Programs A-Z
A list of program-related dates is also available.
Programs
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 Experiences
Grants to organizations (including schools) to fund festivals, projects, residencies, and other cultural activities in the arts, humanities, and sciences. Grants are $2,500 or $5,000.
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 to support the acquisition, design, repair, rehabilitation, renovation, expansion, or construction of nonprofit cultural facilities. Nonprofit cultural organizations, municipalities, and colleges or universities that own or lease cultural facilities are eligible to apply. Grants range from $7,000 to $200,000. Managed in partnership with MassDevelopment.
Gaming Mitigation Fund
Two-year grants to Massachusetts nonprofit and municipal performing arts centers to spend on touring shows or touring artist fees.
Grants for Creative Individuals
This 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.
Local Cultural Council Program
Every community in Massachusetts is served by a Local Cultural Council (LCC), led by municipally appointed volunteers who administer an annual grant program to support local cultural projects. Individuals, groups, and organizations may apply. Grant amounts vary, and applications are submitted directly to each LCC.
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.
Operating Grants for Organizations
Multi-year, unrestricted operating grants to nonprofit organizations that enrich Massachusetts’ cultural life. Grants start at $6,000.
Poet Laureate
The first-ever Poet Laureate of Massachusetts is a new, honorary position intended to promote poetry and creative expression across the state.
Social Prescription Program
A program to reimburse nonprofit cultural organizations that accept social prescriptions from professional care providers. Part of our CultureRx Initiative.
Tribal Cultural Council Program
Led by tribally appointed volunteers who administer an annual grant program to support local cultural projects. Individuals, groups, and organizations may apply. Grant amounts vary, and applications are submitted directly to each Tribal Cultural Council.
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 and ongoing arts, humanities, and science opportunities into a collaborative community response to the needs of youth.
Advancement
Through strategic partnerships we are working to position the arts and culture sector as a visible, recognized resource and an essential partner in problem solving across the Commonwealth.
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.
Artist Opportunities
Every week, we compile calls to artists, publications, artist residencies, contests, and more.
Opportunities & Resources for Orgs
A monthly round-up of grants, technical assistance resources, and opportunities for creative and cultural organizations.
HireCulture.org
A free, online listing of creative employment opportunities in Massachusetts that includes administrative, production, volunteer and intern opportunities.
