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National Dance Project-supported Haus of Glitter at New England Antiquities | photo by Jeff Bousquet 

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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NEFA's 2024 Annual Report

Join us as we celebrate a year of growth and gratitude. Read our annual report to learn more about our Center Stage program, annual Idea Swap event, and administering ArtsHERE in partnership with the other five regional arts organizations and the National Endowment for the Arts.  

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Grantmaking for art making. What will you create?

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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 Dance Project Production Grant

Preliminary Application: February 28
NDP Production Grants fund the creation and U.S. touring of 20 new dance projects annually.

New England States Touring (NEST) Grant

March 3, 2025
Funds nonprofit organizations to present touring artists in venues across New England.

Jazz Road Tours

March 5, 2025
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 Presenter Travel Fund

Rolling Deadline
Presenter Travel Fund enhances the performing arts in the region by supporting travel costs associated with researching artistic work that may eventually be presented in New England.

National Dance Project Travel Fund

Rolling Deadline
National Dance Project Travel Fund provides monetary assistance for U.S. based presenters, curatorial staff, and residency directors or for current NDP artist grantees to connect in person to explore feasibility of presenting NDP-funded projects.

National Theater Project Presenter Travel Grant

Rolling Deadline
Grants provide monetary assistance for travel to promote the touring of NTP funded projects.
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Public Art

Ten Massachusetts Municipalities Selected for Public Art Program

(Boston, MA) The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) welcomes 10 municipalities across Massachusetts – Andover, Ashfield, Beverly, Chelsea , Cohasset, Gloucester, Malden, Northfield, Pittsfield, and Worcester – to  Making it Public 2025, a training offered in partnership with the Metropolitan
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Dance

2025 National Dance Project Production Grant Webinar

National Dance Project Production Grants are made to projects led by professional choreographers or companies to support the creation and U.S. touring and/or sharing of a new dance project. Learn more Video Content 06:14 | About the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) 08:40 | National Dance
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Performing Arts

Connect with NEFA at APAP|NYC

Several of NEFA’s staff are attending this year’s Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) annual conference, January 9-14, in New York City. Connect with NEFA staff NEFA is not hosting a booth; we suggest reaching out to staff in advance if you are interested in connecting. Staff
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Professional Development

January 2025 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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Fostering regional, national, and international connections

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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