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Sep 3

146 organizations awarded $815,000 through Arts and Culture COVID-19 Fund

COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the arts and culture sector, particularly performing arts...

Aug 21

Mayor Walsh celebrates 29th summer of the Mayor's Mural Crew

The Mural Crew employed nearly triple the amount of youth for their ordinary summer program, with 27...

Aug 19

Call to artists announced for public art at Adams Street public library branch

The budget for this project is $300,000 and funded by the City of Boston's Percent for Art program.

Aug 12

Call to artists announced for public art at Roxbury branch of the Boston Public Library

The City of Boston is seeking an artist or artist team to create a permanent public artwork for the...

Photo of Boston Cultural Council grantee and Modeling Equity Organization award winner Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center - Pao Arts Center.

Aug 7

$490,000 awarded to 146 arts organizations in Boston Cultural Council grants

These funds support innovative arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences programming.

Jul 30

Artist Destiny Palmer selected for public art project in Roxbury

Destiny Palmer’s project at BCYF Vine Street is the second public art project at the center.

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Jul 2

$1 million Arts and Culture COVID-19 fund to support nonprofits

The funding for this new grant program was made available by the City of Boston's allocated CARES...

Photo of The Emancipation Group, a copy of a statue in Washington D.C. created by Thomas Ball, photo courtesy of the Boston Art Commission.

Jul 1

City of Boston to remove the Emancipation Group statue after Boston Art Commission vote

The Boston Art Commission called for a process to re-contextualize the statue in a new setting.

Jun 25

An opportunity for change

Memorials long known to be symbols that promote white supremacy are being challenged and removed...

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Jun 17

City seeks partnership applications for NEA Our Town Grant

Our Town applications require two primary partners, a nonprofit organization and a government entity...

Jun 14

24 public art projects selected for transformative public art program

The City looked for artworks that responded to COVID-19 and provided creative approaches to public...

Jun 7

A letter to the artists of Boston

We stand in support of our black communities, in support of justice, and in support of anti-racist...

Boston Artists-in-Residence during virtual meeting

May 28

An update from the Boston AIR leadership team: Karin Goodfellow And Sharon Amuguni

Here's what we're thinking about during COVID-19.

Love Thyself By Victor "Marka27" Quiñonez

May 11

City and Massart awarded $1.2 million for Radical Imagination for Racial Justice Regranting program

The $1.2 million award from the Surdna Foundation will support Boston-connected artists of color...

May 7

Artist Relief Fund surpasses $100,000 in donations, new goal of $250,000 set

With nearly 1,000 applications already received, we’ve decided to close applications on May 15 and...

May 5

Call to artists for 2020 Transformative Public Art program announced

The City is looking for artworks that respond to COVID-19 and provide creative approaches to public...

photo of boy wearing mask with hearts in window

Apr 15

Five creative things you can do for One Boston Day

Every year on One Boston Day (April 15), the City of Boston comes together to celebrate resiliency...

Apr 3

Fourth cohort of Boston Artists-in-Residence announced

Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture today announced five artists have...

Mar 19

Responding to COVID-19's impact on Boston's arts and culture sector

The letter below from Mayor Walsh went out to the City of Boston's arts and culture community.

Mar 6

Boston establishes Artist Relief Fund in response to Coronavirus

The Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture is receiving many questions from arts and culture...

Jan 29

Meet the Boston Art Commission: Robert Freeman

We talked to one of the newest members of the Boston Art Commission, Robert Freeman, about his...

Yo Soy Lola event funded by Opportunity Fund

Jan 17

Starting the year off strong with the Opportunity Fund

In the third year of the Opportunity Fund, we have already funded opportunities and experiences for...

Boston Youth Poet Laureate Alondra Bobadilla with Chief of Arts and Culture Kara Elliott-Ortega and Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola

Jan 13

Alondra Bobadilla named Boston's inaugural Youth Poet Laureate

Bobadilla is a 17-year-old student at Fenway High School.

Older and Bolder, an elder voice project from Boston AIR

Dec 31

Application open for fourth round of Boston AIR, City's artist residency program

Since the creation of the Boston AIR program in 2017, the City has had a total of 20 artists-in...

Dec 28

Applications open for fourth round of Boston AIR, City's artist residency program

Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture announced that applications are now...

Photo of BCYF Vine Street ribbon cutting

Dec 23

Artists selected to carry out three permanent public art projects in Roxbury

These three projects are funded through the City of Boston's Percent for Art program, which...

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Nov 25

Latest City of Boston news

146 organizations awarded $815,000 through Arts and Culture COVID-19 Fund

Mayor Walsh celebrates 29th summer of the Mayor's Mural Crew

Call to artists announced for public art at Adams Street public library branch

Call to artists announced for public art at Roxbury branch of the Boston Public Library

$490,000 awarded to 146 arts organizations in Boston Cultural Council grants

Artist Destiny Palmer selected for public art project in Roxbury

$1 million Arts and Culture COVID-19 fund to support nonprofits

City of Boston to remove the Emancipation Group statue after Boston Art Commission vote

An opportunity for change

City seeks partnership applications for NEA Our Town Grant

24 public art projects selected for transformative public art program

A letter to the artists of Boston

An update from the Boston AIR leadership team: Karin Goodfellow And Sharon Amuguni

City and Massart awarded $1.2 million for Radical Imagination for Racial Justice Regranting program

Artist Relief Fund surpasses $100,000 in donations, new goal of $250,000 set

Call to artists for 2020 Transformative Public Art program announced

Five creative things you can do for One Boston Day

Fourth cohort of Boston Artists-in-Residence announced

Responding to COVID-19's impact on Boston's arts and culture sector

Boston establishes Artist Relief Fund in response to Coronavirus

Meet the Boston Art Commission: Robert Freeman

Starting the year off strong with the Opportunity Fund

Alondra Bobadilla named Boston's inaugural Youth Poet Laureate

Application open for fourth round of Boston AIR, City's artist residency program

Applications open for fourth round of Boston AIR, City's artist residency program

Artists selected to carry out three permanent public art projects in Roxbury

Second round of City of Boston Artist Fellowship Award winners

Arts and Culture releases RFP for Equity Transformation Project

Call for artists for public art piece at BCYF Vine Street Community Center in Roxbury

Call for Boston's first Youth Poet Laureate

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