artist resources
Local Resources
On the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture website, you can find jobs, open calls, funding opportunities, galleries, artist housing certification, and more!
Assets for Artists has created the Space Finder resource to help you find the Massachusetts housing and/or studio space solution that works for you.
Every month the team at Boston Compass newspaper identifies and compiles a community calendar of independent culture in the greater Boston area.
The MCC Power of Culture blog has valuable resources including think pieces, advocacy updates, upcoming grants, open calls, and more.
HireCulture is an MCC platform where you can find creative employment in Massachusetts.
The NEFA News board includes upcoming job, artist opportunities, and grants.
The Dunamis Resource Roundup is a compilation of opportunities, jobs, grants, workshops, and more for artists in the Greater Boston Area.
Arts Boston is a fantastic resource for that includes local arts data, event advertising, the Network for Arts Administrators of Color, workshops, and more.
MASSCreative organizes artists, creatives, cultural organizations, creative businesses, culture bearers, and elected officials to advocate for a more equitable, inclusive, and resourced creative sector for everyone in Massachusetts.
Boston’s Afro-Latinx Artists Network (BALAN) is a community of black and brown artists promoting Afro-Latinx culture in Boston. This initiative of Boston’s Latin Quarter cultural district and its managing partner, Hyde Square Task Force, aims to highlight the diversity of talents, forms of artistic expression, and cultures that we represent. Connect with us and enjoy the richness of Afro-Latinx art!
A list of art venues in the greater Boston area where artists of all levels of experience can find places to show and sell their work.
ARCK Boston’s Creativity Lab is a hands-on studio where middle and high school students use creative thinking to discover who they are, collaborate for social impact, and prepare for their futures.
Arts on Centre is West Roxbury’s first artisan community collaborative. By hosting community events and regular open house hours, they connect the neighborhood with local artists and make art approachable and available for all.
Artrium built an app for artists and creatives for art events discovery, a searchable database of artists and creatives, art resources & supplies exchange, studio & exhibition space discovery, and etc.
Boston Dance Alliance (BDA) supports the local dance ecosystem by creating shared resources and forging productive partnerships to help dance flourish in Greater Boston.
Boston Dance Studios (BDS) is a nonprofit dance studio organization dedicated to providing the highest quality of instruction. BDS offers a variety of classes to meet your goals. Accessible class times suit your active lifestyle.
City Ballet of Boston is a non-profit, professional dance company. They offer classes for adults and annual performances.
Company One has situated itself as a home for social justice and artistic excellence by connecting Boston’s diverse communities through live performance, the development of new plays and playwrights, arts education, and public engagement programming.
The Foundry is Cambridge’s inclusive hub for creative exploration where equity, belonging, and access come together to cultivate a vibrant community that empowers people to imagine boldly, create freely, and grow together.
The Dance Complex offers daily dance classes, workshops and festivals for all ages and levels. We welcome all, from the recreational student to the professionally focused with over two dozen diverse genres of dance. We have studio space for rent and offer an eclectic series of performances year round.
The Harvard Ed Portal connects the Allston-Brighton community with Harvard University, offering free programs and events for people of all ages. They provide access to educational, cultural, and professional development opportunities, from mentoring and scholarships to wellness and career resources.
Through showcases, festivals, and educational programs, Mass Poetry harnesses the power of words to engage and empower diverse communities across our commonwealth.
NAACBoston offers participants the opportunity to connect, network, and share learnings with the intent to empower, elevate, and retain talented professionals of color in the sector.
The Record Co. offers affordable recording studios and practice spaces for musicians, and is a hub for music in Boston where artists can find community.
The Verónica Robles Cultural Center (VROCC) strengthens identity and community through arts, culture, and events that connect families with their roots and traditions.
Think Outside the Vox provides arts access consulting and training that centers disability culture for arts institutions. By customizing access plans equitably and sustainably, we aim to implement measurable change within the sector.
TCBF provides financial relief in a confidential, respectful manner to individual theatre practitioners of Greater Boston and the surrounding areas, facing occurrences of a catastrophic nature including but not limited to extreme illness, devastating acts of nature, housing emergencies, vandalism, and theft, and who have limited or no resources with which to handle such events.
national Resources
This National Resource Hub of professional development content is a project of Artist Thrive, a growing initiative offering activities, practices, language, visions and values of what it means to succeed and thrive as an artist – and what it means to have a thriving arts sector and, eventually, thriving communities.
The Open Call directory at the Artist Communities Alliance can help you find residencies all over the world!
The New York Foundation for the Arts' "Knowledge Base" page also has evergreen content on topics including grant writing, business for artists, contracts, fundraising, and more!
ArtDeadline.com is dedicated to the world wide distribution of information for artists and contemporary art institutions.
Artwork Archive is an art inventory platform that artists use to track their artwork, showcase their portfolio and grow their business.
Every month, Creative Capital compiles a list of residencies, grant, and award opportunities for artists working in all creative disciplines.
Res Artis is a Worldwide network of Artist Residencies.
First Peoples Fund is a Native artist professional development resources.
Fractured Atlas provides resources for artists that range from opportunities, fiscal sponsorship, visas, and more.
Sunlight Tax empowers self-employed people with webinars, podcasts, and tax prep services.
Springboard for the Arts provides online resources on career sustainability and community impact for artists.