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Photo courtesy of Ailin Sha Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture announced that after a competitive search process, 18-year-old poet and writer Ailin Sha has been selected as...

Discover the emerging talent that Boston’s arts scene has to offer, on display (and free to visit!) in the City Hall Galleries now through Jan. 30, 2026.

The Boston Youth Poet Laureate will champion youth voices through poetry, community engagement, and civic participation.

This summer, six Boston-based poets and writers are spending a transformative week in Provincetown honing their craft, supported by a scholarship from the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture and the...

Events will foster community connections, celebrate local talent, and strengthen Downtown Boston.

Boston Cultural Council Grants support small and mid-size organizations.

Local poet and BPS librarian to lead public poetry programs citywide, championing literary arts and youth engagement across Boston as fourth Poet Laureate

The City invites visionary ideas for transforming vacant spaces in Downtown Boston into a hub of creativity, commerce, and community.

From Best in Show to the Juror’s Choices, the 2024 Fay Chandler awards highlight the fresh artistic voices emerging across the Greater Boston area.

City partners with developer in groundbreaking deal to secure long-term ownership of arts and culture space for residents

Artists and artist-led teams are encouraged to propose temporary public monuments for Boston, with applications open November 13, 2024, through January 13, 2025.

Boston’s Poet Laureate creates a unique artistic legacy through public readings, civic events, and community engagement.

Leader to take the reins from Karin Goodfellow who moves to newly created position as Director of Transformative Art and Monuments

Events will bring together Boston residents, spotlight local talent, and boost the revitalization of Downtown Boston.

Through a $3 million grant from the Mellon Foundation, the largest-ever investment into public art programming in Boston, this multi-year, city-wide program will bring free public art installations...

Last summer, the City of Boston commissioned 44 local artists to paint City-owned utility boxes across 15 neighborhoods as part of the City of Boston’s PaintBox program.

This multi-year program funded by a $3 million grant from the Mellon Foundation aims to celebrate creative possibilities through temporary monuments, free public events, educational programming, and...

The City announced an unprecedented investment in public art programming, making public monuments more accessible to all residents through funding from the Mellon Foundation’s Monuments Project

The City of Boston and the #ARTSTAYSHERE Coalition announced that after a build-out by The Record Co., the interim music rehearsal space at 55 Morrissey Blvd. in Dorchester has opened.

The Opportunity Fund grants provide support for career development and community arts experiences throughout the city.

Learn more about how the City of Boston is honoring the anniversary of the day in 1865 when all enslaved people had been informed that they were free.

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