, and accessible for all. We are looking for local visual artists (2D or 3D) who would be interested in working with us on a creative placemaking project over the course of the next year. We are still in the early stages, so at this time we are simply asking artists to complete an Expression of Interest via a brief Google Form:
English form
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Deadline: May 31, 2025
Early Career Visual Arts Award The Early Career Visual Arts award offers $1,000 towards the completion of a specific project in painting, drawing, sculpture, or mixed-media. Active early career Jewish visual artists between the ages of 25 and 35 may apply. Learn more.
Deadline: June 1, 2025
Jewish Book Arts Grant The sum of $1,500 will be awarded towards the creation of a unique or limited-edition work in the field of Jewish book arts. All active, professional artists, working in the field of book arts, who have exhibited within the last five years are eligible to apply. Learn more.
Deadline: June 1, 2025
Studio Workspace Residency The Studio Workspace Residency at the Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY, is an opportunity for artists to create new work and fully immerse themselves in the Women’s Studio Workshop’s supportive environment. We invite applications from artists at any stage of their careers. Artists may choose to work in any one or more studios: intaglio, letterpress, papermaking, screenprinting, darkroom photography, or ceramics. Learn more.
Deadline: June 15, 2025
Artist in Education Residency The Art-in-Education (AIE) Workspace Residency is for artists interested in working with local school students while creating their own work in WSW’s supportive and immersive environment. This is an opportunity for artists with a range of teaching experience, from seasoned teachers and professors, to those with minimal experience and an interest in gaining skills and knowledge. Learn more.
Deadline: June 15, 2025
Image credit: Arm wrestling match, Ocean City, Maryland. John Margolies, photographer, created/published 1985, color photography. From the John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.
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