Programs A-Z
A list of program-related dates is also available.
Programs
Artist Fellowships (paused for FY23)
Fellowships to artists in recognition of exceptional work.
Card to Culture
Interagency partnerships to increase access to cultural experiences for all Massachusetts residents.
- ConnectorCare Card to Culture
A partnership with Health Connector, ConnectorCare Card to Culture makes the power of culture accessible to a wider range of Massachusetts’ residents. - EBT Card to Culture
Participating cultural organizations throughout Massachusetts offer a regularly available, discounted or free, admission, or tuition to EBT card holders. - WIC Card to Culture
A partnership with the Women, Infants, & Children Nutrition Program, WIC Card to Culture makes the power of culture accessible to a wider range of Massachusetts’s residents.
Creative Minds Out of School
An arts-based training, coaching, and professional development program through which participants learn to use the Creative Minds Out of School curriculum.
Cultural Districts
An initiative to allow communities to create state-sponsored cultural districts to stimulate new arts and cultural activity and attract creative businesses.
Cultural Facilities Fund
Grants supporting the sound planning and development of cultural facilities.
Cultural Investment Portfolio
Includes unrestricted funding for nonprofit arts, humanities, and interpretive science organizations.
Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Individuals
Unrestricted grants of $5,000 to creatives and gig workers to support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and set a path for growth.
Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Organizations
Unrestricted grants ranging from $5,000-$75,000 to Massachusetts cultural organizations, collectives, and businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
CultureRx Initiative
Advancing the role of culture as a protective factor for the health of everyone in the Commonwealth.
Festivals & Projects
$2,500 grants to organizations to support public activities incorporating the arts, humanities, or sciences.
Gaming Mitigation
Funding to performing art centers affected by casino gaming in Massachusetts.
Local Cultural Council Program
Local Cultural Councils serving every city and town in Massachusetts offer grants to projects benefiting their community.
New England States Touring Program (NEST)
Support to nonprofits for performances, readings, and related community activities by artists in New England Foundation for the Arts’s NEST Program.
Social Prescription Program
A program to reimburse non-profit cultural organizations that accept social prescriptions from professional care providers. Part of our CultureRx Initiative.
STARS Residencies
Grants for residencies of 3 days or more with teaching artists, scientists, humanists, or cultural organizations.
Traditional Arts Apprenticeships
Funding for mentor artists to mentor apprentices in one-on-one learning experiences of traditional music, craft, or dance.
Universal Participation Initiative
We’re putting inclusive design at the center of our work with cultural organizations across the Commonwealth.
YouthReach
Multi-year grants to Creative Youth Development programs that integrate substantive out-of-school arts, humanities, and science opportunities into a collaborative community response to the needs of youth.
Services
Agency Dates
A list of key dates for our programs and events (workshops, trainings, convenings).
ArtSake
Our blog celebrating art and the creative process.
Commonwealth Awards
The state’s highest honors in the arts, humanities and sciences.
Creative Minds Out Loud
Our podcast for arts & culture nerds, offering a glimpse into Massachusetts’ cultural capital; to inform, inspire, and share stories of our sector.
HireCulture.org
A free, online listing of creative employment opportunities in Massachusetts that includes administrative, production, volunteer and intern opportunities.
