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New England States Touring-supported Harvard University presented Boston Dance Theatre | photo by Aram Bogohosian/ArtLab 2023

Supporting a thriving, creative future

NEFA invests in artists and communities and fosters equitable access to the arts, enriching the cultural landscape in New England and the nation.

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Upcoming Grant Application Deadlines

NEFA offers grants to artists and organizations to support the creation and presentation of work. These are the grants with upcoming deadlines.

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National Theater Project Creation & Touring Grant

Preliminary Application: October 10
Provides funds for creation and U.S. touring of artist-led, ensemble, devised projects. These grants are highly competitive and are awarded to ten projects annually.

Collective Imagination for Spatial Justice

October 21, 2024
Strengthens collaborations to collectively imagine creative, impactful, accountable public artmaking in Massachusetts.

Cultural Sustainability

November 21, 2024
Supporting arts organizations of color as they sustain and expand their practices, providing incredible arts and cultural experiences for larger, cross-cultural audiences.

Jazz Road Tours

December 1, 2024
Designed for emerging and mid-career artists around the entire country, Jazz Road Tours support small, three- to six-site tours at an array of venue types, often in rural communities and other areas traditionally underserved by the genre.

New England States Touring (NEST) Grant

NEST 1 and 2: December 2, 2024
Funds nonprofit organizations to present touring artists in venues across New England.

Public Art for Spatial Justice

December 2, 2024
Supports public art that creatively expresses and embodies a more just version of what’s possible in public.
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Professional Development

October 2024 Jobs & Opportunities

Here are opportunities for this month; check them out and pass them along to your colleagues. Email us if you know of any professional development opportunities, calls to artists, or cultural events that we should consider. The format for these listings is: " deadline/date of event | location of
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Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, & Accessibility

Thirteen New England-based Organizations Selected for ArtsHERE Awards 

Boston, MA — The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) joins the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in announcing 112 organizations, including 13 organizations in New England, recommended for awards under ArtsHERE—a new pilot program in partnership with South Arts and in collaboration with
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Performing Arts

Foundational Grant Supports the Performing Arts in New England

(Boston, MA) The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) announces 126 grants totaling $410,357 to support artistic engagements at 55 cultural organizations across the six New England states through NEFA’s New England States Touring program. The nearly 50-year-old New England States Touring (NEST
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2024 Voting Resources

Election Day is Tuesday, November 5, 2024, and is every citizen’s opportunity to exercise a fundamental right. Make your plan to vote! We’ve gathered resources to ensure that our constituents in New England and across the country are aware of the regulations in each state regarding voter
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CreativeGround

CreativeGround spotlights the creative people and places at work in New England: cultural nonprofits like libraries and theaters, creative businesses like recording studios and design agencies, and artists of all disciplines such as performing arts, visual arts, and crafts.

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Center Stage

Center Stage is among the most successful programs to bring contemporary international performing artists into direct contact with people across a wide range of U.S. communities, and to share these experiences globally.

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