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.
Rolling Applications
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NEFA Jobs and Opportunities Board
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Upcoming Artist Grants and Opportunities
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Check out this helpful list of upcoming grants. List put together by Mass Cultural Council.
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Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants
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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.
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Applications are rolling. Learn more and apply here!
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Emergency Relief Grants
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CERF+ offers $3,000 Emergency Relief Grants to craft artists who experienced a recent and substantially disruptive emergency or disaster.
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Deadline is rolling. Learn more here!
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The Awesome Foundation
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The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of awesome in the universe, $1000 at a time.
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Deadline is rolling, learn more and apply here!
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Publicize Your Event!
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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!
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Wanna Go See Event Database
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556 shows at 160 venues across Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont this week. Updated every Monday. Check it out here!
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Mass MoCA Ongoing Programming
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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!
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Finding Bright Film Festival
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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.
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Festival is November 5-8. Learn more here!
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FBFF: Opening Night Ice Cream Party!
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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.
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Event is November 5. Learn more and get tickets here!
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Collective Works: Creative Entrepreneurship Summit
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Collective Works brings together creative entrepreneurs and small business owners from every discipline across Massachusetts for one day of conversation, connection, and shared strategy. From solo artists to studio owners, fashion designers to brand founders, this summit gathers people building businesses rooted in creativity — and gives them a room full of others who actually get it. The specific challenges of running a creative business rarely show up in standard entrepreneurship advice, and there's no substitute for learning from people who've built something similar from the ground up.
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Event is November 7. Learn more and register here!
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FPAC Harbor Harmonies presents “Romantic Twilights”
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Trio Coro is a Boston-based chamber ensemble led by classical pianist Hua Ye (Jane). The name comes from the Italian word for "choir," reflecting the trio's vision of three instruments singing together in harmony. Trio Coro presents three works from the twilight of the Romantic era.
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Event is November 8. Learn more and get tickets here!
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Jonathan Suazo Ricano Vol. 2 Album Release Concert
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Jonathan Suazo is an award-winning Puerto Rican saxophonist, composer, and educator whose work bridges Afro-Caribbean traditions and contemporary jazz through a powerful cross-cultural lens. Grounded in heritage and driven by emotional storytelling, Suazo uses music as a vehicle to share the rhythms, histories, and lived experiences of the Caribbean within a modern jazz framework.
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Event is November 8. Learn more and get tickets here!
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Upcoming Artist Opportunities
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Check out this helpful list of calls for artists. List put together by Mass Cultural Council.
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A4A Space Finder
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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!
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Card to Culture
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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.
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NEFA Jobs and Opportunities Board
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First Fridays Open Mic 2026
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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.
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CervezArts Artist Application
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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.
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Call for Public Art Proposals
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The Harvard Ed Portal is seeking local artists for a short-term mural at 224 Western Ave in Allston, MA. Selected artist(s) will receive a payment of $1000–$1500 which includes an honorarium as well as a materials budget. The fee variability is dependent on project complexity and the number of people involved.
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Deadline to apply is November 5. Learn more and apply here!
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Living Poet Project: A Poet Laureate Program
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The Living Poets Project is part of MOAC’s broader mission to hardwire arts, culture, and the creative economy into the fabric of Boston. By bringing working poets and their creative practices into Boston schools, the project supports Boston’s creative workforce, makes more space for creativity, and expands opportunities for young people to participate in cultural life.
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Deadline to apply is December 7. Learn more and apply here!
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2027 Dunamis Emerging Artist Fellowship
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Dunamis is excited to launch its EAF program in the Spring of 2027. Our EAF program provides professional development training for emerging artists of color. Over the course of a year, you will have access to workshops, masterclasses, social events and one-on-one coaching to help develop your artistic lens and kickstart your career as a creative entrepreneur.
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Deadline to apply is November 10. Learn more and apply here!
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City of Boston Artist in Residence
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AiR Boston brings artists into City government to work alongside public servants and communities, using creative practice to explore civic challenges, test new ideas, and imagine what might be possible for Boston.
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Deadline to apply is November 10. Learn more and apply here!
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Assets for Artists Free Workshops
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Register for Classes as the Eliot School
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Sign up for classic classes like Turkish Paper Marbling, Monotype Printing, Spoon Carving, and more!
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Free Workshops with the Arts Action Consortium
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Power of Websites: November 4. Assets for Artists. Register here!
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Non Profit Inc. Seminar: November 5. Arts & Business Council. Register here!
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Intro To Community and Relationship as Activism: November 5. Midday Movement. Register here!
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Get on board!: November 6. Arts & Business Council. Register here!
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Debt Management for Creatives: November 6. Assets for Artists. Register here!
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Beyond Arts Grants: Creative Solutions for Project Support: November 9-16. Assets for Artists. Register here!
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Education as Program Design: November 10. Dunamis. Register here!
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Intro to Copyright: November 18. Arts and Business Council. Register here!
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Gallery Representation: November 19. Arts and Business Council. Register here!
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Fundraising Through The Fire: November 19. Midday Movement. Register here!
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NOVEMBER 3 IS ELECTION DAY!
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Greater Boston Community Conversation with MassCreative
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Community Conversations are a biennial statewide series of meetings organized by MASSCreative to hear directly from members of the creative sector about the challenges they face working in the creative economy, and to discuss potential statewide policy solutions. We will use the feedback gathered through these convenings to inform the 2027-2028 Creative Sector Agenda.
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Event is November 4. Learn more and register here!
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2026 National Arts Service Organizations Survey
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The 2026 National Arts Service Organizations Survey is a first-of-its-kind effort to collect information on arts service organizations operating in the United States today. It is a part of a multi-phase research study Understanding Arts Service Organizations in a Changing Arts Ecosystem, which aims to understand the role, impact, and ongoing evolution of ASOs.
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Deadline to take the survey is December 18. Learn more and take it here!
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Basic Needs Resources
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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.
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Arts & Culture Accessibility Hub
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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.
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Know Your Rights
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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!
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Support Operation Olive Branch Mutual Aid
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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.
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Click here to access their spreadsheet of calls to action, mutual aid requests, and more.
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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!