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Jul 29

Recognizing grassroots arts publications and media outlets in Boston

Supporting local artists and arts organizations has long been a priority of the Mayor’s Office of...

Jun 14

Celebrating Juneteenth in Boston

Learn more about how the City of Boston is honoring the anniversary of the day in 1865 when all...

Jun 8

Events happening as part of Boston LGBTQIA Pride Month

June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate and recognize the contributions of Boston’s LGBTQIA...

MAYOR JANEY ANNOUNCES THE JOY AGENDA, INCLUDING THE LAUNCH OF 2021 TRANSFORMATIVE PUBLIC ART PROGRAM

May 20

Joy Agenda announced, including launch of 2021 Transformative Public Art Program

The agenda is a citywide invitation to hold space for joy, encourage opportunities for collective...

MAYOR JANEY ANNOUNCES MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL’S DESIGNATION OF LITTLE SAIGON CULTURAL DISTRICT

May 18

Mass Cultural Council designates Little Saigon Cultural District in Fields Corner

The City of Boston, in partnership with the Little Saigon Cultural District, has been approved for a...

Apr 15

Registration open for inaugural Roxbury Poetry Festival

All events will be conducted in accordance with COVID-19 public health guidance.

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Apr 1

City of Boston celebrating National Poetry Month

All events will be conducted in accordance with COVID-19 public health guidance.

Mar 30

Celebrating National Poetry Month

In addition to April Fools and rain showers, this month brings with it the celebration of National...

Mar 29

Boston Artist-in-Residence Victor Yang collaborates with youth on mental health campaign

As Boston Artist-in-Residence Victor Yang and the Boston Public Health Commission’s Violence...

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Mar 26

Speaking out in support of our Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community

As the Office of Arts and Culture, we know that hateful acts of violence are perpetrated against...

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES BOSTON ART COMMISSION VOTES TO APPROVE FINAL DESIGN OF “THE EMBRACE,” A MEMORIAL HONORING MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AND CORETTA SCOTT KING

Mar 17

Boston Art Commission approves final design of MLK, Coretta Scott King memorial

"The Embrace" is a bronze figural abstraction based on a photo of an embrace between Dr. Martin...

Mar 2

Boston AIR: Learning from the past and moving forward

This is a blog post written by Director of Public Art Karin Goodfellow and Boston Boston Artists-in...

Jan 29

Artist-in-Residence Pat Falco collaborates with Housing Innovation Lab

Below is a conversation with Boston Artist-in-Residence Pat Falco and Wandy Pascoal of the Boston...

Photo of Opportunity Fund grantee Leona Cheung playing piano

Jan 20

Meet some of this year's Opportunity Fund grantees

Supporting individual artists is at the heart of everything we do in the Mayor’s Office of Arts and...

Jan 14

Artists selected for public art projects at Boston Arts Academy and East Boston Police Station

Artists have been selected for three long-term public art projects funded by the City of Boston's...

Mayor Walsh announced $450,000 COVID-19 relief funding initiative for Boston-area BIPOC arts and culture organizations

Jan 11

$450,000 in COVID-19 funding awarded to local BIPOC arts organizations

This initiative is a collaboration between the City of Boston, The Boston Foundation, and the Barr...

Photo of student involved in Brighter Boston Strand summer program

Jan 5

A look back at 2020 for the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture

2020 was an extremely difficult year for Boston’s arts community as we faced significant setbacks...

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.

Dec 18

An update on the removal of 'Emancipation Group'

This letter to the community was written by the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture and the Boston...

Dec 2

$250,000 in grants awarded to Boston artists working toward racial justice

A cohort of 16 BIPOC artists and collectives make up the pilot year of the three-year regranting...

Nov 23

Supporting Boston's arts community this holiday season

Boston’s artists and creative businesses have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic this year, and...

Nov 2

Kickoff of HOME Poetry Series led by Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola

This series was made possible in part by the Academy of American Poets, with funds from the Andrew W...

Oct 20

More fully human: Storytelling in the Boston Artists-in-Residence program

This year, Victor Yang has been working with the Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative...

Flyer for 2021 Boston Cultural Council grants

Oct 3

Applications open for 2021 Boston Cultural Council organizational grants

Update: The deadline to apply for Boston Cultural Council organizational grants has been extended to...

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...

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