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Artscope Magazine | November/December 2020

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COVID-19: Updates & Resources

In the throes of COVID-19, many museums, galleries, artists and organizations are offering exciting new modes of art-viewing and -making through online platforms. See below for a list of resources and gallery closures in light of the pandemic. This list will be updated as we receive information from artists and institutions across New England.

As the pandemic remains in effect, we highly suggest calling any museum or gallery you are traveling to before you leave; if you are a museum, gallery, artist or open studio event organizer with something that is still going on, please send us a message at pr@artscopemagazine.com so that we can help let people know.

ARTSCOPE-SPONSORED EVENTS

  • Art Basel Miami Beach: 2020 marks the premiere of ‘OVR: Miami Beach’, a new iteration of Art Basel’s Online Viewing Rooms that will feature galleries accepted to the 2020 edition of the show. Open from December 2 to 6, ‘OVR: Miami Beach’ will be accompanied by a program of online events, including talks and gallery Walk-throughs. More information about plans for upcoming events can be found on their website.
  • Bennington Museum: Bennington Museum is focused on the brighter days ahead beginning with their winter exhibition and closed-bid auction, “Vermont Utopias: Imagining the Future” which is presented as part of a statewide exhibition initiative of the Vermont Curators Group. For the exhibition 25 local and regional artists have joined to create original pieces that reflect a personal vision of Vermont’s future utopian ideal.  Also based on this theme, this December will have a Trivia Night Virtual Benefit, in place of Bennington’s annual gala, where people can share good company, good competition, and good cheer with the resilient Museum community as they celebrate the coming of a new year, full of potential, together. Register here: https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/vermont-utopias-virtual-trivia-benefit/
  • Fitchburg Art Museum: Update: Due to the local outbreak of COVID-19, Fitchburg Art Museum will be closed for the month of November, 2020. Artscope Magazine is sponsoring The BIG Picture: Giant Photographs and Powerful Portfolios, a two-part exhibition that highlights recent photography acquisitions at the Fitchburg Art Museum. The Giant Photographs section features large-scale prints (some measuring over 6 x 8 feet) by twenty individual artists, while the Powerful Portfoliossection features groups of multiple, related photographs by André Kertész, Steve Locke, Kenji Nakahashi, Ruben Natal-San Miguel, and Barbara Norfleet. The exhibition will run from September 26, 2020 to June 6, 2021.
  • Maine Crafts Association: MCA is coordinating a twice weekly, outdoor, socially distanced, market in Portland called EAST END VEND and invites our members (as well as non-members) to participate as a vendor alongside farmers and local restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops, etc. We are planning to offer this through September as weather and COVID guidelines permit!
  • Society of Arts and Crafts: Join us for the inaugural CraftBoston Holiday ONLINE! This event will be showcasing a selection of fine craft and craft artists, full of online programming from  November 12 and 13. Shop Craft Boston artists all season at the societyofcrafts.org.
  • South Coast Artists Tour: The South Coast Artists return to the Dartmouth Cultural Center for our 3rd Annual Holiday Exhibition! The show will be on view from December 4th – 20th. You can still use the Brochure, the Mobile App, and right here on our website to view our artwork and we welcome you to contact individual artists for private appointments.
  • Volta: PULSE in its current form will transition into VOLTA Miami and will debut during the 2021 Miami Art Week at Mana Wynwood, 318 NW 23rd St, Miami, FL 33127.

CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND

  • 6 Bridges Gallery: The Gallery is temporarily closed until further notice.
  • Addison Gallery of American Art: The museum is open to the public Friday and Saturday, 10am-5pm and Sunday 1-5pm. If an in-person visit is not possible at this time, there are variety of ways to stay connected to the Addison. Take a virtual tour, browse our collection, find creative projects for kids, and follow us on social media for updates, to learn about artists and the collection, ask us questions, and more. 
  • Art Center Gallery at Anna Maria College: Special events cancelled until further notice.
  • The Art Complex Museum: Will remain closed until June 2021. During this time, the museum will be making renovations. The June 2021 reopening will coincide with the museum’s fiftieth anniversary.
  • Arts League of Lowell: The ALL Gallery is open! Please visit or view Elements 2020 online. Gallery Hours: Wednesday through Sunday 1 – 4 PM.
  • Art on the Trails at Beals Preserve: 
  • ArtSpace Maynard: The West Gallery is currently closed to the public.
  • Attleboro Arts Museum: The Attleboro Arts Museum has reopened to the public. Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday from 10am – 5pm. Delivery of Artwork: Thursday November 19th, Friday, November 20th and Saturday, November 21st from 10am – 4pm.
  • Augusta Savage Gallery at UMass Amherst: Closed until further notice.
  • Beard and Weil Galleries at Wheaton College: ALL arts events for fall 2020 will be virtual. Virtual events are open to the public free of charge. Registration links will be available on the College Event Calendar and on the Watson Box Office website as they become available.
  • Berta Walker Gallery: The gallery is open by appointment only and with safety restrictions.
  • Cahoon Museum of American Art: Salley Mavor: Bedtime Stitches, on display from September 11 – December 19, 2020. Debuting the original artwork for Salley Mavor’s latest book, My Bed: Enchanting Ways to Fall Asleep around the World, the Cahoon Museum presents a series of sculptural embroideries that celebrate cultural differences and highlight the universal theme of children sleeping safe in their beds. For My Bed, author Rebecca Bond created the book’s poem and Salley Mavor illustrated accompanying scenes which bring children and their varying surroundings to life.
  • Carney Gallery at Regis College: There are no more events scheduled for this season. Check back later for next season’s events!
  • Conant & Williams Galleries at Lawrence Academy: Closed until further notice.
  • Creative Connections Gallery:
  • Concord Art Association: CLAY HAS ITS SAY: Narrative Ceramics. On display from October 29—December 13, 2020. Artists featured in the exhibition include Marilyn Andrews, Bruce Barry, Ashley Benton, Ariel Bowman, Tim Christensen, Angela Cunningham, Holly Curcio, Rebecca Doughty, Lulu Fichter, Claudia Olds Goldie, Kathleen O’Hara, Andrea Scofield Olmstead, Francine Trearchis Ozereko, Frank Ozereko, and Jeanée Redmond.
  • Cotuit Center of the Arts: Will be offering a variety of online exhibits and lectures on their website!
  • Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University: Katherine Gulla: Passage, on display from September 19, 2020 – February 28, 2021. Katherine Gulla’s work has long been about the natural world and how we move through it.  Passage presents work from three series—Path, Falling, and Fossil—whose names imply the process, travails, and remnants of the journey the artist envisions through her work.
  • deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum: Outdoor sculpture park is now OPEN in a controlled manner to limit overcrowding. The buildings will remain closed until further notice. Hours starting October 19: Wednesday – Friday, 10AM – 4PM, last pass slot at 2PM and Saturday – Sunday, 10AM – 5PM, last pass slot at 3PM.
  • Dedee Shattuck Gallery: Closed for the 2020 season.
  • East Gallery: State of Being: Works by Worcester Public Schools Visual Arts Faculty. On view: December 3, 2020 through January 31, 2021. Part of ArtsWorcester’s partnership with the Worcester Public Schools, State of Being showcases the diverse studio practices of the artists who also teach this city’s students.
  • Ferrin Contemporary Gallery: Current exhibit is “BOUKE DE VRIES: War and Pieces, The Frick Pittsburgh” from Aug 25, 2020-Jan 24, 2021.
  • Fitchburg Art Museum: Update: Due to the local outbreak of COVID-19, Fitchburg Art Museum will be closed for the month of November, 2020. Their current exhibit is Cloth is Money: Textiles from the Sahel, on view from October 10, 2020 – June 6, 2021. Gallery hours are posted on website and open to the public.
  • Fruitlands Museum: Grounds OPEN in a controlled manner to limit overcrowding. Advance tickets are required for Fruitlands Museum; please click here to reserve them.
  • Fuller Craft Museum: Fuller Craft Museum is now open Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Our Museum admission is by donation for all guests, suggested donation $12.
  • Gallery A3: Closed until further notice. Inside/November at Galley A3 (Window Exhibition) from November 5 to 28, 2020.
  • Gallery Antonia: Open to the public with safety restrictions. Gallery hours are Gallery Hours: Daily, 10-5 and Sundays, 12-4.
  • Hampden Gallery at UMass Amherst: Based on current state and University Covid-19 restrictions, Fine Arts Center venues including Bowker Auditorium, the Concert Hall, Augusta Savage Gallery, Hampden Gallery, and the University Museum of Contemporary Art, remain closed this fall. For more complete information about our virtual events, please visit our Fall 2020 FAQ page.
  • Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at Holy Cross: New Gilded Age: An Installation by B. Lynch. On view from October 13 – February 5, 2021. The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at the, College of the Holy Cross, will present the work of Boston-based artist B. Lynch in the exhibition “New Gilded Age” from Tues., Oct. 13 through Fri., Feb. 5.
  • Lexington Arts and Crafts Society: We’ve reopened!  Enjoy classes online or come into our studios for limited-enrollment classes with plenty of social distancing and great opportunities for instructor feedback.
  • MASS MoCA: RICHARD NIELSEN: THIS IS NOT A GAG. In March 2020, Los Angeles-based artist Richard Nielsen began painting portraits of people in their COVID-19 face masks. On view at MASS MoCA, This is Not a Gag includes his first set of 49 paintings. Presented in a Zoom-like grid, the series shows the determination behind the eyes of artists, writers, and friends of the artist and MASS MoCA.
  • Monsterrat College of Art Galleries: The gallery is now open to the public with safety restrictions. Check their website for different exhibits, both in-person and online.
  • Museum of Russian Icons: The museum will be offering a variety of online events including exhibits and lectures. The museum is open by reservation only on Fridays thru Sundays from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm.
  • Nesto Gallery at Milton Academy: Closed until further notice.
  • New Bedford Art Museum / ArtWorks!: NEW MUSEUM HOURS are THURSDAY – SUNDAY: 10 AM – 4 PM. Light Reflections shares behind the scenes footage from public art projects produced by Massachusetts Design Art & Technology Institute, DATMA. This exhibition includes interviews from LIGHT 2020 and Summer Winds 2019 artists, such as Soo Sunny Park, MASARY Studios, and Poetic Kinetics. Guests can take home a complimentary all-ages DIY project inspired by Soo Sunny Park’s Photo Kinetic Grid, which includes materials and guidance on how to make your own light artwork to exhibit at home.
  • New Bedford Whaling Museum: A City for the Arts: Masterworks of Greater New Bedford. On view from October 30, 2020 – May 2021. A City for the Arts: Masterworks of Greater New Bedford celebrates our region’s tremendous impact through the centuries on American Fine Art, that continues to resonate, reverberate, and inspire. From William Bradford to Albert Bierstadt to Clement Nye Swift, our region has been home to some of our country’s most revered master artists.
  • Newton Open Studios: The virtual doors are open! Stay engaged while you are … not going out. 
  • Norman Rockwell Museum: November 3: Norman Rockwell Museum steps into the public square in a new way with a unification project in support of democracy—a rally to vote campaign highlighting original concepts by six leading contemporary illustrators commissioned by the Museum to create motivational art in the great illustrated poster tradition. Click here for more information!
  • Provincetown Art Association and Museum: The Museum is open Wednesday-Sunday with 5 available time slots: 11am-12pm; 12:15-1:15pm; 1:30-2:30pm; 2:45-3:45pm; and 4-5pm. The first time slot is reserved for guests who are 60-years and older or in a high-risk group. Tickets are available for online booking, click here to reserve your visit today.
  • Smith College Museum of Art: Then\Now\Next – Online exhibition starting September 25, 2020. SCMA Then\Now\Next is neither a presentation of collection “highlights,” nor is it a chronological survey of works of art acquired over the past 100 years. Rather, it proposes a series of linked installations organized around the themes of SCMA Then\Now and SCMA Now\Next. Both sections cover historical and contemporary art, encompass a wide range of artistic media and engage with the global scope of our collection.
  • South Shore Art Center: Closed until further notice. 
  • Springfield Museums: New museum hours are: Tuesday–Saturday: 10–5, Sunday: 11–5, Monday: Closed. The museum is offering both in-person and Zoom exhibits, click here for more information!
  • Thompson Gallery at the Cambridge School of Weston: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. or by appointment.
  • Three Stones Gallery: NEW SHOW Features Jonathan MacAdam & Jennifer Johnston from October 16 -December 31, 2020. Our Numinous Places – In this new show, Jonathan MacAdam and Jennifer M Johnston share paintings and photographs of sweeping vistas and hidden spots in nature that inspire them to make art. Jonathan MacAdam’s oil landscapes capture the light and color of New England throughout the seasons. Jennifer Johnston’s photographs reveal abstract beauty in natural forms.
  • Umbrella Arts Center: The Umbrella is delighted to host a visiting exhibition of materials from The Robbins House at Minute Man National Historical Park, currently closed due to Covid-19. Learn the stories of several early Concord African American families who were able to support themselves and lead independent lives on their own land, pursue independence, and contribute to the antislavery movement and abolitionist causes.
  • University Gallery at UMass Lowell: Events cancelled until further notice. 
  • University Museum of Contemporary Art at UMass Amherst: The UMCA is open online! We have lots for you to discover here. As the teaching museum of UMass Amherst, the UMCA is a dynamic resource, affirming the University’s dedication to education, research, and community service. Especially during this difficult time, we hope to lift your spirits by sharing art with all of you. Explore our online exhibitions , artist talks , and collection highlights !
  • Wedeman Gallery at Lasell College: Closed until further notice.
  • Whistler House Museum of Art: Closed until further notice.
  • Williams College Museum of Art: Closed until further notice. 
    • Download their special museum Zoom background images here.
  • Worcester Art Museum: WAM galleries are open! Admission for all visitors is by timed ticket only.

METRO BOSTON

  • Atlantic Works Gallery: Closed until further notice. 
  • Beacon Gallery: Open by appointment only.
  • Berklee Performance Center: Berklee College of Music has announced that it is using the Berklee Performance Center exclusively for internal and institutional events this Fall. Information regarding non-academic performances scheduled for the Fall can be found on their website.
  • Boston Athenaeum: The Boston Athenæum is pleased to offer many activities online free of charge, serving our members, the Boston community, and beyond. At the same time, our building has re-opened for members to use the reading rooms (by appointment) and take advantage of book pick-up and drop-off in the lobby.
  • Boston Sculptors Gallery: The gallery is open Wednesday – Sunday 11-5 and by appointment. No appointment needed during gallery hours. 10 person maximum capacity, masks and social distancing required. We are also open for First Friday receptions, 5:30-8:30.
    • View their new exhibit, “Play a Giant Chime”, starting November 4.
  • Boston University Art Galleries: Currently open for in-person visits only to the BU community. Online exhibitions–including the 2020 MFA painting exhibit–can be found on their website.
  • Brickbottom Gallery: Closed until further notice. Online exhibitions & events can be found on their website.  
  • Bromfield Gallery: CURRENT EXHIBITIONS (on display from October 2 – November 1, 2020): Gallery Artists – “Breathe” and Sand T Kalloch – “Proliferating”.
  • Brookline Arts Center: Welcome to Brookline Open Studios & Marketplace! This unique and engaging event includes opportunities to experience a diverse range of creative works and interact with artists from Brookline and beyond throughout the year. In this virtual setting, explore works from over 50 artists through an online gallery, live virtual artist talks, demonstrations, studio tours, opportunities to purchase art and more. This event is free for the public to attend and will be accessible on our website October 2020 – September 2021.
  • Cambridge Arts: Cambridge Arts Open Studios: An online experience Oct. 3 – Dec. 31, 2020. Cambridge artists are social-distancing, but that hasn’t slowed our creativity. From the safety of your own home, discover what we’ve been making. Our online market offers paintings, photos, ceramics, jewelry and many other unique, hand-crafted gifts for those you love. Or treat yourself by giving your commute (from your bedroom to your home office) a fresh look. Your purchases directly support Cambridge artists and help keep our city creative.
  • Copley Society of Art: CoSa is offering a mix of in-person and online exhibitions this fall. Check here for more information. CoSA has returned to their regular operating hours. Visit their website for details and to plan a visit. 
  • Dorchester Art Project:
  • Fountain Street: Geographies of a Shifting World by Kathline Carr & Vicki McKenna. On display from September 30–October 25, 2020.
  • Galatea Fine Art: Now open to the public on weekends, 12-4 p.m., and by appointment.
  • Gateway Arts: The Studios and Gateway Gallery are closed to the public. Exhibitions are currently held in The Gateway Store and online. 
  • Gallery 344: Closed until further notice.
  • Guild of Boston Artists: Now open to the public Tuesday-Saturday 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and by appointment.
  • HallSpace: Droplets: A HallSpace Drawing Project. Live Pickup of Work Fri + Sat 12-5 or by appointment. From October 17 – November 28, 2020
  • Hess Gallery at Pine Manor College: The Hess Gallery is open during Annenberg Library hours.
    Please check the library hours for more information.
  • Huntington Theater Company: All performances scheduled for the 2020 season have been cancelled. A new schedule is to be released in December 2020. Courses and other online material relating to their Huntington@Home series can be found on their website.
  • The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: The museum is now open with tickets available for purchase. Explore their current collection here.
  • Kingston Gallery: Current Online Artsy Exhibition (September 30-October 31, 2020): Pangaea and Panthalassa. Pangaea and Panthalassa highlight the history of disconnect that has shaped our planet’s past, as well as the small spots of connection, found deep in the bones of the earth, that can sustain us even as we are borne along by these turbulent times. Participating Artists: Rhonda Smith, Ponnapa Prakkamakul, Blake Brasher, Mira Cantor, Jeesoo Lee, Jamal Thorne.
  • Lanoue Fine Art: Open by appointment only. 
  • MassArt Art Museum: The museum will be closed to the public through Fall 2020. Online exhibitions and resources can be found on their website.
  • Melrose Open Studios: MELROSE OPEN STUDIO TOUR 2020 – Artist Gallery for the 4th annual Melrose Open Studio Tour.
  • MIT List Visual Arts Center: Galleries will be remaining closed through the end of 2020. An interactive, on-going series of online exhibitions, “List at Home”, can be found on their website.
  • National Association of Women Artists, MA Chapter: Hello World, An Art Affair Around the Globe. Hello World is a virtual travelogue of art works created by nearly 250 artists working in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia, available <here>. With the mere click of a mouse, stay-at-home voyagers can now collaborate with art projects around the globe, listen to sound works from a mix of cultures, browse galleries of contemporary artists’ works and take in movies and dance pieces from around the world.
  • SoWa Artists Guild: Open by appointment only. Please contact individual artists to make appointments. 
  • StoveFactory Gallery/Artists Group of Charlestown:
  • West End Museum: The museum hours are Tuesday – Friday (12 pm- 5:00 pm) and Saturday (11:00 am – 4:00 pm).

NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND

SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND

  • AS220: THE YELLOW WALLPAPER SERIES BY JODIE GOODNOUGH. AS220 Galleries is very excited to announce a new small collections of works by artist and maker Jodie Goodnough has been added to our AS220 Flat-File Project. Please visit our online shop at www.artandeditions.as220.org
  • Bannister Gallery: Closed until further notice.
  • Berta Walker Gallery: Saturdays, 12-4, and by appointment. Click HERE to make an appointment to visit the gallery.
  • Bruce Museum: Floating Beauty: Women in the Art of Ukiyo-e (September 1, 2020 – November 1, 2020). Floating Beauty: Women in the Art of Ukiyo-e examines historical perspectives on women and their depiction in art in Edo Period Japan (1615 – 1858). Made up entirely of woodblock prints created in the ukiyo-e style, this exhibition highlights female characters in literature, kabuki theatre, and poetry; the courtesans and geisha of the Yoshiwara district; and wives and mothers from different social classes performing the duties of their station, in order to gain some insight into the lives of women in pre-modern Japan.
  • Chazan Gallery at Wheeler: Gallery Hours: 11 – 4 PM Tuesday through Saturday, 2 to 4 PM Sunday. The Gallery is closed on Mondays.
  • Coastal Contemporary Gallery: CURRENTLY Open and By Appointment. VIRTUAL EXHIBITIONS and LIMITED ACCESS OPENING EVENTS.
  • Fairfield University Art Museum: Closed until further notice. 
    • Click here to view virtual museum exhibitions and exhibition audio tours.
    • Click here to view virtual museum experiences, family and classroom activities.
  • Grimshaw-Gudewicz Art Gallery: Closed until further notice.
  • Hera Gallery: RIGHT TO VOTE, Juried by: Lauren Szumita. & RADical Women presented by Women’s Fund of Rhode Island. In celebration of the 100th year anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United States, Hera Gallery and Educational Foundation is partnering with Women’s Fund of Rhode Island to host a dual exhibition at Hera. In conjunction with the national juried show Right To Vote, Women’s Fund of Rhode Island will be presenting RADical Women, a collection of banners with a narrative timeline of historically significant women of Rhode Island and contemporary information about wages, women’s rights and advocacy and how these are affected by such factors as race and socioeconomic context
  • Jamestown Art Center: Visit our galleries during gallery hours: Wed., Fri. , Sat. 11am-3pm + Thurs 11am-7pm / or by appointment.
  • New Britain Museum of American Art: Some Day is Now: Women, Art & Social Change (OCTOBER 01, 2020 – JANUARY 24, 2021). Marking the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in America, Some Day is Now: Women, Art & Social Change presents iconic American female artists whose work advocates for social empowerment and change.
  • Newport Art Museum: Closed until further notice.
  • Providence Art Club: Province Art Club will temporarily close effective immediately due to a staff member testing positive for COVID-19. Visit their website for more information and for reopening dates. 
  • Yale University Art Gallery: Closed until further notice.

OTHER UPDATES & RESOURCES FROM THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST (AND BEYOND)

OUTDOOR ART & GROUNDS

  • All in NYC: A new public exhibition showcasing dozens of free, public art programs across the City for New Yorkers now, and eventually visitors, to safely explore, this summer and beyond. Locations around New York City include The Africa Center, Brookfield Place, the Brooklyn Museum, Rockefeller Center, the High Line, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Staten Island Museum, Times Square and the Whitney Museum of American Art. More information can be found on their website.
  • The Clark Institute (Williamstown, MA): Grounds and trails are open.
  • The Greenway (Boston, MA)
  • TurnPark Art Space (West Stockbridge, MA): Grounds are open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. daily. TurnPark Art Space is suspending its 2020 season (through October) due to the pandemic.

EVENTS

  • Hopkinton Center for the Arts: The center is offering a wide array of online courses, drive-in concerts, and other activities during the summer. More information can be found on their website.
  • Design Museum Foundation (Boston, MA and Portland, OR): Design Museum LIVE is an ongoing series of virtual events featuring talks and conversations with design thought leaders around the world.
  • Society of Arts & Crafts: The Arts & Crafts fair scheduled for the fall of 2020 has been canceled due to the pandemic. More information can be found at their website.
  • South Shore Arts Festival: Annual festival has been moved online. More information can be found on their website.
  • Venice Design Series (Los Angeles, CA): Sixth annual Venice Design Series, a signature fundraiser for Venice Community Housing, has been reimagined as VDS Live. Date and details to be announced soon.

SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS

ONLINE GALLERIES, EXHIBITIONS & ARTIST TALKS

AT-HOME ART, CLASSES, ACTIVITIES & EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

AID & RESOURCES FOR ARTISTS, ORGANIZATIONS & COMMUNITIES

  • Americans for the Arts: The COVID-19 Impact Survey for Artists and Creative Workers “is crucial to telling the story of creative workers and making sure that you are supported during this ongoing crisis and the eventual recovery.” Click here to take the survey now.
  • Artist Relief: Will distribute $5,000 grants to artists facing dire financial emergencies due to COVID-19. Click here for more information and to apply.
  • The Arts Council of Greater New Haven (New Haven, CT): New Haven Creates Relief Fund will distribute immediately, up to $1,000 in financial assistance to help low-income individual creatives and art institutions with small budgets survive and adapt through COVID-19 crisis. Click here to learn more and apply and here to make a donation.
  • Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund: Offering grants up to $200 per applicant. For US-based BIPOC artists and administrators who demonstrate financial need as a result of COVID-19. View and fill out application here.
  • Boston Cyberarts: List of Emergency funding for New England Artists.
  • Cambridge Arts: The City of Cambridge, Massachusetts, is seeking artists to create a major public artwork outside the city’s new Tobin Montessori and Vassal Lane Upper Schools complex, as part of a reconstruction of the educational and community hub at 197 Vassal Lane. They invite you to submit your qualifications—images of past work and biographical information—to be considered for the commission. The city seeks artists with public art experience, which they know can come in various forms. Recognizing that working in the public realm is multi-faceted, they welcome applicants within a broad range of artistic backgrounds, and encourage artist-led interdisciplinary teams. The $650,000 commission must cover all artist’s costs from design through final implementation and installation, including but not limited to artist fee, travel, community meetings and engagement, fabrication, insurance, engineering and other consultants, transportation, installation, and coordination with city staff. The deadline to apply is December 4, noon.
  • City of Boston:
  • The State of Connecticut: The State of Connecticut will be providing up to $9 million in grants to certain nonprofit arts organizations in the state to help them recover more quickly from the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizing federal CARES Act funding from the state’s Coronavirus Relief Fund, the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s (DECD) Office of the Arts will administer the COVID Relief Fund for the Arts program with the goal of supporting arts nonprofits for whom grants will make a difference in terms of survival or rehiring; and arts nonprofits that have had to curtail operations for a period of time due to the pandemic and which have had limited ability to reopen due to pandemic restrictions and/or have had to pivot their service delivery due to pandemic restrictions. The Connecticut Office of the Arts will be accepting applications between October 23 and November 3, and all contracts must be executed by December 30.
  • The Fenway Alliance (Boston, MA): FENWAY CARES, a collective of Fenway community organizations and residents seeking to coordinate support for Fenway Community members in need.
  • Foundation for Contemporary Arts: Offering a $500-$2,500 grant for artists making work that is experimental or contemporary in nature.
  • The Maine People’s Alliance: Mainers Together is a community-based response to coronavirus. If you are interested in various local volunteer efforts, want to help raise funds, or are in need of assistance, click here for more information.
  • Mass Cultural Council: The Mass Cultural Council, in partnership with the Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development, has launched the Cultural Organization Economic Recovery Grant Program, which offers grant assistance to Massachusetts nonprofit cultural organizations negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This new $10 million initiative is part of the Baker-Polito Administration’s Economic Recovery Plan. Of the $10 million, $2 million will be dedicated to supporting small cultural nonprofits, in alignment with the FY20 COVID supplemental budget. The deadline to apply for funding is Friday, December 11, 2020; grant awards will be distributed early in calendar year 2021. More information, such as the application process, can be found here.
  • Newport Festivals Foundation (Essex, MA): Newport Festivals Musician Relief Fund. For musicians who have lost income from a performance or gig cancellation related to COVID-19. Click here for more information or to apply.
  • Sweet Relief Musicians Fund: Provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians and music industry workers struggling to make ends meet. Click here for information about “COVID-19 @ Sweet Relief.”
  • Theatre Community Benevolent Fund: Grants for individual theater performers and non-profit theater organizations in the Greater Boston area who have suffered financial loss due to COVID-19 or related events of a severe nature.

OPEN CALLS

  • Artspace (New Haven, CT): Project Zoomie (a creative call for action): invites artists to provide care for our frontline caretakers by creating one-of-a-kind Virtual Image and Video Backgrounds that can be uploaded to their Zoom accounts. Click here to learn more. Submissions accepted on a rolling basis.
  • Bromfield Gallery (Boston, MA): Bromfield Gallery seeks 2D, wall-hung work whose longest side is 16″ including frame (if framed), with sale price of $100- $1000 (50% gallery commission) for its annual juried show. Selected work must be ready to hang with any special hardware included. (The gallery provides basic hanging supplies.) If the work is framed, don’t use shrinkwrap, clipframes or plexi boxes. Framing should look professional. All work must be dry, and fragile work is discouraged. New England artists only. Selected work must be dropped off and picked up; no shipping. $35 entry fee for up to 3 images, submitted as online jpgs.  (Note: please prepare carefully; entries may not be edited after they are submitted.) Juried by a committee of Bromfield Gallery artists. Note: the gallery may not hang any artwork which does not accurately reflect the online jpgs or is not professionally presented. Every year the deadline is November 5, and the exhibition runs the first 3 weeks of December.

HOW YOU CAN HELP