ARTIST RESOURCES | dunamis-boston

The Resource Roundup is a compilation of opportunities, jobs, grants, workshops, and more for artists in the Greater Boston Area. If you would like to submit something to this list, email emalecki@dunamisboston.org with a description and web link for your listing.

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Upcoming Artist Grants and Opportunities
- Check out this helpful list of upcoming grants. List put together by Mass Cultural Council.
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. To meet artists’ last-minute needs in a timely manner, FCA’s Emergency Grants panel meets monthly to review requests.Each month FCA receives an average of 95 Emergency Grant applications and makes approximately 12-18 grants. Grants range in amount from $500 to $3,000, and the average grant is now $1,900.
- Applications are rolling. Learn more and apply here!
Emergency Relief Grants
- CERF+ offers $3,000 Emergency Relief Grants to craft artists who experienced a recent and substantially disruptive emergency or disaster.
- Deadline is rolling. Learn more here!
The Awesome Foundation
- The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of awesome in the universe, $1000 at a time.
- Deadline is rolling, learn more and apply here!
Local Cultural Council Program and Tribal Cultural Grant Program
- The largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation, the Local Cultural Council (LCC) Program enriches the cultural life of all cities and towns in Massachusetts. Led by municipally appointed volunteers, LCCs award $6.6 million every year, supporting 7,400 cultural programs that include everything from field trips to lectures, festivals, and dance performances. Contact your LCC to apply for a grant.
- Deadline to apply is October 15. Learn more and apply here!
Tufts Nonprofit, Philanthropy and Impact Course RFP 2026
- The Nonprofits, Philanthropy and Impact class will be awarding $30,000 this year to nonprofits serving the Somerville, Medford, Chinatown, and Fenway/Mission Hill areas. Making these awards is a core element of the students' course experience, and the class would like to receive proposals focusing on each nonprofit's highest project priorities.
- Deadline to apply is October 16. Learn more and apply here!
Grants for Boston-Based Cultural Organizations
- The Boston Cultural Council (BCC) distributes general operating grants annually to small and mid-sized arts and cultural organizations whose work strengthens Boston and its communities.
- Deadline to apply is October 15. Learn more and apply here!
Grants for Creative Individuals
- Grants for Creative Individuals are unrestricted grants of $5,000 to Massachusetts artists, culture bearers, and creative practitioners to equitably advance creative expression throughout our diverse communities.
- Deadline to apply is October 27. Learn more and apply here!

Publicize Your Event!
- Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism hosts a statewide calendar and invites cultural organizations to contribute their events. Browse events and/or submit your own here!
Wanna Go See Event Database
- 556 shows at 160 venues across Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont this week. Updated every Monday. Check it out here!
Mass MoCA Ongoing Programming
- Looking for a trip out of the city and a chance to experience some incredible art and live performances? Check out Mass MoCA's upcoming programming here!
Concerts in the Common
- Taking place on Wednesdays, each month at the Brighton Farmers Market. This summer's lineup includes two acts every night and features big brass bands, folk, soca dancers, Latin jazz and acapella!
- Performances take place between June 17-October 21. Learn more here!
Manipulo
- Manipulo transforms the stage into a living Japanese garden. Instead of raked sand and still stones, audiences find tables, dancers, and loose stones waiting to be placed. As audience members move the stones — arranging them, testing their weight, deciding where they belong — the dancers respond in kind, and the sound of stone meeting table is captured by contact microphones and turned into live music. The pace, the shape of the space, and the relationships between performers all shift depending on what the audience chooses to do. No two performances unfold the same way twice.
- Event is October 15-16. Learn more and get tickets here!
Leo Blanco & The Sugar Road Ensemble
- “The Sugar Road” is a transformative, multidisciplinary world music show exploring how the global commodity of sugar, and the socio-economic realities of the transatlantic slave trade, shaped the music and rhythms of the Americas. Bringing together an international ensemble of musicians from China, India, the Caribbean, Africa & South America, this performance weaves together contemporary jazz, traditional Latin American, Indian Classical Music and Chinese music, with oral storytelling. The Sugar Road goes beyond a standard concert; it is a musical journey tracing human resilience, cultural fusion, and social justice across continents”
- Event is October 16. Learn more and get tickets here!
The Sitayana (Or “How to Make an Exit”) presented by CHUANG Stage
- Drawing from one of the greatest epics ever told, acclaimed playwright Lavina Jadhwani (1983–2025) boldly reimagines the Ramayana through the eyes of Sita—the princess, the queen, the wife, the mother, and this time, the author of her own story. Part Sanskrit epic, part coming-of-age story, and ultimately a break-up play, The Sitayana is a vibrant, witty exploration of love, duty, liberation, and the courage to know when—and how—to make an exit. With movement devised by the ensemble, the production holds that Sita was never one woman: she is all of us.
- Event runs October 14-31. Learn more and get tickets here!
Finding Bright Film Festival
- The 15 year old Arlington International Film Festival (AIFF) has officially rebranded as FINDING BRIGHT FILM FESTIVAL (FBFF), marking a strategic shift toward becoming a premier destination for ambitious, unconventional filmmakers. Guided by the ethos “Make Boston Weirder”, FBFF champions artistic risk, handmade craft, and unorthodox storytelling with a focus on creating captivating, immersive audience experiences. Now operating as a nonprofit, Finding Bright Film Festival is focused on helping artists “find their light” through film, community, and professional creative exchange. FBFF is open to national and international filmmakers, and we are committed to showcasing films that inspire audiences to be curious, empathetic, and creative.
- Festival is November 5-8. Learn more here!
FBFF: Opening Night Ice Cream Party!
- Description: Kick off Finding Bright Film Festival with an ice cream-fueled opening night party 🍦. Meet filmmakers, trade stories, and celebrate the handmade, offbeat films that make Boston even weirder. Come meet your fellow creative weirdos, talk about art, have your tarot read by Lizard Reads and enter our hand-drawn photobooth by Shea Stoner.
- Event is November 5. Learn more and get tickets here!

Upcoming Artist Opportunities
- Check out this helpful list of calls for artists. List put together by Mass Cultural Council.
A4A Space Finder
- This resource points Massachusetts artists toward various resources that can help them secure affordable rental housing or homebuying opportunities, and affordable workspace. Check it out here!
Card to Culture
- Card to Culture provides EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare cardholders free or steeply discounted admission to a variety of arts, humanities, and science organizations across the Commonwealth.
- Learn more and register here!
NEFA Jobs and Opportunities Board
- Check out this helpful list of upcoming jobs and opportunities!
First Fridays Open Mic 2026
- FIRST FRIDAYS is an open mic held monthly in Jamaica Plain on the first Friday of each month. SIGN-UP here to reserve a performance slot! Open to all ages and all varieties of talents. All art forms are welcome! All performers have up to 5 minutes on the stage and open mic order is curated in real time, so be prepared to perform at any moment! Sign-ups are also available at the door on a first come-first serve basis, if slots are still available. If you sign up online, please check in at the door.
- Learn more and sign up here!
CervezArts Artist Application
- CervezArts is a cultural programming space at Roundhead Brewing (Westinghouse Plaza, Hyde Park, Boston). A partnership between Roundhead Brewing Co. and Trino Cultural Lab. Artist compensation is guaranteed.
- Learn more and apply here!
Creative Entrepreneur Fellowship
- The Creative Entrepreneur Fellowship (CEF) is designed to accelerate the careers and practice of a diverse group of artists and creative solopreneurs. CEF is a customized professional development experience for 8-10 individuals who are selected through a competitive application process. The program kicks off in December 2026 and runs through June 2027.
- Deadline to apply is October 19. Learn more and apply here!

Assets for Artists Free Workshops
- Check out A4A’s upcoming free professional development workshops here!
- For workshops in Spanish click here! Talleres en español aquí!
Register for Classes as the Eliot School
- Sign up for classic classes like Turkish Paper Marbling, Monotype Printing, Spoon Carving, and more!
- Register for classes here!
Free Workshops with the Arts Action Consortium
- Project Management: October 15-22. Assets for Artists. Register here!
- Spiritual Wellness As Artistic Foundation: October 20. Dunamis. Register here!
- Radiant Thriving: Bold Writing for Boundless Artists: October 27-28. Assets for Artists. Register here!
- Intro to VLA for Creatives: October 18. Arts & Business Council. Register here!
- Power of Websites: November 4. Assets for Artists. Register here!
- Non Profit Inc. Seminar: November 5. Arts & Business Council. Register here!
- Get on board!: November 6. Arts & Business Council. Register here!
- Debt Management for Creatives: November 6. Assets for Artists. Register here!
- Beyond Arts Grants: Creative Solutions for Project Support: November 9-16. Assets for Artists. Register here!
- Education as Program Design: November 10. Dunamis. Register here!

2026 BALLOT QUESTION WEBINAR
- Massachusetts voters will have the opportunity to vote on nine different ballot questions this November 3rd. These ballot questions have the potential to change state law in significant ways. At this event you will hear from organizers who are working in support of, and opposition to, Questions 3, 4, and 5. This is an opportunity to learn more about the ballot questions and hear organizers’ reasons for their different positions.
- Event is October 15. Learn more and register here!
Basic Needs Resources
- You cannot make art unless your basic needs are met. Check out the new basic needs resource list on the AAC website for information related to food access, legal help, housing, and medical/wellness needs.
- Click here for the basic needs resource guide!
Arts & Culture Accessibility Hub
- The Arts & Culture Accessibility Hub is your new go-to resource for transforming access intentions into meaningful action. This is a free, easy-to use platform that provides you with the information, tools, training, and resources to strengthen your organization’s accessibility and build deeper connections with your community.
  - Check out the Accessibility Hub here!
Know Your Rights
- Whether you’re a U.S. citizen, a green card holder, a student on a visa, or undocumented, you have legal rights. The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition website is full of useful resources. Check out this fact sheet to review your rights!
Support Operation Olive Branch Mutual Aid
- Operation Olive Branch is a grassroots effort to amplify and support oppressed and occupied peoples on the quest to Collective Liberation in Palestine, Congo, Sudan, and beyond.
- Click here to access their spreadsheet of calls to action, mutual aid requests, and more.

Dunamis is thrilled to partner with The Boston Compass to collaboratively highlight the amazing things happening in arts and culture in the Boston Area. Enjoy this free events calendar curated by Boston Compass!

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