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The Poet Laureate program, established in 2008, was started to highlight literary arts and promote appreciation for poetry.

This month’s shows include an exhibit from Patricia Thaxton and "Animals in City Hall."

The memorial project honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King has also been expanded to include an outdoor memorial on the Boston Common.

Through the Opportunity Fund, artists and educators are provided grants of up to $1,000 for meaningful, one-time opportunities.

Kara Elliott-Ortega, Director of Planning and Policy at the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture, will serve as interim Chief of Arts and Culture.

The grant is one of 60 awards totaling $4.1 million supporting projects across the nation through the Our Town program.

The deadline to submit proposals is Friday, June 8, 2018, by 12 p.m. EST.

Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture today announced several exhibits that will be on display throughout the month of May in the galleries at Boston City Hall.

At the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture, we’re excited for what the capital plan will allow us to achieve in the next five years.

The deadline to submit proposals is June 4, 2018.

For the second year in a row, the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture has partnered with Assets for Artists to support 10 Boston-based artists' participation in the Matched Savings Program run by...

The mural features a diverse group of young people taking part in a variety of activities, including reading, skateboarding, eating lunch, and playing basketball.

April kicks off a season full of outdoor arts and culture events that bring together people from all over Boston.

Several exhibits featuring female artists are on display in honor of Women’s History Month.

The first few months of a new year are always exciting because they’re jam-packed with celebrations of different cultures.

Through the Opportunity Fund, artists and educators are provided grants of up to $1,000 for meaningful, one-time opportunities.

While our beloved New England Patriots might not have prevailed last weekend, we can rest assured we are still a City of Champions, that is, Arts Champions.

The City of Boston contributed $300,000 in funding and Mass Cultural Council contributed over $170,000 to the Boston Cultural Council.

The new year is upon us, and with that comes a heightened desire for change.

Three arts groups have received a year of free rehearsal space at Mass Eye and Ear's Starr Center.

Seven artists have been selected for the third year of Boston AIR, the City's artist-in-residence program.

The quilts vary in size, and many feature festive colors and holiday designs.

The public art piece, "May This Never End," has found a new home in Allston.

These public art projects celebrate the beauty of the neighborhood, local heroes, and current residents.

Hinçman is a sculptor and educator living in Jamaica Plain.

The use of art as a means to enact social change and spur creative problem-solving is nothing new in today’s society, especially in the City of Boston. However, there is one theme that has gained...

The public art project is part of Boston's new Percent for Art program.

When Mayor Walsh released the Boston Creates Cultural Plan in the summer of 2016, he announced Boston’s first municipal Percent for Art program.

During the first pilot round, the City awarded more than 90 grants to applicants, totaling $100,000.

Last week was a momentous step for Boston Creates and the City’s arts community, as the City of Boston held its first-ever Artist Fellowship Awards ceremony and granted five local artists $10,000 to...

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