Arts and Culture
We foster the growth of the cultural community in Boston and promote participation in the arts.
Our office enhances the quality of life, the economy, and the design of the City through the arts. The role of the arts in all aspects of life in Boston is reinforced via equitable access to arts and culture in every community, its public institutions, and public places.
Key areas of work include support to the cultural sector through grants and programs, as well as the production and permitting of art in public places.
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Apply for a grant to help continue your professional development, build skills, share your artistic work, and teach others.
We're awarding prizes to local artists who produce fresh, original, and contemporary work, and displaying the artwork in City Hall.
We're seeking applications and nominations for Boston's next Poet Laureate, who will act as a literary ambassador to the City.
Mayor Walsh announces Company One Theatre residency at Strand Theatre
First created in 1890, the commission advocates for public art in Boston’s civic spaces.
You can propose both short and long-term public art and design projects on City property.
This interactive map shows the specific locations of public art throughout the City of Boston.
Boston Creates is the City of Boston's ten-year long cultural plan. The goal is to enhance arts and culture in the City. It was established through an extensive community engagement process. This included a town hall meeting and a citywide online survey. Some goals highlighted in the plan include:
- providing fertile grounds for a vibrant and sustainable arts ecosystem
- keeping local artists in Boston and attracting new ones here
- making arts accessible to everyone
- ensuring that all cultural traditions are respected, and
- integrating arts and culture into all aspects of civic life.
