Resources for Artists in Boston

Overview

This is an informational resource page for artists in Boston, not a specific open call or residency application. It provides contact information and links to services, funding, spaces, and arts organizations available to artists in the City of Boston.

Contact

• [email protected]
• 617-635-4445

Key Services and Programs

• Artist Certification for live and work spaces
• Arts Funding for local or national projects
• Exhibit at City Hall galleries
• Boston AIR Artist in Residence program
• Public Art and Boston Art Commission
• Space finding assistance for artists

Ways to Share Art in Public

• Performing
• Creating public art on publicly owned property
• Selling your art
• Creating art in public spaces like parks
• Making murals on private property

Permits and Permission Required For

• Selling art in public
• Needing a designated space in a park or other public location
• Creating temporary or permanent artwork on public property
• Creating murals on private property (permits and permission from neighborhood organizations vary by location)