Partnering with the New England State Arts Agencies

The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) invests in the arts to enrich communities in New England and beyond. NEFA serves as a regional partner for the National Endowment for the Arts, New England’s state arts agencies, and private foundations.

In fiscal year 2023 (June 2022 through May 2023), NEFA’s programs supported artists and communities through:

• Grants to artists and cultural organizations to create and tour work.
• CreativeGround: the region’s only online directory of cultural organizations, artists, and creative businesses, which showcases and strengthens New England’s creative sector.
• Idea Swap: the annual event for New England-based nonprofit cultural organizations and touring artists to network and share ideas for touring projects.
• Creative economy research: case-making data that strengthens and informs local, statewide, and regional efforts to build New England’s creative economy.

Map of NEFA Grantees in New England, FY23

Click and drag on the interactive map below to view where grant recipients are based. For a comprehensive list of all grants made in each state, see our state-by-state partnership data below.

Mapping by Mapline

NEFA and Connecticut Office of the Arts

• $164,734 granted by NEFA
• 122 artists supported
• 7,302 community members served
• $330,450 earned by artists through NEFA supported projects

Connecticut Office of the Arts

Find FY23 Grant Recipients from Connecticut in NEFA's Grantee Directory

Dig into over 4,200 CreativeGround profiles in Connecticut

NEFA and Maine Arts Commission

• $120,671 granted by NEFA
• 203 artists supported
• 18,167 community members served
• $343,292 earned by artists through NEFA supported projects

Maine Arts Commission

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Dig into nearly 6,000 CreativeGround profiles in Maine

NEFA and Mass Cultural Council

• $902,853 granted by NEFA
• 830 artists supported
• 81,619 community members served
• $1,213,606 earned by artists through NEFA supported projects

Mass Cultural Council

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Dig into over 11,000 CreativeGround profiles in Massachusetts

NEFA and New Hampshire State Council on the Arts

• $40,355 granted by NEFA
• 77 artists supported
• 6,679 community members served
• $91,955 earned by artists through NEFA supported projects

New Hampshire State Council on the Arts

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Dig into over 2,500 CreativeGround profiles in New Hampshire

NEFA and Rhode Island State Council on the Arts

• $120,610 granted by NEFA
• 134 artists supported
• 18,863 community members served
• $274,619 earned by artists through NEFA supported projects

Rhode Island State Council on the Arts

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Dig into 2,200 CreativeGround profiles in Rhode Island

NEFA and Vermont Arts Council

• $72,772 granted by NEFA
• 181 artists supported
• 7,246 community members served
• $124,897 earned by artists through NEFA supported projects

Vermont Arts Council

Find FY23 Grant Recipients from Vermont in NEFA's Grantee Directory

Dig into over 3,100 CreativeGround profiles in Vermont